Napa Valley is California's best wine-country golf escape, pairing Silverado's championship courses with vineyard-side parkland rounds across 6 courses in our catalog, $$$ pricing, a quick drive from SFO, and genuinely playable all 12 months of the year.
Silverado Resort's two RTJ Jr. courses (North hosted the Safeway/Fortinet Championship for a decade) are the only 36 holes of championship golf in Napa, pair with Chardonnay and Eagle Vines in American Canyon for a 3-day wine-country buddies trip.
5 courses
Napa Valley has 5 courses in Scramble's catalog, anchored by Silverado Resort & Spa - North Course, Silverado Resort & Spa - South Course, and Eagle Vines Vineyards & Golf Club. Silverado Resort & Spa - North Course is nationally ranked, a destination-quality round on its own. All three play within a normal trip itinerary out of the same lodging base.
Robert Trent Jones Jr. (1966), Johnny Miller renovation
Robert Trent Jones Jr. (1966)
Johnny Miller (1999)
Algie Pulley (1988)
Ron Fream (1975, rebuilt 2005)
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A 3-round, 4-golfer trip to Napa Valley runs about $1,524 per person with mid-range ($$) lodging. That covers 3 peak-season green fees, lodging at roughly two golfers per room, and a daily food + ground-transit allowance. Flights are excluded since they depend on your home airport. Adjust the round count, group size, or tier on the trip calculator to see how the number moves. See the full breakdown →
Napa Valley sits in California. The closest major airport is San Francisco (SFO), which serves as the primary hub for most visitors. Most groups fly into SFO, rent one or two SUVs, and base out of a single resort or hotel for the entire trip.
The strongest months for golf in Napa Valley are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, based on 20-year playability scores combining temperature and precipitation. Napa Valley averages a 58°F high in January and a 71°F high in July, so playable conditions cluster in the shoulder months. Book early in those windows. Rates and tee-time inventory tighten as the season firms up.
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Napa Valley data is part of Scramble's catalog of 128 destinations and 971 independently researched courses. Weather data from 20 years of Open-Meteo; awards compiled from Golf Digest, Golfweek, and state-level rankings.
Published June 2026. Updated when the data or Scramble’s recommendations change.