Best Walking Golf Courses Near Boston (and Which Ones Won't Let You)

Greater Boston golf guides

Walking permission and walking price are different

A course may permit walking yet charge the same package fee as riding. Another may sell a walking category only on certain days or after a cutoff. Use the category attached to the start time you want.

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Boston resident walking fees for 18 holes are $46 Monday–Friday and $55 on weekends and holidays; non-residents pay $61 and $70. Carts cost extra.

Permit holders book five days ahead and the public four days ahead, both at 7am. For Saturday, that means Monday for permit holders and Tuesday for the public; Sunday releases one day later. Cancel at least four hours ahead.

Fresh Pond

A weekday nine costs Cambridge residents $27 and non-residents $30; the weekend nine-hole fee is $35. The published weekday 18-hole fees are $40 and $45, but arrange 18-hole reservations with the course. Weekend 18-hole access is restricted to pass holders.

Season-pass holders book three days ahead at 7am; other players book two days ahead at 7am. A single can join an existing twosome or threesome. Residency alone does not give the earlier booking window.

Juniper Hill

Walking 18 costs $54 Monday–Friday or $59 on weekends and holidays; nine holes costs $33 or $36. An 18-hole cart is $26 per rider. The weekend morning mandatory-cart rule applies April 25–September 27, 2026, before 1:05pm, not throughout the year.

Public tee times open seven days ahead and cancellations need 12 hours of notice. Juniper Hill offers Riverside and Lakeside as separate 18-hole courses and does not sell memberships.

Butternut Farm

The published Monday–Friday walking fee for 18 holes is $57. Weekend walking fees are $70 before noon, $60 after noon and $50 after 3pm. An 18-hole cart adds $24 per rider. The course states that it does not issue rain checks.

Compare the official tee sheet with the rate card for the time you intend to play. The published seven-day membership is $2,900, weekday membership $2,150 and senior Monday–Thursday membership $1,750; confirm availability and exclusions before paying.

Butter Brook

For April 12–October 18, 2026, an 18-hole Monday–Thursday round before 3pm is $65 walking or $90 riding. Friday before 2pm is $120 riding; Saturday and Sunday morning riding rates start at $139 and step down later. Carts are required Friday–Sunday and holidays before 2pm.

Public reservations open seven days ahead. Cancellations need 24 hours of notice by phone; the course does not accept email cancellations. Check the rate attached to your exact start time.

Make the route work for everyone

Look at slopes and the distance between holes, not just total yardage. A nine can be the better walk for a mixed group. If a player needs a cart, price the arrangement separately rather than assuming the whole group must make the same choice.