Franklin Canyon Golf Course

Robert Muir Graves designed the course. The operator still advertises online tee times; a City-approved RV resort proposal concerns the same land, so check the course before travel.

Course and playing figures

The operator course page describes two ponds, doglegs and sloping greens. The fact band uses the current USGA Blue men’s 18-hole row: 6,542 yards, par 72, 71.5/131. The operator’s undated Back tee text instead gives 6,594/71.5/129, while its linked card shows Back 6,550/71.8/132. These are separate published versions, not figures to combine. The USGA table displays no effective rating date; confirm the day’s card and any temporary tees with the shop before posting a score.

The course details page credits Graves and dates the opening to 1968. The cover photograph was captured in July 2018; gallery capture dates are unknown. They illustrate the course setting rather than verify current turf or unchanged green details.

Operating status and plans

The operator booking page still offers the 18-hole course. The City of Hercules project page records a February 2022 approval to replace the golf course with an RV resort and says a later legal extension took the project entitlements to August 8, 2026 if grading or utility relocation had not begun. That page does not establish whether the conversion has started or whether the entitlements remain active today. An earlier nine-hole golf proposal was removed from the approved 2022 plan. Treat a closure date as unconfirmed and check live availability before making the trip.

Plan a round

The operator rates page currently lists 18-hole walking at $41 Monday–Friday and $62 on weekends and holidays, with separate riding and twilight prices; it prints no effective date and says rates can change. Book through the operator tee-time page or call (510) 799-6191. The facilities page says the range and practice bunker are open daily from dawn to dark except for Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning range maintenance.

Sources and film

Course details and scorecard image; current posted rates and rules; City RV resort project record; state project location record.

Video below: Lukie At The Links’ full 18-hole Franklin Canyon vlog was published November 22, 2021. It shows an older round and does not establish current conditions, rates or scorecard figures.

USGA Franklin Canyon GC named-tee table