Hidden Valley celebrates 25 years of camping and fun

Camping, golfing, and fishing are just some of the services offered at the picturesque Hidden Valley Golf Resort, located only a mile-and-a-half southwest of Estevan on Highway 18.

Hidden Valley has 135 fully-serviced campsites with sewer, power (50 sites have 50 amp power) and water. Fifteen sites are pull-throughs. The Souris River curls around the campground.

Hidden Valley’s camping season is from May 1 to September 30. The golf course and driving range are open from early April until the end of September. The campground features some of the largest camping sites in southeast Saskatchewan. Some are as large as 120 feet long and 55 feet wide. Guests can book Hidden Valley for staff parties, group functions, reunions and other gatherings. The owners have planted thousands of trees, greatly improving the park’s aesthetics. Tree planting is an annual event. The park also contains some of the last remaining native prairie grass in Saskatchewan. Wild native crocusses and Saskatchewan’s official flower the prairie Lily grows around the property.

Nearby Rafferty Dam has done what critic and politician Dwayne Lingenfelter said it would never do; it is full and anglers enjoy some of the best Walleye fishing in the country. Drop a line in and try your luck. They are definitely biting. A local fisherman even pulled a 23 pound Pike out of the resevoir near Dr. Mainprize Provincial Park

One of Hidden Valley’s greatest assets is a nine-hole executive length golf course with great bent grass greens. The course has Saskatchewan Golf Association and US Golf Association affiliation.

Robert McLean, a former Estevan resident professional designed the track. Bob laid the holes out along the Souris River and over the gently rolling elevation changes of Hidden Valley. His experience in course design helped Bob create a fun but also challenging golf course. Radium Hot Springs Golf course in the British Columbia Rockies near Calgary is also a McLean creation. 35 years of experience in the golf industry as a golf professional and greens superintendent gave Bob the knowledge and vision to build golf courses. Radium is a well known and well respected golf couse that has received recognition in Golf Digest.

Hidden Valley is crafted with the same vision and ability Bob applied to Radium. The greens are beautiful and the fence-to-fence irrigation ensures that there isn’t a bad lie on the property. Golfers will tell you that the back tees play tough and demands accuracy off the tee. The choice of several tees gives every level of golfer a chance to compete in a family outing. At 1760 yards, golfers of all ages and skill levels will be challenged by the course.

If you are not up to the challenge of the big course, Hidden Valley also boasts an 18 hole miniature golf course. The course is fun and realistic style sand filled synthetic greens provide realism. The full length 300 yard range gives guests a chance to work on their game during the great prairie evenings in Canada’s sunshine capital.

The Resort office includes a pro shop, clubhouse and canteen.

Check out Hidden Valley. Come for a day, a week or the whole summer. You’ll find all the action you want, or all the privacy and quite to finish that novel, or maybe have a snooze under the trees beside the meandering Souris River, or catch a play at the Souris Valley summer theatre, or ….well you decide.