Rio Salado Golf Course sits on the eastern edge of Tempe, bordered by the Salt River and the Price Freeway. Its fairways occupy a narrow strip of land that once supported agricultural fields and later became part of the Rio Salado Project’s flood-control corridor. The layout follows the river’s historic alignment, crossing several small irrigation channels and low earthen levees that remain from earlier flood-management work. Bermuda grass covers the teeing areas and putting surfaces, while desert wash vegetation lines many of the longer approaches. Evening play is common because the course stays open after sunset under a combination of low-intensity path lighting and residual glow from nearby urban infrastructure. The facility shares its main entrance with a city park and includes a compact practice green adjacent to the first tee, but no driving range. Maintenance crews mow three times weekly in the summer and reduce frequency during winter overseeding, when ryegrass temporarily replaces the dormant Bermuda.
Par 34 9 holes 2358 yards
Rio Salado Golf Course currently has (within 1 mile) 20 single family homes for sale with an average list price of $567,087.50, 8 townhouses for sale with an average list price of $333,337.50, 15 condos for sale with an average list price of $358,426.60, and 3 manufactured homes for sale with an average list price of $101,300. There are 2 short sales. The average annual property tax for Rio Salado Golf Course is $1,677.89.
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