Deer Creek RV Golf & Country Club — Local services in Haines City

We stay here for the winter. There are 7 communities within the development (this is an HOA). Several lots are for rent and there are always some for sale.

There is a mixture of permanent park models, portable park models, motorhomes (there is one community reserved for motorhomes only), fifth wheels and some vacant lots because the owners are either leaving the lot available for renters or they are mobile themselves and come and go. There are sport activities available too... 18 hole golf course, pickle ball courts, shuffle board and a tiki bar. There is a small strip mall between the development and US rte 27. It offers restaurants (sit down and carry out), ice cream shop, quick serve eateries, a bakery/sandwich shop, mattress shops, (much more) and a bank. A Fla license and tax bureau... then a traffic light north is a regular mall and I-4.

The location is convenient to Heart of Florida hospital, Publix, Lowe's, Walmart, Disney, Universal and Sea World and a less than hour ride to Orlando International airport.

It's a great place to call home (for the winter or all year). It is on higher ground, in the middle of Florida so flooding from Hurricanes is no threat. It's very...

Deer Creek RV Golf & Country Club is a major disappointment for any golfer expecting a quality round. It’s a glorified RV park with a golf course, masquerading as a ‘country club.’ This was my first and likely last time playing here. Right from the start, the pace of play was unbearable. Our group was rushed along the entire 18 because they had overbooked, slotting in 40 players right behind us. They even admitted they shouldn’t have scheduled so many tee times, but that didn’t stop them from pushing us along at every hole.

The course conditions are rough—quite a few fairways have bare patches, and the greens are in dire need of maintenance. Bunkers haven’t seen fresh sand in who knows how long, and damage from unfilled divots and scattered cigarette butts detract from any semblance of a ‘club experience.’ This place lacks the polish or care you’d expect for $45. A single round here was once $10, but now it’s absurdly overpriced for what you get.

Lastly, the atmosphere here makes it clear that if you’re not a member, you’ll be treated like a second-class guest. If you’re looking for an enjoyable day on the course, avoid Deer Creek at all costs—it’s just...

It’s a quaint little executive course. If you have never played it it’s all par 3’s and 4’s. Some of the 3’s are less than 100 yds and could be extended, but they don’t use those tee boxes. Some of the greens had some disease, but l never felt it interfered with putting. But the speeds are inconsistent. At least half of the tee boxes need leveling. The traps are a soft powder/sand, and are in good condition and large. At least two par 3’s are blind shots, and the one par 4 (15th) has a massive oak tree in the middle of the fairway. The pace of play was wonderful, but the course had few players on it. The cost: $37 + $5/cart + $5/small basket of balls. Was it worth it…? I guess so. I didn’t go in with high expectations, so l wasn’t disappointed. Would l go back...