The Lakes Country Club prints its address as 161 Old Ranch Road, Palm Desert, CA 92211, and the footer labels that address "Club & Homeowners Association." The golf page calls the course 27 holes designed by Ted Robinson. The club's scorecards name the three nines Palm, Mountain, and Lake. The membership page says a Social Membership is included in the HOA dues, and that golf is a separate membership for homeowners who want it.
Where is The Lakes Country Club in Palm Desert?
Palm Desert. The location page and the footer both use 161 Old Ranch Road, Palm Desert, CA 92211, main line 760.568.4321. ForeTees, the club's tee-time system, lists the same street, a private facility, and 27 holes.
The location page says "Nine hundred two condos surround three contiguous golf courses." The home page calls the community's structure all-condominium. In the closed-sale file below, the subdivision field is exactly "The Lakes Country Club," and the units field most often reads 902. The count here comes from the club page.
Who built The Lakes, and who owns the club?
The history page says developer Bill Bone turned to The Lakes in 1982 and planned it as an all-condominium community around 18 holes of Ted Robinson golf and a racquet center, with common areas "entirely owned and operated by the community." It says that in 1986, owners took possession of the community's assets: the golf course, racquet center, clubhouse, neighborhood pools and spas, and the landscaped common area. It closes by calling the club "owned and operated by the members."
No other club page we read contradicts that. It is still one page, and it uses two words. "Owners" means homeowners. "Members" is wider: the membership page also describes a Non-Resident Golf Membership, now capped and closed. The pages do not name the legal entity behind "Club & Homeowners Association." Before a flyer says "homeowner-owned," get the entity name and governing documents from the resale package.
How do the Palm, Mountain, and Lake nines work?
Three nines today, though the course did not start that way. The history page says the first 18 holes went in starting in 1982, and that a year after owners took control in 1986, they voted to add nine holes and hired Ted Robinson to design them. The scorecards linked from the golf page pair the nines as Palm/Mountain, Lake/Palm, and Mountain/Lake. ForeTees calls them East, South, and North. Same three nines, two sets of names.
The golf page describes lakes, waterfalls, fountains, mature shade trees, palms, and Scottish-style bunkers. The home page lists six sets of tees and a 20-station driving range. Pars and yardages appear only on the scorecard images, so this guide does not quote them. Ask the golf shop at 760.610.8134 before a flyer names a tee.
The history page counts the racquet center as 9 pickleball courts, 8 hard tennis courts, 4 pop tennis courts, and 2 clay courts. That adds to 23, and the home page also says 23, with a pavilion over the stadium court. The 20/20 Project Plan added a Lifestyle & Wellness Center with a 25-meter lap pool, remodeled the clubhouse, and turned the old golf starter house into Charlie's, a cafe. The history page dates the clubhouse grand opening to November 2021.
Does a condo at The Lakes include membership?
A social card, yes, according to the club. A golf card, no.
The membership page, read October 6, 2026, says: "Included in the HOA Dues when owning a Lakes residence is a Social Membership." That covers the clubhouse, pools, racquet center, and wellness center. Golf is a Residential Golf Membership, "offered as an enhancement" to homeowners. The page also lists a one-time Introductory Golf Membership, a Summer Golf Program from June 1 through September 30, and tenant golf packages. The golf page says homeowners without golf membership may play as a golf member's accompanied guest up to eight times a season.
Dues, golf fees, and the timing rules for choosing golf change from year to year. None of them are in this guide. Call Membership at 760.610.8106 for the current schedule. Read the resale package with it, because the governing documents control, not a web page or a listing remark.
What have condos here actually closed for?
These are closed sales from one file, not a valuation and not a current list price. Status C, city Palm Desert, ZIP 92211, subdivision exactly "The Lakes Country Club": 268 closings from September 20, 2021 through August 28, 2026. Prices run from $306,000 to $1,550,000. The median is $658,500.
Two hundred sixty-three cards are Book Section Condominium. Five are coded Single Family Residence, though the club calls the whole community all-condominium. One of the five, closed February 28, 2022, at $445,000, calls itself a condo in its own remarks. Its code and remarks don't match, so it can't be a floor or a single-family comp. The floor, $306,000, closed December 30, 2021, is coded condominium, attached, built in 1983. That card has no remarks in the file to check the code against. The next sale up, $335,000, is a condominium whose remarks name the plan. Neither is a lot or a co-ownership. The top sale, $1,550,000, closed March 23, 2023, is also coded condominium. Its remarks describe an expanded plan stripped to the studs. Year built in the file runs from 1983 through 1987. That is the stock that sold, not the club's opening date.
How is The Lakes different from Monterey Country Club?
Both are 27-hole Ted Robinson condominium clubs in Palm Desert. They are not the same deal. At Monterey Country Club, the nines are East, West, and South, and the club's membership writings don't settle what comes with the deed. At The Lakes, the club's membership page says a social card comes with the HOA dues and golf is extra, and the history page says owners took over the assets in 1986 and then added the third nine. For 36 Robinson holes, see the Palm Valley Country Club guide. For one Jimmy Hines eighteen, see Avondale Golf Club, and for a central-city private club, the Chaparral Country Club guide. The Palm Desert neighborhood page covers the city. The The Lakes Country Club developments page is the short note already on the site. Where it gives acreage, court counts, or membership timing rules this guide leaves out, go by the club pages and the association documents.
What should you confirm before you write an offer?
Is The Lakes Country Club in Palm Desert?
Yes. 161 Old Ranch Road, Palm Desert, CA 92211. Club and association main line 760.568.4321. Golf shop 760.610.8134. Membership 760.610.8106. The subdivision in this file is The Lakes Country Club.
How many holes, and who designed them?
27, designed by Ted Robinson. The scorecards name the nines Palm, Mountain, and Lake. The history page says 18 came first and owners added the third nine after 1986.
Does the condo include a club membership?
The membership page says a Social Membership is included in the HOA dues. Golf is a separate Residential Golf Membership. Get the current schedule from Membership and read the resale package before you rely on either.
Is the club homeowner-owned?
The history page says owners took possession of the assets in 1986 and calls the club owned and operated by the community and the members. No other club page repeats or contradicts it. Confirm the entity and ownership terms in the governing documents.
What did the closed sales in this file actually span?
268 closings from September 20, 2021 through August 28, 2026, from $306,000 to $1,550,000, with a median of $658,500. The floor and the top are both condominiums. These are closed sales, not an appraisal.
Norman Williams (DRE 02051057) represents buyers and sellers who need the three nines, the social card, the golf membership, and the association documents read as separate facts, and then presented clearly. The Stanton Williams Group at Compass works this part of Palm Desert from 74199 El Paseo Dr. #200. Jacqulyn Stanton (DRE 01369783) collaborates on that representation. For a purchase or sale at The Lakes, call Norman at 760.464.2190.
