At SilverRock, the City's Calendar Is the One to Watch This Season

Two dates shape SilverRock this season. Cart-path-only play on the Arnold Palmer Classic Course ends November 24, 2026. Then, on December 26, the La Quinta resident rate goes from $49 to $60 and stays there through the end of April. Next to the fairways, the partly built resort structures are covered by a development plan whose next public step is a set of renderings, targeted for the end of this year.

That makes the open part of SilverRock the part the City of La Quinta owns: the golf course, the grill and the park on SilverRock Way. They follow their own calendar, and their rules favor people whose La Quinta address is their full-time home.

A Course That Belongs to the City

SilverRock Resort is owned by the City of La Quinta and managed by Landmark Golf Management. The Arnold Palmer Classic Course plays 7,239 yards over more than 200 acres, with large native bunkers, water features and the Santa Rosa Mountains behind it. It was one of the courses for the PGA Tour's American Express tournament from 2008 to 2011. The City's own history gives the course's opening date as Valentine's Day 2005.

The City's resident card page explains the reason for the course: La Quinta had long been called the golf capital of the world, yet it had no municipal course of its own. SilverRock was built to give residents that golf at discounted prices.

The course had a long maintenance year in 2026. The back nine closed May 18 for turf renovation and reopened for full 18-hole play on August 28. The whole course then closed October 12 for overseeding and reopened October 30. Golfers coming back now are playing new turf on both nines, from the carts on the paths until the restriction lifts after November 24.

The Resident Rate Climbs in Steps

The City publishes resident rates for the full 2026–27 season on its resident card information sheet.

The current $49 rate covers a newly overseeded course, at a lower price than the January-through-April peak. The difference between $49 and $60 is $11 a round. That adds up for anyone who plays every week. The December 26 increase also comes on the day after Christmas, when visiting family may be in town.

Nonresident fees work differently. SilverRock's golf rates page says green fees use dynamic pricing and sends golfers to the online booking engine. All tee times are booked online with prepayment. Questions go to the pro shop at (760) 777-8884.

The Card Works Best for Full-Time Residents

Unlike the rate table, the rules behind it are set up for full-time residents. The card costs $150. It lasts three years and expires at the end of the month it was issued, and renewal costs another $150 along with fresh proof of residency. A lost or stolen card costs $15 to replace.

Residency means a person's primary and permanent home. The City says plainly that owning property alone does not qualify, and it does not issue cards to fractional or multiple-ownership owners. Applicants can prove residency in one of three ways:

1. A current California driver's license showing a physical La Quinta address.
2. A current California ID card showing a physical La Quinta address, plus a utility bill from the last 60 days.
3. A current fiscal year Riverside County property tax bill, a utility bill from the last 60 days, and photo ID matching the name on both.

Dependents up to age 23 can also get cards with legal documentation showing they are a resident's dependent.

Once you have the card, booking runs on a short window. Cardholders can book up to three days ahead, starting at 5 a.m. Anyone who books further out, or plays in a group that did, pays the full posted rate. Tee times are guaranteed with a credit card. Cancellations need 24 hours' notice, and no-shows are billed the full posted rate. Cardholders must show the card at check-in or pay full price.

The card also covers guests. Up to three guests playing with a cardholder get 30% off the full posted rate, though not on twilight or other discounted afternoon tee times. For someone hosting out-of-town golfers this winter, morning tee times get the guest discount and afternoon tee times do not.

Where to Get One, and When

SilverRock no longer issues resident cards. You buy one at the La Quinta Wellness Center, 78450 La Fonda, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. From November through April, the center also sells cards on the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon. This year, those Saturdays are November 7 and December 5. The card desk can be reached at (760) 564-0096.

SilverRock Grill and the Clubhouse Perks

SilverRock Grill serves breakfast and lunch daily from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., with indoor and outdoor seating. Its shorter summer hours ended with September. Cardholders get 15% off food, though not beverages or beverage cart items. They also get 15% off merchandise in the golf shop, except sale items and golf equipment.

The approved plan for the resort site next door also includes a public golf clubhouse.

The Resort Next Door Is Still on the Drawing Board

The resort land is a separate parcel of about 134 acres. Under the old plan, two branded hotels were meant to open there, with targets of March 2025 and December 2026. That plan ended in bankruptcy. A bankruptcy court approved a $65 million sale to TBE RE Acquisition Co. II LLC, a subsidiary of Turnbridge Equities, and escrow closed in December 2025.

In September 2025, the City Council approved an amended agreement with a new plan. It calls for one luxury hotel with about 154 rooms, 445 residences, 40,000 square feet of commercial space, banquet and shared-use facilities, the public golf clubhouse and an amenities building for residents and the community.

The most recent progress report from the City is its June 2, 2026 SilverRock update to the City Council. In January, engineers had tested and inspected the partly built structures to see what could be saved. Michael Gazzano, managing director for Turnbridge Equities on the West Coast, told the council the lab results on the core samples were encouraging:

"there is still significant structural integrity in each of those buildings"

According to the update, tarping was planned to protect those structures. A dust suppressant expected to last 12 to 18 months had already been sprayed across the site. Design work had moved on to spa, pool and lighting consultants. Gazzano said the public would see renderings by the end of the year, when the site development permit application goes to the Planning Commission and City Council. He said construction was on track to start the following summer, meaning summer 2027. Those dates were targets as of June.

The golf course has already prepared players for the work. Its homepage says current site conditions and future construction may temporarily block scenic views in some areas, and it invites golfers to ask the course team which areas could be affected.

SilverRock Park

Everything above is about golf, but the property has a public side for non-golfers too. SilverRock Park at 51900 SilverRock Way has a walking path, an amphitheater, a lake and stream, benches, art pads, drinking fountains, restrooms and open space. Its event building can be rented through the Wellness Center, the same office that sells resident cards. The park officially opened with a ribbon-cutting on April 17, 2021.

For a resident planning the next few weeks, it comes down to three dates. Cart-path-only play ends November 24. The Wellness Center sells cards from 8 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday of the month, which in December is December 5. The $49 resident rate lasts through December 25.

Whether you're weighing a full-time move to La Quinta or wondering how your second home fits the SilverRock rules, I'm glad to talk through what living near the course and the coming resort could mean for you. Reach me through Catherine Joubert. Let's Connect.