Spook Rock Golf Club

Spook Rock Golf Course lies at the foot of the Ramapo Mountains in the Village of Montebello, near Suffern, in Rockland County. The land had an unusual earlier life as the site of Kane's Open, described as the first Boy Scout camp in the United States. Frank Duane both designed and built the course, opening the front nine in 1969 and completing the full 18 holes in 1970. The course and the road it sits on, Spook Rock Road, take their name from Native American lore tied to the area. Duane spread the holes over gently rolling ground below the mountains, producing a public course that has served Rockland County golfers for more than half a century. Today Spook Rock is part of the Troon network of managed courses, and it continues to operate as a public, daily-fee course open to residents and visitors alike, with tee times available online and by phone.