Golf Real Estate in Payson, AZ
The city of Payson is located in northern Gila County which around 90 minutes North of Phoenix, AZ in the heart of Arizona's Rim Country. Surrounded by Tonto National Forest, it is a magnet for those who enjoy outdoor activities.
Popular Things to Do
- Attend the World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo
- Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
- Tonto Creek Fish Hatchery
- Mogollon Rim offers superb sightseeing of picturesque lakes, abundant wildlife, and the colors of the trees in the fall are marvelous.
- Hiking trails, biking, horseback riding, canoeing, fishing around the springs and lake, camping at the Verde Hot Springs
Payson's own municipal public Golf Course is not a bad choice either if you cannot obtain access to the private courses at the Rim or Chaparral Pines.
Located in Southeast Payson, The Rim is a 555-acre community set inside roughly 3 million acres of national forest. The end result is a place that is peaceful, offers stunning scenery, and enchanting.

There are 325 homes at the Rim and nearly 200 are estates and offer mountain living at its finest.
The Heritage Collection at the Rim features the Winchester, Remington, and Coach House which are all builder spec homes.
Resale homes in the MLS range from $600,000 to $1,650,000.
Home sites start at $32,000 up to high $200,000s
Notable streets are E Rim Club Drive, and E. Arrow Point
The Rim Golf Club
300 E. Rim Drive
Payson, AZ 85541
Phone: (928) 472-1470

The Rim Golf Club designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish is able to be played from 5,200 to 7,200 yards. It is no wonder they are regarded in the golf world as the masters of playability. The course has fairways situated within impressive rock formations along with the greatest collection of Ponderosa pines in the U.S. The natural plant life and elevation accentuate the tactical challenges the course presents, with water being a factor on six of the holes.
The Rim Golf Club offers a full arrangement of practice facilities, which include a championship putting area, short game, and a driving range with a canopy cover through the warm weather season.
Located in Northeast Payson, Chaparral Pines is a gated mountain golf community just 75 minute drive from Scottsdale.

- Home prices range from $300,000 to $1.4 million
- Lots for sale to build a home start from approximately $30,000 to $200,000
Streets include Feather Plume, and Grapevine Golden Aster Circle, Morning Glory Circle, Blazing Star Circle, Indian Pink Circle and others.
Chapparal Pines
504 Club Drive
Show Low, AZ 85541
Phone: (928) 472-1420

The championship golf course at Chaparral Pines is an 18-hole, par-72 work of art. The course was designed by David Graham, a U.S. Open and PGA Champion, and Gary Panks a well-known Scottsdale golf architect.
Extending across the Mogollon Rim region, the golf course contains an assortment of challenging holes, superbly kept fairways and magnificent scenery of the northern Arizona landscape. Amenities include a 27,000-square-foot clubhouse for social gatherings and dining, a fitness facility, swimming pool, tennis, volleyball, and basketball courts, a 60,000 sq. ft sports field, a dog park, barbecue and picnic areas, and a dedicated kids center.