Weather-dependent by definition — most of these run seasonal hours, and the cards carry the season where the venue states one. For trails, boat launches and fishing access, see the parks & outdoors guide.
Family-run course on Route 233, a mile and a half south of the Thruway. Fall hours (posted September 8) are 3–7 p.m. weekdays and until 7 p.m. weekends, weather permitting — its own page warns hours can move by the day.
Eighteen holes with waterfalls on Maynard Drive, open since 1987 and renovated again in spring 2026. Back-to-school hours are 4–8 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Friday to Sunday, weather permitting; birthday parties and groups bookable.
A self-serve standalone range near Hamilton College — 350-plus yards, tee mats and natural grass, open daily 9 a.m. to dark.
An 18-hole course on 245 acres, established 1955, open to public play alongside memberships, with a 300-plus-yard practice range and a cart fleet. Its site lists 7 a.m.–10 p.m. daily; 2026 fees aren't posted yet.
The former Mohawk Valley Country Club, bought by Arc Herkimer in spring 2020 and run as an 18-hole course open to the public, with the Tin Cup Tavern & Grille on site.
The Robert Trent Jones course on the Colgate campus — designed 1934, built 1958 — open to public play with online tee times, a practice range and a restaurant.
Utica's city course in Roscoe Conkling Park, near the Parkway and Valley View Rd — another Robert Trent Jones design, a quarter mile from the Val Bialas center. The city page confirms the course but publishes no hours.
The city-run nine-hole on East Monroe Street. It posts on Facebook rather than a website; hours and fees aren't published, so call. Careful researching it: littlefallsgolf.com is a different Little Falls, in Minnesota.
Go-karts, laser tag, bumper boats, batting cages and an arcade, running since 1977. Single go-kart drivers must be 8 and 54 inches tall; a double needs a driver of 16, and its passenger 36 inches. Bumper boats take 48 inches to steer alone. Fall hours since August 31 are Friday 5–9 p.m., Saturday noon–8 p.m. and Sunday noon–7 p.m., closed Monday to Thursday; the park says to text (315) 838-3118 for hours.
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