Resort
The Highlands at Harbor Springs
Near Harbor Springs, north of Petoskey
A Boyne-owned ski and golf resort near Harbor Springs, known as Boyne Highlands until 2022, with several golf courses and downhill skiing.
Golf · Public · Harbor Springs
The Highlands Golf
The Highlands resort near Harbor Springs has four 18-hole courses, including The Heather and Arthur Hills, plus a lit par-3 short course.
The Highlands, the ski and golf resort northeast of Harbor Springs, runs four 18-hole courses. The Heather, a 1966 Robert Trent Jones Sr. design at the base of the ski slopes, was the resort’s first course and finishes over a lake. The Arthur Hills course climbs to one of the higher points in the Lower Peninsula, the Moor plays past marshes and water, and the Donald Ross Memorial reproduces well-known holes from Ross courses around the country. The Ross course dates to 1989 and was renovated starting in 2020 with Michigan architect Ray Hearn.
Hearn also designed Doon Brae, a par-3 short course on the lower ski slopes that opened in 2025 and is lit for night play, and the Back Yaird, a 27-hole putting course at the foot of the slopes near the Main Lodge. The resort’s lodging is on site.
The courses
The Heather
18 holes · Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Arthur Hills
18 holes · Designed by Arthur Hills
Donald Ross Memorial
18 holes
The Moor
18 holes · Designed by William Newcomb
Doon Brae (par-3 short course)
9 holes · Designed by Ray Hearn
Fly in
Estimated drive times from OpenStreetMap routing data, without traffic or stops. Arrange ground transport with the airport or FBO.
- Harbor Springs Airport (MGN)
General aviation: private and charter aircraft
about 10 min by car, about 4 miles
- Pellston Regional Airport (PLN)
Airline service and private aircraft
about 45 min by car, about 15 miles
- Boyne City Municipal Airport (N98)
General aviation: private and charter aircraft
about 50 min by car, about 27 miles
Stay at the course
Places to stay near Harbor Springs
Hotels and inns
Mid-range
Colonial InnFeatured by the Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau among historic hotels and inns · Historic Hotels of America member
Budget
OTIS Harbor SpringsSelected for the MICHELIN Guide hotel collection
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More places to stay in Harbor Springs
- Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau lodging · The visitors bureau's guide to hotels, historic inns, resorts, condos and vacation rentals around Petoskey, Harbor Springs and Bay Harbor.
Vacation rentals
- Holiday Vacation Rentals · holidayvacationrental.com
A Harbor Springs area rental manager with homes, condos and cottages around Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Charlevoix and Boyne City.
- Northern Michigan Escapes · northernmichiganescapes.com
A Charlevoix-based vacation rental and property management company serving Charlevoix, Petoskey, Harbor Springs and nearby areas.
Location
Map of The Highlands Golf
4 places on an OpenStreetMap map
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Straight-line distances, not driving distances.
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