Sudden Valley's Awesome Golf Course

The Sudden Valley golf course was designed to be the centerpiece for the private community of Sudden Valley. It is rated "Four Stars" by Golf Digest. Sudden Valley has been the site of many major Northwest tournaments including a Washington State Open, four Washington State Men's Amateur Championships, a Master-40, a Washington State Senior Women's Championship, the Men's Mid-Am and numerous PNWPGA Pro-Amateur tournaments. There is a full service pro shop for all of your golfing needs, a bar & Grill that is open 7 days a week and an all grass practice facility that is maintained with same degree of professionalism that is given the golf course. There are also some great professional instructors who can help you improve your game.


The front nine is pretty open and flat and borders Lake Whatcom. Fairway lands are fairly generous and the greens are large. The back nine follows a ridge uphill with narrower evergreen-fringed fairways and smaller greens with lots of character. The Sudden Valley golf course is considered a true masterpiece, stressing finesse and accuracy with water hazards on fourteen of the eighteen holes and some forty-seven bunkers sprinkled throughout the course.

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Stimpson Family Nature Reserve

One of the closest hiking trails to Sudden Valley is at The Stimpson Family Nature Reserve. It has about 4 miles of hiking trails through a beautiful forest setting and meanders past two ponds that support a wide variety of plants and animals. The Reserve is a combination of the 138-acre Lake Louise Natural Resources Conservation Area owned by the Department of Natural Resources, 196 acres owned by Whatcom Land Trust and 34 acres jointly owned by the City of Bellingham and Whatcom County.

A large part of the Stimpson Family Nature Reserve was donated to the Whatcom Land Trust in 2000 in memory of Edward K. and Catharine C. Stimpson by their seven children.

Whatcom County Parks & Recreation manages the entire reserve and is honoring the intent of the donors and DNR by focusing on education resource and protection, so bicycles, dogs, other domestic animals, and collecting of anything natural are not allowed in the reserve. There is even a bus stop right at the reserve on Lake Louis Road, making it easy to access for anyone.

Sudden Valley Real Estate Market Report for October 2008


Real Estate Market Report/Conditions for Sudden Valley, in Bellingham WA for October , 2008

The following is a quick analysis of the Residential Bellingham real estate market in Sudden Valley.

There are currently 118 homes for sale. Homes are priced from $124,900 - $1,095,000

  • Average Asking Price is $332,804 Average Days on Market are 132 days
  • Median Asking Price is $299,900 Median Days on Market are 102 days
  • 4 Homes went Pending this week
  • 14 Homes sold in October
  • Average Listing Price $259,888
  • Average Sold Price $247,167 Average Days on the Market 52
  • Median Listing Price $239,500
  • Median Sold Price $223,000 Median Days on Market 42

Condo Analysis for Sudden Valley

There are currently 14 condos for sale. Condos are priced from $74,500 - $299,900

  • Average List Price $196,888 Days on the Market: 101
  • Median List Price $212,200 Days on the Market: 78
  • Sold in October: 1
  • Average List Price: $119,900
  • Average Sales Price: $108,000 Days on the Market: 30
  • Median List Price:$119,900
  • Median Sales Price:$108,000 Days on the Market: 30
  • Pending Sales Last Week: 1
If you have any questions or want to see any Sudden Valley homes or condos feel free to email me or give me a call at 360-739-6981.

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