Golf in Kirtland

Kirtland is a small San Juan County community along the San Juan River between Farmington and Shiprock, at roughly 5,300 feet in the Four Corners region where the river sustains agriculture in the surrounding high-desert landscape. Alfalfa and grain fields extend across the river valley, contrasting with the red-rock mesa terrain that rises above the agricultural corridor. The broader San Juan River basin holds deep significance for the Navajo Nation, which extends across much of the surrounding land. Kirtland is a quieter residential counterpart to Farmington, attracting households who prefer the river valley environment to the commercial center. Riverview Golf Course provides recreational golf for the community, taking its name from the San Juan River frontage that makes the site both distinctive and ecologically viable in an otherwise arid high-desert setting.