[3] Owned and operated by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Circling Raven opened for play twenty-two years ago in the summer of 2003.

[2] The terrain varies between rolling prairie, woodlands, and wetlands at an average elevation of approximately 2,600 feet (790 m) above sea level.

[12] In September 2005, Circling Raven hosted a team from Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Scotland for a friendly international competition and cultural exchange.

[13][14] The following August, the course was the site of the Pacific Northwest PGA Professional Championship, won by Ryan Malby.

The southern end of Lake Coeur d'Alene and Heyburn State Park are approximately ten miles (16 km) southeast, as the raven flies.