Elmwood is a municipal course northwest of Sioux Falls, off Russell Street, just south of Joe Foss Field on the east side of the Big Sioux River.

There are 27 holes at Elmwood, the 18-hole Championship layout, and the North 9. Both are parkland-style layouts, with the fairways defined by trees along flat, river-bottom land with a smattering of sand bunkers, several water hazards, and generous green complexes. The Championship layout, originally designed by Larry Packard, can play to 6,745 yards, 72.1/122 course/slope ratings from the tips with four shorter tes.