Northern Pines is on Syracuse's north side, just south of Oneida Lake on Rt 31 in Cicero, surrounded by forests.

The golf course combines open and narrow fairways with numerous ponds affecting play and sand bunkers throughout the fairways and guarding the greens. It's 6,557 yards from the tips, par 71, 71.6/124, course/slope ratings and two shorter tees, the original nine designed by George Swatt and the new nine by Barry Jordan.