Something for everyone, ace runs, technical shots and a couple of long drives. Easy to navigate, will play again if in the area.

Definite visit if you pass through. Alamosa players, you guys have a great course!!!

With the recent installation and completion of the back nine, Alamosa DGC has made its mark on the map. The effort and care spent on developing the course is evident. Some of the finer touches include: premium signage with two bag hooks, occasional log benches, flat and wide natural tee pads, trimmed and cleared fairways, and wood chips around baskets to hinder small plant growth and prevent soil erosion. Shiny new Innova DISCatcher baskets stand out amongst dense clusters of trees and even pop out from patches of yellow fall leaves. The foot paths are defined so you'll rarely misjudge where you're headed from one tee to the next. The smooth gravel parking lot puts you in front of a descriptive course sign and within 50 feet of the first hole. A small wooden bridge and stark white "EXIT" sign show the way out after hole #18. There isn't a public restroom yet, but there is plenty of dense forested overgrowth if desperation takes hold.

The front nine, which opened earlier this year, are mostly short holes with abundant ace and birdie opportunities. Although they're short and lack alternate tees, the pin positions are not totally elementary. They twist through the tall trunks of cottonwoods while some bushes and logs provide much needed ground-level obstacles. The back nine offer two (debatable) par 4s, and on a couple holes you'll have to choose between a left or right fairway divided by a row of trees. The view at hole #16 will knock your socks off! It plays an eastward line facing the backdrop of the towering Blanca Massif, a cluster of three 14,000-foot peaks. Well done, course designer.

The sandy soil of this old river bottom area is a double-sided card - it will slow your stride and work its way into your shoes, but it also makes for very kind disc landings! "Where it lands is where it stands". From any given tee, you can usually see two or three baskets in your forward-looking range of sight, so to ensure you're throwing at the right target, make note of the numbers on any baskets you see while you're walking about. It's not a large course by any means, so you'll see and hear other groups no matter how far behind or ahead of you they are. None of the fairways overlap, but some of them come a little too close for comfort. Some elevation change would have really spiced things up in a good way; alas there isn't much at all.

Alamosa, a rural town that smells of mushroom farms and fresh mountain air, has made a pleasant offer by way of this fresh disc track. The town's people are great, and this public park shows that their local government is willing to give back. It's exciting to see another fine course sprout up in this beautiful valley!