+ The whole course plays in a clean and well-mainted former summer camp below a mountainside. A few wide open holes preface the more adventurous part of the course.
+ A relaxing sitting area just before hole1 has an info board, lost disc box and practice area to the side.
+ Tee pads are long wide and sturdy. Half are rubber. Half are concrete pavers.
+ The player is guided to each hole by eye-catching bright white signs. They are reliable with one notable exception.
+ In a wooded mountainside course like this, the player is guaranteed to find tricky lines and uphill & downhill challenges, but...

- ...That's kind of the only string to its bow. It begins to feel repetitive going up and down wooded hills.
- Safety hazards abound in such a course. Exposed roots, loose rocks and slopes of various intensity are all here.
- The next tee sign between holes 1 and 2 was pointed the absolute wrong way. I spent a few minutes witlessly searching the direction the arrow indictated before a local came by.

Hole7 was my favorite to play because it combined a healthy downhill glide in the middle of the woods. Granted, that could describe quite a few holes here, but 7 was my favorite. Hole20 was the nicest one to look at because it packed a lot of scenery into such a short fairway. Next to the teebox is a small curious wooden building that looks like a perfoming stage. The short and shadowy fairway is neatly manicured and presented with short leafy trees along the edges and some very tall pine trees with flowering bushes surrounding the basket at the end. My least favorite was hole6 because it was so confusing. I'll get into that later.

As a whole, Beacon Glades is a nice course to come and enjoy our sport. I'll skip to the end for a second and tell you that I happily recommend this course because of its hills, trees and unique setting.

To elaborate upon that unique setting, hole4 in particular deserves a special mention. From the tee pad and beyond the basket, the player throws right through an abandoned summer camp. Those dozen or so familiar wooden cabins painted brown are in various states of disrepair, and it gives the immediate area a fun haunted vibe. Don't be afraid of hitting them with your discs- just watch out for the hornets that turn those kinds of places into their nests.

This is the first course I've been to that has completely different fairways sharing the same hole number. Holes 17 and 18 do this. Two different tee areas that face two different directions, two different fairways that never intersect and two different baskets that share the same hole number. I had no idea that was a thing. I've played at holes that start at the same spot and end differently or start differently and end at the same spot-- both with fairways that join at some point. But having to pick which hole17 and 18 I wanted to play here was new to me. It was a fun discovery. Hole6 was kind of like that, too, and there were signs and arrows all over that fairway, and my brain gave up with all of the excess information. I just wanna play from the long layout, man. No need to throw all of this extra stuff at me. It's probably for tournament reasons.

As I've said earlier, the hills in the woods are the biggest selling point here. Despite my gripes about how repetitive it gets, I'd be lying if I said I didn't find them fun. And at least there are different shapes of the fairways, different tree densities and some nice nature to look at. It's got enough variation from one hole to the next to satisfy the picky tacticians out there. Just watch where you're walking and don't run. Don't litter, either!

So stop by Beacon Glades for a hefty round of wooded disc golf on the side of a mountain. Then afterwards, head down the road and visit Mount Beacon Park. Climb that path to the very top. The view is worth the leg soreness!

- fun elevation and variety. A few open holes, but mostly wooded. Up and down. Left and right.
- plays through an abandoned campground. How often do you get to do that? Super fun.
- short and medium hole distances, though nothing crazy long which might be a plus to some.
- great signage and easy navigation.
- nice level rubber mats.
- easy to access the course
- nice kiosk and parking lot
- area is designated to disc golf. No randoms to accidentally hit or get sued from, lol
- seems like a safe enough area as well. Not going to get your car broken into like some places I've been
- greens are all fair and well placed
- fairways were all fair.

-hole 17 seems like you have to have something like a zone bagged. It forces a tiny downhill flex shot and seems almost gimmicky.
- you can literally break through a window if you have a horrible noob shot.
- for a couple of the holes I wasn't sure if I was playing in someone's backyard or not.
- the rough didn't always punish enough I thought, but some will see this as a plus and certainly this wasn't always true.
- the only open holes went back and forth across the same field, but to be fair it is the only place to put the open shots. Just stinks that they are all grouped together. I don't actually fault the course here. It is what it is.

This place is definitely unique. Playing over a now felted firepit and through cabins is awesome. Great bombers and finesse alike. This is a great "fun" course. It's not epic and it doesn't make you throw every shot in the world, but it definitely isn't boring. I'd be happy and proud to show this course off it was my home course.

Good elevation changes
Discatcher Pro baskets in good shape and stand out nicely in the woods
Rubber matt tee boxes on dirt are mostly level and clearly defined with signage
Good mix of open grass fairway holes early and tighter wooded holes later in the course
Wooded fairways were cleared and pathways were defined to help with navigation
Interesting setting in and around a former camp with buildings coming into play on some holes
Its a nice up and down hike with most holes playing on a hillside in the woods.
NIce hike with LOTS of benches for a quick rest at the tee boxes.

Course map here on DGCR needs updating as holes 1 & 2 have been changed to 17 & 18. The old Hole #3 is now Hole #1. I did not see a basket near the pool as indicated here.

Signage could be more complete throughout the course, but not terrible. Most Hole descriptions & directions are there, but first timers might do a little searching.

Hills might a be Con for some people if you dont feel like climbing.

This was a fun round for me. You can tell the locals are enthusiastic about their course, which usually equals out to a better experience. With a little fine tuning I think this course is easily a 4.0 or better!

The highlight of this course for me were the elevation changes. It is a factor on most of the holes, and it adds to the strategy of shot selection and power selection. The same distance going either uphill or downhill needs to be played differently.

Hole 1 is cleverly laid out as your tee shot must sail between two large tree trunks just off the tee into an open field, where the center of the fairway is marked by a large nautical style flagpole. The old summer camp buildings on a lot of the holes add to the uniqueness of the course too.

-great creativity in course design
-variety of shots/distances/elevation/
-lots of benches/shade and bag hooks
-unique setting with a ghost town feel with abandoned cabins

-it's seems as some of the holes have been changed since the major overhaul and building of signs (contradicting distances/pin locations- Still decent enough to navigate
- needs tape on the baskets to show which way next box is- Think about first timers playing without a guide.
-hole one has been moved- there was a sign stating this but no directions as to where the new one was. It took us some wondering Around.
-some really short tee pads, and one dirt uphill rooted pad that needs to be leveled.

This is a great course- and the apparent renovations have been a much needed improvement. It's a must play in the area. It's more of an intermediate to a advanced course. Beginners will find the open holes to be quite lengthy, and you will meet a lot of trees. Still worth playing though.

Signage throughout, albeit temporary. Varied terrain. Accuracy comes into play on most holes. Nice baskets. No poison Ivy to speak of which I was surprised about. Not a lot of gratuitous trekking. All in all a fun course to play if you're in the area.

Tee pads are natural which is sometimes nice but they're a little rough. A LOT of crap laying around; sticks, boulders, other junk. I found a baby shoe on 9 that scared the hell out of my girlfriend...It's hard to walk from one hole to the next without stabbing yourself in the shin with a stick or tripping over something. Just needs a lot of natural debris clearing. I've wandered out of there with many a bruise and/or scrape.

This spot is worth popping by if you're in the area, I wouldn't say it deserves more than an hour and a half drive as it stands. It's in the making and set on a very cool piece of land, so I'm sure by the time it's settled and done in a few years it will be pretty sweet. The course has a cool spooky feel, with a lot of old abandoned cabins, and chapel, a mosquito ridden pool and what looks like an alter near 3's basket.

Requires all types of throws. Several birdie chances. Several different lines can be played.

Broken glass, beehives in the cabins, debris and dangerous hanging branches. Course needs better upkeep. Downed power line on hole 7!

I had an excellent time at the course. Quite a nice gem tucked away back there.

-Makes great use of elevation changes, offering unique angles
-Mostly wooded, but a few open holes for those that are long off the tee
-Could make use of the cabins/buildings in the future, which would be awesome
-Shorter holes seem to be appropriately snug

-Longer holes feel like they don't have a clear fairway, could use maybe a tree or two knocked down to provide a distinct lane off the tee
-Tee pads could use a permanent solution. Many have roots and knots littered amongst them while others could use better leveling. Also, the rocks lining the front of the boxes seemed to be hazard for someone like me off the tee
-Couldn't find a hole marker on #6 (I think). I might be blind, though.

I understand this course is very much a work in progress. When it is finished, this rating would have been an easy 4 out of 5. Some of the brush clearing that has been done is still in piles which can make finding a disc hard (red DX Shark lost left on 11 if anyone is reading...), so I imagine that will disappear soon. The holes are very well marked and pretty easy to navigate, so once this course is fully primped, it will make a great course. A lot of mid-range shots in the woods, so it won't discourage many newbies.

I really dug the strange atmosphere of this course due to it being on the property of a closed down camp. Eery, quiet and very cool. There is an awesome downhill shot that I thought was one the coolest holes i've thrown on. Great views on high elevation holes.

Too many uphill holes, tees not marked or numbered easy to that should be worked on. Lack of Par notifications.

The parcel of land is great, there is potential for a great course here. Lots of elevation and LOTS of acreage. Huge elevation, goes up the side of Mount Beacon and down again. Pins are all installed, Discatchers are pro level pins. Very nice. Hole 1 is right by the parking lot, easy access from the car, and it finishes up same place.

"Under construction" means the pins are in so the course is playable, and the fairways are marked out, but are not cleared yet. Trees, dead branches hanging down, vines in the fairway. But crews are out working on it and trees are being dragged out of fairways as we speak. The tee pads are just rough spots marked out on the ground, not even level yet, but I'm sure there will be proper concrete tees in time.

I'm giving this a 3 for now but I'll be back to raise it to 4 or more since I believe this chunk of land is worthy of a top level course when it's finished. I wish I lived closer so I could show up with chain saw and rip some timber.