Bearskin Creek has more going for it than some would lead you to believe. The course is for the most part an open layout, but manages to make use of large park trees to create holes with interesting lines to the basket. Each hole was designed with both long and short tee positions, which allows for players of various skill levels to enjoy the course.

Even though the course is fairly straight forward, some holes use the natural landscape/elevation to create interesting shots. Holes 6 and 10 are cool blind dogleg right shots that make use of the landscape to force you to play closer to the ground than you might want to, so that you can park the basket. Hole 7 is a fun uphill shot. Hole 12 is basically a death putt from the tee.

The fairways were well manicured, and the park in general looked a lot better than I was expecting. The holes that play alongside the creek can add a mental element to your round.

The park feels pretty secluded, which is nice. There is a gym in the center of the course, but I never made my way into it to check it out. I really enjoyed the park map at the start of the course. I took a picture of it before I started, which really helped with navigation.

Despite not really having any trash cans around the course, this may have been the cleanest course/park I have been to in a long time. Monroe's Park & Rec is doing a great job keeping this park clean.

A new walkway throughout the course has caused a bit of disruption for the course. Maybe not all of these issues are because of the walkway, but I'd imagine some are. Four holes were missing baskets when I played: 1, 13, 16, & 17. A few holes were missing their tee signs: 2, 9, 11, & 14.

The teesigns that do exist are very uninformative and are facing in odd directions at times. I was only able to find all the locations of the white tees, using pictures from the DGCR database. This is a bit of an issue because the white tees have no indicator other than the tee signs. I tried to find the blue tees for each hole because they are concrete pads, but was unable to find all of them. There are also no tee signs for the blue tees.

The creek is pretty disgusting. I threw a second drive at Hole 14 and watched my disc sail into the drink. Since it was a disc I had slowly been falling in love with, I actually went into the creek after it. I would highly recommend nobody else follow in my footsteps. Not only did I not find the disc, but it was incredibly challenging to get back out of the creek. It also shortened my day, as I felt the need to come home and take a shower so I would hopefully not get an infection.

Others mentioned it is not in the best neighborhood, but I did not run into any problems. Other than the obvious vandalism of baskets and tees, I wouldn't have even realized this. It wasn't a major con for me (since I had no issues) but worth noting, just in case.

I never found any benches or water fountains, but wasn't really looking for any because the course played quickly due to the lack of people playing there.

This is a weird course for me to rate, but I think I'll have to give it a 2.0 because of the current state it is in. Honestly, Bearskin Creek seems to be suffering from an identity crisis. The holes that are playable are great, are quite a bit of fun, and are set in an incredibly clean and pretty park. But with 4 holes being unplayable and a few others missing their tee signs (or any indicators of where the tees are) it falls off quite a bit.

I feel really bad rating this course so low, but I can't justify giving it a higher score with so many baskets & tees missing. With some TLC this course would warrant a much higher score from me. Hopefully it gets some work or even a small redesign soon, so that it can live up to its potential. If said redesign happens, I wouldn't be opposed to them changing it to only have one layout, that was somewhere between the two layouts in difficulty and length. This might even allow them to spend less money developing/maintaining the course.

This course could be used in conjunction with Dry Creek and Union Academy for a fun tournament in the Monroe area, if it is fixed up! I think with the right changes/fixes this course would easily stand alongside Dry Creek as a prime example of Monroe disc golf!

Favorite White Holes: 2, 6, 7, 10
Favorite Blue Holes: 4, 7, 11

Its pretty open which is rare for this area and even though it is open it is not really easy from the long pads.

The Short pads are great for new players to learn the game.

I felt like there was a pretty good mix of short and long holes and different shot shapes.

Its in a somewhat bad neighborhood although I had no issues

Navigation can be an issue even though the course flows pretty well there can be some confusion from time to time and the long pads dont have a sign showing you where they are so you have to search a little.

Some teesigns are missing which isnt nearly as bad as the 2 baskets that are missing.

Graffiti on a few baskets.

I really thought the design of this course was solid and if it wern't for all of the issues with equipment and navigation I would likely rate this course much higher but alas it has too many issues for me to justify a higher rating.

if you are close by and wanting to bag a course this one is a decent one to add but i wouldn't go out of your way.

As the course is never crowded and the front nine holes are fairly open, you can really take your time and work on your form and distance techniques. Get a few friends and work on trash talking and CTP challenges! Four or five holes run along a deep creek, so keep your throws on the left side of the fairway to ensure that you leave with the same number of discs you came out with!

Several baskets on the course are gone. Some are bent and truly in bad shape. The course winds itself around a park perimeter adjacent to a community center. Not a great area to play solo.

With so many new and wonderful courses around the Charlotte area, this course has certainly been neglected. But, if you just want to go out and throw, and live close, the front nine are worth a drive.

Open and pretty. Reasonably difficult on the back nine. Front nine is way too easy. Most shots are wide open, so it's a great place to learn how to play DG and throw. There is a good variety between the long and short tees. Most holes play very differently, depending on which tees you use. Good use of elevation. Good use of trees and water to create challenging shots.

I have played the course several times and still haven't figured out Holes 7,8 and 9. VERY difficult to navigate and locate some of the tees. Have not been able to find a guide to tee and hole locations. No tee signs on the course. Very hot in the summer, bring sunscreen and a hat. The course is not in a good neighborhood. I've seen more seedy characters on this course than every other course I've ever played. I don't feel comfortable going by myself. Because the park is mixed-use, it's hard to play the whole course if the other parts are being used (picnics, baseball, soccer practice, etc.)

The course is built on the edge of a recreational area with a baseball, soccer and basketball areas. Best to play early to mid-day on weekdays.
Watch out for the creek that runs along the last 5 or 6 holes.Usually very quiet early in the day, so it's a good place to practice. Don't go to the park in the late afternoon or early evening. The fields on the course are being used for soccer, baseball and various kinds of practice. The course is beautiful and fun but got hits for poor flow, bad signage, impossible navigation, and problems with mixed use.