Beatty Park is an interesting spot, located in a peaceful, natural setting right in Steubenville. The course makes you feel far away from the city and offers some picturesque shots. It's a very narrow park with steep hills on each side and you play on the narrow flat part, around the hills, and a few times across the road from hill to hill. Parking is available right where the course begins and ends and there are bathrooms, a practice basket, and local tourney/club info on a bulletin board near the first tee.

The best part about this course is the natural setting that it's in. The design makes good use of the type of land offered with numerous uphill, downhill, and hill to hill throws. Some of these are blind shots - adding to the challenge - while multiple holes contend with the creek as O.B. Rollaway potential is found again and again, and a good drive or upshot is never completely safe while playing on the hillsides. Bad tree kicks can send discs far off the fairway. Hole 3 is a highlight, a sharp downhill anny shot to a blind pin on an island-like flat green surrounded by slopes. This is my favorite hole on the course.

While there aren't many open bomber shots, there are a few par 4's that offer a good test of length and precision. Holes 14-18 are good examples of this, combining multiple lanes to the basket with challenging elevation.

Flags and orange cones on top of the pins serve well in making them easier to find in the dense woods. Arrows on the pins pointing you in the direction of the next tee and a few rails and steps on the steep hills help navigation. However, there are several navigational issues here as noted below.

There was some attempt in guiding you through the course, but this is still one of the hardest I have ever had to navigate. A lot of times the direction to the next tee isn't obvious or intuitive, especially in the woods where there aren't always clear paths. Even with a map, some tees are hard to find and a big factor is because the holes have been renumbered. The pins display a number one less than the actual hole number starting with 8 I believe.

It is also tough to navigate the course in a physical sense. I wouldn't recommend playing here unless you like to hike, as this course is just as much a hike as it is a round of golf. You have to cross the creek numerous times and there is nothing in place to help you get across. When the creek is any bit high, you'll end up getting your feet wet a few times. Also, if the leaves are wet, you may struggle traversing up and down the steep hills.

Because the park is so narrow, multiple holes play on, near, or across the park road.

The tees are a blend of natural and gravel and are often uneven and somewhat uncomfortable to throw from.

There are a few holes that have no clear fairway, just throw and pray your disc doesn't get kicked too far.

This course isn't "typical" like a 2.5 rating suggests on here. This is a very cool, natural setting and I enjoyed playing some of the unique holes and shots. However, the navigational issues really hurt this course's rating for me and combining all factors I think it deserves a 2.5. I recommend playing here to experience this unique course, but make sure you have a map and try to find a guide to play with.

Make sure you follow the directions on this site and not use googlemaps or mapquest to try to find it. They will not get you here, but the directions on here are great.