Amazing Views!!! The reason that you come to Beaver Meadows is not to just play disc, it's to enjoy the wonderful area that is Colorado. There are 18 holes with lots of variety and distances. definately some tight shots, but a surprising amout of open shots for a mountain woods course.

Long, Long, Long! Make sure that you bring plenty of water because you will HIKING, not walking the course. If you have issues with up and down, elevation, or bad knees, I would recommend that you not play. Can require alot of climbing if you are all over the place with your discs.

This is definately worth the $5 bucks to play all day. One round normally takes closer to 3 hours due to all the walking and elevation. You can camp on site or stay in one of the room suites and the disc is included in the fee, which make it a nice place to take the family.

Instead of repeating 14erDisc's entire review i'll just say i totally agree with the whole thing because it's spot on.

Had to skip 4 holes due to run off. Not the courses fault, just nature of the beast with spring mountain discin.

Only thing to add is there is mad run off up there right now. If you can wait another month or so to play this course, it would be a wise choice. Also, if you stay at a lodge you can play for free. Lot's of stuff to do around the area and if you have a group it can be a great weekend.

A very unique, tournament quality Colorado mountain course. It is a course with tight corridors and a few open pastures. It will take pretty much every throw you have in your bag. It has holes that go uphill, downhill, hyzers, anhyzers, and one 800 foot par 4! This is a course with four holes (1,9,10,18) that have imminent throws over large bodies of water (lakes or rivers). 18 is particularly scary in that it is a 15 foot strip of land with a river on one side and a pond on the other. Be prepared and willing to lose a disc on one of the four water holes The rest of the holes are through heavily wooded areas and require a huge amount of accuracy, precision, and distance. They allow you to test the limits of your accuracy, and the tiny corridors are always awesomely fun! Hole 7 is one of the best and most fun downhill shots I have thrown... a long bomb downhill off of a nice overhang. Hole 9 will bring you back to the water, as the pin lies about ten feet from it. This is a really cool view of the pin, pond, and entire Beaver Meadows Resort in the background. There are also 5 or so holes where the basket is located in a stand of aspens. While this may not mean much to some people, I love playing through those tight bundles of white aspen trees... something not all too common in CO. Hole 15 is also a great & hard hole! Super tight anhyzer through a very narrow corridor including a fallen tree. Hole 19 is a 120 foot straight shot which can easily be turned into an ace. If you hit it, you get a snack or soda from the lodge... always a fun treat.

This course is not for the faint hearted... It is hard. While it may not be as technical as many other CO mountain courses, the long distances coupled with fairly-technical aspects makes for a unique challenge. All of your throws will be tested, and risks will need to be taken (which usually seem to go either way). This is a course where if you "play it safe" you are more than likely to bogey every hole. Some may consider this a negative... but all the more challenging and unique makes it all the better. The course layout is wonderful on the land they have... it is clear a good amount of thought went into making this course.

This place is a "dude ranch" and can certainly get overcrowded by others attending the camp area. When I went there was a wedding taking place which happened to get in the way of hole 18 for a small amount of time. This would usually not be an issue, but the fact that this is a $5 pay-to-play facility makes me feel like I should have minimal distractions (and certainly not have to worry about hitting 4-year-olds fishing). That being said the course is certainly worth the $5. It is clear the money goes to something good in the fact that the course is properly maintained and laid out. Next, is the horse poop... it is literally everywhere. Expect your disc to land in or around horse poop multiple times... and expect horse poop to be in the way of your planting foot multiple times. It is more plentiful in the holes out in the open... but it is fairly hard to avoid everywhere in this place!

Many many holes require pre-scouting at this place. While most holes have signs, they only give you an idea of the general direction. I'd say atleast 8 holes require scouting to see where the pin is actually located. The three times I did not scout (and used my map for a reference), I payed dearly. Expect to take up some extra time scounting!! Many of the signs in the course are broken, making it even harder to scout holes. Finally, the map they give you for $5 is not 100% correct as of May 29th, 2011. After hole 13, the map is not completely accurate. While the course still follows the general layout the map proposes, it is easy to get lost focusing solely on the map.

As of May 29th, 2011, the hole 5 tee-box is blocked by construction vehicles.

While I did manage to muster up a long list of cons, they are worth enduring to play this course. This is a great mountain course requiring loads of hiking, and a large variety of shots. It is certainly a course that will leave you in the positive your first round there. It is certainly worth the $5, the views are gorgeous, and the challenging course will leave you happy at the end of the day.

This is a monster of a mountain course that is just crazy fun. This course is part of a dude ranch retreat center that really has seen Disc Golf as an investment in the future. The course was designed really well using all the land features available to create unique challeneges at every turn. You will go up and down mountains and get your fair share of exercise. The baskets are all in great condition with holes having at least a few options as to pin placement. There is a great variety of length in the holes including a few monsters, one close to 800' uphill. They frequently go diving for discs and based on the quality of the owner I am guessing they will do everything possible to get the discs back to you. There are great facilities near this course including a restuarant that serves amazing food and a bar with satellite TV. There are some very memorable holes on this course including all the lake holes, 8 and my personal favorite hole 17 (a long downhiller with a narrow start).

On the water holes there is a really good chance to loose a disc as there are a couple of long water carries or small landing areas. There are several holes that you will need to scout first. The tee pads, though they have recently been redone still leave a lot to be desired. The tee signs are nothing more than log stumps with numbers on them (unless they leave out the signs from the CSDGC's). This is a pay to play course.

What a great experience this course is though I know it is not for everyone. This course is supposed to be super challenging but it is not as technical as it would appear at first. You will defiantely want a spotter on several holes and you will want to bring discs that you can sacrifice to the lakes. Look for short tees on 1 and 7 if that is something that interests you. You are at a very high elevation on this course so be sure to bring lots of water. There is also a tremendous amount of hiking up and down hill so be prepared. This is also a very long course. The owner is very proud of his course but knows that it is still a work in progress. So far he has done an amazing job but look for this course to improve in the future.

Pro for experienced players: Beavers Meadows is the most mentally and technically difficult course I have ever played. It forces you to create shots you didn't think you had and throw lines you never thought you could make. By the end I was hoping someone was going to greet me with a shirt that said, "I survived Beaver Meadows." 12 of 18 tee shots are blind either down some tight alley or over some massive elevation, which as a first timer to the course, I spent as much time searching for discs and re-teeing drives as I did playing the course. Bottom line - there is a huge amount of risk/reward, skill, and luck involved to shooting low numbers on this course.

Beaver Creek also has money hole - nothing serious, just a little 100-120' straight hole after you finish your round. If you manage to make your shot, the beer is on them, so it can make up for the $5 fee for all day play.

I also need to mention the people running the course. Dave, who ran the shop, went over anything we possibly needed and made sure we received complimentary disc markers for playing the course. The general manager of the facility practically met us at our car to go over everything and make sure we felt at home and ready to play. He also noted that they are currently planning to resurface the tee boxes to make sure they are flat and work on the course because they want a championship caliber course. Finally, the facilities and restaurant were wonderful with good eats and great microbrews to relax you after a round or even just the front nine.

BEST HOLE/S: #8; #17

Con for beginners: This course is not for the faint of heart. You will be challenged at every single hole, which can become very frustrating to say the least. The friend I played with was a little rusty, and he did mention a few times that even though it was an amazing experience - it did border on not being fun at times.

In addition, my friend was also pretty accurate when he said that Beaver Meadows hasn't met a tree they didn't like. I get having the unique mountain feel, but some holes bordered on the extreme where fairways weren't only tight - they were simply non-existent. Holes four and seven looked like they simply placed the pin in the distance without removing a single tree.

The map is vital for any first timer and even then the DGA pins can be difficult to spot, so be prepared for some searching. Also, the map is a little off on holes #6 and #11 where 6 plays more along the path and 11 tee box is actually on the other side of the creek.

WORST HOLE/S: #5; #15

I can understand why the state tournament will be held here this year. Granted, it has some very obvious issues with the current tee boxes and amount of clearing that I feel should be done, but it is enlightening to note that the owners are serious about making the best course possible. Although I personally thought Sundance Trails ranks slightly higher, many players may prefer this course since the elevation is bigger, the shots are tougher, and challenge is greater.

In the end no matter what I believe ranks higher, no one can argue that Beaver Meadows is one of the top mountain courses in the country. It's a destination location with friendly people, lots to do, and a high caliber course that will push you to be better with every shot. Do yourself a favor and put Sundance Trail Ranch and Beaver Meadows in your wish list, and plan your next summer trip to the mountains of Colorado.

This is a course that provides a great escape from the busy courses in the city, while challenging even the best of players. The course is a great mix of open, down and uphill, and technical wooded shots. A majority of the shots are very hilly and tight. The lodge has a small pro shop with course scorecards and other useful accessories. Each hole is marked on a stump and benches are provided at each pad.

Some holes are just plain ridiculous for a lower level player, involving almost a perfect throw. Even with the map on the scorecard, some holes can be a bit hard to navigate because of the terrain and tree layout. Hole #6 had a large tractor blocking my hyzer line off of the teepad(could be intentional?). Make sure you watch your disc after releasing because I have wasted plenty of time searching for my drives at this course. I think knowing the layout is a big plus if you want to play a fast round. Some of the meadow fairway holes are under an inch or two of water in late spring from the runoff.

The layout has improved since the original, and is slowly becoming one of my favorite courses. Although this is by far the most scenic course I have played, I still have Sundance Trail as my pick of the best course in the area. I bumped up my rating from 3.5 to 4.0 after seeing the amount of maintenance being done on the course.

Outstanding mountain course. Ups, downs, sidehill, flat, over ponds (not much water on courses in CO). Heavily wooded shots, wide open shots, left and right bends.

This course is still in it's infancy. Like Sundance, it needs work. You a left scratching your head or walking ahead to find the next tee pad or hole. The map is awful and could be much better with just a bit of graphic design care, which would make playing the course a lot more enjoyable. Lake of signage is frustrating.

Cons can be corrected and I'm sure will over time, which might cause me to change my review in the future.

Facilities are great and I agree, make a trip out of it and stay with the good folks at Red Feather Lakes resort!!

To start with, my rating of 4.0 is only because of the small tweaks needed still, and the lack of permanent tee's. I would rate it a 5 with these modifications in place!

-Restaurant/bar/lodging/wi-fi/disc sales/other activities for the family, all on site!
-Scenic, western feel to the course
-Great staff who's very motivated to make their course the best it can be!
-Elevation changes, but minimal amounts of hiking.
-Huge variety of shots/holes, some of a caliber which I've not seen many other places. See DGadvocate review for more on this.
-Hole 18 is basically a permanent "island green", with a lay-it-up option. Sweet!!!
-Cool, arid Colorado weather during the summer, escape the front range!

-Natural tee's could use some work, or more permanent construction of some kind.
-Distances and tee signs indicating basket location would be good (coming soon, I hear)
-A couple holes can use a select tree cleared to open up the fairway and allow for a clean shot.
-I would include Amateur tee's on a few holes
-Multiple pin positions would be fun on a few holes, but this is not a con, just a possible improvement.

I love this course. Every time I complete a round, I'm itching to go after it again. I can't stress how worth the drive this place is. I'd recommend staying the night, getting your green's fees for free, and spending a couple days up there. You'll want that many attempts at the course!

There's been some discussion about the course par. As of now, it is defined as 59. Some purists think all courses should be 54, but I really think I'd give this one a pro par somewhere between 57 or 59. Course record as of now is 52 (Mike Gomez).

If you like to challenge yourself, throw almost every shot in your bag, and you can still feel like you've played a good round without getting two's on 50%+ of the holes, than you'll love this one!