Great use of the land. Multiple pins with slight elevation on a few holes and trees on most holes. Some shorter more technical shots mixed with some longer shots that make you think where to place your drive.

After hole 18 it's a bit hard to navigate the extra holes.

- Awesome, dedicated disc golf park. There is a dog park next door, but there is noone walking, mountain biking, road biking, playing with their kids or doing anything else in this park aside from disc golf!
- Easily accessible from west side of Denver or Golden area.
- Most tee pads are concrete and well maintained.
- Quality permanent baskets.
- Navigation is fairly easy
- 27 holes in total keeps you enjoying the fun longer
- Great use of the elevation changes on hole #1, #4, and #18.
- Hole 18 is particularly interesting, I've honestly never played a hole with that layout, where you shoot blind and to the right, downhill around the corner of a lower hill ridge.
- Incredibly friendly crew of regulars who have, on more than one occasion, offered me to play in their group when I was flying solo
- Great crew of locals maintaining the course. Awesome gazebo at hole #1, TWO PRACTICE BASKETS, and other improvements seem to be happening all the time.

- Hole #4 needs a concrete tee pad. It struck me as strange that every other hole on the course has a tee pad (on the front 18) but that this one hole does not.
- Signage updates are needed at all the holes. Most holes have a pole next to the tee pad where a sign could be mounted, but none there. Some holes have stickers with the hole number, and others people have been kind enough to take a sharpie and write the hole numbers.
- Can get a little backed up on crowded weekends, but is NOTHING compared to the crowds at Johnny Roberts.

This has become my "home course". I live a few blocks from Johnny Roberts, but rarely play there anymore and avoid it like the plague on the weekends. Bird's Nest will always be less crowded, and provides a little more distance and challenge on most spots. You can tell the crowd here is a little more experienced and dedicated... fewer blaring bluetooth speakers, black wife beaters and vape clouds at Bird's Nest

Huge shout out to all the awesome locals that maintain and protect this great FREE public course!

Great course made by John Bird himself. One of the most challenging courses in the arvada area with combinations of long shots, short and technical shots, and the always apparent wind. Each hole has at least 3 different pin placements so no matter how much you play it the pins always keep switching. Once your passed hole 18 the course frees up with most people calling it quits and you have the rest of the course to yourself.

Most of the time if not all of the time there is wind in the area. Not many trees with leaves on them so no shade really. Lots of cactus throughout course. If you cant throw the disc far you will have a tough time at this course as a whole and might get the wrong impression because of your score. Beginning to get more and more crowed with disc golf popularity continuing to rise. After hole #18 the tee pads become dirt and are hard to find at times. There are not many signs so if you haven't played try to team up with someone that has.

One of my favorite courses that I have played. The layout is great and continues to get better every time I go with John Bird making improvements at all times.

Open layout and accessable
Challenging for all skill levels
Not so hard its unplayable to new players

Windyish days are gale force winds at this course
No shade...mid to late summer this course is only for the brave or those who want sunburnt.

One of my top 20 courses in colorado. Inside the top 5 inside metro denver.

Great views, great layout. Well kept. I miss playing this course. Course designers did a good job of creating obstacles out of otherwise bland terrain. Great course for dogs. No pedestrian traffic at all...pure DG all day.

Absolutely no wind protection from the front range winds. Tee boxes tough to locate on the first go around.

Fun course that draws good people.

concrete pads
18+ holes if you want to keep going
solid distance

minimal elevation changes

great all around course
this was one of my favorites when in CO
gusty winds can make your round go south in a heartbeat

- 24+ holes, there is a practice basket at the beginning and two seasonal holes on the backside of the course.
- Concrete tees with hole numbers.
- Free to play (Donation course).
- Plays fast, about 3 - 4 mins per hole.

- Typically windy.
- Cactus litters the holes 18 - 24.
- Some holes are hard to see from the tee.

From the street this course looks very unimpressive, but since it is close to my house I thought I would give it a try. I'm so glad I did. It has become one of my favorite courses.

With other courses by the time you hit your groove you are just finishing up. On this course you hit your rhythm and still have 15 holes to go!

This course is a great course for beginners or players who haven't played in awhile and need to shake off some rust. It's a great mix of challenge and "confidence builders". It also is a great opportunity to work on mid-range and approach discs.

This course is highly recommended

A lot of holes
Good scenery
Fun terrain

Pants and shoes highly recommended for this course
Wear sun screen ! Most of this course is right out in the open under the sun. It can get unpleasant if you didn't prepare thoroughly.

I really enjoy this course in the afternoon when the sun has started to sink.

Great for newbs and pros alike. Most tee shots are wide open so you can grip and rip, but if you want to score you need to be accurate. I live within 2 minutes of the course so i play almost daily there and it does not get old. Bird is good about changing the basket location to add a different feel. The course is under construction right now with 4 holes removed but it is a 27 hole course so there is plenty to play.

The only real con is the WIND, people who know this course know that it is most often windy so try and pick a good day. Only other con I run into is people who do not know the course have a hard time navigating it, so a few arrows pointing to the next tee might be helpful.

Overall i consider this the best course in the area, never too crowded and most people are friendly and will let you play through, the course is very dog and beer friendly. A big arm will never have a bad day at this course

Course is very diverse. The park is well maintained and clean. People are very friendly and will let you play through.

Fairly busy. I encountered several groups over seven people, but of course they were considerate and let me play through. The course was a bit hard to follow in places.

If you are going to drive to Arvada, I would encourage going to Johnny Roberts. This course was great, but for the drive, Johnny Roberts is better.

Variation of distances, some elevation.

No trees. You can kinda just throw and as long as you get the distance correct you are good to go. Dry ponds are the stupidest thing ever... never play them unless its a tournament

I love this course. It has allowed to to improve my game leaps and bounds. What makes me love this course? The holes are well thought out to use both distance and accuracy. Some holes require a big drive while some holes demand a drive be placed very accurately. The long tee pads give players a good run up to help maximize the drive. Hole #1 is a fun downhill shot that gets either love or hate from the wind. Hole #2 takes some of the trees at this dusty course in to play for a shot hole. Holes #9 & #10 are two of my favorite holes on this course. These holes demand a shorter, yet accurate drive. When hole #15 is in its eastern position it is guarded by many trees. I enjoy hole #18 as a quick drop off hill. I have played holes 19-24 only a handful of times. It appears that though is being put in to making these holes better. The course gets better every time I play it. A disc golf only park. Never crowded. Great for tournament or casual play.

This course lacks appropriate signage. Small numbers on the rocks near the tee pads are not visible. Rocks can mess up lower end plastic. Hole #7 can require a spotter for your disc. 18-24 does not have concrete tees. This course can get toasty in the afternoon sun. There are not too many places to retreat to shade so bring water.

John Bird truly loves this course. He is at the course often and is quick to show you new hole ideas and to discuss the future of the park. The changes made in the past year have improved the course nicely. Rumors of signage, concrete for 18-24, Pro shop and other amenities are floating around. Expect to see this course grow more and more.

This is a solid course with a lot of character. I was pleasantly surprised after pulling into the lot and seeing a barren landscape. There are very few trees, but many of the baskets are strategically placed and put the trees to good use. The tee pads are sizeable. The course is mowed and the thick grass won't eat any discs. #1 is a great open to the course. There is no water (someone in Denver knows how to make a course where you don't have to worry about losing any discs)! Good variation in short and long holes. Nice views of the surrounding hills. The course is laid out well with paths to the next tee pad. It is so remote I doubt it's ever crowded. It feels like you are in the middle of nowhere, despite the ginormous suburban homes nearby. Volunteers made this course and they have done well. Props to John Bird.

Let's be perfectly honest, the O.B. is a joke. It is marked using large rocks, but I completely ignored them. Too unnatural. A few of the tee pads have no markings. The tee pads have foul lines on them with cement extending past the lines. I ignored the foul lines, too. The land is dusty and rocky, can be unsteady. I'm waiting for the 27 hole version. As it is run by volunteers and donations, the last third is still a work in progress.

I read a post on the message board that said the course can be configured into a "World-Class" 18 hole course. Barring the growth of massive trees, this claim is far from reality. The course is lengthy and uses the small hills well. I can't wait to play it again to see how it changes. With so many birdie opportunities, it is a fun course to compete against your friends or your enemies for that matter. If you're in Denver, be sure to take the long drive here.

Lots of holes to open it up on, never seems to get backed up, disc golf only course, multiple pin placements, huge tee pads

Can get really windy in the afternoon, no nice tee signs yet

Fun course, will get even better as time goes on and the trees grow

If you were going to craft a course which represents all the elements of a perfect PDGA course, Bird's Nest comes close. It exposes a player to a great deal of physicalness by demanding huge drives. It is arranged around the largest cement t-pads I have ever played. Very few baskets have any obstacles within thirty meters. This ensures that luck is at a minimum and the most powerful drivers and best putters will dominate. It has ample parking and one of the few disc courses with a driving range. It is completly dedicated to disc golf, has great flow, and a beautiful, scenic mountain backdrop. I've heard complaints about the lack of obstacles and trees, these people haven't played it when the wind comes from the North. I should warn you that when it starts blowing, the course becomes a monster. I deliberately expose myself to it to improve my tournament game.

This course demands professional PDGA signage, after all it takes PDGA specifications and standardization to the nth degree. Adding a few "tricked out holes", like the one that goes through a concrete tunnel, or utilzing the farm house/grain silo property, or elevated tees and drops on the 'South side would add some spice to the layout. The dry OB circles need to be better defined throughout the course and not just on the masterfully done first hole.

With John Bird's vision and work, I believe the course has the potential of being a five star rated course someday.

Big Distance, Many hole placements, Great place to practice your wind skills, OB Traps make you think about your shots. You definitely need to course manage this course.

Lack of trees, no shade, no break from the wind.
No water hazards.
No signage.

What this course lacks in water and trees, is made up with the unique way of using OB traps made out of rocks.
Course has great potential.