Blue Valley is the most world-class course in the Kansas City area. It features long holes, many par 4's and 5's depending on pin placements, extreme hills to challenge yourself in every way, and just enough trees to provide obstacles on nearly every hole. There's so much elevation that some tee signs list the elevation you gain or lose going from tee to pin.

Nearly every hole is different, and has a variety of opportunities to sail a disc down a hill, thread through trees, or bomb something with nothing in the way. Some highlights: 4 is my favorite hole in KC, 7 is a massive bomber - but don't put it on the road, 9 is a dogleg right par 5 that puts everything else to shame, and the tee shots on 15 and 18 are unique and only possible because of the elevation change.

The par 4's and 5's are my favorite part of the course - 4, 6, 7, 9, and 14 especially. They are all true multi-shot holes, and because they are so long, the placement of your first shot will dictate what you need to do on your second shot. This really helps the replayability of this course.

For those wanting to play the shorter "inner" course, you can split up holes 9 and 11 into two holes, play shorter tees on 4, 10, and 13, and cut holes 17 and 18 entirely. See the course map for details.

This course wears you out like none other! This is a great place to see how much endurance you really have. It loops back to the parking lot a few times, so you can store water or snacks in your car and retrieve them mid-round.

Navigation is poor. The "inner course" is not marked well at all, leading to confusion when you see baskets and tees that aren't used by the regular course. Several newer pins have been installed that aren't on the tee signs (roughly one pin per hole, actually), so the signs will probably be inaccurate. Because the course is so... big, even a map won't solve everything. Play with someone who's been here before, preferrebly.

The grass gets a little tall at times. This place gets mowed regularly, but not regularly enough. Weeds are an issue on some holes, in parts of the fairways that the mowers can't reach. They don't really create lost disc opportunities, but can lengthen rounds.

Not in a great part of town. There's usually more people chilling on the side of the road than playing Disc Golf.

No practice basket. Hole 10's basket is near the tee of 1, so you can practice there. Pins get moved rarely, though it's not a big deal since this course has so much challenge and variety anyway.

THIS IS NOT THE COURSE FOR EVERYONE. Beginners will likely not have a fun time here (though I did when I was a beginner). The long holes and grueling round make this a difficult course to play if you're not already a seasoned player. This isn't a reason for a low rating, but it is a fair warning.

Watch discs going down hills; they will sail for seemingly forever.

This course has the potential to earn 5 stars from me. What it needs is new signs, that mark both the regular and inner course, better fairways and cleaned up rough, and maybe some small alterations to a few holes.

Tee Pads are amazing
Baskets are good
Park and terrain are gorgeous
Design is long, challenging, extremely varied.
Lots of par 4's and 5's
Incredible use of elevation and the varying landscape.
Excellent for advanced players
Unbelievably gorgeous design and layout.

NOT for beginners, or even low level intermediates.
First time navigation is VERY exhausting.
Signs to not note current pin placements.
Maps and signs and pins do not agree with each other all the time.
Some holes throw close to a park road.
If grass is not mowed, it can be frustrating to find your disc in the fairway.

This might very well be the most incredible course I have ever played in my life. It is true par 72 golf, and will challenge your game completely. It is incredible. That said, the first time through this course is nothing short of infuriating. The maps don't always agree with the signs, and a couple signs are missing. There is no way to tell what position the pins are in from the tee, and some of the holes are so long that you literally have to walk hundreds of feet sometimes to find the basket. When you do find the basket, the number on the basket is correct, but the flags have completely different numbers (really? Not one of them is accurate) It is also difficult to tell what par corresponds to what pin. If you are playing the short (red) course, the holes diverge at hole 9, and short 10 becomes 9 longs basket, 11 short throws to 10 long basket, 12 and 13 short throw to the same basket, which is the basket for 11 long. Confused? YOU BET YOU ARE!

Do not try to play short and long courses simultaneously (like with 2 or more people of varying abilities)... you will go crazy.

There are clearly new multiple pin placements on each hole (only one of which is in play at any one time, unless you are playing the short course, in which case some holes have 2... but how are you to know this? You're not) and the maps and signs have not been updated to accommodate them. When and if the signs become PHOTO accurate, and you can CLEARLY see where the pin is from the tee using the signs, this course will be a 5 star, hands down. Unfortunately, I only had a chance to play it once, so I left feeling disappointed that I could not enjoy the course in all it's glory.

If you are a beginner, do not play here. You will get lost and destroyed. This is a blue-gold level course.

All this said, once you know the layout, it is PHENOMENAL.

Best Tee pads of any course I have played. They are very big, which is good because the course is long, and sometimes you need a good run-up. Tees are also shaped the same as the hole's layout (so if the hole curves right, so does the pad)

Nice course design. There are many holes that I want to just empty my bag on. The course is long, but most of the big 500' holes are at least slightly down hill, several are across valleys, so even for intermediate throwers, its not as intimidating as it seems.

The course plays back to the parking lot after hole 10, which is nice, since the course takes a while to play.

Couple of the holes have red baskets, that you can play to for a shorter hole number 9 in particular. So, you can play it as a 300' hole as opposed to the 900' monster that it is, or you can play it as two holes. There is one other hole in addition to 9 that you can play as two holes, then skip 17 and 18, to make it a little shorter course.

They have recently added several shorter pin placements to add some mixture of short and long holes.

Course is mowed pretty regularly greens are almost always in good shape, only once or twice has the rough been really tall when I played

Signage needs updated. Some are faded really badly, and others are missing.

Couple holes you have to cross a road to next tee (holes 3, 8 and I think 14), which can be confusing if its your first time. (again where signage would help)

This in my opinion is a phenomenal course. It takes a while to play, and it will let you know really quickly what kind of shape you are in. As stated in earlier reviews, it is not a beginner friendly course. It doesnt mean you cant try. I played this for the first time after only playing a few months. Course is never super busy, so its a nice venue to practice driving. Water Works may get all of the attention in KC, but if you have a couple hours to play a course (and not get stuck behind other groups) this is a must-play in KC.

Beautiful course. Great variety of throws from huge dog legs to wide open 800'+ downhill bombs. It'll test your ability to transition from a full power rip to more "placement first" mindsets. Bring water, especially if it's warm out.

Course is slightly interrupted by fallen trees from recent storms but still playable by all means. Definitely recommend tracking pin placements, newer players might struggle with longer course placements but still worth the experience regardless.

Tee pad #6 is currently unplayable due to a fallen tree on top of it (as of 6/27/15). Easy enough to tree of a few feet to the side. Otherwise all other holes play as usual. Course takes roughly 2.5-3 hours to play.

Pin flags on each hole.
The tee box signs are unique and easy to spot.
The comcrete tee pads are esch shaped into the same dimensions of an arial view of the hole.
Not only is this course long, but it is a unique blend of up and down slopes. For example, both holes 17 & 18 exceed 700 feet, but they are valley shots, and a part of one large rolling hill. This means that its important to know how to throw far and strait, plus make good decisions - like is it better to approach short and up a steep hill, or moderately long but flat?

Utilizes man made mounds to elevate baskets. This minimizes or imcreases effective distance which is a sneaky way to manipulate a par grade

The listed par is not a great resource for beginners. The slopes and distances at this course are one of the more extremes in the country. It is a true tournament course for the best in the world. If you have ever wondered what it would be like to play disc golf on a traditional golf course, go play blue valley long.

There are alternate shorter teeboxes, but do not be fooled beginners! Many of these will force you into an uphill battle. There is a short 9 hole course on the other side of the lake that is a better course to hone your skills.

Great place to throw long dramatic drives. Lots of elevation gain & loss. Really creative tee pads that are in the shape of the hole. Each hole marked with large numbered posts and maps showing hole layout and topographical layout.

Agree with some other reviews, can be a bit repetitive on holes 10-16.

This is a course to play for sure. First 10 holes are amazing as are the last 3. Just a couple 'ok' holes in the middle.
It is over 11,000 feet - double what many other courses are, so definitely bring your A game, lots of water. I read this but still did not have enough. Give yourself a good 3.5-4 hours to play this if its you first time.
We actually jumped in the nasty little pond at the end - were exhausted and dirty.