Federal Heights (Denver), CO

Camenisch Park - Upper Badlands

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Parataxis
Experience: 8 years 23 played 7 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Good spot for locals 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 15, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Course is mowed and well-maintained
Elevation changes
Some tree shots in the mix
Course setup is border-line genius... from the perspective of a course that you come to time and time again, having the ability to change the course setup so much is pretty exceptional.

Cons:

Course setup is maniacal for a first-time visitor... from the perspective of a place you might visit once or twice you'll spend an inordinate amount of time figuring out where the next tee is, particularly the first 6 holes.

Other Thoughts:

Bottom line, if your live near this course you should familiarize yourself with it - once you get a sense of the layout you'll enjoy it. If you don't live near this course... I wouldn't bother, who wants to spend half their time on a course trying to figure out where the next tee is?
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Wise Fool
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.2 years 125 played 118 reviews
2.00 star(s)

A Bit Overrated 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 1, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Lots of elevation change, forcing you to throw uphill, downhill and side hill shots
-Good concrete tee-pads
-Lots of different pin positions
-Benches and picnic tables on most of the holes
-Water comes into on quite a few holes (there is a drainage ditch and pond that the course plays over)
-Good variety of distances on the holes

Cons:

-Very hard to navigate (there are baskets everywhere and it is hard to know which one to throw to) There are no signs pointing to the next tee-pad, which makes it hard to find the next tee-pad as the course flow can be a little weird on some holes.
-There are some long walks between holes, which also adds to the hard navigation
-Lots of crossing fairways (keep an eye out for incoming discs).
-Gets very crowded and with the crossing fairways you sometimes have to wait on other groups playing another hole during your hole and run into conflicts with other groups playing.
-Other than a few holes, the course is mostly wide open with very few obstacles other than the water.
-The course gets repetitive very quickly (most of the shots are either uphill or downhill and there isn't much shot variety).
-There can be some tall grass and lots of water to lose discs on
-Terrible tee-signs (the ones that are still readable are very hard to understand and tell the layout of the hole from, but most are either missing or completely faded out and unreadable).
-Baskets are old and rusted
-Some holes can get really muddy even when its been dry.
-Other park users get in the way on some holes.
-Not in the best part of town
-Lots of trash around the park

Other Thoughts:

Decent course that has a lot of good elevation change but the course is nothing special. This course gets very frustrating due to bad tee-signs, hard navigation, and crossing fairways. This course isn't well-designed for the amount of people that play it. If you're in the area give it a try but don't go out of your way.
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Sandman1981
Experience: 22.8 years 19 played 15 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Has potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 26, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Great elevation changes, some decent use of features out on the main course that gets better if you venture into the Blair witch. Has three practice baskets at the top. Multiple pins placements make sure that it isn't the same old course.

Cons:

Breading ground for mosquitos down in the valley that I have been told is fueled by sewage run off. Do not venture into the water to grab your disc. It is the nastiest water hazard I have ever come across. Despite the multiple pins placements, the signs on the tee pad are marked with the general direction of where they all are but never designated making the course confusing if you do not play it regularly.

Other Thoughts:

The gentleman who supposedly keeps the maintenance of the course is always at the top selling discs and will supposedly call you if his "diver" finds yours. I have never recieved a call on one of mine nor have any of my friends making me suspect that this is not true. The course has great potential to be better, but is obviously hindered by the lack of community funding. If you do decide to play this course I would recommend playing the first 10 then going into the Blair Witch which is more technical but is harder to lose your discs without the water hazard and then skipping the last 8 holes. Always disappointed when I leave there but have a great time trying to thread the lines in the trees to the east of the main.
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14erDisc
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.2 years 40 played 40 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Badlands 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 10, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course has a lot of long holes and a decent amount of elevation shots considering it's in Denver. It is a fairly long course, and requires many long bombing throws if you're into that kinda of play.

Cons:

There are very few trees in the park. It is also very poorly marked and my brother and I had a very hard time finding our way around the first time we visited Badlands. The park is also kept in poor shape; the grass was brown and there seemed to be trash everywhere. I lost a disc in a water hazard, and was scared to retrieve it due to the quality of the water and the amount of trash in it.

Other Thoughts:

This is a good park to check out, but dont expect much besides long, straight, open, fairway-like shots.
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