One of three 18 hole courses at Cedar Creek Park, the West is absolutely worth a go. I was there as the last details of the new Central course were being attended to. A tournament was coming up the following weekend and the park was in good shape.

There are dual concrete tee pads for this course, and the Prodigy baskets have red rims. I played West right after the East course and thought this one was maybe slightly more difficult, at least from the long tees.

There are a bunch of good holes, and a different feel than the other courses. While there are still a lot of trees, there are holes that have a lot of airspace. The tree canopy does not cover as much room above the fairways, but it can get thick if you stray to either side. There is also quite a bit of tall grass surrounding some holes that can eat discs.

I parked at the small parking lot on the side of 190th Avenue near hole 10. It is a lengthy walk, past the new Central course, from the main lot at the park to the first hole.

With some moderate elevation in play on many holes and water in multiple places along the way the shaping of shots is impacted in a good way from hole to hole. Hole 5 (I may be wrong about the numbers, the layout has been altered) is a tough drive, with a big tree to get around if you don't land it in the right spot, and a basket that is protected by a few trees and tall grass encircling the pin. A couple of holes later there is a double dogleg that meanders through the woods that is tricky but fun.

Hole 7 and 8 were more open with a little slope, and can reward a great drive with a birdie. 11 is long and uphill, and there is a tough line to hit on the approach.
14 tees in the open, but leads around a corner in the woods to the target. 16 is a snug line between trees that pinches the fairway, and is hard to drive all the way
down to the basket but not impossible.

Overall I enjoyed the back nine over the front. The par set a 60 does give you a fair chance at making a score under par. There are not a lot of easy birdies on the par 3's. It will require consistency, making shots to get out of trouble occasionally, while limiting mistakes.

There are some design changes, so I wasn't sure that I was getting all of the holes in the right order. Signs in some places were not in good condition.

Standing water on the fairway at hole 12, everywhere else was good. Tall grass hid my midrange on 5 for a good while, but I did find it eventually.

A long walk back to the main parking lot. Benches here and there would be ok with me.

I wish I could have played all 3 courses, but the final work day was in progress on the Central, so I settled for 2 out of 3. On the merits of the West and East, I can vouch for Cedar Park. From the little bit of the Central that I saw, it could be the most wild of them all.

The West is a great layout through land that lends itself to disc golf very nicely. I liked the East more, but not by much. It had a different vibe for sure and both are very nice.

I shot a 63, and only had one 2 on the scorecard. I did pick up some strokes on the par 4 holes, but too few to offset the bogeys. It is a good challenge, but short of being championship caliber.

Hopefully now that the small redesign changes have been made and the new course is about ready, tees markers and maps will be updated. That was the main problem I encountered at either course. I don't think it would sway my rating if they had all been accurate.

Amenities. Located in a large park with ample parking, bathrooms (heated for those cool days), a rec center/shelter that can be reserved, walking/biking trails, and opportunities for fishing.

Variety. Every hole is a new experience, most every hole has some level of technical difficulty, even the most open holes (2,10) have strategically placed trees forcing you to think about your line.

Distances. The holes vary from short, 200', tight technical lines, to 500' big arm holes.

Elevation. Some good use of elevation on many of the holes keep things interesting.

Tees. Dual concrete tee pads are level and in good condition.

Signage. Each hole has a sign at the tee showing a map, distance, and hole #.

Scorecard/Map. If they're kept stocked, you can find a scorecard at the door of the shelter, a map is on the scorecard, if none are provided I'd take a picture or print a map beforehand, it's going to be useful.

Baskets. Practice basket provided near the beginning, all baskets are in good shape.

Water. Water comes into play on several holes and is a worthy obstacle well designed into the course. If you do end up in the creek, it's typically retrievable if the water isn't too high.

Winter. Though not actually maintained in winter, this is a snowmobile playground, they pack down the fairways and tee areas making it relatively easy to navigate in even the deepest of snow years, giving solid footing for a runup on most holes.

Navigation. Carry a map, it's easy to get turned around out there. Some points of confusion to take note of: Hole 1, walk the East course hole 1 and continue west down the trail along the field, you will pass a practice basket, continue another 1/4 mi to find hole 1 tee. Hole 4, backtrack from hole 3's basket towards hole 2 basket and follow the trail down the hill. Hole 7, after completing hole 6, backtrack to the corner of the woods (towards 5 basket) and follow the trail down through the woods and to the right.

Rough. If you get off the fairways there's either long grass or thick trees that will increase the frustration level, the trees also like to catch and hold onto discs, I've had to climb trees on several occasions out there.

Not beginner friendly. The combination of thick rough, water holes, and long holes may make this a frustrating place to learn and practice the game

A great hidden gem of a course, well worth the drive off of I 90 if passing by, and even a worthy destination course with 36 holes on site.

-Elevation, many holes are up or down hills or the baskets are on the sides of them
-A good amount of woods, not too much, not too little.
-Nice baskets
-Great tees and most holes have dual tees
-With East has 36 holes
-Signs with distance, par, map
-No garbage anywhere, park is well kept
-Good views, very scenic
-Multiple pin location on some holes
-Good variation in distance
-Fair to right and left hand players

-Couldn't find any scorecards here but there were tons for East
-Long walk from parking lot
-Could lose disc in trees or brush along sides of course
-Hole to hole navigation can be hard if you haven't played here before. Also some long walks between.
-Bathrooms, garbage cans and other amenities are away from here close to East

This is the more challenging and better course at Cedar Creek. Both of these courses are worth a stop. 36 holes in one park is great!

* Alot of thought went into the design
* Challenging
* Putter practice target before the first hole

* Needs upkeep, grass can get very long
* Holes can be easily missed

I play this course at least 10 times a month for the challenge.

- Beautiful terrain and design.
- Paved tees which was surprising in such a wooded area.
- Elevation Changes are good.
- Wooded and challenging.
- Balanced hole lengths.
- Wind should rarely be a problem.

- Overgrown in some places, even on the fairways.
- Bring bug spray, it gets rough.
- Various hiking(?) trails and short cuts make traversing the course confusing. (Read the signs!) Hole #6 - #7 goes back and into the woods, I ended up walking all the way to the road on the west side of the course and back tracking from the basket to find it.
- Even the obvious trails get grown over and I was ducking and dodging branches at times.

This a challenging course that really puts distance and accuracy together in a nice balance. If it was better tended, this course would be a close run for one of my favorites.

Really enjoyed this course, good elevation changes, good variety of short and tight and long and open. Much harder than the east course.

Trees off the fairway eat discs, had 10 stuck in trees over the weekend on the 2 courses, maps are not great, we were very lost looking for hole I think 7 for a while.

Nice little place to drop in for a couple fun rounds. Couple hours from Minneapolis worth a fun trip for a day.