- mostly wooded course with well defined fairways
- tee signs with full color maps
- Innova DISCatchers are serviceable despite rusted chains
- some great technical challenge on most holes
- area entirely devoted to disc golf within multi-use park
- navigation is generally straightforward and follows defined paths/fairways
- almost like a disc golf round on a nature trail through the woods
- fairly good mix of hole lengths
- will challenge most players to bring their technical precision

- tee signs are a bit small
- natural tees are just ok
- hole 3 is under 150 feet straight with no obstacles
- course is entirely flat
- highway noise takes away from otherwise picturesque course
- no major amenities
- a little on the short side

Creek Ridge County Park is a cool course that plays through the woods. Despite being in a multi-use park, this is a nice chunk of it devoted to disc golf. While a quick, fairly short round, you'll need to bring your precision A-game. Several holes require turning shots and if you are predominantly RHBH like me and the majority of players, this course was not designed to go easy on you. I had to break out my forehand shot on several holes, as I didn't have much room to work anhyzer RHBH shots. The course is fairly skewed towards LHBH/RHFH throwers with dogleg right shots all over.

The general consensus from most reviewers is this course was a 2 to a 2.5, with some feeling it is slightly below that. To me, this felt like a strong 2, but not quite a 2.5. Other reviewers mention punishing rough and bugs; I did not experience much of this in November but can definitely understand where the rough could be pretty thick in the summer.

While almost entirely flat, the technical challenge makes up for it. This is NW Indiana so the scenery isn't exactly breathtaking, but it's a pretty picturesque round and I found the course fun and challenging without being overly frustrating. There isn't much here in the way of wide open distance shots; precision is the name of the game. Hole 3 was the only one that really felt out of place to me; it felt forced. Under 150 ft in a straight line is kiddie course stuff.

In November there were definitely some leaves on the ground; I don't remember this being a major issue for locating discs but if you leave the fairway it could definitely be a factor. Navigation was pretty straightforward as you could follow defined fairways and paths through the trees.

This is quite a quick round; if you are playing solo you night be able to complete it in 20 minutes. It is very close to the interstate and if you enjoy a quick niner with some decent technical play, it is worth the quick detour.

(1.850 Rating) A wooded flat course with short shapeshifting lines.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - The main reason I scored this course a low 2.0 instead of a mid 1.5 was due to my enjoyment of strolling through the woods. Nearly the entire course is heavily wooded. A few of the holes had a very tranquil feel to it. I felt relaxed and at peace having just spent several hours on the interstate. I ended up scoring this aspect just over 60 percentile on my ledger and I think it's the course's strongest aspect.
- CHALLENGING - Don't judge the difficulty of this course by its length. It's snakey lines with thick biting overgrowth in spots. I hit a tree on 8 of the 9 holes. Precision and finesse will be key to score low here. Having a big arm will likely be detrimental.
- SHOT SHAPING - Players that like moving lines, me, are going to like this course more than others. I think many players will get an adrenaline rush when they cleanly make one of the harder lines.
- SIGNAGE AND NAVIGATION - After finding tee (1), I had no issues figuring the rest of the course out. The tee signage is descriptive and nice looking. Next tees are generally close by and the tee signs have next tee direction indicated on them. Perhaps someone new will make a mistake, but I just don't see how someone gets lost here.
- QUICK PLAY - My winter time round went really quick even with my family tagging along. Less than 30 minutes in fact. Perhaps the timeplay lengthens out a bit during the summer when the overgrowth peaks.

Finding discs that can make the required moves on these fairway lines.
- AMENITIES AND EXTRAS - The equipment here is very far from top tier. Although the baskets are DISCatchers, they are the older 24 chain versions, and they are all rusting excessively. The tees meanwhile appeared to be either dirt or woodchips over dirt. No extra tees or basket placements. I didn't observe a course map, practice basket or benches either. There are however restrooms, shelters and picnic tables in the park.
- HOLE VARIETY - I like wooded technical play, but I thought the presented lines here were too similar in feel. The course seemed to heavily favor RHFH and LHBH players. I personally regret only grabbing 2 understable discs out of the bag before heading over to tee (1). There is very little length and no chances to grip-it and rip-it for many players. Also, incredibly flat and no water features.
- OVERGROWTH - From reading the prior reviews, it appears there is some seasonal enjoyability to this course. Apparently, the wooded fairway edges blossom out quite a bit and it can make for some not so fun retrieval efforts. During late Fall, when I played, the edges were not diabolical. Perhaps I would have scored this one slightly lower had I seen it during the summer.
- IFFY LINES - I didn't like holes (6) and (9). To right handed players, these similar holes require a hard turn-over forehand throw that then fades back hard as well. I don't recall any discs that can do this. I'd reckon that they are both rarely deuced. Perhaps I'm not good enough.

I literally made a last second "juke" move off the highway to play this course. I was planning on pit-stopping at Hawthorn a bit further down on I94, but a couple miles out I changed my mind when I read that this was Trusted reviewer Jukeshoe's home course while sitting in the navigator's seat. I enjoyed it for what it was as I prefer technical courses anyways. I'm glad I got to experience it during the winter when the rough was far more manageable. Anyways, to me it felt like a weak 2.0 course. It's got some strong points like beauty and technical prowess, but it lacks in all the other key areas. I'd say worth a play for those traveling along I94 between late fall to mid spring whom are also looking for a wooded course. Not destination worthy, but seriously, how many niners are? It reminded me of courses like Robertsdale Links in Alabama, Towering Pines in Mississippi and Mountain View in South Carolina.

+ In the winter months, this is an enjoyable and quick nine holes of disc golf. As a bagger, this one was easy to grab because it's just off the 94 and close to Sophia's House of Pancakes.

+ The area is basically just for disc golf. There is a dog park nearby and a walking trail that cuts through the course. Watch out for park goers and their canine.

+ I have a very hard time believing that this course is popular, so you should have the course to yourself.

- I would imagine that in the summer months, this course is horrendous due to the bugs and also the thick rough. Consequentially, I see this course being a 2.0 in the winter and probably a 1.5 (at best) in the midst of the summer.

- Baskets are very rusty.

- Natural (i.e. no) tees are not my favorite as they can get muddy quickly.

- Course is quite old and doesn't seem to get as much love as others in the area.

A great course to bag. Has a lot of potential if it's expanded and fairways are widened, but as it stands it's a 2.0 course in my eyes.

Definitely read previous reviews for more information. I found them very helpful, even if they are a bit old!

Let's preface this by saying I am a noob reviewing for newbies.

Nice, "simple" 9-hole with well-maintained fairways with good signage. Baskets are in good condition. Holes flow well. You can't make a wrong turn. Rest room by parking lot. It's challenging to shoot well here (see "Cons").

You've got to be really good at tracing your line to play here. Otherwise you will need a machete and rescue dogs to recover an errant shot. The fairways are narrow and the rough is rough. My son and I actually found ourselves playing a more reserved game so we wouldn't need to go off-road.

Natural tees with some trips if you don't watch out. Course is flat as a grade school clarinet (really, really flat).

Did I mention the mosquitos? Make sure you have either a kevlar suit or a truckload of bug spray. By late afternoon, they were actually interfering with my approach, but they don't taste that bad.

In short, if its all you've got, its better than nothing, but there are some awesome courses within an hour's drive.

- Course is set in and around a dense forest area, with plenty of thick brush and trees. There is a dog park on site, but it doesn't seem like anything would interfere with the disc golf.
- Lots of shot variety here, with an emphasis on being able to manipulate a RHBH anny or RHFH shot in many different ways. Very few places where a typical RHBH hyzer makes sense, at least off the teepads. Some of the holes have extremely tight lines to hit, or have pretty significant obstacles in the way. Accuracy is needed above all else, and the thick rough prevents any good recovery shot.
- The winding fairways, and numerous blind baskets, lead to a lot of risk-reward tee shots. Most of the holes are short enough to reach from the tee, but you are definitely risking a horrible second shot if it is off course in the slightest. Some specific examples include a long, gentle s-curve on #7, and a big hyzer/OH/FH to get over a large patch of forest on #9.
- Good variety in hole length, with three short holes at or under 225', as well as three over 300'. And, the longer holes are not just distance practice, they have tough fairways to boot. No wide-open bombers here.
- Excellent signage, good baskets, and workable tee pads. Navigation is a breeze, at least in the wintertime.

- Course is limited by the available terrain; there is no elevation, no water, and not much else other than the same nasty tree-filled rough. But, the course makes good use of it and tries to provide a few different looks.
- Some repetition with a lot of right curving holes, and constantly tight fairways. So, a lot of them feel pretty similar with a tough RHBH anny with bad rough on both sides.

- I can see how some might call this a pitch n' putt course, but I would consider it more of a pitch n' pitch n' putt course. There are multiple holes that legitimately warrant a driver (for a birdie chance anyway), and many others that would take a couple of safe 'approach' shots to get to the basket. I think this course is better suited to an intermediate, or even advanced level player; a true beginner would have a tough time staying out of trouble. Overall, a good 9-holer to learn some tough lines or course management, but the fun factor is lacking with similar holes and brutal punishment.

- Shiny new Innova baskets.
- Awesome tee signs
- Sits in a very nice and well kept up park
- On site playground, shelters, dog run, etc.
- Holes are very challenging
- Course design is excellent as holes do tend to flow from one to the next and don't particularly seem to favor righty's or lefty's.

- Fairways are way too narrow. This is a very tight course with the exception of two holes. Spotters are essential or you will loose a disc. If you don't have a spotter don't bother bringing a driver.
- Poison ivy is rampant. Everywhere I stepped off the fairway I saw it.
- The shule is amazingly thick. Similar to most places around here like Oshtemo Township or the woods of Meyer-Broadway.
- No trash cans on any of the holes.
- No benches. Not that they really are needed at this point seeing how it is only 9.
- Dirt tee pads
- The #8 tee is way too close to the #7 basket.

This course has potential. If the fairways were twice as wide as they are now and some of the shule were cleared out beyond that and concrete pads added this would be a fantastic course. Add another 9 and you've got something great. However, with the list of cons here I cannot rate this any higher than a 2.