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Eagle Island State Park

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The Valkyrie Kid
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Summer 9 = 9 Holes To Lose Your Disc On! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 22, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

I first attempted to play the summer 9 by myself. After paying my $5 to enter the park, I found it almost deserted. The lake with it's inviting little beach was shut down due to some problems with the water. There were only a few cars in the lot and they were going hiking.
The information sheet states that the first tee is near the kiosk. After looking at five different kiosks, I finally located discovered the start of the disc golf course.

# 1 is a 300' blind anhyzer following the road. On the left is ugly, brown wild brush and high grass and on the right is deep, tall brush and trees and the lake. I decided right then and there not to play this hole by myself. As I was walking up to find the basket I ran into a local playing . So he guided me through the summer 9.
The course has rubber pads for tees. The signs are the old school fiberglass models. Every hole features a element of danger (losing discs). The holes were mostly tight and technical. Missing your line meant hunting for disc in extremely grabby and prickly Russian Olive trees. Navigation would have been quite challenging playing alone. I asked my local guide why anyone would play here instead of Anne Morrison and he said he was playing here because he could bring his dog was welcome here. He did have a nice dog, real polite and friendly like.

Cons:

Playing in late July, everything was brown, overgrown and mostly prickly.
Navigation would be a challenge.
Each hole presents opportunity for lost discs.
$ 5 to play 9 holes.
Russian Olive trees are disc grabbing machines.

Other Thoughts:

For a recreational player such as myself, this is an easy course to get in trouble on with it's fairly tight fairways and nasty rough. On most holes an accurate tee shot can reward you with a birdie but anything off the fairway often results in a double bogie.
If I lived in Boise, I doubt you'd ever find me playing here in the summer 9 setup. I don't have a dog!
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