Long Beach, CA

El Dorado Park

3.535(based on 59 reviews)
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bjreagh
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Experience: 27.7 years 350 played 321 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 12, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

A decent 18-hole park style course. Mostly flat but contains quite a few trees to add interest and challenge. The available land and its features are used to the max, and I appreciate that each hole was unique and non-repetitive, which is pretty remarkable considering how little land was allotted for disc golf.

Nothing real difficult here, easy recovery from errant throws. Some mandos, if observed, do add to the challenge. Little to no danger of losing a disc here unless you throw it over the tennis courts or over the fence onto the golf course. In short, a course that can be enjoyed by all skill levels of rec players.

I encountered many people during my round and all were nice and helpful: from the guy who directed me to hole one when I was unknowingly crossing the fairway of it going from the parking lot to the clubhouse, to the group I joined in with to play a few holes, and even the proshop worker who kindly welcomed me and gave me a map.

One of the oldest courses in existence, and cool that Dunipace's name is associated with the design.

Many of the sections of this large and spread out park require a vehicle entrance fee, but the area with the course does not. Park at the library.

Cons:

Nothing real difficult here on most of the holes, with easy recovery from errant throws.

Very crowded on a Thursday morning in July (just helping prove my theory that nobody in Southern California actually works, they just play outside all day!) I can't even imagine this place on the weekends.

The course itself feels cramped geographically, and being crowded really adds to that feel. It is surrounded by roads, buildings, and tennis courts.

Other Thoughts:

Great place to play a relaxing round- which is the apparent desire of SoCal disc golfers, as the vibe I felt was disc golf is not to be taken all that seriously here, just another fun and recreational outdoor activity that can be enjoyed year round. Nothing wrong with the attitude, just know that if you are coming in from other parts of the country the people won't be that super competitive and the courses are not designed to be all that difficult.

I love playing the old courses, but course design and disc technology has changed so much since many of these popular SoCal courses have been built, that my rating has to take that into account. It is not a bad course as it meets all the basic requirements by having 18 tees and baskets, but there is nothing really memorable or epic about it, other than being old.

Of the 4 I played in this area, I would put El Dorado about even with La Mirada Front, with Mirada Back a touch better, and Huntingdon Beach slightly lower.
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