- Lots of parking that's easily accessible from holes 1 and 18
- two practice basket in a decent size practice green
- Excellent hole variety, 1-4, 12, 13, 17 are longer, more open desert style holes. The rest are grassy park style with low ceilings on trees and tighter lines.
- Mandos and OB's on many holes that prevent careless tee shots. Though many mandos are quite unnecessary ("go to the left of this tree that's 5 ft off the tee and going to the right of it would put you in a bush").
- There are creeks (some parts dried up some not) running through most of the park style holes that add a ton of intrigue and OB. Love the holes with baskets park on the edge of the bank to make putts more challenging.
-11 is the obvious signature hole, a tight low ceiling par 4 that plays around 500 ft. There is a clear go for it or lay-up on the second shot as you have to carry the OB Creek to a super tight and small green.
- 13 was also really cool--somewhat of an island green that you can go for or bailout to the right on and take your par.
- Tee signs and concrete tees on every hole.
- Great variety of hole difficulties. 2-4 were much longer bomber holes, honestly should be par 4's considering their length. But then a ton of tighter short holes in the grassy park area. And long tee pads on many holes for advanced players looking for a challenge.
- Hole #6 is an obvious gimme: 134 feet and one tree next to the basket. Don't we all need a birdie sometimes?
-Course did a great job of putting unmissable signs in the mixed use part of the park to warn people of frisbees. I rarely see this, props for this!!

- Went on a Sunday, some big and boozy groups out there livin it up and slowing down play a bit. Didn't bother me too much as I was in a group too but for the all the single players it seemed like an inconvenience.
- For the most part, no real lines to hit. Generally a ton of options off the tee that will allow forehand or backhand dominant players to lean on their bread and butter. Hole #11, #12, #17, #2 are exceptions: clear risk reward. A line to get parked but you may hit a tree or a line to get to C2 with a bigger gap. Because of that I would say this leans more towards being a beginner course.
-Lots of oblivious park goers in the middle of the fairways on the grassy part of the park.
- Without UDisc navigation would be very challenging to find your way around. Walk from #5 to #6 was pretty long and not super well marked. Navigation from #9 basket to #10 tee a bit confusing and had to cross the creek a few times.
- For some of the longer holes the assignments of pars were a bit puzzling. #3 was playing as an uphill 500' par 3 and the courses only par 4 was 500' and downhill. #4 was a dogleg right 450' par 3. Just kind of strange to have pro-length par 3's and a gimme hole like #6 on the same course...
- Only really poor course design was the layout for #1 and #4. Teeshots for #4 land at #1's basket. Tee shots for #1 land in #4's fairway. Big slowdown on these two holes that I didn't see anywhere else on this course.
- Greens were fairly straightforward. No elevated or lowered baskets. Not too many trees or obstacles to work around. Only hole where I got within C1 on a drive and didn't have an open put was #12.

Simply put, I loved this course. One of my favorite's in the SoCal area. Not picturesque like Lake Casitas or great views like Chavez Ridge. Not a Cali OG like Oak Grove or La Mirada. But none of that stuff matters when you have a good variety of holes and a difficulty suited for players of all levels of difficulty. #11 is definitely part of my dream #18!

A SIDE NOTE: If I really try to think about what would make this course a 5 though I'm honestly not sure it can get there. It would need a ton more trees and obstacles to create more demanding tee shots. Probably would need to not be a multi-use area to control pedestrian traffic. Would need elevated baskets and more around the greens.

Ideal weather year around. Enjoyable course, relatively easy but still challenging for players of varying abilities. Course is within Kit Carson Park, lots of green grass (an increasing rarity in SoCal) and trees.
The terrain and shot selection really changes from the dry months to the few wet ones here. There is a river bed that is usually dry, however after the rain there can be a substantial creek making the course much harder. Good use of the available space and mix of right and left handed holes.
There is a friendly pro shop just south of the course within the park with everything you need.
Good vibes from other DG's.
Saturday Doubles.
A bit more centrally located than Brengle to the North.

Not many places to find drinking water on the course.
Hot in Summer/Fall if you play later in the day.
A few more trees or even a single tree on the fairway of holes 1-4 perhaps.
As mentioned, lots of people on weekends on some of the areas.

This is a feel-good course you can play regularly. It is fun, challenging but won't wear you out.
Beware of going right on hole #5, nothing good if it crosses the hidden creek. Be sure to have your name and number on discs, the pro shop will accept found discs for $1 reward and call owner.

FREE!

I typically go to the course on weekday mornings to avoid crowds and the heat. I can usually play through a round solo in about 45 minutes (if there aren't many groups ahead of me). I often end up playing 2 rounds in a row.

Nowhere near as crowded as Morley.

In my experiences with groups ahead of me, they have always been very polite in letting me play through. Sometimes I will join up with a smaller groups, which is a nice change from flying solo.

There is a decent variety of holes, with varying pin positions on 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 (although I've never seen it set up on the short pin), 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, & 18. They usually change pins around once a week or so. There's a mix of wide open, slightly wooded, small mandatory gaps, dogleg rights/left, and straight shots.

Sean(Shawn/Shaun?) in the Pro Shop is super friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.

Baskets are top notch, though I still manage to find ways to hit chains and miss.

Not exceedingly difficult (not sure if that is a pro or con). For me it means fun rounds, with relatively minimal course induced frustrations. My frustrations are primarily self induced.

Public restrooms and water fountains available during park hours.

I love this park! The cons listed below are really more of a heads up for people, than any sort of complaint. I just wanted to present info on some things that some may see as cons.


Mixed use park can present some human obstacles, but I've never really had any issues with anyone. Sometimes you encounter someone who's oblivious to the course, but not often.

Not super difficult, if that's what you're looking for (see Pros)

Can be very hot. Not really anything the course can do about it, but a heads up nonetheless. Bring some cold water and wear sunscreen.

Dogs must be on leash. Some people think this does not apply to their dog. I haven't yet had one go after a disc, but they are occasionally there.

There's a bit of walking required in between holes 5 and 6, and from 18 back to the parking lot. I don't mind that walking. Overall the course isn't too long.

-Excellent for a Free to Play
-Wait times aren't typically that long
-Great hole length variation
-Half the holes have 2-3 positions, some requiring very different drives
-Weekly doubles
-Great pro-shop

-Park is host to cross-country running events that can block holes
-Lots of picnics in the Summer
-The river can get kinda gross and stagnant at times (don't shank it on holes 9, 10)

My favorite course in San Diego county
-More fun than CSUSM and Montiel
-Much faster round than Morley
-As fun as Goat Hill, but not as ridiculously long

-Free
-Tests all skills
-Good lengths of holes
-Awesome pro shop
-Good Course layout
-Nice practice area

-If you somehow get a disc in the woods good luck finding it
-confusing finding a few holes
-have to be careful of park go-ers

Over all a great course and will go back for sure guy at the proshop was really knowledgable and helpful about course Q's. def a must go. 4/5

-tests lots of throws
-great scenery
-awesome pro shop

-pins a little difficult to see, maybe a flag or something
-lay out changes, a little weird to find some holes
-water
-pretty wooded

even though there were more cons than pros, the course was awesome. clean, easy to walk. On an overcast weekday, there was no park goers, and just had a great time. Mind the trees and the day will turn out well. Really tests your discs and throws

- great 2 basket practice putting area
- awesome pro shop with super friendly workers...scorecards, discs (new, used, lost and found), drinks, and maps available
- relatively flat course, but a couple of minor elevation holes, mandatories, OB's, and the trees keep it interesting
- i think the course is evenly balanced in terms of people who throw RHFH or RHBH. I throw both and do use both throws on this course.
- some holes have different basket positions that change every week or two (1,2,3,4,6,11,14,17...there may be more that i missed, but that's most of them)
- easy to navigate for the most part
- decent length on most holes with an ace run on hole 6
- oh yeah the best part about this course is little to no waiting (unlike Morley Field)
-updating their signs and adding bag hangers on every hole
-for the holes with multiple positions, they now mark which position the basket is in

- plays through the park, bad to play on the weekends because you may run into park goers, especially holes 6 and 7. May also run into park goers on holes 8, 14, and sometimes 18. most park goers don't know what disc golf is. some even picnic in the middle of the fairways! however if you ask them to move nicely, they will oblige.
- On hole 3, you are literally next to a major road on your right. This can be dangerous lol. I've accidentally thrown my disc onto the road one time before and thankfully it wasn't run over nor did I cause any major distraction to the drivers. On hole 5 you are next to a road in the park as well, but this is not as treacherous.
- some moderate trash, i always try to pick up a few pieces every time i play.

Its free, its not crowded, and the holes are decently challenging. Also, its very easy to get through a round of 18 holes here as opposed to other courses such as Morley and Brengle. The only real downside to this course is that it overlaps with other park goers, so keep your eyes open before you throw. NOTE: be careful on holes 4,5, and 16. On hole 4 its very easy to lose your disc in the "habitat area" because this hole doglegs to the right. On hole 5 be careful to not throw into the "habitat area" on your right...very hard to find a disc thrown in that jungle. And on hole 16, you could potentially lose your disc in the dry shrubs to the right. If you play with others, you may want to have someone spotting each other's throws. Overall a great course that is free.

-LOVE this course. It's my home course, so I may be a bit biased but its great, great, great.

-FREE!

-One of those "good for all levels" courses. Beginners will find it accessible, but there enough challenging shots for more experienced players.

-Hole 13. 300ish feet long, downhill throw, so much fun. Always end up throwing three or four discs when it wont hold anyone up.

-Beautiful San Diego weather, so its awesome.

-Park is very nicely maintained.

-Much, much less crowded than Morley.

- Great pro shop on the premises! SDSF FTW!

-Squirrel holes EVERYWHERE. Be careful while walking, esp on holes 1-4.

-Some of the holes are a little too short. Birdie Alley (holes 5-9) is fun for a while, but once you figure out the lines it becomes a little routine.

-Pin locations are changed infrequently.

-Multi use park, that can get a little crowded on the weekends. Most people are courteous, but sometimes there will be kids running around on the course and they do not listen. Its taken me as long as five minutes to get their attention before. Kind of surprised that no one has gotten hurt yet.

-Rubber tee pads in shady spots can be slippery.

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This course has gotten much, much better in the last year or so. They've altered 14 so that you don't have to back track as much. They've added a hole (16) so it is now a full 18 hole course. Tee pads on every hole now, which is a huge improvement. My favorite course in San Diego County. Morley is fun, but it gets so crowded. Kit Carson is a fast play, even on weekends. Can't recommend it enough.

- Fun and technical course. Plenty of long holes to open it up on, along with some shorter technical shots that will really challenge you to consider your approach to the basket.
- Multiple holes with optional pin locations (although they don't change very frequently)
- Set in a beautiful park. First few holes (1-4) are in more of an open and somewhat dusty meadow, but then the course moves onto cut grass with a meandering stream that winds through the park and is in play for several holes.
- Pro shop has an awesome selection of discs, although pretty pricey, especially when you add CA sales tax. >:-(
- Well maintained and clean. Very friendly crowds and respectful players.
- 2 practice baskets at the start of the course.

- Certain shaded tee pads throughout the park can be slippery and unsafe at certain times. Would really love to see concrete pads installed here.
- Some holes play past walking paths and through common areas. Generally if you're kind to the parkgoers and ask them to move, they will.
- OB can be rough here, especially on holes 3 and 4. Hole 3 you're right up against a very busy street where the hole requires you to air it out. Hole 4 is another long hole that has a protected marshland to the right and is very dense. Say goodbye to discs thrown here.
- Can be difficult to navigate.

This is my home course and I couldn't be more happy that they've managed to install a GREAT course in this park. The park itself is awesome and the course doesn't disappoint. Great place to spend the day too, so if you're inclined, bring a picnic and plan on playing for the day! This park has been around A LOT longer than the dg course so please keep the course and the park clean and be respectful of the other parkgoers.

Clean course
Pro Shop
-also if you find a disc and call the person you can leave the disc at the pro shop and the shop,will give you a dollar for the return. The owner will then just have to go to the pro shop to pick it up. GREAT IDEA!
Good variety
Wooded but not to much
Fine distances
Pads and baskets in good condition

A little hard to navigate if you don't know course
Idk if I screwed up but I think I played 16 before 15 thought followed the logical course layout
Some park goers were clueless at what was going on and hung around a baskets was shooting at for 5 mins

Compared to OH courses it was a good combination of all my favorite holes. Wasn't very sunny but still very nice weather. Other players were very nice.

This is a great technical coarse , really makes you think of what discs to use. It has long holes , short holes but always an obstical to try to over come.

The bugs are the only down fall to this wonderful coarse

A lot less traffic, giving you time to throw two drives if you want to. Course is a lot longer than Morley if you want to unleash a few.

Not quite as technical as it could be, but could be a positive too. Weekends are very busy because it's in a local park that is home to many parties.

Course is in great shape and offers something that is drastically different than playing Morley everyday. Already has club doubles on Tuesday at 5. Don't know if it's in the works yet or not, but it would be nice to see the club reach out to the Escondido community and maybe set up a one day event to the kids in the area and teach them disc golf. Just a thought, otherwise the course is great.

A great variety of holes, long and wide open, long with accuracy, tunnel shots and a couple of good roller holes (#11 is 511' and GREAT for right hand rollers). Some par 4s which is a refreshing change for SoCal. This course will teach you how to play in the wind with open spaces and constantly changing wind directions. It's great to have another disc golf course in SD County.

The poison oak that ate my 'money' putter behind hole #5. DOH ! ! ! Update: I got it back 2 days later.Lots of stickers in your socks in the first five holes but they should pretty much get trampled and grass will be nice on those holes someday. Also I can't imagine playing this course on weekends until almost all of the picnickers get chased to other parts of the park (it's a BIG park).Update: I just played on a Saturday and the holes generally stay away from MOST of the picnickers as long as some accuracy is maintained. The good news is CSUSM will be best on weekends and it's right down the road.

Not a lot of elevation changes on this course. Escondido cops hang out in the parking lot so leave that stuff in your bag. My friends and I will be playing this course an awful lot in the future because of overcrowding at Morley. For now, at least it's wonderful not to have to wait for two or three groups on just about every hole.

"Tee off and fly freely." Ed

It is free! To be honest, a small fee in exchange for future upkeep would not be an issue for me. The course offers some variety. There are holes with lots of open space for long S-Curves, as well as holes with tight windows to challenge your accuracy.

As pointed out in the other review. The course is not exclusive to disc golfing. Meaning there is nothing really you can do about the old lady and her poodle in the middle of the fairway. Also, being inland I fear the summer are going to be HOT HOT HOT!

Overall the course offers a great atmosphere. Living in Poway, this course offers me a high quality disc golf course that is much closer to home. Using Morley Field as an example of a 5, I give this course a 4.