Aurora, CO

Exposition Park

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shawnspraguer
Experience: 21 years 19 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Decent Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 13, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Wide open space with good visibility.
Grip and rip for working on long game. Some good mid range shots required.
Great condition concrete tee boxes.
Some water hazards to ensure you don't get sloppy.
Goose poop!

Cons:

Lots of water. On a windy day you may need to get in the sludge pond if you're committed.
Not much in the way of technical shots.

Other Thoughts:

I liked the course because it was real close but despite my many years of playing I still lost a few discs there. When there's no water in CO, it seems ironic that there's so much here.
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vagabond
Experience: 12.8 years 25 played 7 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Fun course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 1, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Concrete pads. Easy parking. Clean, Water hazards.

Cons:

Lots of people using the park. (Dog walkers, joggers etc.) You really have to pay attention when throwing.

Other Thoughts:

Nice course to play after work. Pretty wide open, wind can be a factor.
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DukeMcawesome
Experience: 12.9 years 8 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Dangerous, but fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 2, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Long open drives.
Easy to get to and find.
The concrete tee pads have both the hole number and hole length molded into it.
Trees on some holes add a little bit of a non-disc-eating challenge which was nice.
There is detailed course map at the start.
Beautiful course.

Cons:

The course hugs the ponds and the small stream. This creates a huge potential to lose discs. To compound this, the ponds look filthy, mitigating any desire one might have to recover discs (though there's apparently a local black market for discs recovered by people willing to brave the water, according to the review by jordonashton, and I think I saw one such "swamp person").

Although I said the course is beautiful, the ponds make it smelly.

I threw across the stream on 15, but the stream is too far and the rocks were to slippery to jump across, so I decided to wade across rather than the long walk around. I threw into the stream on 16, and it was just far enough in that I had to step in to get my disc. The stream was pure mud in that area and there was rusty metal on the shore right where I entered.

Because the tee pads are numbered, there are no standing signs to mark the start of a hole. This caused a little difficulty finding the start of 3 and 8 for my first time through. I had the foresight to take a picture of the course map which I had to refer to in these instances.

I chose to play very safe, choosing to drive wide of the water and then approach the water with more controlled shots. The little tree just on the left at the end of the tee pad on #2 made throwing a powerful-yet-safe shot very difficult.

Other Thoughts:

Use your phone to take a picture of the course map on your first go round if no one in your party knows the course as some of the hole transitions aren't obvious, and there aren't any above-ground signs to help.

I wrote more about the cons to explain my opinions more. The pros are pretty self explanatory. I feel that the pros and cons balance each other, creating a dangerous (in the sense of losing a disc), but fun experience.
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jordanashton
Experience: 7 played 1 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Swamp People 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 9, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Generally a fun place to play for armature to advanced players.

-However, due to the many water hazards, I wouldn't recommend beginners just starting out.

-The tee pads are concrete and very nicely marked.

-Not usually too busy so you can throw a couple extra discs and not feel rushed.

Cons:

Wretchedly disgusting stagnant water swallows discs all day long.

The swamp people that seemingly reside out there pull out discs by the hand full! They sell discs on the shore whether you have your name and number on there or not.

Don't get me wrong someone's got to get the massive amount of discs out of the water; but have the decadency to pick up the phone and at least text someone about their disc before selling it off.

Furthermore, some the people in the park have absolutely no clue that there's a golf course. Sometimes you will have to skip holes because people are picnicking in the middle of the fairway!

Other Thoughts:

This is my "home" course, as I live just across the way. It's a good place to learn to play, Just don't bring your expensive discs to this park. If you throw it in you won't see it ever again (unless you come back on the right day and pay to get it back)
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asjzn6
Experience: 18.7 years 136 played 59 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Family Fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 20, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This park is great, well kept, trashcans, playground community center, excellent information for the park. Great baskets, teepads, practice basket, shooting over water.

Other Thoughts:

This course is beginner friendly not much rough shorter open holes, great park
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Modelle
Experience: 14.2 years 22 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 7, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Easy to follow and well marked. Can get crowded esp since MHC disc competition coming up. Many water shots, liking them all except 13. It will gobble discs so I throw DX's on this one. Somewhat challenging mostly because of the water.

Cons:

Cons hole 13!! Pond can get stinky and they over water the course.
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Sandman1981
Experience: 22.8 years 19 played 15 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Steady course in Aurora 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 5, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Open course that is not usually busy allows for mostly unimpeded play except for the occasional pedestrian. Mixes up short and long holes and a decent use of water hazard to make you think twice about your shot.

Cons:

Not enough obstacles for me. Water comes into play on half the holes if you do not like to retrieve your discs from nasty water.

Other Thoughts:

All in all this is a good course and should be on your to play list. Its not a favorite by any means, but a solid course for the denver metro area.
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markjfun
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 18.1 years 108 played 27 reviews
3.00 star(s)

The Expo Experience 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 30, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Exposition Park is a flat, wide open, grassy plot of land interwoven with sidewalks and dotted with various bodies of water. It is truly an ideal course for beginners and intermediates because most of the holes play a straight line across spacious fairways blocked only by small, well-groomed trees. The park's hungry water obstacles claim more than their fair share of plastic, giving Expo a reputation for it amongst Denver's urban courses. Aside from the disc-eating ponds, whose presence poses the only real challenge on the course, it is a well-kept, attractive park. There are usually plenty of people out and about, but pedestrian and bicycle crossings very rarely interfere with the game and you'll never have to throw across a path from the tee box. The course's best features are its spacious cement tee pads displaying the hole number and distance, good quality baskets, trash cans, benches, overall upkeep, convenient location and lastly, let's not forget the 4 fun holes alongside the lightly wooded creek.

Cons:

Hole #1 is in the middle of an open field and cannot easily be accessed from either of the 2 nearby parking lots, which is a serious design flaw. The ponds flood at least a handful of times each year, leaving a ring of debris and trash 20 feet inland. Luckily, it's generally cleaned up in a few days. Even during the most lengthy droughts there are mud puddles behind and in front of many of the cement tees. In various places, the ground beneath the grass is like a soggy sponge and you won't know it until your foot is squishing into it. The tee box for hole #10 is usually covered in a film of greasy mud because it is too close to the shore. Geese overtake the ponds and shores in winter months and their excrement is everywhere.

There is very little elevation change to speak of throughout the course. Multiple pin locations would be a huge improvement. There is a wealth of free space for it on the existing course and as often as the Aurora Parks & Rec crews are out doing maintenance, moving the baskets would seem a very small task.

Other Thoughts:

PARKING: There are 4 different places to park that give access to the course: the main lot at the recreation center off Exposition Ave, the baseball field parking lot (southwest corner of park), streetside parking off Lansing St near basket #4, and the east corner of the Red Lobster parking lot which gives access to tee #12. These options are convenient if you want to play a specific part of the course or change up your starting point.
ALTERNATE TEES: There are some not-so-well-known alternate tees that play from the sidewalks. 2 of them are on the sidewalk to the west of baskets #8 and #10 and another is on the sidewalk behind the #15 tee pad. There is also one faintly marked on the sidewalk behind tee #1, which turns it into a very long fairway drive.

In a nutshell, Expo is a fun, convenient place for a round of 18. It is a valuable location whose radius is notably void of other disc parks. In that regard, Expo is Denver metro's best disc golf offering east of I-25.
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Fiznizzle
Experience: 13.2 years 15 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great Course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 18, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great Wide open holes with very little trees/bushes in the way.

Although the park is used for other reasons, the disc golf course always seems "open". Never really that busy.

Incredible tee pads, clearly marked hole numbers, distances, and the pads point you towards the baskets!

Great course to learn how to play the game.

Cons:

Stinky, stagnate water, full of nasty stuff!

Lots of mosquitos... course can flood at times and be soggy.

The park is used for lots of other reasons (walking, biking, etc.,) There are people who have no clue that disc golf is even being played.

The shore gets steep fast, if a disc goes in the water on the back 9, more than likely-it is gone!

Other Thoughts:

Bring a disc retriever along with you! Lots of water!
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cpaquette
Experience: 16.7 years 42 played 41 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Good course for intermediate & beginners 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 6, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The water holes are very fun and will test your "manhood". Concrete tee pads and nice baskets with double chains. Ace run potential on every hole for those with big-arms.

Cons:

The ponds and creeks that connect them that you will throw over is absolutely disgusting, if you throw a disc in, you might as well kiss it goodbye as I'd rather reach in a used port-a-potty.

Other Thoughts:

Bring extra discs, especially if you're newer to the odds of you losing a disc or two are pretty good here.
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ChingyChing
Experience: 18.3 years 5 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Awesome discin 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 16, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Cement tee boxes. Open areas. Not over crowded. Friendly people. Close to rec center for water. Lots of parking. Easy to navigate. Different routes for alternate shots to avoid water.

Cons:

Water is very gross so if you lose your disk just forget it. The water is not running so it becomes stagnant. sometimes u may experience mud or puddles near tees and baskets.

Other Thoughts:

Just avoid water at all costs if you don't feel comfortable.
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autr3518
Experience: 15.3 years 5 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 16, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Open fairways, technical water shots with hazards on both sides, you can see the pins from the tees but the holes are still technical. There are ways that you can avoid the water so if you are unsure whether or not you can make it over the water play it safe and go around.

Cons:

If you throw your disc into the water DO NOT GO IN!!!! The water in the lakes is not running and has become stagnant they are filled with trash and stink beyond belief.

Other Thoughts:

I would recommend this course to everyone!
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slice
Experience: 13 years 6 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 21, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Only course I have played that has water and I really liked the risk of losing a disc. The tee pads are huge. I like having the guys swimming for disc (he grabbed two of my friends disc and didnt charge)

Cons:

Came here a day or two after a big rain storm and it was disgusting! Dead fish all over the field and trash everywhere due to flooding. The smell made me want to run through the park just to get out faster. While the tee pads are nice they were covered in goose poop this time.

Other Thoughts:

While at first I liked having the risk of losing a disc I really became a pain after two friends both lost their disc (were all have been playing less then 2 months) Will probably wait until we get better before coming back again. Only reason we came back this time was to meet someone that had fished one of my disc out of the water.. That should be a pro because the last thing on my mind was someone calling saying they found that disc (because of all the swampers that sell disc here)
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14erDisc
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.2 years 40 played 40 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Only Course In The Area 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 17, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a fairly wide open course that does a sort of loop around a set of lakes. The tee pads are all extremely nice, long, and made of concrete. Most holes on the course are around 300 feet, some are more some are less. They did a good job with what they had in this park. It is basically an open field with a few large ponds and minimal trees. However, the designers tried to make almost all of the trees incorporated into holes. While they may not be the hardest pin placements, there was some effort put forth. This place will certainly have you aiming away from the water. If you are an accurate or moderately good discer you will not have to worry about this as the water usually lies next to a very large and open fairway. A few holes are aceable, but most are just easy straight shots at a long distance. That being said, there are a few holes with pins next to the water adding for a little bit of excitement. This is a large park, and there are few other parkgoers. It is great to see that they at least give locals a course to play on and a place to get the sport out there to new players. The course is also easy to follow. Great for a introductory-to-mid level player. Not quite introductory due to the abundance of water.

Cons:

There is very little variation to this course. Most are straight shots, and for good players the large lakes are easily avoidable adding little excitement. By the 18th hole, you feel as if you have thrown the same shot almost every time. The grass is nicely trimmed and open, but the lack of trees makes the average player underwhelmed. There is not much to say besides this course is a typical decent course... not much creativity, not much variety, but in a nice park.

Other Thoughts:

This course is certainly not a destination. It is a great course for those who live in the area, but the lack of variation will leave the avid discer upset after 18 holes.
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Amikeb1
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great place to take a first timer 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 22, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great place to take a first time golfer. If you avoid hole 2, there is zero chance of losing a disc here, and there are no trees to contend with.

Cons:

The place can smell pretty foul as the ponds collect mildew. As a public park, there are a lot of people there on nice days, but the course is always wide open.

Other Thoughts:

Every now and then, some drunken characters brave the pond to collect and sell lost discs. These guys found 15 of them yesterday. They will smell for days...
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coolpooky7
Experience: 13.6 years 35 played 22 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 15, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

It is a good public park course. Has a few water hazards that make some of the holes challenging. Nice tee boxes and a well maintained course. Not hard to find your way around.

Cons:

It is public park right next to a school. So if you play around the time the school lets out there are a bunch of kids running around in the way. Other than the water hazards, there is not any other challenges. Just kind of throw back and forth but that's expected from a public park course.
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passteve
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Just okay 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 17, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Open course with open shots...lots of grass.

Cons:

Stinky ponds! Lots of geese and ducks. Vandalism on signage.

Other Thoughts:

It was a wonderful way to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon, but like everyone else the stinky ponds, goose poop and mud put a damper on things. We will probably visit again, but certainly not one of my favorites.
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andyz1018
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

expo park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 30, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice open park, great for a warm up round or beginners.

A few water hazards make for a slight challenge.

Cons:

several short and very easy holes

Other Thoughts:

Good for practice or a warmup round...
beginners watch out for the water hazards
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Dreeley
Experience: 17.9 years 25 played 7 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Expo Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 5, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good mix of short to long holes.
A couple tough pin placements.
Easy to navigate.
Traffic is moderate

Cons:

Not much in the park to make it real challenging.
Very open. No real accurate throws needed to score well (-2).
The park is always wet. They water this place way too much.
Usually mud pits/severe drop offs behind tee pads.

Other Thoughts:

Good warm up course.
Somewhere to go if you just want a relaxed round to throw. Not really challenging, but not a piece of cake... Big arm is needed on occasion.
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HAWKSNEST1979
Experience: 22.9 years 31 played 7 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Disc Eater 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 5, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Only course in this part of town.
Full lush grass fairways

Cons:

Not many trees on this course and the only thing that makes the course challenging is the ponds. Problem is the ponds are disgusting and become deep immediately.. You throw in there and you're not getting it back. Lost a bunch of discs because of poor throws, high winds, or the fact the basket is right next to the bank.
Never been afraid to go in after a disc but not setting foot in these ponds.

Course hardly has any trees and far too many wide open shots.

Other Thoughts:

If you lose a few discs and come back on the weekends you may very well be able to buy your disc back at a discounted price from a guy that looks like he's homeless so never had an issue buying disc from him. I sure am not going in that pond after a disc. Played one weekend and a tournament the next and bought back my own disc.

I have no interest in going back to this course when you consider how many technical courses with elevation changes there are in Denver.

I wouldn't recommend this course. Beginners are gonna lose their discs and experienced players aren't going to be challenged.
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