Kingman, AZ

Haulapai Mtn. Park - Deer Canyon

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nightwing
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Experience: 15.9 years 273 played 56 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Nice little nasty bit of joy 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 13, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-The MOST challenging little 9 holes I know of.
-Many 'stop right here and figure it out' shots.
-No crowds (perhaps a con too).
-Worth the $7 if you play all 3 tees and love the game.
-Easy to navigate, (even 1 is not that hard to find).
-All 3 tees are different shots, not just shorter.
-Terrain variety! (Bring strong shoes or boots).
-Lovely dense woods and steep ridges. Nice drive too.

Cons:

-Not many...the dirt pads are appropriate here.
-Not many long open hucks in this terrain.
-Had the course to myself (kind of a good thing).

Other Thoughts:

This was simply one of the most fun days I have spent playing disc golf. This little gem made me stop and think a LOT. Though I kept an honest score, I threw dozens of re-throws to get it right.

Stop by the Ranger station and they'll get you to the first tee easy enough. If not, it is just past the #2 tee sign and down a few steep steps to your right.

I played both short tees all the way around, thinking that would be 'just a warm-up' for the longer gold tees. Well, it took 90 minutes to enjoy every minute. I know that others will find that strange and skip them or jog around but they might not enjoy the game. It's true I was able to torch them (shooting 21 and 23 on the shorts and mids), but that was a real challenge at every turn.

Playing the golds after lunch was still a real workout, with the #8 pad being WAY up and around a steep ridge to the kind of downhill/sidehill tight lie that might not even be fair. I played this epic hole with 3 discs and was proud to record 2 fives and a four! My final score of 29 was a good as this 925 rated GM will ever do, so yes, this course is worthy.

All in all, I needed 4 hours with lunch break to really do the course justice. Anyone going anywhere near Kingman should seek out this course and give it at least 3 hours to grow on you.

No services: bring water, food and your best shoes. The terrain is quite steep and often slippery. Probably a pretty hot day in the summer too.
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SpinDoctor
Experience: 4 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Excellent course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 26, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The designer made great use of all the features of the terrain. Although there are only 1 set of 9 baskets, there are 3 separate tees for each hole. Each tee makes for a completely different hole; the shots, angles and obstacles are so different you can almost think of it as a separate course!

Another feature that makes this interesting is that the shorter holes are not necessarily easier; they're just more technical.

The signage was great and we had no trouble navigating once we found the first hole.

Cons:

It's a little bit of a drive outside the city.

Some tee pads were a little small for the bigger throws, not leaving a big enough run up.

I'm from out of state, so I'll probably never get to play this park again.
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BloodDust
Experience: 3 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Hidden gem 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 23, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful landscape, wild life all arround, easy to navagate holes, new equipment.

Cons:

mtn ness climbs to get your disk if you have a bad throw.

Other Thoughts:

The BEST course in kingman az. Hole 7 was pulled out but I fixed it, Still not solid in ground but it will do. A must play course.
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