Nice big tee pads
Very well maintained
Rough is challenging without being so difficult that it's hard to find a disc
Good mix of open field holes and narrow tunnel shots
Easy to navigate
It would be extremely unusual to lose a disc unless it gets stuck in a tree.on #5.

The parking lot is on the other side of a soccer field from the first tee, so there is a bit of a hike
7-9 and 11-13 are very close together. 7-9 run up and down adjacent corridors in a grove of trees, they are very close together. 11-13 go up and down a hillside in the same open field. You do need to watch out for incoming discs
There are a lot of fun and interesting holes here but #17 is not one of them. This is a 370-yard par 3 with an immediate hard right turn out of a chute. I imagine a few people can do that but probably should be a par 4 for the average golfer. Add an obstacle near the basket.

This is a very pleasant course with an unusual variety of holes. You have a few park type holes with scattered trees near the parking lot, multiple tunnel shots through woods, and several open air bombs in an empty field. There's even a crazy narrow short par-4 and a fun putter-shot par 3. They also managed to not have to throw across a very busy walking/jogging path, but there are a few holes here it's still best to wait for the pedestrians. The only real problem is that some of the holes are too close together and there is some waiting for other people to play other holes. Some tee pads are right in the firing line of other holes and it's easy to end up in the wrong fairway. There is only 1 tee pad and 1 basket per hole, so most of the baskets are surrounded by dirt. They perhaps could move a few baskets to avoid the regular crossover into the wrong hole. For example, #10 is a good par 3, but the line of play often results in people going into #4. Move the basket around the corner of the woods to the left, and move #11 tee over there as well, to get it out of the way of incoming bombs on #12. #17 should be 100 feet shorter, which would avoid interaction with people playing #18, Anyway, keep your eyes open! It's a nice course though, challenging without anything particularly unfair. There is mention of the baskets in other reviews. They do seem very big and heavy, more solid than what you usually find. The chains do seem to be more resistant to discs and I have had 1 weird spit-out but it's not like it happens every hole. It's a nice place that could use a couple of tweaks. Nobody wants to shorten holes, but for the sake of safety they probably should shorten 4, 10, and 17.

Large layout around a sprawling park with a few memorable holes and touches



+ After a few unremarkable starting holes crisscrossing an open field. #3 gives you a nice long alley shot (280') between two treelines


+ Into the woods for holes #5 - #9. The par 4 hole #5 starts with an open teeshot and finishes with a very narrow gap among tall pines to get to the green. There's OB tight along the left side (a farmer's field). It's a good two shot hole, and control earns birdie. Hole #6 is very short: putter up and slightly right, drop in for easy birdie. The next three holes: shortish par 3's played up and down rows of towering pines, requiring everything to be thrown straight and low. This section of the course is it's own ecosystem, shaded from the sun, covered in pine needles


+ Hole #11 is a 611' par 4 uphill. Although it's open most of the way after firing out of a chute, the layout places a finger of OB woods jutting out from the left that hides the narrow entrance to the basket. There's no side or back door, so you have to risk the OB to get into position to have an opportunity to score A well-designed hole that's worth multiple plays

- Overall good course, but starting and finishing in a flat, largely open field makes for a few stretches of pretty dull holes


- The tee on the par 4 hole #13 is oriented to create a hard turn left around trees immediately off the tee. By placing the tee behind this screen of trees, they've created a 533' par 4. The course already has too many open holes, but this manufactured dogleg felt forced

~ Sturdy, professional quality baskets with deep tray - but the poles are a bit wider diameter than common commercial brands, and the hits sound different than anything out there


~ Herr has its share of long par 3's: six over 350' and two over 400'. The course finishes with 365' and 411' par 3's. Not unreasonable (especially because so much of the course is open and forgiving), but by the end it felt every bit of its 6000' total



COURSE AMENITIES SUMMARY:
Excellent signage, poured tees, homemade baskets, very cart-friendly, a few spots where traffic on walking paths will slow play


RECOMMENDED COMBINATIONS:
Lancaster is so rich in good courses. You're not gonna go wrong. Combine this with a play at the nearby Buchmiller Park. Cap it off with the uniquely fun experience of Hobson Mini (but be sure to bring actual minis, not marker-sized discs). A great day.

Good pads. Good signs. A few fun holes and a few more fun shots. 7 & 8 are tight shots in pine tunnels. Bomb drive on hole 12. Hole 3 is fun tunnel shot. Great course for beginners to learn, advanced players to practice. Very little underbrush to lose discs in.

Safety! Holes on top of each other. Jogging path puts pedestrians in harms way. Not much in the way of interesting shots due to nature of property (mostly flat and open). The par 4s seem forced. Some of the par 3s seem a little long for target demographic (beginners).

Design does what it can with boring property. Well maintained by park.

Scenic!
When you're standing at hole 7's tee, look west and see the wind mills along the Susquehanna. In you squint in just the right way you see Kline's Run.

It is a nicely maintained course. No real high grass and a good flow from the basket to the next tee pad. I navigated it with no problems.

A good mix of some wooded holes and wide open shots with little in your way.

Some repetition on holes like 7, 8 and 9. Those are all wooded tunnel shots and they are all right next to each other. If the course is busy there could be some shots going from one fairway to another.

It was a fun course to play. It was not very busy when I was there so drifting into another fairway was not an issue.

Nice park that's well maintainedLots of different shots

The ground holds water for days.

I will play here more, it's one of the nicer parks in the area.

+ Right next to hole one is a big information sign containing a course diagram, a lost disc slot and dozens of pre-made scorecards for the taking.
+ All tee pads are one contiguous piece of flat and sturdy concrete with enough room for a decent run up.
+ All tee signs show nice aerial views of the area with distance & par.
+ The course is implanted within a township park right next to a school. There was a softball game going on in the background while I played, which gave the atmosphere a calm yet perky vibe. I can imagine how peaceful Herr Park is when it is just disc golfers.
+ This course has some generous wide-open shots that let the player go wild!
+ It also features some surprisingly devious wooded holes peppered in.
+ The two uphill and downhill holes in the middle make for a nice change of pace in this otherwise flat course.

- Some holes played a bit too closely to each other. Holes 4 and 10 share the same set of trees. 7, 8 and 9 are all next door neighbors. Stay alert at these points.
- Most of Herr Park is flat. It lacks playing texture.
- The wide-open holes are nice to practice power throws, but I feel there are too many of them.
- Less than half of the holes have distances significantly greater than 350 feet. More experienced players might find this course lacking.
- Only one tee pad per hole. Less experienced players might find this course frustrating.

I really liked holes 5 and 11 here for the same reason. They both started out wide open and then finished in a cluster of trees, which added a sudden burst of challenge to the hole.

As for the course as a whole, Herr Park is a pleasant surprise. At first, a player may think that it is going to be a breeze after playing the first two holes. But then hole 3 slaps you in the face with a brutal tunnel shot.
Small unexpected perks keep the action going back and forth between familiar and fancy. For example, after hole six, I was stuck by the tremendous sight of rural Lancaster farmland in front of me as I approached the top of a hill. And then I was treated to not one but three tunnel shots within the same grove of evenly spaced pine trees.

The experience loses some steam after that, however. Beyond hole 9 are more typical styled disc golf holes. Not boring, mind you- just familiar. The elevation challenges do alleviate some of that, but nothing particularly memorable catches in your mind.
Instead, this is the kind of course that players gather at to have a good time chilling out, practicing different throws, and learning more about what they can do. I recommend Herr Park to anybody looking for a laid-back session of disc golf. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Herr has plenty of variety in hole types using distance and accuracy. I have only been playing one year and I think this course is a perfect place for me to have a relaxing but challenging round. The pads, signs and baskets are all
really nice. I like that there is only one set of pads and baskets for each hole. So many times courses have multiples and it gets confusing unless you know the course. The park itself is very nice.

My only real negative is that there is a walking trail that runs through the course and I have to be concerned about hitting people.

I played on a perfectly dry day. I have heard that it stays pretty wet at times.

This course was really good, I think it's a little under rated, the course was supper clean the tee pads and tee signs we really good. Woods, open, long, short it had it all really enjoyed this course

16 is a terrible hole just really felt like they ran out of room and were forceing a hole in to get 18. 6 also was just really short and I think they could have done more with it.

5 is next to a corn field and I don't think your allowed on the property so be extra carful

Great variety of shots. Some decent elevation change shots. Clear fairways and nice freshly poured tees. One of my favorite local courses... couple holes where you can send out a bomb shot, but you don't need to have a huge arm to be competitive.

The baskets are kind of homemade. Decent enough quality to enjoy a round, but not professionally made. You will have some spit outs on this course.

You also have to watch out for throwing it high in the pines. They just seem to gobble up discs.

New 18 hole venue in a beautiful community park adjacent to a middle school. The grounds are plush and well-groomed. There is a very nice welcome board complete with lost disc box and a supply of scorecards at hole 1. Oversized cement tee pads are at every hole. There are good quality signs with professional graphics featuring hole #, par, distance and proposed flight path. Homemade baskets work well and have a deep catch. Small "next tee" arrows at most holes make navigation easy for first timers. Some good variety- woods, open holes and elevation are all featured here. The OB spots- the walking path and a couple of protected growth areas- are fair. The uphill 611 ft. shot on 11 and downhill hyzer to the basket on 14 stood out.

Parts of the course feel repetitive (holes 7-9 feature similar shots up and back between rows of pine trees, and going up, down, up and back down the hill on 11-14 can get tedious. Currently only 1 tee and basket position per hole. Many tees are within close proximity to one another, which could be a noise factor during heavy play. Benches and a practice basket would be a benefit. Didn't see any bathrooms, unless the Middle School is open for you. As this is a multi-use park, there is the possibility of walkers and other park patrons halting play on numerous holes.

Herr Park is the latest effort to come out of the Lancaster Area. While it does not have the overall difficulty of a Roland nor any real signature holes, it is a fun venue with some challenge to it. The grounds are immaculate and it is located in a nice neighborhood. There is a good view of the town below when standing by hole 12 basket/hole 13 tee. And the overall layout was well-conceived- Kudos to Bill, Kurt and the boys.

The one glaring beef I have with Herr Park is Hole 5, which I feel is unfair in its current state. Your reward for executing a great drive to avoid OB left AND right is to face a wall of pine trees with a small window to try and thread. And bombing a tomahawk or huge hyzer risks disc loss in the pine trees. The hole requires as much luck as skill- never a good thing.

That said, Herr Park is an enjoyable playing experience and will only get better. All skill levels will like it here, as much of the course is forgiving and of reasonable length. Worth the trip.

Excellent course layout, well kept park, tee-pads and nicely marked course. Course offers shots of every variety, great course for players of every skill level. Newly added lost disc box makes this course a cant miss for central PA disc golf.

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The layout of this course was done perfectly, kudos to the people who designed it!! I really enjoyed the variety of holes, open, wooded, tunnel shots, shorter technical lines, open bombers, this course has them all!
Navigation was a breeze, tee signs clearly show where the basket and next tee are.
The park was freshly mowed and there isn't too much overgrowth off the fairways, so errant throws didn't turn into lost discs.

No tee pads or benches at any holes were the only cons I have. I would have to imagine that over time, this will change.

My wife and I had a great round today! It was about 85, sunny and hot, but almost every tee was either in, or very close to some shade. We were able to catch our breath when needed and cool off.
I was rly happy to see another course added to the Lancaster area. It has all the attributes I look for in a course. I'm already looking forward to my next trip to Lancaster to see the improvements and progress made here.

Located in a secluded beautiful park. There is a waking path but otherwise the disc golf is separate from other park activities. Baskets catch well. Navigation was very easy (I didn't have a map); most holes had next tees signs after them; most (if not all) tee signs had an arrow on them to direct you towards the next tee. A variety of shots (open/wooded; short/long) so you shouldn't be bored. Score cards at beginning of course with distances. Port-a-potty on path from parking lot to first tee.

No tee pads. One tee position; one basket position. A few of the holes seemed to be long for its own sake which I found to be tedious (see below). No amenities. Scorecards did not have course map (only important on first time).

I played in early morning right after (and a little during which) the course had been mowed. So the dewy grass cutting s got all over my discs (not the course's fault). Holes 1 and 2 are wide open. Then the fun begins. Hole 3 is a tunnel shot but wide enough to be fair. Holes 4 and 5 are longer with a few trees. Then 6 through 9 are in the woods - very nice evergreen forest where you have to hit your lines to score decently. Hole 10 is mostly open and not very interesting. Then comes 11 which is long and open and uphill (over 600 feet) to a protected basket; I didn't like it - just long for long's sake. Then you get a wide open long downhill (boring) which is an easy 3. Then another long uphill wide open hole (even more boring). Hole 14 skirts the edge of the woods (not a big improvement). Then back to fun for 15 and 16; 16 is very short but you have to shape the shot (still an easy 2 for most people). Hole 17 starts in the woods but then goes into the wide open after a short hard right dogleg - I didn't think much of it. Hole 18 is a long wide open shot where there are a few trees near the basket (still easy).
Overall not bad and I would/will play it again if in the area but mostly for the wooded shots. Plant a few trees on the wide open ones and it will be much better. Of course, tee pads will also help.

The course is in a beautiful park adjacent to school grounds. The park is secluded and relatively peaceful with a walking path around most of the holes.
This course has just about all the shots. You'll see a lot of technical holes with tight lines. There are a few bombers, and holes that require creativity with technical approaches. I really enjoy the layout and mix of shots. The pine trees offer challenge if you don't hold your line. You'll see some flat holes at the start and finish, but in the middle of the round a nice mix of uphill and downhill shots. Some holes are wide open and blind baskets, with tight green entries.

Some holes are very muddy, but this is likely to clear up over time, as the course is relatively new.
The course has a frequently traveled walking path around it, which can be problematic with pedestrians.
Parking isn't clear, but you'll want to be in the school lot and probably not the township parking area.
There is a slight walk to and from the lot as well as from 6 to 7, and back also tracking from 17 to 18. No big deal though.
I've come through the chains on a few baskets; baskets don't appear to be fully chained like a DISCatcher.

Newest course in Lancaster county, designed by locals of the LAFS club. The club has designed some staples in the county, and this course will likely enter into the mix for regular play. Currently, league tag nights are first Wednesday of the month. I'm excited to see how it matures with time.

Random thought: if you're like me with limited time or liking to play over lunch, the hole layout does offer the ability to modify a round to play 9. Tee boxes 2, 4, 11, and 13 are relatively close together.

Definitely a course to hit up if you're traveling through, in addition to Buchmiller, Ship Rock, and Akron.

Do not judge a book by the cover. Upon entering the township park, you'll see a few baskets straight away. My initial impression was quite mediocre upon walking to the first tee. After 18 holes, I wanted to jump right back onto that first tee and go another round.

The course eases you into a false sense of security straight off with a traditional 250ft(ish) left to right shot protected by a tree, followed by a decently long field shot. From there, the course pulls no punches at it introduces you to a surgical tunnel shot, out-of-bounds penalties, beautiful vistas, eloquent uphill and downhill holes, memorable pine groves, and plenty of challenge for beginners of the sport and great fun for more experienced players.

The local club (LAFS) has quite a few course installations under their belt, and experience in course design reflects that fact.

No two holes are the same. Each hole will feature a theme, whether it be elevation change, obstacles, grip-and-rip, or placement shots.

For the exception of Hole 16, the course doesn't require an advanced knowledge of disc flight to get off the tees on the perfect flight path. This is a perfect course to take a player who has never thrown a disc. The course permeates a sense of recreation while maintaining challenge.

During my visits, there were scorecards stocked with par and distances on the bulletin board.

As of March 2016:

No tee-pads. No "next hole" indicators. No "lost disc" depository. No benches. No map.

However, if we're speaking historically about the other courses the club has planted - I expect these items to be resolved.

A walking path around the perimeter of the property comes into play on most holes. This is not a disc golf exclusive property, and time has yet to show how many "sunbathers" will throw their picnic blankets on the ground and casually stroll through the course. Be aware of the walkers, and please be kind and courteous.

Some tee pads are in very close proximity. It's not necessarily a safety issue, but more of a "sound" issue if you have a group teeing off behind you as you are running up to drive. This is a minor observation for those who need the Earth to be still to maintain focus on a drive.

From the parking lots to the first tee is a bit of a walk. Again, it's a minor point - but the walk is probably several hundred feet - so do not wear yourself out running to the first tee in excitement.

Once the teepads and basket markers are installed, this will only continue to polish this delightful course. This will undoubtedly become a staple for the local disc golf community. The course will be held in the same regard to the other local courses such as Roland Park, and Buchmiller. Not as long and enduring as Ship Rock, and not as challenging or niche like Boulder Woods or Quakers Challenge.

This is a community course that was well designed and plays great. You never get the feeling that a community planner, or boy scout troop sunk baskets randomly on the property and opened shop. Herr Park is a course that will keep you coming back, and is certainly worth the visit.