To find the starting point of the Highland Park 18 holr disc golf course , you must drive through almost all of it . There is a small place to park close to hole 1 . This course is park style disc golf . There are bathrooms close by ,and there are a couple of shelters that can accommodate .
The Equipment : There is a nice kiosk near hole #1 with map . The tee pads are cement , only 4' X 8' but hold footing well . The baskets are numbered Mach 5's . The signage is pretty good . Probably updated .There are dual pin positions on almost all of the holes , which makes for a nice change .
The Landscape . This is a very clean ,nice looking park that was mowed and well taken care of when I was here . Highland Park plays very flat . A couple of small grades until you get to about 14 . There are some semi woods holes that have a little elevation , and you throw off a big hill on #15 . You want to wear old or waterproof shoes for holes 11-13 ( more in cons section ) . The course will hold water on 8-13 and 15 , 16 . Navigation will be tricky in spots , but the flatness of the course will be easy on your legs . There is a nice concrete bridge that you will cross over twice , maybe for 8 and after 16 . There is a narrow but neat reservor of water that separates this course .
The highlights . The water carry on 8 was fun . There was a nice top of the world shot on 15 through a tightening window . #16 was a long hole over 500' that eventually hugs a brush line on your left as the fairway turns this way ( nice basket placement ) .
Signature Hole : #10 . A water carry to a second section of a long fairway with the water from a reservoir on your left .
Disc risk . If you take the water out of play on a few of the holes ( notably 8 , 10 , and 11 ) you should be okay . There is some thick brush to the left of 16 , and a little on 14 , but nothing else should cause you to lose a disc .
Time : it took me a hour to play this course . A group of 4 should be able to play it in 2 hours .

#1 Safety : Lots of walkers are present , some with their pooches . #4-7 wrap around a populated park with items to entice the family or kiddies . Skip a hole here if you have to .There is a cement walking path that might make you wait while throwing over the water on 8 until you cross back over after 15 . Be nice . Kokomo Disc Golf Club and Highland Park have updated this course and really trying .
#2 Navigation . The online map needs updating . The course breaks up , then reassembles in spots . Like , after playing 15 off the hill which you may have to look for , the have to go to your far left to see the tee for 16 .
#3 Standing water . The area had been fairly dry for a while before I came to play . I think that water and mud will be a staple for the fairways around 11-13 . I had waterproof boots on , but a nice pair of sneakers WILL SINK here . It must look like a bog on 8 thru 13 and 15-16 after a hard and sustained rain . You have been warned .
#4 Challenge : The course has a few filler holes , and some are just downright easy , which is sad because a few of the holes present a good fight for par . I think that the park had the local in mind when redesigning this course . .
With water like this , it will bring hungry insects . Spray Deet liberally on yourself before playing . The parking lot needs enlarging.

The Kokomo locals must be thrilled that this course is here . It was packed and someone was waiting for my parking spot as I was leaving . Mission accomplished , Highland Park . Not a long course overall , but fun ( 15 , 17 come to mind ) . Don't let the lack of elevation here , or the standing water in the middle of the course cause you to ignore this course . The alternate pins mean that Kokomo Recreation is working to appease as many as possible . This course is a fun stop .
My Recommendation : Good enough for families and newbies ( play away from the water ) , great for the locals , and it shows , interesting enough holes to keep intermediates , am and some pros occupied . A great leg stretcher for travelers , just off of rt 31 and a prime area for Course Collectors to combine with The Preserve , Heartland and Sharp's Park ( don't go to Shady Pines . I was there and was told the course was pulled ) . More relaxing than challenge , consider giving this course a play .

Mid to fairly easy course. Easy layout. Can be fun. Not bad for the area

So much standing water on holes 11-13The par for some holes are outrageous. Hole 4 is not a par 5 at little over 200 feet. Neither is hole 8 a par 4. I finished -5 today but my scorecard came out -14 with the pars on this course.

The redesign seems better than the old layout.

Concrete pads are bigger than before which is a nice addition.

Leaves currently all over the place making it a little tougher to locate neutral colored discs.

Signs need updated to reflect new layout. Marker writings helped but distance is a little off.

Overall I like the course. Somewhat technical on some holes but plays pretty quick.

•Picnic table with trash cans and a Bulletin board with up-dated information. •A full 18 target course,not just 9 targets with two tee pads per hole.•Concrete tee pads on #1,#2-pro,3,4-pro,5,6,7,8,9,10. I believe they are in the area that floods.•Good use of creek and hills.....#2 Pro tee; throw OVER the creek,#2 Am tee; the creek will be on your left. #4 Pro tee; Throw over a bend in the creek. #7 Tee; Throw to a mild grassy incline to the left. #8 Tee; Throw over a access road to the other hill,then downhill behind mature growth with underbrush for a roll-a-way green.#9 a short downhill ace run! •Little under brush to punish a bad drive or approach.• Mature trees gives alot of shade,wind will still be a factor. •Mando Dogleg #15.

•Mostly flat.•No "Tech" holes •No directional signs •Tee signs are on holes only with concrete tees (bolted on) •Navigation Issues; crosses the One-Way park road FOUR times!? •Holes #5,#6,#11,#12,#13,#14,#16,#17,#18. are all pretty much the same....O.K. They are different distances.

Come in the Park on the Northside use Deffenbaugh St. Turn left (south) onto the One-Way Street. Course Starts south of the Baseball Fields. I parked on the grass on the right,between the road and creek. Layout is both a Pro & Con. It uses all of the available land to it's fullest. But it does have repetitive holes and crosses,to those holes, a park road. That's used by not only cars but runners, walkers and joggers.As far as the repetitive holes (I believe #6,#11,#12,#13,#14,#17,#18) maybe a few moved to the wooded area after #10 on the west side of the creek? After looking at Google maps there is a nice Island Shot that's possible? Have clean fill dirt on others for elevated tees and/or pin placements?

- Alot of mid-range shots-200-300ft.
- A cool downhill shot on hole #9.
-Holes #2 and #4 are around water with alternate tee pads so you don't have to throw over water.
- Some baskets seem strategically placed to make play more challenging.
- Hole #8 is an uphill shot with a hard right curve.
- The cement tee pads have signs on them with distance, par and basket location.

- Only about half the holes have cement tee pads, the rest are dirt tee with no signs.
- Dirt tee's are marked with two yellow squares on the ground, some were hard to find.
- You had to have a map or have played there before. To navigate through course.

Free course with benches and trash cans through out. I like how the course uses all the park. It had a nice flow with a good range of shots.

This course is in a very nice park. The holes are laid out fairly close together, making navigation for the most part simple.

A couple of the tees were hard to find, and I believe number 8 may cause problems for some people, due to the fact that it runs real close to a busy street.

The two holes that played over the water were a nice change, this was the first time I had ever thrown over water. Not a long course, nor to short something nice to play if you are in the area and have about an hour to kill.

On most holes the course will make you be acurate without having to thread a needle. If you have never played around water hole #2 will either give you confidence or destroy your desire.

On a nice day there will be a lot of nondiscgolfers roaming around in the way. If it's baseball season you may have to play around a team warming up for the next game.

The "brook" is about waist deep (some teens were wading in it when we played) so loosing a disc on #2 and #4 is a possibility. They do have alternate tees on those two holes if you don't want to throw over the water.

The park is nice but maybe a sign or two around the playground and the ball diamonds letting people know that there may be flying saucers going by would be nice.

Nice course layout, very nice baskets, variety of holes, great for beginners (not too technical) yet offers some challenges for advanced players, great integration of river/creek on the few holes it is in play.

Dirt tees are very difficult to find, no practice basket, you have to cross the road several times between holes to go to the next group of holes, I don't recall any trashcans, hole 1 tee and 18 basket are far from parking lot.

This course offers a little bit of variety with most holes playing through/around mature growth. It is forgiving for those errant throws as you will still have a look at the basket. The course design took advantage of all the park has to offer; a few elevation changes, the river, and the low ceiling tunnel shots.

One thing that annoyed me was the fact that I had to cross the road several times to go to the next set of holes, however, I believe this was necessary in course design to allow room for all 18 holes.

The signage on the teeboxes was nice for the ? holes that had it (maybe half), but the other half of the holes only had wooden plates level with the ground designating where the tee is for those dirt tees, They were very difficult to find and easy to overlook. It definitlely helps to print out a map before playing.

I found the course to be somewhat easy, but I had a great time playing it and would make the trip to play again (1 hour drive). Concrete tees to replace dirt tees would be an excellent addition.

Course is newer. There are alternate tees on a few holes and the concrete tees have nice signs showing where the baskets are. Nice Baskets.

Several holes run next to a creek that you can easily lose a disc in. (I did!) Several holes run parallel to each other could be easy to hit someone. Dirt tees can be hard to find.

Print off the map!