Hudson Park is a really fun disc golf course to play. If you like playing disc golf, like having fun, and have fun playing disc golf, this is all you really need to know. Go play it!

What? You are still reading? Sheesh! Alright, I'll write more.

Hudson Park is a short wooded course with some really good elevation to work with. A few shots like #1 and #15 have a park-style feel, but most of the shots are wooded with really wide defined throwing routes. #1 and #15 are also the only 300'+ shots, so if you can hit your lines there will be birdie opportunities early and often. If you don't hit your lines? Well there is some pretty thick shule that makes scrambling a chore, so you are a lot better off just hitting your lines.

There is a good variety to the shots. None of the holes are really epic/memorable, but holes like #7, #16 and #17 are pretty spots to throw. There are a couple of shots (#6 and #18) where the pin is 20'+ higher than the tee, and holes #2, #3 #5, #7 and #11 feature elevated tee shots. Hole #10 has a slanting fairway with some rollaway danger.

The baskets are Gateway Titans, the tee signs are informative but are just laminated signs so they may not hold up. The course has good, logical flow and a lot of "next tee" directional signs. There are benches or stumps to sit on at a lot of tees. It's just...it's just so darn fun. If I could have a disc golf course in my backyard, I'd want it to play like Hudson Park. Go play it!

OK, for those of you that are allergic to fun there are things you can use as an excuse to poo-poo the place:
*The tees are natural and stink, the course needs better tees.
*Hole #17 tees on a downhill slant, so good luck teeing there when it rains.
*The distances are short, so if you HAVE to throw far to impress your friends it's not going to let you show off that particular skill.
*A lot of the course is low-lying and kinda torn up, so it's not the best place to go after it has rained.
*The shule is pretty thick and could stand to be cleaned out some.
*There are still some ankle-breaker stumps in the fairways. They get painted so you can see most of them, but they are out there.
*If you are on a road trip and are looking for the DGCR-approved definition of the "best" courses in the area, it's a recreational short course that isn't going to make the cut.

I flipped an old Comet into the shule on hole 12 and had a screaming/cursing hissy fit when I couldn't find it before I noticed there was a house. Right. There. Sorry, disc golf course neighbors.

OK, so I have to rate the place. Ugh. It's a short rec course, and those don't rate so great. If it was perfect it would be a 3, and it's not perfect because of bad tees. So it ends up at a 2.5. I'd really like to rate it higher, though. It's a really fun course. Anybody who plays disc golf for fun is going to like this course. You should really just go and play it already.

-Fair lines
-Good for beginners
-Titan Baskets
-Lots of temporary signs to help with navigation (they will disappear if not made more permanent)

A fun little course through the woods with lots of putter shots and some little elevation changes.

-natural tee pads are nasty
-some holes in lowland areas that hold lots of water
-some boring holes and nothing that stood out as special

Needs some time to break in and desperately needs grass seed/mulch and of course, tee pads.

It reminds me of a 1980s course designed more for lids than discs, but I enjoy throwing putters, so this it is still fun.

Hudson Park DGC has just recently been upgraded to 18 holes. The sign says over 500 man hours of volunteer labor completed this task. To those volunteers, I applaud you and your efforts.

Hudson DGC has a sign pointing to the course a couple of blocks away on the corner where you turn to reach the course. What's next? A billboard on the freeway?

The course has these, not so wonderful, natural tee pads. There are small white stakes to mark these pads. I'm sure they'll be replaced with concrete sometime in the future. The baskets are Gateway models with triple chains and #'s in the middle. There are (I should say were) little laminated next tee signs. They won't last. The mauroding teens will eventually destroy them. There are also laminated tee signs which show the distance, par, elevation loss or gain and the hole number.

Hole lengths are mostly short, around 225' average maybe but it's the technical nature of the course which provides the challenge. Combined with the fact, that quite a few baskets are either tucked into the brush or hidden off the tee or both, creates the challenge here.

# 7 features a pretty natural grass fairway, I liked that. There are a couple of nice short ACE runs. I probably liked # 17 as my favorite hole here. It's 240' with the basket visible from the tee and plenty of small trees to contend with.
My thanks to whomever painted the tripping roots Red. It makes it easier to avoid them. Nice touch.

Natural tee pads are rough. They need work.
Laminated signs are great but have no chance of lasting.
I didn't really care for all the baskets tucked into and out of sight. I prefer visible baskets from the tee.
Overall lack of distance is equaled out, somewhat, by the technical skill needed on this course.

One can easily see the results of so many hours of volunteer labor that has been done here. There's more to be done but I'm sure this course will only improve with time and play. It's probably not the best course to play alone your first time through but I was looking and there was nobody else to be seen at 6:30 am when I played.