This is a good park course that makes use of all the possible land features on this piece of land. This is also a very historic course for the state of Colorado. There is a great number of challenges on different holes and you will be forced or asked to throw many different types of shots. There is a lot of risk and reward shots as this course plays right along a little creek. If you happen to throw a disc in the creek, it should be fairly easy to get you disc back. There are a number of great memorable holes, especially when playing in the tournament format with two extra holes. I particularly like hole A where you are throwing under the bridge there by holes 7 and 8. Hole 7 is an incredible mental challenge and possibly the most memorable hole on the course. These might be some of my favorite tee signs as well as they have a picture of the hole on them so you can really get a good idea for what was going on in the course designers head.

There are several holes that are built right on top of each other. There is a considerable amount of foot traffic as the course is built right on top of some walking and bike riding paths. This is not a very easy course for beginners and they are going to be changing hole 6 to protect a few of the local homes from discs errently thrown by beginners. It is relatively hard to predict how a disc might skip as the ground is inconsistent from hole to hole.

I played in the Spring Fling that was held here and so I do not have a good idea on what basic traffic is like on this course but with the number of holes that were built right on top of each other tournament rounds lasted about four hours. I would suspect that any amount of good traffic of players on this course will slow rounds down. The foot traffic also made things interesting and you will have to be very careful looking for pedestrians. Really the only reason that this course is not rated higher is because of how close some of the holes are. It is defiantely worth playing and if you know how to control a disc you will score very well on this course. If you do not know how to control a disc you will have a very long day. There are a ton of Birdie opportunities combined with a few holes that just make you cringe. There is a lack of longer holes on this course and many tee shots are better made with mid range discs as well. The name of the game here is accuracy. There is a great local community around this course. Also, the only bathrooms at this course are portable outhouses. Still this was a great experience.

Nice, fairly wooded, park setting. Different pin positions keep the course fresh. Nice concrete tee pads and signs. Just the right amount of elevation change, for the flatlanders. River penalties and OB, keeps it challenging. Some really nice hole design and they made the most of the available space. If you are used to championship courses, this one plays shorter and is literally a walk in the park! Stay dry and par for the course (or under) is yours for the taking.

The biggest problem I have with this course is the massive amount of pedestrian traffic. On the weekends, look forward to this course being jam-packed with other players, bikers, skateboarders, dog-walkers and old ladies. The course plays along the sidewalk for most of the front nine, so driving can get tricky at times. The best time to play this course is early morning on weekends or before five on weekdays. For me, it's not worth it when the course is packed.

If you are a beginner, or playing with beginners, the river will eat up your discs all day long. It's on the left, most of the time and for the RHBH beginners, that means your disc is wet all day long. Bring a stick or Golden Retriever for less of a headache. Johnny Roberts is one of the staple Denver area courses and a great time!

Well laid out in a city park. Holes are short, you probably want to leave your drivers at home.Nice large trees throughout the park that are place just right to give enough of a challenge but not too difficult to frustrate most players.Baskets are in great condition. Teepads are large cement, no issues with these. Signage is great, some say the best around, but either way, you won't have any problems knowing where to throw. Good mix of right and left shots. Trees of various sizes throughout the course come onto play on many of the shots. Work on your short game here. Since it is in a city park, it is well mowed. No real chance for losing a disc here. That is except if you throw it in the creek that runs through the park. Not too deep that you can't fish it out though. It presents a good challenge on a few of the holes as well.

Longer holes would have made it more of a challenge but there just isnt any more space available here. It is a very popular park, lots of people here, so your round could take longer than you would have planned. There are a number of other park users that walk and use the park as well. Be careful of these people. It can slow you down a little bit, but that is the price you pay sometimes.

Great fun little course to take a beginner to. This course doesn't have a lot that it can improve on but not a course that should be passed up either. This is what I call a "classic" disc golf course. Though it is a shorter course, it makes up for that with a good design, great pin placement and teepads/signs/baskets. A must play in the area.

Excellent location. Many birdable holes. Signs are well made and marked. Good technical routes around trees and near water. Tee pads are all concrete with a few extra wide ones. Multiple pin placements keep it interesting. The grass is short and well maintained. Has a small skate park so bring your board.

Is over crowded and slow playing. The walking path is in line with many shots through out the course. The walking path is OB. Just when you think your parked the path can make you out. Lacks elevation change.

This course is made for accuracy. Due to short grass and dirt, discs can skip and roll near water. The water is clean looking and not too deep in most places which makes retrieving discs doable. I have heard from locals that after a storm the water can get high and fast moving. Keep an eye out for walkers and bike riders along the path. Be careful where you park your car. There are many small signs that say city worker parking only in rows of parking spots. Good course to check out in the Denver area.

This is a great course. Beginners can enjoy the shorter fairways and veterans can take numerous shots at aces. The course is well manicured.

Due to its convenient location, the course is busy most afternoons and weekends and it attracts all kinds of players. Normally I would say this is a good thing, but often the course can't handle the numbers. Players get rude. They skip ahead and end up slowing down the people the skipped. It is also a regular park and I have spoken with numerous pedestrians who have gotten hit by discs. This happens daily and often from open (nonblind) drives where the player felt rushed and refused to wait for the old man with the walking stick to move out of the way. This was a pedestrian park first and disc golf park later and I think even Johnny Roberts would be disappointed in how some disc golfers are treating others on this beautiful course. Respect with the community is necessary to keep the City of Arvada on board with supporting disc golf.

You will likely hit the water once a round. Most downed branches get cleaned up by park maintenance, so go pick up a "Golden Retriever" or equivalent disc retriever. If you go in the water on #6 or #9, the water likely pulled your disc under the roots of the large tree on the south bank.

Good structure provided by mature hardwood trees; stream comes into play on several holes making for a challenging round. Several tee positions. Well-constructed tee signs with good information and pictures.

Relatively short although challenging. Can get very busy so you can expect waits at each hole. Not a lot of elevation change.

As the name suggests, a classic disc course in CO that captures the imagination of Johnny Roberts himself. If traveling through, a course to take the time to play.

The course has fresh looking tee signs and tee pads/concrete for every hole. From what I hear, it's a really old course and they made some good use of the land. A pretty good variety of shots too.

It's tight layout has a few holes overlap. Your target is in the fairway of the next tee. It can interrupt the flow of play. Also, the creek that runs through it is nice, but I don't really like that almost every single hole puts water into play - I'm talking about within 20 feet of the forced line. I'm all about risk-reward, but I think risk should mean losing strokes, not your trusted discs into water. Basically, I feel like two people could throw identical shots and one could catch and roll in the water and another could be parked. Some say "tough, deal", I say a little unfair an frustrating.

Very nice creek running through the middle of the course, making every shot vulnerable. I think thats a pro, challenging courses make you a better player. Great signs, great big huge tee pads, some of the largest I've seen. Tight shots, require accuracy and finesse.

The course is shared with a skate park which put a ton of kids in play on several holes. There are neighborhoods surrounding the park so bad shots could end up on a roof or fenced yard.

This park has been crowded pretty heavy the times I've gone and some of the holes switchback which causes even more delay. Best to go early. The neighbors seem to be cool, so just knock on the door before you climb someones fence or walk into their yard. This shouldn't be a problem for your above average player.

- Quality benches and restroom on premises.
- Long tee pads allow you to stretch out.
- Several intimidating holes that test your nerve. You'll find yourself throwing over the creek multiple times, and in at least one case your disc must fly over the creek twice on the way to the basket.
- Nicely manicured and laid out. You never lose track of where you're going.

- Was hard for me to find. Directions seemed to be misleading. YMMV.
- When you do go into the water expect difficulty in getting down and back up. The steep banks are challenging.
- While you will find a lot of variance in how you have to get through the trees and over the creek you won't see a lot of differences in hole distance. Most seemed to be in the 250-300 feet area. Not necessarily a bad thing, but if you enjoy seeing how far you can throw this might not be your cup of tea.

Played with three locals... Miles, Jamie, and Jedidiah the dog. From their scores and mine it seems like shooting right around par your first time here should be an atainable goal. Don't let that fool you, however, as this will likely be the most fun 54 shots you'll attempt in the Denver area.

Johnny Roberts differed from the other eight Denver courses I've played in that it's short, technical, and still challenging. There's a decent shot variety required to score well, but more mid-range tee shots than drivers. Unlike a lot of other Denver courses there's very little room for error requiring tee shots on very specific lines. The concrete tees are acceptable sized. The double chain, DGA baskets are in good condition. The tee signs are fantastic with map, annotated photo, and distances (see photos). The course has an OB creek flowing through the middle that often comes into play with respect to challenging pin placements. Unlike most of the Houston water I'm used to, the creek water was shallow and clear making wet discs easily retrievable. The parking lot was large and restrooms were available.

Being a popular course in a public park it was crowded; and not everyone there were experienced players with knowledge of golf courtesy. This is a multi use park and the course plays dangerously close to the walking/jogging path, basketball court, and skate park. #17 is an especially dangerous blind hole throwing directly across a walking path. There are a couple crossing fairways which is never preferable but often a necessity to plan a course in a small area.

Johnny Roberts was a frustrating course for me to play right now because my long game is much better than my technical ability. I think as my skills progress I would come to appreciate this course more than some other long but wide open, "how far can you throw", Denver courses. But even then I would still like to see a couple more longer holes to balance the course for power players.