• Good tree obstacles.
• A variety of shots needed.
• 1 tee shot over water with good risk/reward.
• A winter alternative to Ann Morrison Park.

• All holes short.
• People still use the park in the winter and early spring, so you sometimes have to wait until it's clear.
• Lots of duck and goose "residue".
• No tee pads, grass/mud is slick.
• Broadway and Myrtle streets border the first 3 holes, so a bad shot might get flattened by a passing car.

I look forward to playing this course in the winter months because there aren't enough courses for a city the size of Boise in the summer. It's not a particularly hard course. I've been able to post pretty low scores every time I play, so it's good for the ego. It's also short, so you can play 3 or 4 rounds in a short time. The park is nice and is close to Ann Morrison. I usually play the Ann Mo winter course along with this one.

You really feel like you are in the middle of it all at the urban Boise Julia Davis Park. Its pretty immediately apparent that this is a well used, well loved city park with a lot of history. Thankfully, the disc course plays through one corner of the park which is a little lighter on the traffic. Most holes are lightly wooded with little to no rough and play over nicely trimmed rolling grass.

Variety: You'll need several shots off the tee because of nicely shaped fairways which force hyzer/turnover/straight shots and you might want to bring along a water disc or two - especially if you are the thrill-seeker who plays more aggressively around water.

Challenge: There really isn't that much here - not so much because there aren't obstacles, but because the holes with obstacles are quite short requiring only a putter or midrange.

Busy: This park is clearly a city favorite and you'll see plenty of non-golfer traffic including walkers, gawkers, and four-legged friends. Likewise, even on a pretty chilly spring day, we had to wait on several tees for groups of casual golfers.

Finally, the proximity of a few holes to a busy downtown road had me a little wary to give it my all on several of the tee shots. I'd hate to see a reckless newbie shot ruin this nice course for everyone and it seems like holes could be altered slightly to avoid the possibility of dangerous errant shots landing on the road.

Julia Davis is a perfect park for beginners because of the absence of rough, a variety of shortish hole distances, and variety in terms of tight/open fairways. The pond might be a bit scary for the newer player but it is relatively easily avoided. More experienced players will have to chill out a bit and enjoy the park for what is available - that said, it would be difficult not to have a fun round here.

The Julia Davis nine hole Winter course plays on beautiful green grass and loops around and even plays over a duck pond. Most of the holes here are shorter but not too extremely easy due to a low ceiling or a well placed tree acting as a bunker. Hole seven is the only hole on the course that is a super easy birdie and ace run, in fact my playing partner hit his first ace in Idaho and his first Superclass ace all on hole seven, all on one throw. Hole eight is a short throw over the corner of the duck pond with a very real chance of losing your disc especially with the low ceiling and semi tight line you must take, there is also a safer way but the hole is so short I can't see many people wanting to play safe, besides it's a fun throw.

Being on the campus of the local college and having plenty of paved walking trails all throughout the course I can see why this course is only available to play during the Winter. Even so there are still people walking around out here on a weekend with some nice weather. The other issue is that the course is right along a busy street and some of the baskets are way too close to the street and there is a real possibility of hitting a car. The course is fun and pretty but anyone that has been playing for a couple of months are going to master this course in no time.

This is good little stop combined with the Winter Ann Morrison set up that is only a mile away. This is a pretty good option for anyone taking the kids or family out and want to get a good round in. You're going to want to watch your step as there is a lot of goose scat on the course. The day we were there the geese had their babies out and walking around the course by hole number eight; there must have been four different mothers and close to thirty babies, it was a pretty cool site.