This nice, older nine-hole course plays amongst mature trees and a deep creek ditch in a park with lots of other activities, from the shelters to tennis, to play areas, to a skate park, to old asphalt walking paths and a couple of sturdy bridges crossing said creek, which are utilized to maximize the course's potential. With older DGA's (the ones with lipped rungs above the cage rim) just beginning to reach their rusty ages, simple 4x4 posts constituting "signage" at dual tees (toe boards and natural turf/dirt) to give two different angles of approach for each fairway, you actually will be able to choose options for your tee shots and approaches. Hole distances range from 175' to 310', the longest being 5/14, which finishes on a raised mound adjacent to a majestic tree. The course is accessible for recreational players, and poses reasonable challenges for skill levels up to intermediate.

The course plays almost all on the flat, level terrain near a creek, so it was muddy (and slippery) around some of the worn tee areas when I played there. There are some significant safety issues as the park currently stands: benches and picnic tables are definitely smack-dab in the middle of the fairways on 6/15 and 7/16, and you are near, or crossing the walking paths here and there. Watch out for the ravine to the right of 4/13, where a left to right shot definitely has a chance of getting wet.

For course navigation, be aware that you need to hole out on 3/12, then go to the bridge near the 6th tee to cross and play 4/13 and 5/14. Then after 6/15 continue forward, cross the other bridge, and come back to the tees for 7/16, before finishing your loop back by the tennis court fences at the south end of the park.

It's spread out
Variety of holes, short, long, wide open, trees, etc.

Too many people run/walk the track and you have to throw across it a couple of times. I nearly hit a woman that was jogging...
Some signs are missing or point in the wrong direction, we completely skipped a hole because we couldn't figure out where to throw from.

It's okay for a pit-stop, or a hometown course, but it's certainly not a destination course.

This is the original course in Lufkin and surprisingly has a big amount of pros.
The course is in a nice park with HUGE trees and the holes are all reasonable distances. Not too long but not too far. Also, no hole is a straight shot, line shaping is necessary. A few shots play over a creek, a deep creek at that. It is a hazard that you would not expect to find at a course like this.

All of the tee posts are still present and the flow of the course is very easy. The majority of baskets/tees can be seen from a single point of the park. If you do get turned around there is a map of the course at the parking lot.
No other disc golfers are out here.

First and foremost the big con is the baskets. They are small and old and I do not think they are up to current regulations set by the PDGA.

Hole 2 plays near a playground and even the slightest bit off on the shot can put park goers in harms way.

Many of the holes switch back and overlap one another. However, with a course like this that does not see much play it is okay but not real ideal.

I would say that the course could have and should be designed better. I think the land has a bit more potential then what it is sitting at right now.

With Morris Frank Park now in Lufkin, this makes Kiwanis Park that much more obsolete. Still, this is a great course to start out at. I have not personally played the new course, but from what I have heard it is much tougher than this one.

9 holes, many holes are longer than they look. They make good use of the creek that runs through the park, not a ton of interference from other activities in the park

This course may have once been great, but it's fallen into disrepair. See my photo I loaded of the basket for hole 6 (please note my friend Chris is not a giant). The park was a little crowded, but didn't affect us a ton. One hole, maybe 7 or 8 actually crosses a parking lot, so be careful not to cause any damage.

This is an ok course, not the best, not the worst. With a little love and time it could be a fun short 9 to play. If you're in Nacogdoches, it's probably not worth the drive out, and there are three really good courses in Nac, so just play there.

It's a short course that plays quickly. You could easily playing on a lunch break if you work in Lufkin.
There's a large course map near hole one.
Several picnic areas as well as basketball and tennis courts if you bring along non-disc golfers.

I'm not a stickler about dirt teepads, but I would like there to be a teepad. There's just a short post marking the area.
Hole one runs right though one of the picnic areas and hole two crosses the children's water park. You'd have to skip these two holes if the park was crowded.
There's no good way to get across the creek on hole three. The steps are long since washed out, and to go around would be a ridiculous distance in either direction. The city wouldn't have to put a super nice bridge in like the one before hole five, but it could definitely install one like before hole eight.
None of the baskets are a uniform height and the basket on hole nine is about a foot and a half off the ground.
There's a lot more of the park that could be used to make this a much better course without adding holes.
Also, the one set of restrooms is on the complete opposite side of the park as the DG course.

Lay up or launch something you don't care about losing on hole seven. The creek is wide and deep at that point and anything that goes in is probably not coming back out.
You really don't ever need to play this course unless you live in Lufkin or maybe if you're just in town with an hour to kill. However, if you do live there and would like to get into the sport, it's a decent enough course to get you started. Just drive down the road to Academy and grab a Roc or a Buzz.

It's a place to play disc golf, kinda. It is safe and easy to find. It is close to places to eat. It has a couple of decent holes because of a creek and a lot of mature pine trees.

Hole 3 and 5's baskets are missing unless they are both 800 ft shots and I didn't walk far enough. Except for 2 holes it is poorly designed as if the designer was not a disc golfer. It did not take full advantage of the amazing amount of mature pine trees or the creek. 3 out of 9 were open straight shots leaving a lot of the more wooded terrain unused. I found the basket for 7 but not the tee. Tees were wooden pegs with the numbers on the wrong side with an arrow on the side of the peg pointing the direction of the shot. There were walkers and gazebos and cabanas and playgrounds and mimes and people juggling. Just kidding about the last 2. The holes could have been located more remotely instead of as close to the other park activities as possible. Just a poorly designed course that has perfect terrain for disc golf.

I changed my rating from1 to 2 discs because of a new appreciation for unused in the design, yet well maintained land for me to set up my portable disc catcher and seeing the pics of Conejo Valley YMCA in California. The terrain was great, mature pines and a nasty creek. It seems baskets have been replaced and it now has all 9 in from what I gather from recent reviews. I might stop and play on my way to Houston to play McDade and others. Keep those Texas courses coming.