+ There are a practice basket, info board and lost & found right next to hole1.
+ Tee pads are long, sturdy, flat and wide pavers.
+ Most of the course has visible and reliable 'next' signs.
+/- The entire course plays in a deep dark forest with plenty of hills.
+The tee signs are illustrative and have the necessary info.
+ The baskets are numbered, but...

- ...Those baskets are hard to spot. Tons of overlapping shadows permanently inhabit this place, easily shrouding the dimly colored pins.
-/+ Some steep walks here and there.
- Just a little repetitive.

When I think of a hilly and wooded disc golf course, Leonard Park is exactly the type of place that comes to mind.

This is exemplified perfectly by hole10. To my mind, that one is the star of the show with its impressive steep valley peppered with trees from start to finish. The woods provide the obstacles while the valley provides the beauty and (slight) intimidation factor. The hole functionally plays straight, but who can deny that a tree-speckled valley almost never *feels* straight?

It's not perfect, though. So let me get the negative stuff out of the way real quick...

I should ackowledge how samey the holes could feel for some players. Those of us who prefer open or park style courses might get irritated with this course because it really is nothing but wooded holes until the very end. I didn't mind it, but just be aware what you're getting into. Hole5 might be the most boring example. It isn't a bad hole- just plain and direct.

Between holes4 and 11, I didn't see any 'next' signs. That was a little disappointing. It's possible that I simply wasn't looking in the right spots. Plus, I was playing the short layout. Maybe 'next' signage is more prevalent with the long baskets? (Quick shout-out to Tim from Middletown for being my guide.)

Also, as good and useful as the tee signs are, they appeared a little worn. The signs at holes9 and 17 (18 during my visit) are visibly damaged, and many of the others are scuffed, scratched, dented and the paint is beginning to peel off of pretty much all of them.

...But back to the positive stuff.

The course feels as though it is part of the landscape. Hole6 has clusters of tall rock formations that add to the mystery for first-time players. Holes13 and 14 have satisfying deep valleys, which give the course a more adventurous feel. On the more dangerous walks, rope banisters have been installed for safety.

And it's so peaceful. The park is far from any truly busy roads, industrial plants and commercial buildings. With so many trees and hills around, almost no outside sound interferes with the player's round. You're enjoying a disc golf course in the area's original woods with very few distractions.

As a sidenote, if you come here between late June and mid-August, Leonard Park hosts a youth summer day camp. They remove basket18, change hole17 into 18 and set up a temporary hole17. It doesn't subtract much from the experience, but it's something to be aware of.

Chances are you already know if you're going to like Leonard Park. If you prefer courses with wide open fairways, then this course won't make you happy. If you don't mind plenty of trees and hills in your disc golf, then this is just the place to go.

But whether you enjoy or hate this type of disc golf, I think we can all agree upon how impressive it is for a course to exist for more than 45 years.
Regarding the cell tower that is rumored to be built here, the most recent news articles say that Leonard Park is no longer the likely site for it. That's some good news for this historic course, and I hope it's true. How sad it would be if a course designed by Ed Headrick himself and this natural park at large were to be damaged for the sake of technology.

Leonard Park is located in Mt. Kisco, NY. If you are lucky enough to not run into traffic, it's under an hour's drive from Times Square in midtown Manhattan - which makes this one of the closest disc golf options to NYC. You won't see any garish neon billboards here though - just a large park with tons of amenities like various ball fields, playgrounds, and even a pool. The 18-hole disc golf course plays well away from all of these in the back of the park.

Leonard Park DGC provides a challenging round of technical disc golf. The course plays in an old-growth forest, with a strong variety of fairways cut through the trees. Things are tight enough throughout the course to force all kinds of different shots. Those who are able to will definitely want to use both their backhand and forehand. The lines are fair though, and wide enough to be scorable if you can throw 250'ish or further with accuracy. Hole #17 is completely open (other than the approach to the basket) to provide a little variety. Distances range from 175' to 595', with six par 4's if playing the long layout.

Elevation changes also add challenge throughout the course - and help create a few holes that will stick in my mind. Hole 4 plays over rolling terrain that also slopes downward from left to right, and is where the exposed rock you'll get familiar with comes into play for the first time. Hole 5 is flatter but has much more rock lining the left side of the hole. Hole 8 is a nasty little 325' throw with a narrow fairway along the side of a hill that slopes steeply from right to left. The last 100' or so of the hole crests the ridge and slopes downhill to a basket tucked off to the right. Speaking as a RHBH thrower, this was one of the holes where I really wished I had spent more time working on my RHFH.

I'll probably remember hole 9 the most though. This one looks like a simple 350' dogleg left based on the tee sign, appearing from the tee to play along the bottom of a valley. But the same sign notes it is a par 4 hole, and after you round the corner you'll see why. The basket is perched on the top of an exposed rock face (basically a cliff) that is maybe 15'-20' tall. There are also a couple of trees next to the basket that can knock an approach shot that might otherwise be parked, back down the hill. I was fortunate to take my par on this one.

The back nine has several holes that play down a valley and back up the other side, which I always like. There are many more baskets perched on the edges of drop offs, or right on steep slopes. The exposed rocks add both challenge and aesthetic to the course throughout.

The baskets are DGA models, I think. Or were they Chainstars? I'm honestly not sure. It may have also been a mix of both. I am never a huge fan of baskets that have no band on wooded courses, as I feel they are difficult to see. But these are all in fine condition. The six par 4 holes had two baskets permanently installed - a long and short position. The shorts basically feel like a way to make these longest holes more accessible for recreational players.

The teepads are expertly laid arrays of patio pavers in wood frames. They are large, flat, and level. One tee pad per hole.

The tee signs looked to be on the older side, but they are nice. They show a map of the hole with all pin locations, distances, pars, and other info you would want. Something I wish I had taken more notice of during my round is that each sign also has a nickname for the hole! This is a fun touch that I have only seen on a couple of other courses.

There is a practice area at the first tee that has little stones in the ground indicating distances from the basket in 5 foot increments out to 30 ft. Another nice touch! The front nine and back nine each loop back to this area. A porta potty is available at the parking lot, and I think the rec building probably has bathrooms in it too (I didn't check).

Navigation is a bit of a mixed bag. After some holes there are nice "Next Tee" signs that direct you where to go. On other holes these were missing and I had to look around carefully. Playing the long baskets, there is quite a bit of doubling back to find the next tee which added to the confusion (I noticed this more on the front nine than the back nine). There was a nice kiosk at the first tee, but no map was on it. I used the map uploaded here a couple times, which I believe is still more or less correct.

A walking path and picnic area can come into play on the finishing hole #18. In fairness, this hole is closed in the summer (the basket was actually pulled as of my visit). Signage indicates that you can play hole 16's short basket to long basket as hole 17, and hole 17 as hole 18 to make an 18-hole round. I appreciated this effort to make the course safer!

Note that the terrain is quite steep in places. In a couple of spots, it is so steep that ropes have been installed to help DG'ers clamber up and down the rocks. I would definitely recommend wearing shoes or boots with good grip.

There is plenty of distance here, but those who prefer a more open style of golf might not enjoy this one as much. There are no water hazards or wide open bomber holes (the one open hole #17 is only 330' long).

The land between hole 2's short and long baskets looked like it could be very swampy during the wet season, or even after a heavy rain. There was a very narrow path through this that was basically just a couple of wood boards sitting on the ground.

There are no trash cans on the course, although signs tell you to pack out what you pack in.

The first part of the course had several benches to sit down at, but on the back nine when I was getting tired I don't remember any.

Finding the course within the huge park may not be immediately obvious. You'll want to park in the very back parking lot, near the rec center/pool building. Then proceed to walk around the left side of the building and up the hill behind it to find the beginning of the course.

I did not know this prior to visiting, but a note on hole 12's tee sign indicates that this course was originally designed by Ed Headrick - PDGA#001 and the father of disc golf. Unlike some other early courses I have read about though, this one still has some serious teeth and will provide a fun and challenging round for most skill levels today.

Signs on the kiosk and at a couple places on the course indicate that the park is being considered for construction of a cell tower. The signs oppose this effort and imply that could affect the future of this course. Losing this course to something like that would truly be a shame (and cell reception on the course was fine for me).

This was my first course played in the state of New York and it greatly exceeded my expectations. It is definitely a must-play for DG'ers local to the greater NYC area, and for visitors looking to get a round in it's a worthy choice. I drove here, but I believe it is fairly accessible via train from the city as well. If the locals were to refresh the navigational signage and add a second basket to the remaining holes, I would probably increase this rating to 4.5.

Thanks Ed!

Mostly in the woods
Not crowded
Located in a nice park
Friendly players
Nice hike while going hole to hole
Putting-practice basket
No water or ravine hazards
Plenty of parking

On most holes, it's hard to see the basket from the tee and the signs aren't always accurate.
18th hole is across an open picnic area. If people are sitting in this area, they might get hit by discs.

Located less than an hour from NYC.
Though the park says it's for residents of Mt. Kisco, no one checks.

Nice course layout with nice tee pads on every hole.

Nice length make some holes feel long, but they feel like they play fun and easy.

My favorite thing about this course are the three holes that the tee pad is on a hill and the basket is across a valley on another hill... great course idea.

Up kept well.

On holes where you have the option for a par 3 and a par 4, we couldn't find the par 3 baskets for three of the holes so we just played the par 4s.

Great course, Great fun, Great Disc Golf.

- level paver tee pads
- nice baskets
- variety of length and shot shaping
- alternate pin positions
- great elevation
- beautiful woods set off from a very nice multiuse park where the course is still quite private
- concession stand near hole 1 during the summer
- benches
- uses the best parts of the topography available while keeping a very easy flow for navigation
- fairways are always fair

Not a lot of cons here.

- some of the hiking through the course can be a bit difficult, but I certainly appreciate it.
- not terribly cart friendly with all the rocks throughout.
- first timers might have a couple tricky spots with navigation or which basket they are throwing to. Just bring the map on here. It is current. And they should have some at the kiosk there as well.

The course has some real charm and great wooded golf. I love that there are some original steady Ed holes left that really define the roots of the course, but ultimately the course plays to Today's standards of golf very well.

Hole 1 is a great opener that lets you air out a straight shot with a deceptive little elevation change

The old holes 2 and 3 were combined to make a much longer hole 2 that begs you to break out your biggest driver, but still requires you to maintain control and not anny out or hit any trees.

Hole 3 is super uphill straight shot that lets you know there will be some fun elevation here and that you are going to be winding through some serious woods.

Hole 4 is off to the right of 3 and has a sloping elevation left to right with a valley it's pretty neat and a little daunting with how tight it is, but I still think it is quite fair.

Hole 5 has you back track a tiny bit to the tee pad and is a nice anny shot with a basket that is on a hillside

Hole 7 was a great downhill kind of flex RHBH shot. Seemed like there were more lines that I wanted to explore as well

Hole 8 was really neat with the hillside. It goes up and then way down and to the right, but has a very nasty right to left slope early on that would cause for some serious bogeys

Hole 9 had the best basket placement with a long hyzer hole where the basket was perched on top of a huge boulder very close to the edge.

Hole 10 went from the top of 9's hill over the valley and up another hill. Distance felt a bit off from the sign, but I could have just stunk up the hole, lol. Nice FH and a nice gentle turnover route.

Hole 12 was a perfectly straight, slightly uphill, low ceiling shot that was an original steady Ed hole. Really fun interesting character that really isn't as easy as you would think.

13 has an awesome downhill shot off a drop off that you have to walk around to get off. Just beautiful golf here

14 is another short steady Ed hole that is short, but this time tight and downhill with a slightly guarded green

15 has a great hillside green on a hyzer lane

16 is a bomber hole that winds through a mostly flat fairway, but has some really fun gentle curves with multiple lanes available. Really great hole.

17 plays downhill with hyzer. Starts in the trees with 80% of the fairway in the middle an open field, but goes right back into the woods. Makes you think this short hole is easy, but really to get a 2 you need a precise throw

18 has an island green and is quite flat/open except for the green. Tables here could be problematic, but are very visable. Kinda sad way to end such a great course experience, but it gets you back where you started and it isn't terrible, just not up to the rest of the courses standards I feel.

All in all, it's a real shame this course is being held back by reviews of yore. The club here has done amazing things and really revitalized this course without taking away the original charm from it's routes. Just a stellar job here and I'd love to come back and throw it again.

- It is certainly very challenging. I usually play -5 or better a round and I was really happy about my -1 that I just got because of a Birdie on 18. Not sure if this is a plus for everyone, but I love courses where Par is a good score, and you don't have to play like -12 on 18 holes to consider it a good round. After all its Professional Average Score...
- Anyway, I liked the Tee Pads, they were absolutely NOT slippery, even though it was cold and had rained the days before and the shoes were muddy. Best Tee Pads except Järva that I had in my short "career"
- Even though the new tee signs on the secnd 9 werent put up yet I could nearly always find the new tee. That tells me that it is a nice flowing course rather than a 300' hole-500' walk course, which I like a lot
- The holes themselves were overall really nice, even though there were only the short pins up instead of long ones on a few holes, nice use of elevation as well, makes for some beautiful shots over small valleys or up to the basket on the rock on hole 9

- really not much cons, maybe that it gets a little slippery when it rained before, and as it is for a wooded course, lots of leaves during winter time, but thats nnot really much of a con
- maybe the "biggest" con is that the holes get "boring" towards the end of the round. you really have no drive that needs to be longer than 350', 18 is maybe the most diffierent hole from all the others with a more wide open fairway and just some larger trees. the rest is very wooded and always plays through tight gaps.
- I dont like "luck holes" with no real fairway like hole 2, but tahst basically the only luck hole i think. fairways are mostly tight but fair, if you get off the fairway better get your recovery game on

Well, I've been to the US for vacation and visitied NYC for 10 days. If you stay in central manhattan, this course is certainly worth a visit. Just hop into the northbound train at grand central and it takes you an hour (except if there is a track fire....man that sucked) to go to mt kisco station. from there 20 minutes of walking to the course. like halfway there you find a nice pizza, i thing it was something like maranella or so. make sure to get a slice of pizza there, best pizza i got while being in the US.
Make sure you have old shoes and some pants to get dirty, maybe even if it didn't rain the day(s) before. I liked the course a lot because at home we dont really have those tight wooded courses, they are mostly in a park with more open space. If you're used to wooded courses you might not find it that spectacular, but still - worth a visit i think.

This is a very old school course situated in a elevated area with almost all 18 holes being entirely inside the woods.

It looks like all the tees are are getting new tee boxes and some already have them installed. The new tee boxes look great (with brick patterns).

UPDATE (11/1/14): the new teepads are in! and are excellent. It looks like brick/terraform so its very grippy and confidence inducing during long run ups.

There are some great challenging/interesting holes (like hole 8 and 6 which play very long. And other holes which you have to throw up a large hill (looks to be at least 45ft high) or across a ravine.

UPDATE (11/1/14): they have combined holes 2 and 3 for a mega 500ft par 4 inside the dense woods. Its more open than it looks though and adds a nice long hole to this park which didn't seem possible since its 95% inside the thick forest.

The park has free parking and is actually located on a larger park that has many ball fields, nice public pool, and some pretty good sandwich shops/pizza slice places nearby.

The ball fields right next to the course is great to do some nice field practice work warm ups before a round.

UPDATE 11/1/14 - Since the new tee boxes are installed this park is definitely a 4.0 now. Its a great north east DG park with super technical wooded shots mixed in with some fun elevation holes (hole 3 where you throw upward on a 40ft high hill) and hole 8 where you throw down the the other side of the hill on a slight dog leg right.

Hole 13 is a fun one where you throw across a large ravine, where righties/LHFH throwers have to think twice about going wide or else it'll hit rock wall and roll all the way down.

as of 11/1/14 the new excellent brick/terraform tee boxes are in, but no permanent signage has been created. Its confusing because they combined holes 2 and three and the numbering on some of the old signs are now one off.

It was easy enough for me to figure it out since I've played the course before, but definitely confusing for new players. Fortunately there is a map on the WEDGE website of the new layout so if you have a smartphone just go to wedge (westchesterdiscgolf.com) and work from there.

if you're used to nicer courses with proper tee signage this might be a negative.

I played here for the 1st time and it was a tournament no less and had some extra time to run through the course quickly with just a putter an a midrange before the tournament started.

I actually scored better with just the putter and midrange running quickly to get in a round than my actual tournament with all my discs a little later... doh!

as of 11/1/14 I finally got to play this course again and since I knew a lot of the tricks and lines to take I scored a lot better than the monthly tournament I did when I was a total beginner. Its a fun course.

Very friendly people who were out doing course work. Very natural and lots of elevation. Each hole was very unique from the next.

Signage and tee boxes could use a little work and updating. Def some muddy parts wear some old shoes when you go

very neat course only got about 9 holes in before we had to go but its enjoyable !

Great layout. Alot of the wooded courses we have around here are too wooded. This course has just the right amount of trouble to give the players a choice of a couple different lines. Also, good mix of rightie/leftie favoring holes.

The signage (where it exists) is a bit weak. Lots of mud potential so don't go after rain. WEAR BUG SPRAY... Lots of mosquitoes!

Hole 13 gets skipped a lot since the tee for 14 is right next to the basket for 12, so make sure you walk through the woods off to the right for 13. Hole 16 is by far the most fun, giving players a nice gap to clear with a slight annie or well placed late finishing sidearm being rewarding here. Hole 17 is your bag emptying hole with a nice long downhill shot slowly curving left around a hill with a pretty fast green. If you're out of shape you can skip hole 4 by going right of the hill which leads to 5.

A piece of history. Ed Headrick design. Great terrain Stellar layout. Elevation changes and stick trees make this a fun track. Deceptive length on some of the shorter holes. Snack bar in the summer. New hole #4 is in play! Course maps are available at the first tee.

Dirt tee pads can be tough. some of the baskets date back to the 1970's and cause some bad breaks. The Halloween snowstorm this year caused extensive damage which is steadily getting cleaned up. Trash here can be a problem. Please help keep this park clean

Tuesday league during is on from April through October.
Course is going to be redesigned this year to 18 holes with real tee pads!

I am a casual player that had first played about 25 years ago on one of those tree and fire hydrant courses at my old college. Anywhere I travel, I use this site to find a course and play. Having to go to a funeral in Valhalla, this is the course that had good reviews and was close. Now don't cry about the funeral, I didn't. I did love this course. Yes, as others have said the tees are dirt, the baskets old, and it does double back on you, but I LOVE playing in the woods. There are bugs and animals. Here, Golf is a great excuse for a hike. You really have to plan the shots through and around trees and stuff, and, as an amateur, was able to get 4's on most of the par 3's. It is very relaxing and even though it was Sunday at about noon, I saw nobody else out. There is evidence of some good maintenance, with some fallen wood cut on the paths, path markings, etc. I missed only a hole or two on the first pass through.

My home course is Campgaw, which also has some really nice woods and some tee shots where you can really let go. This course, except a hole or two, is a bit smaller off the tee on most shots. So, if you want to throw that 200 footer, play catch on the baseball field.

It was hot when I went, you have to bring your own water.

This course was built in 1977 and amongst the original 6 in the country. A delightful concoction of steep hills, large boulders, old hardwoods, and creativity combine to form a surprisingly relevant disc course in the year 2010. Yes this course is 33 yrs old but this 21 holer has much staying power. I assure you that this is the best pure disc golf course in the greater New York area. (better than FDR, Cranbury, Campgaw, and gives J-Park and Warwick a run for the money) 18 of the 21 holes play through dense woods with ample fairways. There is minimal shule if any at all. The challenge is in shot making like it should be. There is no digging through underbrush. Elevation gains and drops throughout the entire course. Old growth trees form perfect fairways and there are large boulders that guard greens and create an amazing beauty not found in many places. I never felt the course was unfair or too easy. I felt every hole challenged me to choose and then pick from a multitude of endless lines or shots with plenty of trouble via trees, boulders, cliffs, hills, roll-aways, and some longer par 4s that required multiple shots to safely approach the often precarious or protected green. Some holes deserve special mention.
After 3 strong woods holes the course begins to show it's deep woods technical character as follows
#4- A short uphill drive that requires a powerful accurate drive to a basket nestled atop a steep grade
#7 A basket nestled in the saddle of 2 large boulder mounds
#8 A downhill par 4 that rquires accuracy early and a delicate approach as the green slopes off dramatically
#9 A delightful up and over that is blind but the lines are clearly visible

The course really gets fun as it progresses at
#12 A slightly downhill drive that provides lots of fun
#13 one of the best holes tight, blind, fast green with a cliff running the left edge of fairway
#14 a short tight S-turn that will have you wanting to achieve that perfect flex

Now it gets really intense
#15 a huge open uphill drive to an ever narrowing wooded fairway atop a massive hill to a protected approach and green area
#16 the Signature Hole..a shot from atop one crest to another with a gorge valley between and steeper hillsides to the left and right. Hit a tree and you could be 100 ft down a hillside R or L. Hit it perfect and you could be parked. A fair fun and challenging hole.
#17 A steep downhill wooded screamer through the woods to a protected green below.
#19 is a relatively open downhill with woods to the right and open air and steep grass hill left. Play it right and your parked. Mess up and your hyzering off the hillside with a big upshot to the basket.
#21 The only open drive of the day over a massive field to a protected basket.
The course is secluded from other park activities (unless a ballgame is being played in summer on 21) Can't believe this place was laid out in the year of Star Wars, Disco, and the 77 Yankees!

While this course's design is still difficult and challenging, unfortunately playing it can be challenging/difficult for the same reasons. The tees are natural/rutted and at times dangerous. Their is no kiosk, signage is gone or faded, navigation signs, (though there are maps at hole #1 if you look carefully), the baskets are worn out dilapidated antiques that perform a local trick...getting Kiscoed means a deflection or spit out and I never saw so many in one round. There is an awkward area around holes 14,15,19, and 20 where the course either criss crosses fairways(15,20)(15,19), Shares Baskets due to theft of #20?(14,20), or runs close to other fairways(15,19,20). A little swampy/icy in the first couple of holes. In general it's an old course that needs a facelift. Better signage, rubber tees, newer baskets, and fixing the shared basket and flow problems and suddenly this old course is amonst the best in the northeast. Yeah the layout is that good.
Apparently parking is only for locals in the summer months.

I think this course despite it's first time unfriendliness should be played by any serious DGer. I kept thinking about how ingenious the design was and how with some simple modifications you have a premiere course. If you need splashy signs, new baskets, huge concrete tees, and amenities don't bother coming here. (Go to Warwick or Cranbury instead) but if you enjoy shotmaking, line shaping, variety of holes and natural beauty this is where you need to go. Course begins behind the farthest baseball field from the entrance. Get a map from DGCR to aid in navigation. In short it's from 1977 but kids still love Star Wars, Chicks still dance to Disco, and the Yankees still win the World Series. Somethings never change!

Great layout thru the trees and across many hills. Old school baskets brought back memories of my early DG days in Michigan.

The tees are uneven and rocky. Careful foot placement is required.

Played in the 09 Ice Bowl and love the course design/layout !!!
Playing in the shade on a 90 deg. day would be nice. Can't wait to check it out in the summer.

One of the few disc golf courses that you can get to without a car from New York City. The course is almost entirely in the woods so very nice on a hot summer day. Baskets are pretty well maintained. Tight shots but many holes are reachable off the tee.

Course is very tight and can be frustrating as you continue to bang into trees. Footing can be bad in the tee box as it is all dirt and plenty of tree roots on certain holes.

Since moving to New York from Ohio this is the only course that I have played near the city and it has to be in the 50+ times range now. It is well worth the trip from NYC via the Metro North train and the 20 minute walk from the station to the park.