+ Tees are flat, wide and long concrete.
+ The tee signs are basic but accurate. Their containers are rusting, though!
+ The guiding signage is helpful, mostly.
+ There is a varied landscape with dense woods, tree-speckled fields, a pond and some modest elevation challenges.
+ Baskets are bright blue for visibility from afar, but...

- ...There is no system in place to tell players which basket position is in play.
- No lost disc box or practice basket? I could be wrong about that.
-/+ Stray just a little into the rough, and you've got a tough fight out-- especially on the forested links.

About this review's weird title... When I arrived here it was already 6 P.M., and the Sun was dangerously low in the sky. By jogging and speed-walking a bit, I managed to play all 18 links in just over an hour, but it was decidedly dusk by the time I returned to my car. So, let me clearly say right now that this whole review is based on a rushed round. I very likely missed a thing or two.

But even if I did miss something, it wouldn't change the fact that Lorch Beaver is a really good course! For starters, it occupies a nice piece of property. Playing here feels like a nature walk. Link10 is a good example of the good views. That one resembles a spooky tunnel. Links9 - 13 are set deep in peaceful woods. Most of the rest of the course deals in mostly open fairways with gentle yet noticeable elevation and park-style tree cover. But I think the best view can be found at links8 and 17. Both of those tee off along the same path, and there is a pond right there that forms the first chunk of fairway for those two links. I liked the appearance of link8 better, yet I enjoyed the challenge of link17 most of all. Not only does the player have to contend with that pond but then also approach and putt somewhat uphill while being mindful of rollaways and trees.

I didn't like link2. That one was right alongside the entrance road and didn't really have many features. Since I'm in criticism mode, I should mention the roughage. I acknowledge that if I were a better shot, then this probably wouldn't be an issue. However, I suspect that most of us don't have perfect aim, which means that most of us might have some trouble re-entering the fairway and/or tracking down a disc-- particularly between links9 through 13. For myself, link9 was the biggest offender because of all of that dense growth in the swampy second half of the fairway. It took me ten whole minutes to find a bright orange disc at the end of October. I can only imagine how this course would look in spring or summer! Just keep both eyes open is my point. Also keep both eyes open for the guiding signage. It is present, but they need to be a bit sharper and more eye-catching. Some black paint or maybe a permanent marker retouch would do the trick. As a final note, I should say that most of the fairways before and after the wooded part didn't grab me. Credit where it's due: In addition to links8 and 17, I liked the sudden sucker punch of a sharp drop to the basket at link4.

Other than all of that, I regret the fact that I had to rush through Lester Lorch. I wish I could have relaxed and played both Beaver and Coyote layouts, but it wasn't in the cards. I'm glad to have experienced at least one of the courses here. Unfortunately, it might be years before I'm down this way again, if ever. Regardless, Beaver gets a recommendation from me for its pleasant scenery and varied fairways. I don't know that it will change anyone's life, but if you have more than an hour to spare, then this course is definitely worth your time.

The Back 9 and the holes over the pond are fantastic.

Challenging, bring all your discs because they all serve a purpose here.

The park being almost exclusively used for Disc Golf is great, you don't have to worry about other pedestrians using the park for anything else.

The Front 9 is very lackluster in my opinion with the exclusion of holes 8 & 9. 1-7 Are all just positioned right next to each other next to the parking lot, and when compared to the Back 9 or the other course on site, it's just not as appealing.

Holes 1-7 are super muddy right now.

Overall it's a good course, just not as good as it's sister course in my opinion.

- Nice variety of open and wooded holes, right and left dog legs
- Clean, not overly crowded park
- Equally challenging both in accuracy and power

- Some teepads are too short
- A little frustratingly tight. Many holes just feel like "chuck and pray" - requiring as much luck as skill
- Thorns!

I probably had too high of expectations based on the ratings of this course. It was fun, but not that much better than many other courses in north Dallas.

18 concrete tees with nice tee signs and baskets. A couple holes have multiple pins. Good hole design and variety of shots with the available terrain and elevation. Fairways are well defined and bad shots typically punished. Lots of turtles and wildlife. Portapotty in parking lot. Disc golf only park.

Mud!!! I've seriously never had so many problems with mud on a course before. I guess some people maybe used to Texas soil, but this was ridiculous! Holes 5,6,7 had a lot of mud. This mud sticks to your shoes and just keeps building on them. My shoes must have weighed 10lbs each before scrapping some of it off. I had issues on the tees because my the bottoms of my shoes weren't level and also people use the tees to scrape the mud off their shoes.

Hole 9's fairway was ponded over, so you have to go around the long way to get to the other side . I got lost and then lost my disc and visual reference from the tee once I got back to the fairway. Navigation was a little tricky on the course on the back 9.

Trash on the course. I found someone's underwear on hole 8 near the turtle. Poison Ivy in the rough. Parking lot is small for one course let alone two courses.

I like Beaver....it was my favorite of the two Lester Lorch courses, even though the mud was worse. The holes are more diverse and just better IMO. Hole 1 was my favorite in the park.

For people out of town like myself, I'd make sure the course is dry before playing here. I'd probably rate a little higher if it weren't for the mud.

challenging, technical, very scenic

fairways are tricky, no clear lines on many baskets.

tough course. you can throw some perfect shots that find trees in the middle. no real clear lines to some baskets. just grip and rip really. but it is fun. do not expect to score well and just have fun and you will enjoy. it is very cool for a dallas course. kinda like mclain in san antonio. not super fair, but super fun.

Course seems to be dedicated to DG. Porta-John in parking lot. Kiosk near hole 1 with good information. Course was clean and maintained well. Another DG park on same grounds.

Concrete tee pads. Tee signs with layouts. Trashcans throughout course. Benchespicnic tables to sit and relax. Navigation through course was pretty intuitive, even without map. Some elevation, but nothing extreme.

Great variety of holes on one course. Open, semi-wooded, heavily wooded, tunnel shot, water obstacles, a few blind tee shots, long and short holes too. Multiple pin locations available.

Never once did I feel like I was going to lose my disc in the rough, though may have been due to the time of year I played.

Parking lot was tore up and small. Not that big of a deal, but worth noting.

Hole 5 was pretty spongy, hole 9 was all but unplayable due to high water over path, had to walk through woods to get to pin after tee shot.

Besides holes 11, 12, and 13, this course felt a lot like the courses in the Midwest, it was hard at times to remember I was in Texas while playing. And that's not a bad thing since that's where I live, just thought I would note it for those who haven't played any Midwest courses.

Interesting thought: If there would be a swap of holes between Beaver and Coyote: 11, 12, and 13 of Beaver fit in better on Coyote, and 1, 14, 15, and 16 of Coyote fit better on Beaver. Not a negative comment, but that would make the courses completely different than each other, however, this just makes you want to play both courses during a visit.

Overall, I had fun playing, but there weren't really enough holes that just blew me away. The water holes are more difficult mentally than they are a throwing challenge, fun nonetheless, but not overly challenging.

Couple of holes worth noting: Hole 1 is a very long (480') uphill hole. Not as easy as it looks as the trees in the fairway force you to keep your shots down, but combining the two makes for a great challenge. Hole 10 is fantastic. It's a great tunnel shot through a bunch of trees, then turns left @ around 300' or so.

Makes you throw every kind of shot, from long bombs across the pond on three holes to finesse shots on the back 9. Still working my flicks and forhand shots so the back 9 eat me lunch, but still had a good time. The course is easy to follow. The Course has good Tee-Boxes and good shade for those hot summer days

Out in the middle of no where so make sure you bring plenty of fluids. #2 Tee-Box is in the parking lot

This a fun course to play. there's 2 courses at Lester Lorch The Beaver and the Coyote we where going to play The Coyote course also but it was 102 the day we played and ran out of water. I really enjoyed playing the Beaver Course. Nice, Fun course will definatly be playing this course again.

Great layout with beautiful scenery all throughout this course.Nice big concrete pads on every hole with maps to direct you to the next teebox. Nice mixture of open shots with a few trees to navigate around.

Sometimes course seems crowded since holes 1,2,4,5,7, and 8 are all pretty close to the parking area.

This next to the "coyote" are my favorite courses in the dfw area. If you are close i sincerely recommend you swing by and enjoy this course.