Great Elevation changes. Fun obstacles and trees throughout. Beautiful views on the back half of the course. Each hole has multiple cages to choose from depending on experience level. Also has a fun 9 hole Pitch n Putt course for a quick run or for kids.

Some of the cages are hard to find when out navigating but this is pretty common on most courses. Not too much else to complain about. This course is great.

fun big course set in sage and juniperoriginally set up for the big arm folk but many holes were split into two short holes for those new or still learning basic mechanicsim totally in love with sage and juniper courses, fresh smells, a lot of peace but def can be challengingjunipers are disc flight killers and if too close make impossible to shoot out ofsage can be quite mysterious in the way they hide your discs. because of the nature of small leaf desert plants there tends to be a highly pixelated light and dark pattern that makes it hard for the eye to focus. wherever your disc lands be sure to find a landmark in proximity to give a refrence point when finding.....or bring your drone if you play the short holes finding your disc will be easy but if your bombing deep over junipers and dont see where your disc landed you might be in trouble i personally wouldnt risk itin effort of guidance the course has little wooden stakes painted green to point the way to next tee pad, although useful these can be lacking and many tee pads have huge gaps between previous pin and next teethis course will make a man out of youand subsequently if you are even half decent at this course you will crush bijouhole 11 is a monster 800 foot uphillbut then multiple downhill shots after that onea surprising fun number of downhill shots and one top of the worldpads had super fresh sticky rubber as of september but are a bit short for full runupbeing at higher elevation your discs will fly more stable which takes some calibratingthis course is of many great high desert coursesif you like the style also check out indian hills, pine nuts, and turtle creek

I don't even know where to begin. This course is a beast!!! It will let you throw max distance and test your game as well as your mental aspect. Very nice layout that gives you the chance to just play 9/18 or all 27 as 9 and 18 end up back at the parking lot. Amazing navigation with next tee signs at bottom of basket and green steaks guiding you to the next hole. Good tee pads and amazing signs letting you know which placement the basket is in. Some really cool views and signature holes. Hole 12/24/27 all have top of the world type feelings and our really cool throws. The views here our incredible and this course will test every part of your game.

can get super windy and playing a course this long in the wind can be rather difficult. Some blind shots/spotters on a couple holes isn't a bad idea. The sagebrush can hide discs pretty well. Desert terrain isn't the prettiest on the course but views our immaculate. Most holes our super long, but not that technical more of a throw max distance feeling. Dosen't require many shots to be shaped.

Bring water and let the begginers play the pitch and putt. I wish this site did quarter rankings because to me it's probably closer to a 3.75 it's one of those courses play once for sure but wouldn't really want it to be my home course. I still enjoyed it a lot and is probably the best course in the area but I like more of a technical design.

I came back the second day prepared to really hate this course. Instead, I found myself being throughly impressed. I had played the first nine the previous night, by myself (not a good idea). I came back the next morning and had my wife along as a spotter and we followed two locals playing the middle holes (10-18).

There are so many reasons to love this course. The amenities are first class all the way. The teepads are this composite material, resembling concrete. They're super. The tee signs are excellent colored ones showing all the needed information. The basket placement was indicated with a large binder clip snapped onto the side of the sign. Simple system as long as the vandals don't mess with them. The baskets are Discatchers, bright yellow, which makes spotting them in this harsh terrain a lot easier. The baskets have a next basket arrow set just below the chains. They much helped the navigation. The path to the next teepad has little green stakes to help you. There are these great store purchased benches on many holes. They are like 1/2 of a picnic table. I've been informed they're called "Lifetime Convertible Bench" and were purchased at Costco for $75 to & $150, depending on sale pricing. Every course should have them.

Another excellent design feature is the fact that each nine hole section loops back to the starting area This starting area contains a nice picnic shelter which would be an excellent tournament staging area, as well as restrooms and a practice basket.

The course is tournament long with mostly' guarded baskets, many of which are blind off the tee, or uphill throws, and enough smallish trees to navigate through, around and over. But there are plenty of birdie ops and a couple of ACE runs (#18 is just 267' and fairly open).

This is most definitely a course you need to play in a group or with a spotter, if you're lucky. Reviewer jasonandsharon, wrote that this is definetly a love it or leave it course. I gotta agree with him 100% on that. I was just surprised to find that I was in the "Love It" camp

As every reviewer has stated, the biggest drawback here is the desert terrain which makes finding your discs so extremely frustrating. The thick sage brush makes spotting your discs very difficult. I couldn't how many times I almost stepped on my discs before actually seeing it. This isn't the course where you your throw your disc and the walk right up to it.

The distances and some blind basket placements are more than likely going to eliminate some recreational players.

Playing the whole 27 holes will put many players to the test. The soft sandy ground adds to your fatigue factor. There is some elevation and some deep and treacherous ravines to navigate around.

I don't fit the target audience at all. I'm a 64 year old, out of shape, total recreational player, with a long drive barely getting out to 300'. But I really enjoyed by second round here, mostly because I had my wife serving as spotter. I was able to birdie a couple of holes and when I didn't throw well, a couple of the longer holes abused me.

Although, the course is primarily set up for the tournament crowd, a rec player can enjoy himself here. Just bring a spotter, water and a positive mind set.

I do have one suggestion for the course honcho. The clip system works fine as long as no one takes or changes the binder clips. My suggestion is you drill a small hole in the sign just to the left of the hole marker A or B. Then insert a small screw with a colored washer which indicates which placement the basket is currently set. The course honcho just has to carry wrench and maybe a screwdriver around when changing the placements. And this makes it all together difficult for any of the teen vandals to change them.

Sun Valley Disc Golf Complex! There's a lot to like here. Basically 4 9 hole courses in 1 location, 36 holes of disc golf counting the PNP. All four are on a loop that bring you right back to the central parking lot and picnic area and bathrooms . Long bomber course with lots of open space to air it out. The holes are long with legitimate par 4s and a 5, even most of the threes play long. I like the loops design and the fact that it has a central core picnic area, this course will be great for tournaments, in fact it will be hosting the opener for STS in a couple of weeks. Although the course is brand new there are very well laid out paths marked by little sticks in the ground, very easy to follow the course. Maps were by the bathrooms on a club board but really weren't all that needed.

The biggest con is the one thing that the designers can't do anything about and that is that it is located in the Great Basin Desert. It means snow in the winter and blazing hot sun in the summer.

Technical Difficulty. Not a very technical course, it is very difficult to be technical and a long bomb at the same time. There is a top of the world and quite a few elevation shots both down and up that keep it interesting. But most of the course is pretty wide open with just some small pines that creep into play and frame a few shots.

Length. Can this be a pro and a con. This course is 27 holes all quite long and you're walking in very soft desert soil, think sand. It makes a lot of the holes very tough. It feels like you're walking much farther than you are. I don't think I've ever played a 27 hole course this long, I have played several 18 but not 27. To be fair I parred or 1 overed every hole on the course my first time playing (except hole 27 my fault though) so the holes aren't insanely long, very doable, but it does "feel" overly long.

No benches. The holes play really long and it would be nice to have benches on the holes. Really a nitpick because there are plenty of flat topped rocks to sit on but still. Also the design of the course means that you only have to play 9 holes without benches.

No Water. There's a water fountain in the picnic area, but like most city parks it doesn't work (what's up with that by the way), and no water in the bathrooms. It gets hot and the air it the desert is insanely dry if you're not used to it. Be prepared bring water.

Bag Trees. I know, I'm reaching for cons. Obviously you can simply set your bag down in the dirt just like you would at 99% of courses not to mention on your shots but still.

Disc Hunting. I don't think I've ever spent so much time looking for discs, which is funny because most of the course is wide open. Most of the area is covered in these small sage brushes that all look alike and when you're walking up and down the little hills and vales that permeate the course it all kind of blends together especially when you're throwing as long as you have to for this course. Also when you're disc lands in the soft soil it tends to get covered by it making it hard to spot. I didn't lose any discs but it did take a lot of time looking for them. Definitely would have timed out during a tournament. Spotters highly recommended.

Wind. The desert wind blows quite hard and can easily take a disc off its line or roll it over.

This is definitely going to be a love it or leave it course. For those who can't throw at least 300ft you're probably going to fall into the later category. The course sits upon a mountainous area overlooking basically the sparks area, the reno downtown area is kind of hidden except for a few places on the course where you can catch views of some of the casinos. The Grand Sierra Resort is clearly visible rising up out of the desert but most of the other skyrises are blocked by an outcropping. Reno(Sparks) is not the most photogenic city from above anyway. There may be some great views down on Virginia St. but not really up here. There are some great views of the basin as well as the sierras in the background. The course is well designed for tournament play and I really like the loops out and back and the 9 hole pitch and putt/practice area that you can warm up on. I really wish a lot more courses were able to implement this type of design. Hole 1 on this course is I believe the longest opening hole I've ever played at 800+ feet and fairly flat, and I've played close to a 1000 courses. I've played longer holes to be sure but not as the opener. I definitely am more inclined to the more technical courses, think dela, GGP, or most of tahoe, as opposed to desert courses for sure. I shot an 8 on hole 27 a top of the world shot. The hole was located about 600 feet to the left and I threw and turned over and landed about 600 feet to the right making for one long 1200 foot hole on fairly level ground. I should have just reteed and gone for bogey but i'm a glutton for punishment.