An absolutely beautiful place to be and to play golf. Experiencing the greenery and tranquility of the Pacific Northwest woods was a highlight of the experience at Lucky Mud. The property is remote and that is one of the best things about it.

The course offers a good mix of hole types. The front nine plays up and down through a valley, featuring mostly open tee shots, with key trees to be avoided. There are occasional drives into or out of more wooded areas and some interesting pin placements, including two hanging baskets. The tee box areas for holes 6 and 7 were two of the coolest places I have ever sat on a bench!

The back nine plays up and down hills through the forest and features many different lines to throw. There are only a few hyzer lines; forehands and hyzer-flips will probably be necessary to score well. The pin placements on the back nine get even more interesting, with many rollaway possibilities. Also, there are 3 "bonus holes," A, B, and C, between holes 17 and 18. There is a directional sign offering you the option to play them - just know that the answer is "Yes!" They are fun holes.

The baskets are a combination of Innova Discatchers and DGA baskets. They are all in good shape and catch well.

The signage is descriptive enough to figure out each hole.

Most holes have concrete tee pads and some are natural/gravel with crosstie frames. I played in the rain and did not have any notable trouble with footing. The pads were all in good shape.

Nice outdoor restroom provided on site, near hole one.

Adam and his wife were great hosts. I just drove out for the day to play, but they greeted me cheerfully and chatted about discs, courses, tournaments, travel, etc. It felt like an old school "disc family" experience, which is not so common, these days. I enjoyed their hospitality.

There is also a B & B on site, looking out over the valley, with the forest and hills as a backdrop. It was booked on my dates, but it looks like a great place to stay.

Also, I encountered several large deer during my round, which added to the PNW experience.

The rough definitely is rough and losing a disc on an errant throw is a real possibility. I spent 5-10 minutes looking for a disc that turned out to be 15' from a basket.

Part of the "old school" nature of this course is that everything is a par 3 - there are no "two shot" holes. Also, almost all of the holes have one obvious and specific line that needs to be hit off the tee - it is rare to have a choice of lines from the tee. The obvious line is there and it is a matter of what shot you need to throw to hit that line.

Some more "next tee" signs would be helpful, but I only wavered on where to go next once or twice.

The property is not that large for this number of holes and several holes play very close to others. There were two different times when I saw a basket that appeared to be in the fairway of the hole I was playing. Once it was the pin from a previous hole and once it was for a later hole. Both times I was confused, at first. None of this was a problem with only me on the course, but the almost-crossing fairways would be trouble if the course got busy. (Also, the shorter course plays through and among the front nine of this longer course, even using some of the same baskets.)

The seclusion and natural beauty of this property make this a "must play" in Washington, to me. I am so glad I made the trip out there! It is a quality course on an outstanding piece of land!

* great hosts
* beautiful diverse scenery
* two courses
* lots of fun challenges
* well-marked, scorecard has a good map

* yes, be careful not to lose a disc but I don't know if you really need a spotter. I've played others that more readily eat discs.
* some shared baskets but doesn't really matter since so few people play at once

I played on a lovely fall day. There was no one there. I liked both courses. Each was of interest for different reasons. "Woodpecker" is shorter and enjoyable -- 10 baskets. "Raven" is longer, more challenging and more in the woods -- 18 basketswith three being added.

Beautiful course, my buddy and I stopped here on our way to the Oregon coast last summer and it was the perfect start to our road trip. I called a couple days ahead of time and Bob was there waiting for us, he stopped mowing the lawn to play a round with us. I highly recommend playing the round with Bob, he was a great guide, and pretty good player, you need him to get around the course without getting lost. Additional holes were added as well.

Pants are not a bad idea, they're medal like plants but worse that'll sting you good if you're not aware; Bob was good about pointing those out. If Bobs not around then don't even bother, the only time he isn't there though is one or twice a month for grocery shopping in Astoria. I've spoken with one other disc golfer who has been to this course and he went on a day that Bob wasn't there; after getting lost a few holes in and losing two discs he bailed. My buddy and I were pretty fortunate not to lose a disc with all the ferns.

It was well worth checking out this course, Bob was a great host. The course was really, really peaceful and beautiful. We saw a couple of deer while we're playing the round. I hope to be back again one day.

- Beautiful setting
- Well designed course
- Elevation shots
- Lots of wildlife

Everything great about this course has already been mentioned by other reviewers!!

None for me!!

It was nice to play a round with Bob, he is about the nicest person I have ever met. Make sure before you go, give them a call, they are very nice and help with directions.
The homemade baskets or the dirt teepads did not bother me at all, everything just kinda fits into place, a very relaxing and laid back experience.
Make sure you come prepared, the course is secluded and there is not any stores around for snacks or drinks.
Make the trip and play the course, I am kicking myself in the a** for not playing it sooner.

Previous reviewers, puaahunter, spletts, Doktor John, Gwillin and others have all so eloquently described this place as magical. And although that describes this dreamlike course, I think surreal might be even better. It sits out here, in what seems like the middle of nowhere. This course sits on what is the quintessential Northwest forrest, old growth cedar trees, large sword ferns, moss covered vines and the other plants native to this area. Elevation changes abound. You are liable to see wildlife. Tournament players once walked right by a new born fawn.

To me, the second really wonderful thing about this course is the hole design. There are no throw-a-way holes. Each one is unique, interesting and many are technically challenging. Throwing straight is more important here than arm strength.

The People. The owner, Sunshine, is an aging hippie, now almost blind, but truly a gentle, kindly man. Bob, the keeper of the course is sixtyish and a true disc golf fanatic. He leads all first time groups through the course. His excuse for doing that is to help you with the navigation (it would be difficult without him along.) But I think his inner motivation is simply that it gives himself a opportunity to play a round with folks. Regardless of his reason, by all means, take him up on his offer! He is a gem of a person. Like the course, he is truly unique, a real one of a kind sort of guy. Having him guide you through Lucky Mud is like going to Gettysburg and having Robert E. Lee or USS Grant lead your tour group. His insight into the course and it's history, and the flora and the fauna are not to be missed. His passion for this course and for making it better and for keeping it clean are amazing. Smokers, don't drop that butt. He'll be on your case about it. He led us through the entire 23 holes. And as previously stated, he stands flat footed and throws incredibly straight drives.

There are bits of whimsical here and there. The disc inbedded in a tree. The basket with Cartman on top. Can you make a tough putt with that smart ass sneering at you?

There are two holes over 500 ft., one over 400. Most are in the 200-300 ft. range. The shortest is 195 ft. There are a variety of basket type from discatchers to homemade or temporary ones.

As easy as it to get totally caught up in the beauty of this course, I feel it does have it flaws which keeps me from giving it a 5 or even a 4.5. Big arms maybe won't enjoy it as much. There aren't any holes for them to really air it out on. The basket variety is not perfect. The natural teepads are fine in the woods but those out in the open areas aren't the greatest. There is quite a bit of rusticness (????) to the course, some people might describe it as clutter, others might call it junk. Depending on your view of such, having an old decrepid green house or junker cars sitting around or a pile of firewood in or near the fairway might be a plus or a minus. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

Regardless of it's blemishes, this might be Washington States #1 destination course. If not for anything else, then come just for the beauty. Absolutely, let Bob lead the way. Stay at the inn on site. It looks wonderful and inviting.

beautiful location!
well groomed and designed course. as someone said earlier, it felt like the vegetation and elevation really compliments the design and isn't just "there".
lots of holes. [21]
lots of different shots were needed, including one where i actually effectively and intentionally rolled my disc like a wheel.
lots of elevation and environment changes. [deep woods, manicured fairways, park-like lawns]
super nice caretakers.
discs to borrow.
wildlife.

sort of far away from most things.
i imagine it could have been easy to lose a disc here. i was intentional to make sure i was spotting each throw.

just about every drive i threw hit some part of a tree or another. [con?]

i played holes 8-10 with 4 deer this morning. they weren't really concerned with my presence and let me walk past them several times within 20 feet or so. pretty neat.

i really enjoyed my time here at Lucky Mud and talking with land owner, Sunshine, after my round.

he is a self-professed hippie and that's the way i felt about the course: it was homey and charming and well done and in good harmony with the land.

it was a real joy to play.

Excellent setting for a round of golf, on many outing here during my eighteen holes I saw lots of wild life including bigger animals like deer. Good amount of challenge with lots of technicality, rolling hills, guarded pin placements and water hazards. The owners talked with me before the round and they were very warm and welcoming. Lots of epic holes here, very fun.

When I was there a couple of places had very high grass and underbrush, I almost lost a disc, I had to search for a while. If you don't have a local guide with you it could be hard to find every hole. It is in the middle of know where, in fact the road you drive in on becomes gravel and then dirt with a sign that read "primitive road no signs".

Beautiful setting with little traffic on a lot of land equals a great course worth playing even driving a long way to get here.