(2.612 Rating) A 4-Acre wooded course with 8 or 9 fairways claiming to be an 18 hole course.
- CRAFTSMANSHIP - I wasn't expecting much coming here. I knew it was a small urban park parcel and that the ratings were mixed. Walking to tee (1), I instantly observed 4 concrete tees sandwiched together. To my amazement, the 4 tees were 4 different holes. Somehow the locals managed to claim 18 holes in this park by reusing most fairways twice. In addition, there are numerous hand-crafted wood barriers protecting tees and sitting areas. Lots of log lined terraced greens and fairway edges as well. This place is among the most hand terraformed courses I've ever played. It was cool to see the amount of love the volunteers were putting in to such a confining site.
- CHALLENGING - Again, I wasn't expecting much here considering the small park size attribute. To my surprise, the course difficulty seems best for MA2s and MA3s. Lots of tricky shop-shaping lines, several +300 foot holes and numerous tricky greens. I got a small adrenaline rush when I cleanly hit a couple lines.
- BASICS AND EXTRAS - 18 new Chainstar Pros. Thumbs up. Concrete tees and lots of ornate seating areas. Descriptive tee signs, course map posted, trash cans and even some stairs on a couple of the steeper slopes that need to be traversed.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - I scored this aspect roughly average, but again was surprised considering the urban park setting. Several areas had a zen feel to it. On the flipside, the crammed in fairways and surrounding built environment are not ideal aspects. Not great to see nets either, but I get why they are there.

Tighter packed than a can of sardines lying on the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
- SPACING - Every micro-meter of this small park is used. Discs will end up in other fairways. The black ace factor here is easily in my top 15 out of the 612 courses I've played as of this review. In busy conditions, getting hit or hitting someone could definitely happen. There are nets and other barriers protecting a lot of the tees and fairway edges, but that didn't stop me from ending up near baskets on other holes. Players need to keep their head on a swivel here.
- 8/9 FAIRWAYS - Mineral Springs is billed as an 18 hole course. Except for those that are local, I see no reason to throw them all as they run together. I actually had to re-tee 3 times due to me throwing from the wrong tee or for attacking the wrong basket. It did not feel like an 18-hole course to me, but I get it that the locals want to be able to have 18 different looks, even if it's only mildly different.
- NAVIGATION AND FLOW - The signage was great as noted in my basics and extras pro. However, with so much going on, it will be near impossible to seamlessly throw this one first time solo without making mistakes. I questioned myself on where to head at just about every basket. Transitions are not intuitive. I applaud the locals for all the navigational aids they provided. It would have been a nightmare had they not made any attempt.
- PARKING - Street parking only.
- TIME PLAY - I have a feeling this is a very busy place to throw. I spent over 30 minutes here which is very rare for me when I only throw 9 holes. I also threw right when it opened at 6AM, and had an empty park. I would imagine lots of delays at prime times.

An interesting course to evaluate. I liked the feel and look of several holes here, but the confined quarters element was a definite drawback in my eyes. Trusted reviewer scoring has generally been between a 2.0 and 3.0. I saw one 0.5, but the main con of a homeless camp, no longer exists. Anyways, I'm going with a solid 2.5. Not a destination course, but for travelers finding themselves on the north side of Seattle, I'd say its worthy of a look see during non prime-time hours. The course reminded me closely of a course I played in Traverse City MI, called the Backyard, but no other courses I've played feel closely related. This course is set in a rather unique setting in my opinion.

Beautiful little course with friendly locals that were willing to help us navigate the course after our confusing first run. If I lived in Seattle I would hit this course often, primarily because it's the only course in Seattle proper.
There were many narrow tree laden fairways leading to numerous basket locations. The good signage still left one scratching your head saying WTH? Though, like any first run it takes a few games until it all comes together and this course is no exception. The baskets were bright with ample chains, the tee pads were all concrete, the place was super tidy although I could see some slippery moments on the pathways in rainy conditions.

Due to the tightness of the course and pin locations there is potential to get smacked by a wayward disc, so be aware and if you hear "FOUR" it's for real.
Hole 7 tee box takes you all they way back up close to hole 6 tee box so its a bit confusing at first and lacks course fluidity. There is some other fluidity issues not worthy of commenting on.

Course local....Duncan D.
Brother man, thanks so much for taking the time to walk my son and I through the back 9 and show us the way. Fun stuff with good folk...Gotta love it!

Mineral springs where do I start...
Has like 4 practice baskets in very odd places...
Has two teepads per hole to make it a full 18 hole course, some of the pads do change up the shot
The discraft chainstars are extremely nice, and look brand spanking new
There's tee signs at each hole which is extremely important here
There is some fun shots and elevation change as well
Would be a great practice place if not very much traffic here, or fun quick round of 9 or 18

This place is kind of a train wreck.....there's tee pads, and baskets, and metal poles that's supports the nets to protect people everywhere,
Even with the nets saftey is huge concern here as your constantly throwing over and through everything. Might be the worst layout I've seen
This park is way to small to try to make it an 18 even with the dual pads...should have just been a really good 9
There's literally 4 tee pads all lined up by each other lol without signs no way to navigate it
The power line on hole 2 blocks a lot of shots and apparently can catch discs as well....there's random metal poles everywhere in your lines that make no sense...
Couple of the baskets are put in pretty awful placements...same with a mando......
The tee pad "area" for 3 kinda sucks

Honestly I'm thankful for all courses, and mineral is a really good 9 hole, with some fun shots playing as the 18 is kinda rough, and it does get player traffic. It's still a good place to fine tune your skills and accuracy. A couple of the alt or back 9 literally is just an extended 30 feet distance on the same line. I do think this would have been better as just a 9 but that's my opinion. Still worth checking out if In the area

* Short, technical shots require you to thoroughly think about what to throw and how to throw it.
* Good mix of left and right hand shots.
* Netting prevents errant discs from flying to far off or knocking someone out.
* An interesting back 9 for more advanced players.
* Convenient location for most Seattleites

* Very close quarters require lots of "FORE!" and head swiveling. I heard someone yell out fore about every couple of minutes.
* The netting seems oddly placed. There are areas that need it, and other areas that don't make sense to have it. There needs to be more netting alongside hole 5 between the course and the busy 4 lane road.
* The back nine is very confusing and requires prior knowledge/a guide to navigate.
* When it is crowded it almost becomes impossible to play certain holes.
* Wednesday doubles crowd doesn't seem to care about other people trying to play through.

This course would be a lot more fun if no one else was on the course. I arrived on a wednesday evening and the first basket was being used as a practice basket by about a dozen people. They signaled me to throw, but this is a mind game; I am not going to throw the same if there are people walking back and forth in front of the basket the whole time. After skipping the first two holes because of too many people in the way, I quickly learned how goofy this course really is. The huge metal poles seemed to be well placed, but the netting could have had much better placement. Hole 5 needs more netting to protect errant throws from going into busy traffic, and the netting on hole 7 made for a interesting lane, but actually helped errant throws instead of punishing them. One can roll a disc along the netting and get a jump off the last pole for great positioning. It is just silly, really. Combine that with the constant threat of errant discs, and it doesn't make for a smooth game. I would love to try this course out early in the morning when less people will be there, but I will not be eagerly returning to play this course anytime soon. Mineral Springs is really close to being a cool course, but any more than a few groups on it make it difficult to fully enjoy.

-Proximity
-Plays Fast - if it's not crowded.
-Short but challenging
-Nice variety of shots for a 9 hole course
-Plenty 'O Parking
-Accuracy over power course.

- 40' high metal poles. EVERY.WHERE.
- No bathrooms + lots of beer drinking golfers + small park = bad smells.
-Attracts lots of rec players from UW - who may be more into drinking beer than playing golf..
-9 holes with multiple tee pads = double the traffic.
-Dense teepad/pin placement.
-Lacking in Hole description signs and next tee signs (esp for final 9) Can be VERY confusing without a guide.
-Did I mention the poles? They're everywhere, with nets between them a lot of the time.
-Little to No opportunity to air out/crush a drive.

Doubles is on Weds nights. Metal poles were installed a couple of years back in front of *many* of the trees to protect them. Now you hear 'TONG!' every couple of minutes as someone hits one. There are a couple of holes where you have to drive down a fairly narrow alley of netting to get to the basket, which is... 'different'.
Finding your way around the first 9 is not too hard, but after that.... you really need a guide to know which teepad/basket you should be heading for next. I played this course over 30 times (over 15 years, it's not my favorite) before finding out (playing doubles) that I was playing 3 or 4 holes completely wrong.
Good course if you are time constrained and centrally located, if you're not there are much better courses in the area.

- Solid technical hole design for such a small property. The holes are diverse enough to require a decent shot selection and even after you double back and play from different pads it gives the hole a different look in most cases. You will even throw at different baskets from different pads sharing the same holes as the front 9.
- Nets are in place to keep people safe on other holes where necessary since the property is so small.
- Locals were friendly and seemed to be doing a good job maintaining the course. I didn't see any litter or loose debris anywhere.
- Can be played quickly, lunch-break style since property is so small.

- The holes are very close together, again, due to the overall size of the property. The nets help, but there are a few sections of the course in which it is hard to tell if the group in front is clear so communication (yelling "clear!!" or "fore!!") is a must here.
- This course gets crowded! This means lots of waiting on the teepad during peak times. That, combined with the close proximity of the holes to one another and it is apparently not uncommon for people to get tagged by a flying disc. (happened twice in the one day I was there). One of the locals joked to me that if you play this course enough, getting hit by a disc is practically a rite of passage.

Not my top choice in the Seattle area but if you've played all the others in the area, this one is still a good fun challenge. If you want to play when it's not crowded then weekday mornings might be your best bet.

Nope...

What? I can't just put that and have everyone give me a helpful vote?

Fine. I'll go into a bit more detail then.

North Park (Mineral Springs) disc golf course is situated on a four-acre triangle piece of wooded land and is complete with decent concrete tee pads, baskets, hand-drawn signs, slight elevation, metal poles and giant nets.

I've read and come to believe that the metal poles are there to not only add obstacles, but to help protect the trees of this old arboretum. The giant nets are in place to protect the cars along 105th St. and Northgate Way, but more importantly they help protect your noggin.

I appreciate what this course has to offer in regards to tight and creative lines, but North Park offers something else once a few groups arrive - mental unease. That's for the next section though.

Navigation of holes one through nine isn't too hard without a map just as long as you remember what the signs at each pad say. Mad kudos to whomever sketched the signs, because they helped me out immensely. The back nine is basically a replay of the front, but some of the tees are a few feet further back and others, although close, are in different locations entirely. Some holes like four and 13 have different baskets, but like the tees they are close by.

There's no doubt you'll enjoy yourself at North Park if you have some accuracy in your game. Recalling my experience, these fairways required straight mid-range shots with slow fades left and right, low skips to get around hanging branches, forehand rollers to cut corners, thumbers and tomahawks to get out of trouble, hyzers, anhyzers, prayers, wishes, crossed fingers and... I think that about covers it.

The people I saw were really nice and willing to help me with navigation and even pointed out a drop zone for a missed mandy shot.

There's plenty of parking, but if you ever see the parking packed full of automobiles displaying disc golf related stickers then you might want to go play somewhere else, or wear a helmet.

If North Park was strictly a nine holer I probably wouldn't have much to say in this department, but with the 18 holes jam packed on this small piece of property I will say I'm inclined not to return unless I arrive at a time when hardly anyone is around.

I arrived about 10 a.m. on a Friday. I believe there was only one other group out because I heard someone hit a putt off in the distance. I was completely enjoying myself until I got to hole six. That's when I noticed a bunch of other people showing up and that's also when I realized my head needed to be on a swivel.

Walking to hole seven I felt like I was just in the way. I think the guys waiting for me to move were playing some local's safari route, so I began rushing. The rest of the time I had it stuck in my head that I was either going to accidentally hit someone stepping out from a bush or I was going to get hit walking to my disc. It's not necessarily errant throws you need to be careful of. Someone could easily hit a perfect line, but accidentally tag you because you happen to not be looking in that direction at that moment.

Other than that I guess I could mention some of the litter I saw. I didn't think it drastically affected the look of the course, but it was there and litter is litter. I didn't notice many trashcans either. Next time I go I will bring a bag.

One of my life goals is to own a small piece of property and if I was fortunate enough to own four acres I would use North Park as a reference when I install tee pads and baskets. That's what this place mostly reminds me of. It's like someone's back yard. It's great when you're alone or in a small group.

I will definitely be back, but next time, if I'm able to, I may show up at 7 a.m. on a Monday.

Close to I-5 and convenient to get to.

Fun layout, some short and some long.

Most holes have a sign/map. And if not, the locals are pretty helpful.

Course gets a little tight on a nice day.

Watch out for bums. If there is a tarp draped over the brush, just leave it alone.

Probably the most efficient use of a small course I've seen.

A decent course to stop in and play if you're on the North side and have a few minutes.

Very tight technical challenging course, trees trees and more trees. If there weren't enough trees for you look out for the extra metal poles some for protecting tees some just seem to be there for extra obstacles?

Can get crowded quickly, makes for some really slow play at times.Confusing layout after 10th hole. you have to walk down fairways to get to some tee pads. It can be dirty at times with trash blowing around like tumble weed.

Good for a quick fix, as it is close to where I live. Fun course to play, well worth the trip especially if you live nearby, or if your up for some technical shots.

Challenging, but entertaining. Maintained well.

Gets crowded easily. There's lots of waiting on people. LOCALS/REGULARS ARE RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL!!!

Fun course. Somewhat easy to follow. But it gets crowded with players and the LOCALS/REGULARS are completely RUDE! They seem to think outsiders don't belong there.

Great usage of land in this small park, they fit nine holes with duel tees to make eighteen and a couple of extra baskets for the "back nine". Good challenge with technical shots, including tunnel shots and a couple of dog legs going right and left. This was the second course I ever played and I remember it kicking my butt, and four years later it still gives me fits every once in a while. Almost no chance of losing a disc and the one time I did a local called me and gave it back.

This course is right next to a community college and when school gets out this course gets extremely busy, playing here on a weekend when it's nice outside is near impossible. People play it thier own way and your not really sure when someone is playing on your hole or not. The crowding and the frequent crossing fairways make this a dangerous course, there is a high probability of getting hit with a disc. There is no hole for airing it out but with the space you can understand.

They put in large poles and strung nets between them to protect trees, cars, and other golfers. I played it before the nets and after and I like the nets they won't hurt your drive unless you throw it offline anyways and they do a good job of protecting what they are supposed too. Mineral springs (or North park as the locals call it) will challenge your midrange, putting and short driving game fairly well, if you want to play with the least amount of people possible go during the week before two in the afternoon.

- Concrete tee pads
- A good use of the space provided
- Locals do a good job on the upkeep
- A course to practice your accuracy

- Very small space
- Five back 9 holes are shot from a tee pad 10 ft behind the front pad
- Can get very crowded (might as well yell fore on every shot)
- Tons of nets, trees, and poles
- No map...so if you haven't played there can be hard to navigate
- Poor signage

This course can be real frustrating, finesse is needed or it could be a long round. Like I said it's a great place to improve your accuracy through the tight corridors.

- Technical course that makes you really think about your throws, encourages a wide variety of styles
- Some elevation change, esp elevated tees on 5 and 6
- Very close to downtown Seattle
- Good community, lots of friendly regulars

- Short...
- Not really 18 holes, there are a number of holes with dual tee pads, and some are literally right next to each other - does not even change approach angle
- There are poles and nets to keep you from throwing into the street/other holes - makes more technical, but also frustrating
- You will never find the holes in order without a good map, or someone who has played before

Not my favorite course, but man is it convenient. There are a couple of holes that I really like, and a couple of throwaway. If you are in Seattle, and looking for a quick 9+ holes, you cannot complain about having this course nearby. Great for beginners, especially if it is not crowded, but still a challenge.

Very technical, tight fairways, tricky approaches and greens

Small, dangerous due to close proximity to other fairways, crowded, mostly unmarked

Love this course!!!

Close, convenient location to downtown Seattle. Extremely challenging for being on such a small plot of land, the holes themselves are designed very well. Usually very well maintained, a pretty little park with a nice variety of plant life.

Biggest gripe: it gets REALLY crowded REALLY quick, also lots of rec. players--nothing wrong with that necessarily, but it slows things down even more. Being so small and cramming 18 holes into it, there are some flow issues (you finish in the middle of the park and have to walk through several fairways to get back to your car, for example). Also, a couple holes you shoot to a basket behind another one...can be confusing.

The signature of this course, besides its small size, is the plethora of steel poles and nets installed throughout the park--resulting in lots of pings on bad throws. The poles are installed to protect the trees, and the nets to keep discs in the park. They weren't always there, and a lot of people gripe about them. Since I started playing after they were installed, they've never really bothered me. Metal poles are a bit of an eyesore, but they do protect the trees. And there have been numerous occasions when I've been saved by one of the nets protecting a teepad.

Although maps exist, its a good idea to have someone show you around, it can sometimes be confusing to know which tee to throw from and which basket to aim at. It's a cool little course, just try to play it in off-peak times.