Natural Falls State Park has a nice little 18 hole disc golf course. The tees are natural, boxed in with timbers. Each one has a sign with a simple map with the hole's distance. It is the first time I have played on the ReTire Model A baskets. They were good enough, and I would not say they cost me any shots.

They have recently changed the sequence of the holes on the disc golf course. It makes the layout a complete 18 hole circuit rather than a pair of nines with a long walk after each. This has not been reflected on the map that is given out at the entrance, but the signs are marked and numbered correctly and I was able to follow the new route easily. After hole 7, the new route jumps to what used to be hole 10, continuing in the same order through old hole 18. Old holes 8 and 9 are now 17 and 18. It was easy enough to follow that I really didn't need the map, which would have been confusing since it no longer matches the signs.

Many of the holes in the grassy area of the park are fairly open with a few trees to shape fairways and obstruct pins. There are also some moderate elevation changes and a little water. This was the original 9 hole loop. The newer nine holes include a couple that are more heavily wooded. There is heavier rough, and a bit more distance. The signature hole is 16, teeing at the top of a hill and dropping steeply to a basket on the far side of the creek at the bottom.

The layout did a nice job of avoiding the campgrounds, walking trails, playgrounds, and areas used by other patrons of the park. The park was pretty busy, but I did not see any other disc golfers on the course on a really nice Saturday afternoon.

Improvements to the tees would be nice. The baskets are not exactly ordinary equipment either. Updating the map would also make sense.

$5 to enter the park isn't crazy, but not far away there are better courses that are free (JB Hunt, I'm looking in your direction).

I liked the disc golf course at Natural Falls State Park. It is not a destination course, but as I was going to a comedy show/live Dumb People Town podcast at West Siloam Springs Cherokee Casino, it was sort of near my destination. So I checked it out.

It is a pretty good course in a decent park with a scenic view of a waterfall (judging from the picture, I didn't actually stay to hike to the falls, which were not on the map). This wasn't the worst course I played that day, but it wasn't the best either. I am glad I was able to go, but I visited other places in Oklahoma, Arkansas and also in Kansas that weekend that I would rather visit to play disc golf or go camping. I would highly recommend seeing the stand up comedy of the Sklar Bros, Daniel Van Kirk, and Brian Moses. The DPT podcast taping at the casino was a blast.

Being a State Park, it does not get much better in terms of the cleanliness and manicured park and course than it does here. The course is easy to find once in the park, and the person working the front desk will give you a course map if you ask for one.

The course really has two distinct loops, which I understand the first nine holes came well before the last nine holes. The first nine holes play around the park in a typical city park style of play with a bit of elevation and a few trees scattered around. The back nine is a lot more wooded, and in some parts a lot longer than the first nine.

There are ace runs, frustrating 275' shots that you SHOULD make it to the basket but don't, longer holes and long holes that need accuracy or you will end up searching for discs. This course has a little bit of everything.

Like others have mentioned, hole 18 is THE hole on the course as it has about a 45' elevation drop to a hanging basket. I also really liked hole 16 as it was a blind shot off to the left that had danger right behind the tee and long grass bordering the fairway.

I like the baskets that were made from reused tires. They caught as decent as your average basket and were a cool use of the tires that would have otherwise been thrown away. The tee signs were also useful as well.

Navigation is a bit of an issue as mentioned previously with the two loops on the course. If you played the course in order, you would have more than a quarter mile walk from basket 9 to tee 10. The ideal situation is to play hole 7 then play 10-18 then finish up with 8 and 9.

Hole 7 was a bit confusing as you would initially think that you would need to throw to the hanging basket since it is right in front of you, but it is the basket off to the left. The hanging basket is for hole 18.

Hole 14 plays through a campsite with cabins scattered throughout the fairway. That has a potential to be problematic if you are in peak camping season.

I found many of the holes to be not very memorable especially in the front 9 holes. The mowers mow small fairways on some of the longer holes, and you definitely have a chance to lose a disc if the rough gets high during the summer time.

The course in my opinion is closer to a 3.25 than a 3.5. It is definitely playable and some of the holes have fun, but there is nothing distinctly unique about this course that you could not find elsewhere. Still, I had no qualms paying the $5 entry fee to play because it is obvious that the money was spent to keep the park clean and up kept.

The falls was not running when I was in town, (apparently the falls somehow don't run in the winter time), but I have heard that is worth the price of admission. If you are playing during the summer months, you should definitely stop and look at the falls.

All around the course is good, it does not have very many glaring flaws that would take its rating any lower.

Wide variety of shots
Short and long holes
Open and tight shots
Tee signs (or posts) left on most of the holes
Map of the course available here or at the visitors center

Grass tee pads
Most of the tee signs are un readable.
Hole 14 now has Yurts on the fairway
Land on the fairway or your in deep dodo on some of the back holes.

Front 9 are the original course first laid out. The course goes around the manicured part of the park.

From the front parking area, you have a nice longer hole throwing up to the NW corner of the park.

Hole 2 tee only has a poll left, but it is a nice short shot, just don't turn it over into the tent camping area.

Hole 3, pretty wide open birdie shot

Hole 4 is a nice turnover (for right hand back handed shot) down and slighting back up a hill.

Hole 5 is another little birdie shot up a hill

Hole 6 is ace run central, just don't overthrow to the right or behind the basket.

Hole 7, the hanging basket is NOT your basket, that is 18's basket. (Yea, I landed right under it thinking it was #7) The basket is actually past and to the left of the hanging basket.

Hole 8 is a low ceiling off the tee, up the hill along the parking lot.

Hole 9 is across the large parking lot, it is a true two shot hole, you want to land in the clearing to get a decent up shot. back up to the info center.

The back 9 were added later, that is why if you play the course in order, you go back past #7 basket and up the dirt road.

#10 throws up a dirt road, nice tunnel shot.

#11 is a little turnover shot with trouble all around

#12 throws into the woods, another ace run hole

#13 big turnover shot around the woods.

#14 The lady at the front told me this hole had been removed. The tee box ground marker is still there and the basket is still in place you "can" play it, however, the fairway is no longer playable as they are installing Yurts up here. I was told the original course designer is coming out to redesign the course and make new tee signs.

#15, follow the mowed area, long hole with major briers in the high grass, trust me, don't throw into the tall grass.

#16 is a simple downhill shot, perfect for my hyzer.

#17 Could not figure out the best shot for this hole. I don't think the barbed wire fence was here when the course was designed. I landed on the other side of the fence and it is not easy for a 50 year old guy to clime over. The hole is a big dog leg left, there is a small hole, but if you miss it, your in trouble.

#18 Sweet straight downhill shot to a hanging basket (on #7's fairway)

In general, this is a decent course with a wide selection of shots. I parked by basket #8 and played #9 to 7, then 10 to 18 and finished on hole 8. Made for a fun round.

The lady working was extremely nice and made sure I had a map of the course, she told me about the numbering and even told me they had someone coming out to revise the course (#14 needs to be moved) and renumber the holes.

Oh, I never said anything about the baskets. They are tired. Meaning they are tires turned into baskets. I have played on these a few times including Robbers Cave and Poli Poli in Hawaii, I don't have a problem with them other than I always seem to smack the tire baskets.

Would I play here again?

yes I would, I might put it back on my agenda after it gets updated.

It is located in a beautiful park. The baskets are brand new re-tire. The design is very good. Each basket has an arrow pointing the direcion to the next hole.

On 17 you must avoid going over barb wire fence. On 15 and 16 the grass and weeds are shin high to knee high and it is easy to lose disc. The 10th hole tee box is not close to the 9th hole basket. When teeing off of 7 you will see the 18th hanging basket and you must look left of 18 to see the 7th basket.

This course is a lot of fun. The park staff is very friendly. The visitor center has a map of the course. The best way to play the course is to play 1 through 7 first and then 10 through18. When you finish 18 you will be near the 7 basket and then you can finish by playing 8 and 9 and be near the visitor center where you started. After you play 7 go across creek and to the top of the dirt road and you will find the tee box for the 10th hole.