(2.395 Rating) A short well kept up city park course.
- ACEABILITY - Even local rec players will likely have multiple aces a year here. Five of the first seven holes are sub 200 feet. I personally hit the basket on (1) and chained out on (14). For me, the run at these baskets kept the round slightly interesting.
- CHARACTER - A bunch of comfort items and amenities. There is an adequate course map at hole (1), there is great hole signage, and there are three or four seating areas and trash cans. There is also a practice basket and multiple pin placements on almost every hole. It would be great to add some longer tees, but I don't think there's any room.
- QUICK TO PLAY - For an 18 hole course, they really don't get much quicker. Most walks between holes were under a 100 feet but yet still far enough to avoid playing hazards. I had this course wrapped up solo in 40 minutes and there were other groups on the course. Figure a group of four should be able to tackle this one in less than 90 minutes.
- NAVIGATION - Flawless. A course map directly adjacent to tee (1). A mostly open layout where you can see the next tee sign from every prior basket. Very well done and informative tee signage that shows the direction to the next tee. The baskets are clearly numbered Mach 3s.
- RECREATIONAL FRIENDLY - North Jasper is perfect for players learning the game and has no doubt produced some new disc golf addicts. At around 4,000 to 5,000 feet depending on the basket locations, this course will definitely please recreational players over the nearby course "The Eagle." Several birdie opportunities for even the shortest of throwers.
- TEES - 4 foot by 8 foot concrete tees that are in great condition. Normally I'd say they are on the short side but for this short layout, many players won't need any more.

Short on imagination and difficulty.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - The course is way too easy for everyone above the middle rec level (875 rating). As an intermediate player with about a 900 rating I shot 14 down. Although there are a bunch of basket placements above 300 feet in length, 8 holes don't have a placement greater than 250 feet. When the baskets are all in the far position, the length of the course stretches out just past 5,000 feet, but even if in this configuration, the open to lightly wooded layout would still be easy to go well under for skilled players. In addition, the shot shaping on this course is very limited. Players looking for this element should head to "The Eagle".
- UNIQUENESS - Lots of straight open shots with a few trees here and there. The signage notes water in play on holes (12) and (14), but they were completely dry and had grass at the base. So they probably only briefly fill up after a good soaking. The hole lengths do vary quite a bit, from 130 feet to 578 feet which is really good. The 578 foot placement on hole (15) is the only listed par 4.
- ELEVATION - Just about none. Hole (5's) basket was on an elongated mound and will almost always be putted from below the basket. Hole (18) looks to be around 10 feet down or so. The rest all appear to change by less than 10 feet.
- RAW BEAUTY - Although the park is well maintained, there is nothing too exotic along the layout. Most of the holes have around an average look them and not one is was worth pulling the phone out to snap a photo for someone who's played 20 courses. By no means an appalling course, it just doesn't have the tree coverage, elevation, or water features that are present on the courses I've scored much higher.

North Jasper Park is a completely different animal than the other course in town "The Eagle." If I had to assign a bird name to this course, I'd call it "The Dove." This analogy works with radio stations as well. It's great that a town the size of Jasper has all of its bases covered for the skill levels. North Jasper will definitely be perfect for introductory players through rec, while the other course will act as the maturing player's course. If I lived in town I'd definitely show up here quite often as I do enjoy hunting for aces from time to time. Also a great place to bring the family to teach the kids how to play the game.

Well kept course, good signs, different elevations on some holes so not much of the same ole same ole.

Too short for a lot of people so it is best for players who are just starting out, not much of a challenge because the course is so open you can have ace runs on over half of the holes, right now they only have dirt teeboxes so if it rains you are screwed.

Even though it is a short course and not much of a challenge it is pretty fun to play. When they get carpet for the tee boxes it will be a lot better. If you live close to it you need to play it but if you don't then it's not much worth the drive for right now.

Very well manicured course.
Extremely open course...GREAT for beginners.
Course map at beginning of course.

Too short of a course for intermediate/advanced players.
Need to print out map prior to playing. Sometimes confusing finding the next hole w/o the map.
Grass tee pads.

Would like to see a hole design on the tee signs. That might help???
Overall, a very nice, well-maintained, young course. GREAT for learning the game. If you're looking for a challenge, this course probably isn't for you.

We were on vacation at Smith Lake is Jasper and it was close!
Great course for the whole family to play because it wasn't too difficult
Actually used the terrain rather well, I've definitely seen worse.

The majority of the front nine are all in 200ft or less range, this is a little bit "weak sauce"
Tee pads are grass
Pretty easy, and will get boring for advancing players

This course is what it is. It's not horrible, I think it's a great course for newer disc golfers, and to introduce others to the game. It plays rather quick and easy. It could improve with concrete pads and better signage, and maybe a slight redesign of the front 9 to make it more challenging. Fun day with the family though!

1. Variety of distances, though most holes on the short side (140' - 380')
2. Good course flow
3. Allows for variety of throws (FH, BH, Hammer / Thumber, etc...)

1. No tee pads
2. Some holes too short for intermediate / advanced players
3. No permanent bathroom facilities
4. Limited elevation change
5. Limited benches and garbage cans
6. Pedestrian traffic on walking path
7. Single basket placement / Single tee boxes

This is a very young course that is probably intended for people new to disc golf. Most of the trees in the park are small / young, there aren't even carpet / rubber tee pads (just grass without markers for the front of the pad in most cases), and while there is a little elevation change, it's mostly negligible. For a starter course, it's great...but when you compare it to other disc golf courses in the Birmingham area, it just doesn't stack up for players that aren't beginners... Not enough long holes, not enough challenge, no water to throw over, no moderate / extreme elevation changes, and a Port-O-Let.

If you live in the area, this may be the best thing going for you, and there's nothing wrong with that...but if you're visiting from out of town, unless you're a beginner this is one worth passing by.