-fun layout with a variety of holes: some shorter & tighter, some longer & more open
-tighter and more wooded fairways than Jones Park but still semi-open park style
-pond in play on several holes, 11 is especially cool
-concrete tees (a little thin) and baskets in good condition
-navigation is mostly obvious, can play without a map
-really cool and beautiful park, with stone structures and a natural amphitheater, very green
-plenty of parking
-lots of other sports facilities on premises (and i think restrooms?)

-a few holes don't have concrete tees and those ones get really muddy in wet weather (especially 5 & 6)
-easy to confuse the tees for 5 & 6, they are right next to each other and share part of a fairway together.
-no signs
-multi-use park means lots of pedestrians in some areas, people fishing around the lake, etc

This semi-open park style course is lots of fun to play. The front 9 is a bit more wooded with lots of more narrow fairways, low ceilings, and shorter technical shots. The back 9 opens up a bit more and has some longer bombs as well. Altogether there is a nice variety of distances and shot types.

The concrete tees that are on most holes are very narrow but not too difficult to throw from or just step to the side. I really like the hole around the pond. Hole 11 is a great ace run with a basket right on a peninsula on the pond. Too short or long and you are wet!

The front 9 and back 9 compliment each other well. It is nice that you can warm up your arm on the shorter, more technical front and then really crank some drives on the longer back 9. There are not any super difficult holes but you can pick up a lot of extra strokes getting off the fairway or into the drink. The many well-guarded baskets definitely put a premium on accuracy here.

I had the most fun here out of all the Emporia courses and if I were a local then I would probably play here most often. Definitely worth stopping to play here if you are in the area.


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A lot of these holes have nice layouts, using the trees to provide some tricky drives and approach shots. Some are kind of open, while others are kind of narrow. The signature hole for this course is the 11th, which is located on a peninsula in the middle of a big pond. It's a very unique and daunting hole. I like how this course gives you a chance to explore the many different things this large park has to offer, because it's a lot more than just a disc golf course. There are holes near the baseball parks, the playground, the old amphitheater, the pond, and the woods. In other words, each hole has a different look and a fresh feel to it. Also, some of the holes have blind tee shots and some have O.B.

Some of the tee boxes are hard to find, and they don't provide signs to let you know where they are. A couple of the holes are a little too close to the picnic shelter and the playground, and that can be an issue if those things are being used. There are a few holes that are a little too open and straightforward. Although the 11th hole is a good challenge, it can also be easy to lose your disc in the pond, which can be frustrating for a lot of players. The woods can be a little nasty to walk in if your disc goes in there. Some of these holes can flood easily, or at least form large puddles, if it has rained recently. I saw a copperhead there once, so that's something to keep an eye out for, depending on the time of year you play there. You also might have issues with mosquitoes, depending on the time of year you play there.

Overall, this is a good course with a decent variety of obstacles that can challenge you in different ways, although you might have a hard time finding some of the holes if you're not familiar with the course.