+ The whole course is a nice nature walk among tall trees, relaxing paths and welcoming fields.
+ A few worthy elevation challenges among fun tree puzzles.
+ Welcome board has tons of info, a map and paper score cards.
+ Tees have wooden leads with carved-in link#, distance and par, but...

-/+ ...The tee pads are exclusively rubber, and among them some are kind of flimsy.
- No proper tee signs: just numbered markers glued to thin wooden planks.
- I didn't see/notice a lost disc box or practice basket.
-/+ Baskets are kind of weak and outdated but passable and numbered.

The disc golf course at Prince Gallitzin State Park is one of those courses that is equal parts fun challenge and peaceful experience. That challenge definitely presents itself with working through woods, so the big arms will have to take it down a notch. That peaceful experience comes into focus considering the natural and relatively undisturbed wilderness of the course.

Link16 has a good example of that. All along the left side of the fairway is a shadowy and serene valley with a brook running along the bottom. The player gets a pleasant, if somewhat spooky, sense of isolation there. Earlier in between links2 and 3, the player can take a small walking detour to the nearby Glendale Lake. Walk on the dock. Look around. Enjoy the natural splendor. Glimpse all of the campers enjoying an aimless day around their tents. And then get back to your round.

So, how does the course play? For the most part, it offers a healthy challenge that doesn't frustrate too much. Most of the fairways hide the basket from view, so the player will have to risk their first throw as they set off, but the fairways are clean and obvious enough that I don't feel that is a negative. For a mostly wooded course, I was surprised by the distances some of these fairways have. Links7 and 9 are pretty long and possibly the most demanding of the course. Honorable mention to link17 for being a satisfying par5 with a pleasant downhill tee off and sharp right turn to manage. That one was fun.

But I think the star of the show is link11. It's one of the shortest fairways of the whole course, but it packs such a wallop as far as elevation, trees and natural beauty are concerned that I couldn't help feeling enchanted by it. What a lovely valley. What sneaky trees. Link12 is the same way, but 11 hits harder because it is the very first real instance of elevation that the player encounters.

Just before it, link10 is easily my least favorite. 729 feet of nothing but wide-open flat flinging until the last few yards? No thanks. Link5 is no winner, either, but at least that one is half the distance. Since I've entered criticism territory, I'll mention the insufficient tee signs again because they don't feature layouts of the fairway ahead. The tee pads are lumpy rubber. However, in a rustic natural setting like this one, they might be just fine, who knows? A few of the fairways feel like filler, too, but they are at least worthwhile to play.

The whole course is worth your while, though. Prince Gallitzin isn't glitzy, but it isn't chintzy, either. Come here for the nature, which also happens to have a respectable circuit of eighteen disc golf fairways to add an easy-going layer of challenge to your day. Recommended.

The new extended 18 finally provides a true test course in Central PA - fun 9 went to a challenging 18. This is now a wooded course, with many trees, tight fairways, and difficult undergrowth punishing poor shots.
Tee pads are upgraded and flattened - still rubber but much better than before.
Long wooded holes over the middle section mix well with shorter and/or open original 9 - the flow from hole to hole is really good. The new holes include a lot of Par 4, where is the pin, look at all the trees type tee shots. If you just want to bomb it and don't like hiking, this is not the course for you.
#17 is the signature hole: a looong downhill tee shot with mando tree on the right-hand side, then a looong right turn towards a pin that exists somewhere through the trees for a Par 5...
Did I mention finally getting a tough 18 in Central PA?

No signage with pin location.
New tees are a little narrow - I think they play into the overall feel of the course, however, narrow tees for narrow, tree-lined fairways.
I love this course so I have no other complaints.

Kudos to whomever put all the work into clearing the new layout - clearly a LOT was done as far as tree felling and general clearing out the new paths.
I've gone back and played this course 5 or 6 times, and it's a winner. Classic PA woods course, challenging but fun.
Bring water and/or food if you're planning on playing it twice, or even once.
Get out and play and help beat in the paths!!

Had some big long open holes to let it rip. The course also balances that with a majority of wooded holes that have tight areas to drive through. Baskets are top notch. There are a ton of little signs pointing you in the correct direction to the next hole. helps navigation a ton.

Tee pads were a little short in my opinion. Some holes seemed a bit overgrown and impossible to find a throwing lane. Really hard to find the course

Great view of the lake from some holes. Lots of other stuff to do at this park. bathrooms on site. some of the signs were falling out of the ground.

Wooded course that also comes out of the woods for some long holes that can really test your distance game. One hole is 700'+! Some holes weave through trees so it makes it hard to keep it on the fairway to add some difficulty to the 9 hole course.

Kind of hard to find the first tee without knowing where the sign is. (Right side of parking lot when going in). Also, first few holes aren't very hard for the average disc golfer. Some holes are overgrown and not maintained too well.

A lot of amenities are around this disc golf course with it being in a state park. When I went, I took my fishing rod and did some fishing as well and made it a day out of it. Overall, 3.5 rating factoring in the course difficulty and the maintaining of the course.

I live about 13 miles from here and it's definitely worth the drive every time! The glimmering shine of the lake and light peeking through the trees is a great atmosphere for disc golfing. Holes are marked very well from tee to tee with signs and wooden markers. The kiosk at the beginning has a lot of nice information on disc golf and a good score card. Bathrooms are also abundant in several places. I enjoy the variety of tight wooded passages and opportunities to launch my drivers as far as I can in open fields. The hole on number 7 is as beautiful as it is fun because you have to throw down a ravine with incredible accuracy. The course also wraps around pretty well. You won't have to worry about navigation here due to the good signage.

- Big arms will like some of the holes on this course (#4 and 6 come in to mind, with the latter being a 700+ foot drive) due to the fact that some holes are quite open.

- There's also a technical challenge. Holes #2,3,5,7,& 8 will require threading hardwoods on some narrow gaps. Hole #5 is the signature hole, with a double dogleg 565ft path to a well-guarded basket.

- I'm not a big fan of hole 8--just seems like a filler hole to me. Seems like the hole rewards more luck than skill, as there's no definitive line to hit.

- Not a very beginner-friendly course. Sure, you could bring a newbie here, but he/she will hit a ton of trees and get frustrated on the 500-700ft holes.

- Hole 9 plays close to heavy picnicking/beach activity. Watch for oblivious people before you throw.

Pennsylvania's state recreation and conservation agency, the DCNR, takes really nice care of the disc golf courses in its state parks; Prince Gallitzin is no exception. The best time to go is in the evening, when the warm glow of the sun shines in through the trees. The Blair-Bedford-Cambria Disc Golf Organization is looking to make this course 18 holes in the future. If that happens, this will join IUP College Lodge as the premiere disc golf destination in west-central PA.

This course is very large..in scale and fun. Every hole has a bench at it in case you need a rest or want to have a bite on your favorite hole. The course is very well marked even as far as to post 3 or 4 signs between holes to let you know you are going in the right direction. This course also has running water and TWO sets of bathrooms. Parking puts you right at the the first hole and is right in the middle of all the holes so you have easy access to your car if need be. The course really challenges all aspects of your game, especially your arm strength.

Maybe a little to much woods for the beginners ,but I liked the challenge. You really need an arm for some of the holes and you definetly need an accurate short game.

This is a great course and my scores sucked so you know I really must have liked to have it kick my ass and still love it. Very much worth the drive from State College. An added bonus is the ability to take a dip in the lake if the heat gets to you!!!