Nice clean, open park with 9 holes of good length.

Big tee pads, though well worn and slippery in spots. We ended up using grass after one fall.

Easily walkable, very accessible, good for carts.

Able to bomb some long throws on a couple 500+ holes.

Lots of parking and public amenities.

For being a flat course without a ton of trees, the rocks between fairways and sprinkling of trees makes it feel like more than just a simple open field.

Played Sunday at 10am at not many people on course, maybe 4 groups.

Major issues with course design on two holes in particular. Public walking trails run right up the side of 300+ holes.

Fairways very narrow and adjacent to each other, lots of opportunities to throw into each other.

Tee pads worn to the point of being sloppy.

Completely flat, no elevation.

Would have give this a 3 because it's just a nice course with good baskets to bomb some long drives on inside the city, but the safety issues dinged it a half point.

Overall enjoyable 9-hole course.

A mostly open 9er that nonetheless presents reasonable challenge, considerable distance, and distinctive hazard areas.

-Amenities: Concrete tees, numbered DISCatchers, signs with all info and good maps. Some caveats on the signs - they're fading, the pars are quite high, and some of the distances seem a little on the short side.

-Maintenance: Well-trimmed, green grass. Clean tees. Additionally, the course's signature feature - lined beds of pebbles with trees in them - were immaculately kept. It has the feel of a golf course. Well done, local crew.

-Flow: Logical transitions minimizing between-hole walks.

-"Friendly": Easy to play, and hard to lose discs. Well, unless you go dead straight 320' into the dumpsters instead of turning right on (4), but *I* wouldn't know that.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: Mostly straight shots, but made difficult by the signature rock beds. Most holes are coming in over 300', which requires a decent rip on a driver for most players. The shapes are gentle bends or straight shots, but things are complicated by the continual presence of OB rock beds that will take any errant throw. It's hard to play it safe here often, and the penalty strokes will come for almost anyone. The back four have some good multi-shot opportunities to stretch it out. Thanks to the rock beds, you'll have to curve gently and control the skip on these holes, but a bomber could easily go over top and spike hyzer everything to eliminate that aspect of challenge. As a player that throws about 300' average and prefers fairway drivers, this was a really nice point of difficulty for a lighthearted but slightly challenging round.

Several small-to-medium things throughout.

-Elevation: Dead flat. So very flat. This place makes my homemade pancakes look like the Himalayas.

-Artificial OB: I know there are varied opinions on this. I actually didn't mind the OB per se (the short trees help with the appeal), but the course definitely loses points for having a poor risk/reward factor. You should almost always go for the bigger shot, because it's really hard to lay up confidently with skippy grass.

-Baskets in Danger: There were some baskets throughout that were in harms' way of future teepads. Nothing egregious, but it would pay to know if there are any beginners on the course as you're navigating greens.

-DX Destruction: A lot of reviewers have commented on the pebble gardens chewing up discs. I had zero issues, but I'm sure baseline plastic takes a beating here.

-True Shaping: With the trees so short, and the fairways being defined by organically curved pebble beds, there isn't the kind of shot shaping that a technical player would enjoy.

As a bagger, I play so many lousy nine-hole courses that it's easy to dismiss the idea as a whole. Red Ridge dispels that feeling, affirming that nine-hole courses can fill a very nice slot in a city's lineup. If you take the artificial OB seriously, it's an intermediate-level challenge that will keep you on your toes throughout while not being too demanding. It's got great infrastructure, and it fills something of a void in the sparse Las Vegas scene. That said, it's dead flat, mostly very open, and features no obstacle that a power thrower couldn't go over. On the whole, it gets a Typical rating - nothing too special, but very enjoyable.

~Similar Courses: This one is pretty unique for the golf vibes and signature rock beds. It's vaguely similar to other tracks mainly in its predominantly straight and flat play with a modest number of avoidable objects. Consider Frog Rock (Austell, GA), North Midway Park (Broomfield, CO), and Henry Horton SP (Chapel Hill, TN) to be as similar as they get.

-Fun layout encouraged use of multiple throws
-Pretty scenery

-Faded signage
-Flat setting

This did not take too long to play and was in a nice setting. Not a very difficult park, for those who are looking to be challenged, i'd look elsewhere, but this is a nice light play otherwise.

Red Ridge is my practice course of choice when I'm in town. Here's why I choose to come here over some of the other courses in the area:


*Beautiful views of the mountains. As a non-local I love looking around and seeing scenery surrounding this course.
*The rounds here are quick - you can finish a round here in under 45 minutes
*Equipment is in decent shape (see note about signage below)
*Decent shot assortment - I found myself throwing drivers, mids, forehands, and backhands throughout the nine holes

This course is nothing to write home about, and is not worth going too far out of your way to play. Here are some of the things holding it back:

*Non-disc golf traffic can be abundant. This is especially true during the school year when the neighboring elementary school lets out for the day. The walkways around the course come pretty darn close to the targets, so I found myself needing to be extra careful of pedestrian traffic on 4 of the 9 holes.

*Signage is almost completely faded. If you look really hard you can see the hole numbers and distances

*The main obstacles at this course are trees planted in man-made continuous "plots" of rocks and stones (think a winding river throughout the course, but made of rocks instead of water). While these add a bit of challenge to the course, they are all over the place, so there's no real rhyme or reason to where they are placed. The rocks can be very damaging to your discs so be careful!

Don't go too far out of your way to play this one, but if you're just looking for a quick round to stretch out your arm, this is a solid choice.

Red Ridge is a nice sized park with all the usual trappings, BB courts, ball fields, play areas, etc. The DGC occupies an area that seemingly is only used by folks walking and dog people being walked by their dogs. It's a fairly small, flat area with lovely green grassy fairways which are separated by curved, landscaped desert areas filled with desert plants and smallish trees. The result is, to quote previous noted reviewer Hector Chain, "is like someone created the park around a disc golf course". This is exactly what I was thinking.

There is an almost equal division of straight, hyser and anhyser holes here. Some of us with puny arms actually have to follow the fairways rather than simply throwing the big annie over the top of the trees.

I think Red Ridge leaves the player with an interesting option. You can either play just the walking paths OB and play the landscaped desert areas as roughs OR if you can play anything off the grass (This would include the landscaped areas and the concrete walking paths) as OB. Obviously playing the course under this second option makes for a must more challenging round.

I didn't encounter any dog poo. Had I found any, I would've first smelled it: secondly, tasted it, and thereby verifying what it was; I would have then been totally relieved that I didn't step in it.

The grass was wonderful to walk on during the early hours (not wet and marshy).

Stay on the grass so as not to grind up your disc on the rough desert landscaped areas.

The tee pads, in my experience, were quite adequate. Once again, I played in the evening. DRY!

I agree with some that Red Ridge lacks a signature type hole. That all felt eerily similar. They were all basically the same length. But the course and park were both lovely, especially compared to a few desert terrain courses. I'd play this course if I lived close.

Concrete tees, great tee signs, good baskets, great grass and almost impossible to lose a disc. This course is laid out like a miniature golf course in its own section of the park. Each fairway is separated by concrete borders lining rocks and small trees.

Great course for beginners or others that don't want to go hiking through the woods on their round. Pretty tough to get lost as you can see the whole course at any time.

Holes go left and right and varied distances. (This is also a con.)

While this course seems to be geared toward beginners, it finishes with some long holes, the last 4 are 400' (or just under) to 575'. Most beginners are not going to enjoy that distance, especially with the wind that is common here.

Since there is no elevation or significant obstacles, none of the holes really stands out.

The course does have a second group of users, dog walkers. I saw a few when I was there and a few of their calling cards. I can't blame them, the grass is great (rare in the desert) and they can see the discs coming. I'm sure they feel its an oasis for their walks as well.

All in all, not a bad course for the right players, beginners and families. I can't see more advanced players playing here more than once, unless they needed to work on their accuracy, in the wind. I would only play it occasionally if I lived here, but fun to try once.

This course offers something I was not anticipating in the Las Vegas desert, wet grass. It was certainly a treat to see any kind of live grass in this area.

The teepads are very nice and flat. Just be sure to dry off your shoes if you plan to use them. Otherwise, you will be slipping and sliding like I did on the first hole.

The tee signs are excellent. After finding the first tee, I did not need to use the map.

If you use the landscaped rock/tree areas as OB, this seemingly flat and easy course becomes rather difficult, especially on a windy day.

The mountain scenery is a real treat for someone like me who lives in the Midwest.

While there are other activities in this park, the disc golf course does not conflict with other park users besides an occasional dog walker.

The holes here get repetitive very quickly.

There is no signature hole because of con #1.

The wet grass caused me to slip several times during my round. I had to dry off my shoes prior to stepping on each teepad. I understand it must be difficult to keep grass alive in the desert. Hopefully this is only a "con" for the early morning rounds.

The lack of any elevation here left me wanting more, most likely because you have a great view of the mountains on every hole.

While this is a very nice course, it leaves much to be desired.

Pros and advanced level players will not find much of a challenge here.

Recreational/novice players may struggle to stay under par because of the length and OB.

I would come back here for another quick round if/when I make it back to Vegas.

-Dedicated disc golf area
-Nice tees and baskets
-Excellent signage
-Great use of land
-Excellent flow from hole to hole
-Lots of OB
-Friendly locals

-Somewhat redundant
-No trash cans out on the course
-The OB areas are full of sharp rocks
-A couple holes were too wide open
-Some minor crossplay issues
-Only one tee and pin position for each hole

Overall, this course was a lot of fun. I will be playing it again next time I'm in the area. If you play with all the OB most holes have some decent challenge. Since it is only 9 holes and they flow so well, you can finish the course very quickly if you want to. Like every other course I played in Vegas, the locals were very friendly. I even ran into a fellow DGCR member and we played several holes together.

-Open and easy course for beginners. If you are very advanced you probably don't need your distance driver. On a scale of 1-13 your distance is max a 9.
-Would be great for family play.
-Great training course!
-It is marked perfect, the course is a legit course. Even have signs for pedestrians saying watch for flying discs!

-Felt like I was on a golf course for disc golf. the fairways were all open and easy, nothing in your way. Its as if they carved it out for golf, and made it super small and made it a disc golf course.
-It's really really nice. It looks really good. But in my opinion, its taking the difficulty and excitement out of the game. Golf, you want open fareways, Disc golf you want a challenge. I want a challenge.

It is still a fun course. I would recommend playing it to anyone. But if I was a local to Vegas, i don't think I would play here often. Being from Utah, I enjoy the challenges you get from trees, shrubs, and water hazards.
-Having said all of this. I was visiting and only played this course once. But the one time I did play it, it just seemed to easy. Awesome course to begin on!
Overall... fun to play!

The course part of the park is just for disc golf
Well-maintained
Great signs, easy to follow
Good length for a small park
Challenging fairways
Not too busy yet

Holes are pretty similar, and only 9
Fairways are close to one another
No obstacles or elevation change, just lots (50%) OB
Tee pads are slick as ice when wet

We played this on a stormy and windy day, and the tee pads became dangerously slippery. The fairways are tough in the best of conditions, and in the wind this course became nearly unplayable.

It's definitely like ball golf: long, open, narrow fairways of niicely kept grass with no obstacles to shoot around. Of the three we played in Vegas (Sunset, Mountain Crest, and Red Ridge), I'd recommend it last of the three. That's more a credit to the other courses than a knock on this one. Definitely worth playing if you get the chance.