Riverdale, UT

Riverpark DGC

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aphilso1
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 6.6 years 52 played 50 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Flawed but fun...the comfy old shoe of Northern Utah 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 14, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

27 holes! In the quantity vs. quality balance, quantity is almost half the battle. This course has plenty of quantity.
-Multiple pin placements on at least 18 of the holes
-Multiple tee pads on at least 18 of the holes
-Good variety of distances (200'ish ace runs, all the way up to 400'ish holes when in the long pin placements)
-Good variety of hole shapes with a nice mix of straight, left-to-right, and right-to-left designs.

Cons:

-A pretty ugly course, which is shocking given the location (in Ogden, only a few miles form the mountains, and next to the Ogden River). But the Ogden River really isn't that visible despite its proximity (nor does it really come into play), and much of the course is recessed in a bowl with mountain views blocked.
-While the holes are designed well, a lot of the scrub oak is short enough that power players can just throw over the top.
-Tee pads are a pretty slick mat that have seen better days. Concrete, or turf, or new pads would be a drastic improvement. The pads are also really narrow and many are a tad short.
-Signs are inaccurate and many appear missing. uDisc is a little bit of help, but there are eight (8!) course layouts listed on the app so it can be a bit challenging figuring out how to play a normal round. I personally use the 22 hole Blue Tee layout, and then just had to hunt for the middle white tees. Speaking of which, I'm still not sure if many of the bonus 9 holes (A-I) have multiple tee pads.
-Related to the last comment, navigation is really tough on this course. uDisc helps with this too but is not fool-proof, and different people play this course in different ways so you can't just follow the group in front of you. Some people play 9 holes, some play 18, some play 22, and some play 27. This also creates bottlenecks at a few holes.

Other Thoughts:

I like this course quite a bit, despite its flaws. It is a course that provides an appropriate challenge for most players and has plenty of variety with 27 potential holes, 2-3 sets of tee pads on most holes, and multiple basket placements on most holes. But that being said, it has its warts. The bonus 9 holes are pretty rugged and create logjams with the "regular" 18 holes. And it is certainly not anywhere close to the best maintained course in the area. RP is the disc golf equivalent of a nice old worn pair of shoes. Ugly? Yes. A bit out of style? Sure. Seen better days? Absolutely. But it's also perfectly broken in, comfy, and fits just right.
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jasonandsharon
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 39.9 years 498 played 66 reviews
3.00 star(s)

How Many Times Playing Before You Realize You Like A Course? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 5, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Apparently the answer is 5, because I had to play this course 5 times before I started to realize that I actually did like this course. My first time playing I was hopelessly lost on navigation even with the darn map, it took me probably an extra hour to an hour and a half longer to play than it should have and I was not at all thrilled by the course. The second time playing I did better but I still managed to get lost, maybe an extra 15-20 minutes trying to figure my way around and a lot of muttering to myself and cussing. The third time I thought I had a pretty good handle on the course but I ended up playing with a couple of locals and I thought I didn't really have to worry about navigating up until the point they got lost, and another 15-20 minutes trying to figure out what we did wrong. By the way, when even the locals get lost, you may have a problem. The fourth time playing I concentrated all the way through on navigation and finely managed to get it right but I was so worried about navigation I didn't really relax and actually have any fun. The fifth time playing I actually was able to relax, have fun and able to realize I actually did enjoy this course. So I guess the point is, if you've only played the course once or twice, give it a few more times before making a decision you might find yourself enjoying it more each time.

This is a huge course with 27 holes , or rather I should say it is an 18 hole course with 9 additional bonus holes thrown in as that is really how it is laid out, more on that in cons. It has long, medium, and short tees on most holes with tees being rubber mats on most and just plain dirt on a few others. There are 27 Mach V baskets that do the job, and most of the main 18 holes had trashcans and benches. The first tee is a little bit of a walk east from the main parking lot, and I heard from one of the locals the day after I last played there was a fire in the in-between which closed the course down for a bit. I only heard I didn't get to verify.

The course is fairly diversified with quite a mix of shots, from really open field shots framed by large trees to much more denser foliage farther into the course, there really is a good variety of shots to keep players of all skill levels challenged and satisfied. The original 18 are well groomed and maintained with stenciled on numbered trash cans on every hole. The bonus holes, well that's another story. All of the original 18 fairways were all shortly mowed field grass or hardpan soil that allowed great skips and a few rollers with large mature trees dotting the landscape forcing the sculpting of shots. With the multiple tees there are good options for all players of every skill level. The holes range in distance from 150 feet on some of the shorter tees to well over 400 feet for the longer ones. For the most part the course is fairly disc golf exclusive, save for a bike trail than runs through it, but for the most part is out of the way.

Cons:

Navigation. This is probably the single most thing keeping the course from earning higher marks, most of the other cons can be dismissed or balanced against all the pros, but most first timers are going to hate it here without a guide or time to discover the course. There are no indicators to tell you where the next tee is but there are a multitude of paths leading off into all different directions.

Aesthetics. This course does not give off a great first impression as when you walk up to hole 1 as it looks like you're heading into a dump.

Flat. The course plays almost perfectly flat, with no real elevation changes on any hole.

Tees. The rubber mat tees look like they have seen better days; also several holes had just worn in dirt patches for tees.

Tee Signs. Many were faded and unreadable, and often it was difficult to find some of the longer tees because they didn't have signage at all. Also there was no clear indicator of what position you were shooting at.

Water. This course plays along the quite picturesque Weber River but at no point does it ever really come into play, it is just there as a teaser of what could be.

Bonus Holes. The bonus holes definitely feel like they were just thrown in, they don't seem to have the planning or the maintenance of the original 18. You play holes 1 - 10 and then play holes A - I before returning and playing hole 11 - 18. The bonus holes are definitely much more scruffy and unkempt with much taller weeds and way more easily to lose a disc on than the original 18. The bonus holes also lack the amenities of trash cans, benches, and signs that the original 18 have. The grass was so long on the bonus holes that only one other player was playing them all the times I played but there were multiple groups on the original 18.

Safety. Some of the fairways from some of the tees do play a little close to other fairways, so there is a potential for danger when the course is busy, but it is not all that bad.

Crowds. The course is well played by the locals, so you may occasionally run into some backups. More than a few probably play a fast 9 hole configuration of the initial field area something like 1-7 and then 17 and 18. I could see that leading to a backup in those areas.

Holes 8, 9, and 15. A minor quibble really but these three holes play along the river and have this pebbly rock gravel that makes walking their fairways difficult. It is easy enough to just walk slow and steady to get through, so like I said a minor quibble.

Other Thoughts:

This is a good course that with some work could be an excellent one. It desperately needs improvement in navigation. A little work on tees and signage would go a long way here. My first impression of this course left me at about a 1.5 to 2 rating my final impression of the course was heading into the 4 range, so I split the difference and gave it a solid 3. Sorry locals, there is just too many cons for me to give this course such a high rating but I do see where this course with some work could earn the higher rating of a 4 or 4.25, it just need some love and attention in a few areas. First timers, you're going to want a guide and maybe some breadcrumbs to find your way out of the maze.
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GrEaTeRNaTeR
Experience: 13.7 years 19 played 19 reviews
3.00 star(s)

a nice course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 20, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

mostly open with some mature trees that come into play right in front of some baskets. some tall grass with some areas of blind shooting to make the holes a challenge

Cons:

hard to navigate through the course with no signs showing you the course details

Other Thoughts:

good course all around and easy to keep pace going with 27 holes
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mawman
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Riverpark 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 9, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a fun, challenging course. It's usually fairly easy to find your disc. I liked the variety of technical shots required. Luckily the locals in front of us were nice enough to guide us several times.

Cons:

Like previous posters said the signs were faded. Not only that but the position of the hole on the sign was not representative of the actual hole. ie; Hole #2 you needed to through a turn but the sign showed it straight out. The worst part of this course is no direction to the next tee. There are trails ambling in several directions & it took us several minutes to find the next tee a few times.

Other Thoughts:

Not one mosquito! Bonus.
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