Forest Grove, OR

Scoggins Valley Park - Old Layout

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sarpin
Experience: 16 years 24 played 3 reviews
1.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 24, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Absolutey breathtaking views of the valley surrounding Hagg Lake.
-Fairly good variety of of holes; wooded, uphill and downhill wide open bombers.

Cons:

-It's current state of unkemptness (as of 7/24/19) makes the wooded holes all but unplayable. The trails are almost completely grown over and even with a spotter on every drive the likelihood of a lengthy disc search are very, very high.
-The courses layout is a complete mystery. I felt like I was marching uphill every other hole to get to a tee pad. Plus, a good number of the tee pads were quite a distance from the previous basket (see holes 9 and 10). It's a quirky layout for such a large property, especially the open field portion of the course.
-No garbage cans so be prepared to pack out your trash.
-Course was a bit difficult to find the first time out.
-Gravel tee pads were slippery even in dry weather.

Other Thoughts:

I really wanted to love this course and was excited to finally make my way here, but with Hornings Hideout, Stubb Stewart, and Buxton Woods about the same distance from Portland, and an easier drive, I just can't see ever giving this place another go with there being some major work done on it first.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 1562 played 1507 reviews
1.00 star(s)

No Enjoyment To Be Had Until They Mow The Fields! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 18, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice baskets.
Beautiful scenery with the lake down below.
Definitely a challenge for any player.
Elevation and natural terrain made for disc golf.
Many chances to show off the arm.
Technical challenge of throwing through tight gaps in the forested holes.

Cons:

Mid-June and the grass in the meadows was anywhere from thigh to waist high. Trudging through it quickly grew tiresome. Spotting and finding my disc in it was a totally frustrating experience which usually involved walking back and forth in a grid like pattern for what seemed like hours on end. By hole 5, I was ready to give up and call it a day.

Navigation was a nightmare even with the map.

The natural tee pads were mostly atrocious especially on holes needing long run-ups.

No signage.

Meadow holes, even is mowed, would be boring.

Some extremely long, confusing walkouts between holes.

Other Thoughts:

This course may have been a good idea when it was first conceived. Obviously, someone from the State Parks Department "Promised" to maintain it properly. Now with budget cuts or lack of players or whatever, the field doesn't get mowed and no player in his right mind wants to drive clear out here and get abused by this overgrown, abortion excuse of a disc golf course.
My advice is to drive up to L.L. Stub Stewart State Park and play that wonderfully maintained, although not quite as challenging, course. You'll be in much better frame of mind afterward.
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joshsaccount777
Experience: 14.9 years 12 played 10 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Not very fun... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 12, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Not too many...It's a course so that's a pro

Cons:

Very hilly, costs money, hard to find, terrible signs, I may have done it wrong but you can't see hole three from teepad and it's like 500-600 feet away... just all around not a good experience but alot of people like it so...
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