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Sunset Park

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wellsbranch250
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.3 years 658 played 636 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Lucky Gophers

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 12, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

(2.905 Rating) A flat lightly wooded park style course with 6 extra holes.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - It's rare to play a course with one set of tees that appeals to so many skill level sets. In my opinion, the length is set up best for MA2s, but even MA1s will enjoy the several plus 400 footers. Meanwhile, I think MA3s and MA4s will enjoy the ease of play and enjoy the constant battle to try and save par.
- AMENITIES AND EXTRAS - 6 by 12 concrete tees, DISCatcher baskets, proper signage, bag hangers on every hole and even a few seating areas. I think all but one hole had multiple basket placements. There's a practice basket and course map near tee (1). There are multiple spots with restrooms, drinking fountains and shelters. The amenities package here was far superior to the other 4 courses I hit in town, (Arroyo, Anthem, Red Ridge and Peccole.)
- NAVIGATION AND SIGNAGE - I had zero issues getting around. The on-site posted course map was accurate. Tee signs have all the needed info on them including the next tee direction or location. Most tees were also close by of the preceding basket and the tee signs stick out like a sore thumb.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - Despite the length of the course, this place is super beginner friendly. It's lightly wooded and mostly free of hazards. The odds of losing a disc or having to search for one, is near zero. Beginners will post plus 100 scores, but they won't get frustrated.
- NEAR-BY PROSHOP - Lucky Disc Golf proshop is literally across the street from hole (11). I got my Vegas Lucky stamped wall hanger!

Cons:

A lack of killer holes.
- HOLE VARIETY - For a 24 hole course, the play type variety is very weak. First off, the course is basically glass flat throughout. Maybe two or three holes have greater than 5 feet of grade change in them. There are a few raised placements, but that did nothing for me. No water in play. The hole distance spread is comical. All but one play was between 270 feet and 420 feet for my round. Perhaps the alt placements can alter this a bit. One play, hole (19) was over 500, and I did like that hole. On most courses this would be listed as a par 4, so I gave sunset credit for that despite the par 3 listing.
- GOPHER HOLES - Post round, I felt impelled to look up what was tearing the grounds up here. It's pocket gophers. The holes were everywhere, so players need to constantly watch their step. I read an article that the city once tried filling the holes with gas vapors and blowing them up according to one article I read. PETA did not like that apparently.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - I scored this aspect below average. The grounds were well kept up, minus the gopher holes. As noted, the course is flat and there are no water elements. Most holes are either open or lightly wooded. The buzz of a big airplane occurs every 60 seconds. The landscape is very vanilla overall.
- TIME PLAY - I logged 68 minutes. Several groups were playing mid-day on a week-day afternoon. My guess is that it'll be a slog during prime times.

Other Thoughts:

The most played course in Vegas to my knowledge. It's free and will appeal to a wide swath of players, except for perhaps to heavy woods lovers. Which in that case, I don't recommend coming to Vegas to find the next course love. Anyways, a solid 3.0 level course to me, aka, a good course. It's got its drawbacks, but it's also solid in many facets. For those flying into Vegas with a couple extra hours of spare time, I say go for it. Not destination worthy like the city itself. The gameplay reminded me of a few Florida courses I've played, minus the water element. These include Majette near Panama City, Suncoast Golf Center north of Sarasota and 65th Infantry in Orlando.
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Treeplant
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 8.9 years 109 played 62 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Longish, Open Par 3s in the Nevada Sun

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 7, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Overall, a solid course with some decent length, though not a ton of variety. No elevation changes or water hazards. Some OB due to other park facilities like courts and roadways.

Your typical hole is 300 feet with a couple of trees, otherwise wide open.

- Flat outside gopher holes, very accessible.
- Good concrete tee pads
- Other than near roads, you likely won't lose discs.
- Lots of parking
- Signage at least shows hole numbers, but is outdated
- UDisc Course map is regularly updated it seems and accurate
- Great disc golf shop literally across the street
- Good length for a course in the city
- The members of the public we ran into, aside from a couple of homeless, were aware it was a disc golf course and got out of the way / understood how it worked.

Cons:

- Not much variety
- Not the worst course for adjacent fairways and infrastructure you can hit, but definitely some things you don't want to hit can come into play if you're not careful and 300 foot holes promote guys trying to rip it and grip-locking into other fairways etc.
- Had a couple of homeless people sleeping on the course. Not sure if this was a one off or a regular thing.
- Signage was inaccurate in a couple of spots, didn't trust it.

Other Thoughts:

Generally a solid 24-hole course where you'll be throwing a decent number if full drives unless you can drive 330+

All Par 3s, though a couple of holes felt closer to Par 4 length.

Construction in Feb 2023 limited access to a couple of holes.

Played midweek early afternoon and course was not busy.
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jtrod
Experience: 21 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

New Signage 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 6, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

New signs - These new signs give aerial views of the fairways and basket options. The sign pole also have added bag hangers to keep your bag off the ground.

Nice cement pads

Cons:

Not a lot of obstacles
Not a lot of places to get drinking water on course
Not a lot of trash cans on course

Other Thoughts:

Decent course, close to strip for an out of town traveler. The course if pretty wide open with many of the holes awaiting turn-over shots.
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Mincus14
Experience: 15 years 26 played 26 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 29, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice layout and well signed. 24 holes. Not overly busy.

Cons:

Spent a while looking for holes 4-7 until I realized they are not there. The course is mostly wide open with not too many trees.

Other Thoughts:

Fun course. Nice that it has 24 holes. I haven't played any other courses in the Las Vegas area so I don't know how it compares to the other ones.
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JDee
Experience: 13.8 years 20 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

visitor Friendly 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 24, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Visiting from salt lake I really enjoyed this course! It had trees for difficulty, and was fairly long par 3's so you could legitimately use your driver on most holes!
-This course was not busy, but it was good to see that people were playing!
-This park is huge. Absolutely perfect park for a course. Plenty of room for 18 actually 27 hole course and "pedestrians" didn't get in the way at all. If anything, they knew where to sit and enjoy some shade and watched the disc golfers.
-This course although it has some difficult terrain like trees, it is still a fairly open and easy course. But that doesn't mean it wasn't fun!
-Plenty of parking!
-Close to airport, you can watch the huge jets come in.
-You will never lose a disc on this course.
-Shaded at many of the tees. But not fairways.

Cons:

-Very flat and open.
-Not much bad to say, I really enjoyed this course.
-All the airplanes can sometimes be distracting, but over all they are fun to watch.
-The last 9 holes of the 27 hole course seem to be thrown in. Wasn't as fun and interesting as the rest of the course. But, still fun nonetheless.

Other Thoughts:

-As a visitor, i enjoyed the complexity of the course and will for sure go back next year and hopefully play a couple times.
Take this review for what it's worth. I played the course once. I hope this was helpful in some way for any others looking to try this course. I will be going back next year, and I look forward to it.
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elton807
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.8 years 56 played 56 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Crowded, boring, but legit 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 17, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Each hole was a legit DG par 3. Variety of different tee shots & options. Holes 19-24 are the best on the course. Plenty of parking. You'll have a chance to get paired up if you want.

Cons:

Not enough trees and definition throughout front 18. If the front 18 played like the back 6, this would be a 4-star course for me. This place is clearly old school, and I think Mountain Crest is way better.

Other Thoughts:

I really can't see myself playing this course again. I'm thinking I'll be playing Red Ridge and Mountain Crest most often until the new courses get finished. For an ideal representation of what Sunset COULD be, check out Oak Grove DGC in Stockton, CA. Just keeping it REAL...
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Uniqueness: B+ (strong DG culture; large)
Difficulty: B (flat; could use more trees; OB)
Fun factor: B (plays quick; easy with kids)
Aesthetics: C+ (boring; old looking)
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Overall: B
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nygfaninva
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.2 years 38 played 36 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Windy City, Las Vegas 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 7, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

24 hole course. Concrete Tee Pads in good condition. Unique use of OB that adds to fun and difficulty. No bugs! Coming from Virginia this was pleasantly shocking considering the heat. Great park with restrooms, water fountains and plenty to do for the family while you obsess over a new dg course! Good flow from hole to hole once you find hole one. The printable map makes that real easy, just don't leave it at the hotel.....enough said. Despite the front nine being mostly open, the back holes (after 18, the extra holes) provide a bit of trees and throwing over objects and help the course feel more like traditional disc golf or at least Disc Golf courses found in other parts of the country.

Cons:

Not a lot of variety to the shots. As mentioned before, sort of a there is the basket, go for it, type of course. Trees do come into play to raise the degree of challenge, but not really too tough. Many of the holes get familar after a while. Mostly an open rip it course. A tight knit course that I'm sure on a busy day can cause issue with usual park users and families as the baskets seem to placed in potential high traffic areas. Also be aware that many homeless use the park as a home base. So much so, that I was told by a local that many of them carry discs to diguise themselves from police.

Other Thoughts:

Overall a very nice course directly across from the Las Vegas Airport. This leads me to the title of my review, Windy City! This course was windy, be prepared. This isn't a Pro or Con just be warned. The day I played the wind was a huge part of the game and a local with me told me it was a calm day for the wind! Sheesh! Not sure if this is common in Vegas or due to the airplanes landing and taking off constantly nearby as you play. Despite being a bit simplistic, this is a fun course, due alot to the many OB's found around the course. Holes 8 and 9 are standouts that use baseball fields as OB. The OB and Mandos help add spice to an otherwise repetative course.
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clipnfly
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.8 years 60 played 57 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Hot! Hot! Hot! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 17, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a nice course. Fun to play. Plenty of holes. Good signs. Well maintained. baskets in good shape. Large park with good amenities. Nice mid to longer length holes to open it up a bit. A few tricky tree opportunities.. I think 16, 17 and 24 were nice tree issues and 13 has a BIG tree to consider. The basket on 1 used to be behind that tree... now it is in the open.

Cons:

Hot! Wow Vegas is hot in July! Many holes are just basic... the basket is over there, go for it. A few holes offer some tree challenges. There a few marked mandos to come into play. We do not have this much course length on this many holes in my home area... We have shorter more forested courses that might have a few bigger arm holes. I do prefer a few woody, tricky holes to make shot choices to keep regular play more interesting... but i do not live here so 2 visits per year is NOT regular play. Not a comment on the course itself, but, nowhere nearby to buy good discs that any locals could refer me to.

Other Thoughts:

This course has been recently tweaked a bit. A few new basket placements. Looked like a few new baskets or just chains, too. Homeless looking dude "lives" at the bench area near basket 2, tee 3, tee 15, basket 15, tee 16. He has been there every time I have been here... seems pretty harmless. Has a hand full of discs and occasionally will get up and toss them. Might be a bit spooky some small kids. Bring water. Update 6/11This course gets smaller every time I play. My arm is getting bigger. Hole 6 is one of the best holes in disc golf... ever... first 2/3 of the hole open up wide and clear. Great tree cluster at the 2/3 point offering lots of choices as to how you play. 15% after tree cluster is open for clear putting. Very fun to play over and over again, This hole forces good choices and plays different every time.. 16 and 17 is a great annie combo. Play the mandos as indicated. Few courses have 'nuf good annie holes. These 2 are gems.
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MountainMan
Experience: 44 years 104 played 17 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Better than you'd expect in Las Vegas 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 31, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

More trees than I expected to find in this part of the country. The final six or seven holes get pretty challenging. Very well marked tee boxes with maps to the next hole.

Cons:

Many of the early holes are very similar. Several holes have baseball diamonds, basketball courts, or even a very busy street as out-of-bounds.

Other Thoughts:

A great way to start out the day; in the spring and summer you will definitely want to start early and beat the heat. The course is well maintained and the holes get more challenging later in the round.
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rolltidegopokes
Experience: 18.2 years 16 played 13 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Awesome Airport View 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 1, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Course is very good to locate in Las Vegas and has 24 great holes to play. Most tees have a good sign to show the pin location and distance. Some holes have challenging obstacles. Parking is right next to hole 1 as 18 ends at the parking lot.

Cons:

Not as challenging as some courses I have played in the past. Bathrooms are really nasty, and parking could be a problem on a rainy day.

Other Thoughts:

Overall I would recommend this course. It was an enjoybable course to go to while on vacation and I will play again when I come back to Vegas. There is a sports shop across Sunset that sells discs also. Finally, the folks that played there are very friendly and helpful.
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discgolforegon
Experience: 26.9 years 25 played 13 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Sunset Park DGC 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 3, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Hydration stations
great teepads
close to the strip
plenty of parking
awesome park setting
bathrooms

Cons:

Distractions galore
the holes close to the basketball court can provide for some distraction.
some of the signs are destroyed or mangled.
lots of other park users

Other Thoughts:

I think sunset park is a great disc golf course given the location. Occasionally planed will be landing while your playing the course, but they don't seem to be very loud at all given the close proximity.
I have played the 27 hole layout more than 5 times in the last 2 trips to Vegas and it is definitely the best course in the area bar none.
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Guurn
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 37.9 years 90 played 40 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 18, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Given the area they had to work with an the location this course had a lot to offer. Located in the middle of Las Vegas on a basically flat area of a multi use city park the course winds around the other activities, often using them as an OB area. Holes such as 2 which has a baseball diamond on the right side just past the basket and hole 9 where you have a basketball court on the left and a parking lot just past the cup are good examples of that. All in all this is an intermediate level course.

The teepads are generally in good shape and the baskets were intact. Signage was pretty good with the normal inner city wear apparent.

I found the variety of shots and the use of the terrain very good. The course itself was in pretty good shape and the locals I met were helpful. Flow between holes was pretty good. Usually you could see the next tee from the basket and from the teeboxes you could either see the basket or find it using the map. The only time I had trouble was in the later holes (18-22) and for some reason those holes were less busy so I had more time to figure it out.

The course uses the usual mix of Hyzers and Anhyzers coupled with trees and some gullies to make for a good mix of shots being needed to shoot well.

Coming from an area where I normally face hills and trees to a place where the main obstacles were just trees was a bit of an eye opener. It was the first time I understood all the talk about the need to learn rollers. On this course you could have some fun with them.

Cons:

Like I mentioned before it is a multi use park and you have to play around the equipment and also the people using those facilities. On an errant throw you could well land in a heavily used basketball court, baseball diamond, or tennis court as well as the normal road obstacles. On several holes there were also bums sleeping under trees in the middle of fairways, so a roller would be more difficult.

Las Vegas is in a desert so even if you don't think you will need water, you will.

Other Thoughts:

Really try to avoid landing in the tennis court because they are pay to play and you may get some flack when having to retrieve a disc.
This park was very busy at times both on the course and the other areas. This caused issues at times. Getting to the park is easy and the parking is more than adequate.
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ThrowTennesseeDCM
Experience: 18.1 years 9 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good Western Disc Golf 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 6, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice course. Seems to be popular. Nice signs and well marked. Well designed considering surroundings.

Cons:

Not wooded hardly at all. Hardly any technicality.

Other Thoughts:

Big and open. Fun course. Wish i had time to play it again.
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ragajones
Experience: 11 played 11 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Viva Las Vegas 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 11, 2003 Played the course:once

Pros:

Lots of variety.
Good use of space.
Likeable and could be a really nice course if maintained a little more.

Cons:

A little flat.
Course plays through and around many other park areas and fields.
Was probably nicer at one time. There was alot of plant debris on the course.

Other Thoughts:

A good break from typical Vegas faire.
I would be glad to take another crack at it the next time I am in Vegas.
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Aragorn
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 59 played 20 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good place to get in 24 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 8, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

24 holes so you can get in a good round. In a city park that is entirely mown...you won't lose a disc here. Every tee had a sign with a hole map and next basket arrow. I had no map and had never played here before. After I found the first tee I had no problem navigating the course. There is a city busline that drops off right at the park. If you are visiting Vegas withour a car and don't want to bust your wallet on a taxi, the bus is a great option.

Cons:

This is a multi-use park so there will be people wandering around. I played early in the morning and saw several dog walkers. I had to wait for one or two to walk away from where I was throwing. There was another dude sleeping 15 feet from a basket. I picked up my disc and skipped the basket. As I walked by I saw his mouth agape...deep in the land of snooze. 17-20 play right next to a very busy, very noisy street. There is occasional LOUD noise coming from the nearby airport.

Other Thoughts:

Overall this was a nice course to play. You have to be careful with some OB areas next to playing fields but it is very fair. There are just enough trees around that they come into play. However, this is still a very open course. The hole length really makes this course. The holes are long enough that it keeps the course from being a open hole birdie fest. You have to be pretty good to make birdies on this course which is how it should be. The course is very flat for the most part.

Although the noise on some holes and the mixed-use nature of the park are not ideal I would still be happy to play this course if I lived in Las Vegas.
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[email protected]
Experience: 23.8 years 39 played 15 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 23, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Decent variety, fairly challenging pins. Maintained pads, etc. Different pin locations create a variety of different shots required.

Cons:

No real elevation change. A bit of pedestrian traffic, only really causes issues on a few holes.

Other Thoughts:

The back 10 are the more challenging of the 24, and are definitely my favorite.
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martinb
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 44.7 years 183 played 58 reviews
3.00 star(s)

sunset park, vegas 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 21, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Twenty Four holes. Mowed fairways. Easy to navigate course. you can play in the evenings if the baseball diamonds have their lights on.

Cons:

Baseball diamonds come into play too much (o.b.). non disc golf foot traffic is fairly heavy at times. Mother nature will put you down if your not prepared.

Other Thoughts:

This course is flat, wide open, and very easy to get around with good tee signage and concrete teepads. . i would like this course better if i didnt feel i was encroaching on other areas to play the course (baseball diamonds), you can avoid these areas but then you may end up in another fairway overcompensating (personal problem). roller shots dominate on this course if you choose, there is usually a predominant wind to deal with though, heavy at times. the summer is HOT, bring lots of water, one round will wear you out. you will have the course to yourself in summertime play. standard weekly league is organized year round, in the summer they start at 7 am to beat the heat. this course is the go-to course for locals, followed by the mountain crest course much furthur away from the strip.
05-24-09: holes 2 and 3 dont have the baseball fencing for OB anymore, this makes these two holes wide open and easy compared to what it used to be. holes 21, 22, and 23 have more trees planted making them harder to play. and will continue to get harder as those trees grow.
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kette_master
Experience: 18.9 years 105 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Flat, but hey, it's Vegas! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 25, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

Well placed trees and OB to keep you on your toes. The locals are very helpful and welcoming.

Cons:

The course is flat, but I wouldn't consider it a con. A few of the holes play way too close to the baseball diamonds. Watchout for the gopher holes in the fairways.

Other Thoughts:

I'm impressed by the way Parks & Rec deal w/the gophers - they blow them-up! ...but only in the baseball diamonds. The explosion sound can REALLY mess with one's putting. Oh, yes, and the commercial aircraft coming in for a landing above your head is pretty cool.
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