-- Land is well used. Five holes have significant drops in elevation for the area, and four have significant rises. A few other have smaller elevation changes and some play on the sides of hills, so only a few holes are truly flat. Trees are generally well used. While there is no water carry, a small creek comes into play on a couple of holes.
-- Restroom on site.
-- Practice basket.
-- Tees. Original/primary are concrete. Alternate tees are mostly natural, although a few are turf. Many of the concrete tee pads are close to square; 80 square feet of concrete is more functional as about 6x13 than 8x10.
-- Tee signs are good with hole number, par, distance and map.

-- No map on site.
-- Navigation isn't great. After you finish hole 1, you are 30 feet from one of the pin positions for No. 2. You get to walk the length of the No. 2 fairway (334 feet) to reach that tee pad. Be aware as you come out of the trees; you could get hit by a drive. Six and seven play parallel but not back and forth, so that's more backtracking. After you finish 9, you see a path straight ahead, and a more treacherous one right, down and over the small creek. Neither of those is your path to 10. The path is behind you about halfway up the 9 fairway. Since you probably can't been seen from the 9 tee at the basket, you could get hit by a throw. After 10, you've got a long walk to 11; follow the walking path left and you'll get there.
-- Holes 11-14 are mostly flat, open and boring.
-- No. 5 is one of the most visually appealing yet frustrating holes. It tees from the top of a hill, over the tops of dozens (perhaps hundreds) of trees to a basket 349 feet seriously downhill. The view is nice, but you can't see the basket, and the trees keep you from seeing where your disc came down; I've never played the hole without spending significant time searching for my disc. This is part of a four hole stretch (4-7) where the basket is blind from the tee, so expect to spend time searching for your discs on every hole. This stretch of holes is one of the biggest reasons I don't play this course very often.

-- Alternate basket positions (all holes have at least two pin positions and some have three) give you options but can also be frustrating since the basket is often blind from the tee.
-- The course is 25 years old. The pictures on this site show the old, gray DGA baskets. Those were replaced by Dynamic Disc Veteran baskets at some point, and the Veteran baskets have now been replaced by DISCatchers.
-- TWO places nearby to buy discs. DFW Disc Golf Center is about a half a mile away, east on Arkansas Lane. It's got a full selection of equipment. A convenience store across Arkansas Lane from Hole 12 has some discs.

A mix of boring park-style holes, nice designs, and a wide gully.

-Amenities: Concrete tees, signs with info and good maps but no pin position indicators, DD Veteran baskets, practice basket.

-Multi-Tees: Short tees natural and marked by a beam. There are also some champion tees that look seriously challenging, which IIRC were half-buried turf marked with beams.

-Multi-Pins: Lots of different pin positions, which can vary the shots significantly. I wish there were indicators on the signs to help with this, but the feature is nice.

-Environments: This course has several different environments. The first is wide open plains holes. The second is pretty normal park-style holes with stands of woods, sparse trees, and open space. The third is a kind of gully or shallow canyon from (4)-(7) I believe. These are matched by different styles of play, below.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: I would say the course has predominantly ho-hum holes, but there are definitely some winners out here and a couple fun shots in the canyon. The course starts off with a bang on (1), a long grassy downhill leading to a low ceiling approach. A couple of decent holes with guarded greens take you to the canyon section, where the elevation and scrubby trees present an entirely different challenge. By the time you're to the back half, most of the remaining holes are predominantly open, straight, park-style holes. (16)-(17) are nice downhill, protected green shots that end the round on a higher note. Mixed in are some decent downhills where you can enjoy watching the disc fall to earth, and a number of trickier uphills to match. Wind is a factor on the open holes.

Not the pithiest design, plus some other things.

-Creativity: Other than the holes noted above, this course didn't give any surprises. The canyon holes by nature feel rather arbitrary (in a sea of bushes, what makes any bush a better guardian than another?). The open holes are just that, and very few greens present more than random tree obstacles. I was very surprised after playing that this course is considered one of the finer in DFW, as it just doesn't present the variety of shots I associate with great courses.

-Canyon Scrub: You can throw over the top. It's always an option, and not infrequently a good option. It takes the tact out of the sport.

-Guardians: A decent number of times, I thought the guardian trees were more luck than skill based.

-Footing: The canyon presents some awkward footing and loose soil.

-Blind Shots: A good number of holes play blind, a frustrating situation for this first-timer.

-Missing Amenities: As noted, pin position indicators would be really nice. Additionally, taped spokes or basic next tee signs would help with a couple of slightly confusing transitions.

Veterans has a handful of cool holes thrown in to what is otherwise a bland course. Those holes make it worth playing and really feel like thrills, but as a whole this shouldn't be a destination. It rates solidly in my Good and no higher.

~Similar Courses: The canyon holes feel like a similar stretch on Flying Armadillo - Big (San Marcos, TX); the open holes remind me a bit of McCurry Park (Fayetteville, GA), open sections of Boundary Waters (Douglasville, GA), or Central Valley (Murfreesboro, TN).

Some nice long shots
A few interesting holes that are blind shots
Baskets were nice

Poor layout
Short tee boxes
Lot's of non disc golfers get in the way
Worst signs on any course I've been to for finding the next hole
Built on a hill and horrible on a windy day
Baskets do not have the hole number, I shot on the wrong basket once

Based on the ratings, I went for the first time and was disappointed. There is some nice elevation change, but tee boxes suck. The layout and signs are not good. It's a solid DGC and I'll go back but only in cooler non windy weather. I would hate to be out there in the heat

It's a bit of a drive for me, I prefer Lake Park, Town Lake, Clark, zBoaz, Bill Allen and Cameron Park quit a bit more. However it's not bottom of the barrel either.

-lots of cool elevation shots
-concrete pads, baskets in good condition
-variety in terrain
-lots of alternate pin locations
-very challenging course
-decent parking, bathrooms, lots of trash cans
-parking lot near holes 1 and 18
-well maintained, clean park
-friendly locals, regular minis

-navigation and flow is terrible. the front 9 is impossible to navigate without a map if you don't know the course.
-lots of long walks between holes and backtracking.
-elevation and rough terrain can be challenging for the out-of-shape and those with poor balance; makes for dangerous conditions after the rain
-tee signs are vandalized, typical i guess

This DFW classic is still fun after 20+ years! Elevation comes into play on over half of the holes. There is a decent variety of distances, terrain, and open v. wooded holes but the course is mostly on the open side. You can pretty much throw a hyzer on every shot but the greens are often guarded, leaving a possibly tricky putt or upshot.

The park is well maintained with lots of trash cans and alternate pin locations that change regularly. Alternate tee pads are unmarked but well-established and well-known to the locals, ask around.

The downhill drives on 1, 5, and 17 are really fun and the uphill drives on 3, 6, and 7 can be pretty challenging. The rugged nature of the area on holes 4-10 is great but the course closes in a more typical park setting that is a bit of a let down.

I really like this course but I do think that its reputation and rating are a bit overstated. A fun course with lots of variety but I strongly disagree with a 4+ rating, especially when there are so many better courses in the metroplex. I can see how this used to be the premiere course around, especially with the great use of elevation, but most of the newer courses around have just as good elevation shots but with more challenging golf and better design.

That said, definitely come play this course! As long as you bring a map and extra water, you will have a great time. It is just not the first course I would recommend to an out-of-towner.


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good course for an experienced disc golfer with good arm it has great elevation changes and tricky shots will test you on every hole only one short hole not a lot of traffic

all tho veterans is a very good course it is not well marked and hard to navigate and there are horse that get in the way and a guy with a ram named ed that followed on a bike

fun course to play kinda in a bad part of town

This course can make you an elevation pro.
Decently maintained.

This course lacks the amount of technical shots that several courses in the area seem to have.
Beginners may find it difficult to navigate.
The walk can be brutal if you bring cheap shoes.

Water + Sunscreen a must, of course.