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Wall Doxey SP - The Jungle

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Upshawt1979
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Experience: 20.9 years 550 played 429 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Run Through the Jungle 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 19, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

The Jungle course at Wall Doxey State Park is 20 holes of disc golf, and makes a good warm up before taking on the other 20 a Turkey Hollow. All holes are par 3, and the average length is short.

The woods come into play at hole 4 and persist the remainder of the round. There are a few holes with minor elevation change, and hole 15 is a drastic drop from tee to pin. While in dense trees, fairways range from straight ahead, bends left or right, slender gaps midway, or well protected baskets. The lines can be technical, and sometimes hardly there. Small trees and branches everywhere will eventually play a roll with deflections and knock downs.

There are plenty of chances to get birdies, and the layout is fun and easy to follow. The baskets are ok and concrete tees and the signs are good.

Office has discs when open, and there are bathrooms and trashcans on site. Grounds are overall very clean and well kept.

Cons:

Not a difficult course for experienced players. A couple of the holes are ridiculously cluttered with trees, and it can be frustrating at times.

Cost of admission to the park is $4 per vehicle.

Other Thoughts:

Standing alone, The Jungle may leave something to be desired in terms of quality and diversity. Being a companion to Turkey Hollow however, gives a nice contrast in styles and difficulty. I enjoyed the way fairways carved into the woods enough to give variety of shot shapes and still have some resistance. With 40 holes between the two courses, it really is a great place to spend a morning playing disc golf.

I visited in early spring and the conditions were very nice. Temperature was in the seventies, ground was not muddy, and sunny skies. I liked the canopy of trees was enough to provide shade on much of the course.

My favorite holes were the shared tee pad for 7 and 18, and holes 13 and 15. They have topographical features that make it a bit more interesting, or in the case of 15, longer distance combined with the largest vertical change on the course.
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SirGawain
Experience: 16 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 13, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Solid technical course. Not a lot of distance but some technical shots. A lot of narrow corridors to throw down. The fairways are pretty free of stray branches and debris. This could have been because it was a tournament and the TDs took care of it.

Cons:

Not a lot that I disliked. Played it a bunch and knew what I was getting into. The shop was where I bought the majority of my starting off discs and had a nice selection. From what I have heard, it was closed down. I didn't get a chance to see because there was never anyone there to go inside and check it out. Just a sign that said they were out in the park all day long

Other Thoughts:

Moved the baskets to new locations that a lot of people are unfamiliar with. I have been playing it for years and never seen them in this location until this past weekend. Not bad, not good, Just different.
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mcdavis17
Experience: 17.2 years 14 played 9 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Now known as "Spring Creek" 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 9, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

"The Jungle", now known as Spring Creek, starts right across the road from the park office. Overall, the course is fairly easy to navigate with informative tee signs and yellow poles indicating the next tee easily visible from the basket. Concrete tee pads are in place on all holes, as are benches and bag holders at the tee pads. Trash cans are found fairly regularly, and the course is fairly free of trash and litter. After the 1st couple of holes, the course heads into the woods, but visible routes are there. Minor elevation changes come into play on some holes. Most basket locations felt well-thought out. The pro shop in the main office is well-stocked, and the staff is very DG-friendly. RR facilities are available in the main office.

Cons:

As others have said, the baskets are single-chain -- I had several putts scoot through that most likely would have stuck on a double-chain basket. There can be heavy concentrations of poison ivy in areas, and you had better wear your bug repellent during warm weather. Some areas of the course will stay a bit soggy after heavy rains, so watch your footing. On the holes where am tees are present, they were not marked on the sign, and those pads were not always readily visible. We were intorducing some people to the sport, and after some disastrous tee-offs, we would start walking down the hole for the next set of throws, only to see the alternate tee pad that would have made those holes a bit less punishing for a newcomer.

Other Thoughts:

This course, like the other course on site, Turkey Hollow, offers a lot of risk-reward scenarios. You can play it safe for par on most holes, or make an agressive run for birdie that, if it goes wrong, will leave you scrambling for bogey. You will need to bring every throw in your bag and then some on this course. If you only throw RHBH, you will likely not enjoy this course, as many holes finish to the right. I do feel that the Back 9 is a bit tighter than the Front 9, but it is still an enjoyable course. I threw more anhyzers here than I have thrown on a course before -- but that's a good thing -- it makes me develop my game.

There is a $3/vehicle entry fee for the park - if you play both of the courses here in one day, that is 40 holes, or 7.5 cents per hole. Well worth it, in my opinion.
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