The Warrenton Pool Park DGC is located about 10 minutes south of I-70 and plays through a disc golf exclusive section of the park. The course is almost completely wooded. Only holes 1, 2 and 11 have some openness to them. But even those holes still have trees in play closer to the pin. There's a little bit of elevation here but nothing but it's pretty mild.

There are two tee pads on every hole, Blues (longs) and reds (short). These are generally just straight back, maybe offset to one side or the other a bit too. With the shorter distances here these do actually change the hole enough to warrant the two positions. All pads are artificial turf. I had no issues with these but other folks do. They were a little worn at this point too but still worked just fine for these distances.

The baskets are older Discatcher Pros with a bright red top band. Made it easy to spot these in the darkness of the woods. Really like seeing the red bands. They caught great and were all mounted level and standard height. One basket but multiple pin positions per hole.

There are tee signs at both tees too, which I always appreciate. The signs are basically the same for each, minus the hole # being either red or blue. They also have a basic hole map, distances to either basket placement and par. Any applicable OB is also shown as well. The best touch on these was that there was a bolt inserted designating which pin placement is in the ground. These all seemed to be accurate too.

The front and back nine both start and end by the parking lot. There's a pavillion with restrooms and a drinking fountain in the shelter next to the parking lot as well.

The course is in a beautiful section of woods with many of the front nine playing in a cedar forest which you don't see too often but is really beautiful and unique looking. The back nine starts out with more typical deciduous trees toward the beginning before getting back into some cedars again toward the very end. There's a creek that comes into play a number of times on the back nine too.

The course was very clean and well maintained. It is also permanent and free to play.

The turf tees, as mentioned above, are getting a bit on the older side and are starting to show their age. I personally didn't have any issues with these, but I know many others strongly dislike these types.

The distances on the sign are suspect at best. It felt like half the holes or more on the front nine were listed at 240'. There was even one hole, 16 I want to say, that listed both pins at 200'. The long one was very obviously 25' or so further back from the short one. This was a pretty common theme here. No idea who or how they can up with these distances.

The distances are all in the 250' and under range it seemed. Not going to be a course for people who like to air out long drives. Which is fine, especially for me. A longer par 4 or two would've been cool but it doesn't like there's really room for much more than what they have already.

I'm really glad we stopped here after a grueling round at the big boy just north of here. This is more on par with my skill level and is just a really fun wooded course, which is right up my alley.

Not a must play course but is absolutely worth a round if you're anywhere in the area. Like I said above, it's only minutes off the expressway too. I will definitely try to get back to this one next time I'm back down here. Really fun course.

Warrenton Pool Park is a fine addition to the eastern Missouri disc golf scene. Located six minutes from the interstate (and about an hour west of downtown St. Louis), this recently established course offers a shorter but more technical challenge in comparison to its three closest courses.

Nearly every hole is in the woods, though the first two holes are a couple of the more open holes, which is usually a nice way to begin a course.

While the holes appear to feature much similarity, there's enough variety in doglegs, elevation changes and well-positioned trees to avoid the feeling of playing the same hole over and over again. Plus, the course includes dual teepads and the signs indicate multiple possible basket locations, suggesting the baskets are moved from time to time.

The course features two nine-hole loops from the parking lot area, which includes a pavilion and open restrooms. This welcomed design allows for mid-round refreshment and reduces the possibility of traffic jams on the first hole.

Water is in play on several of the holes - in the form of a small pond on Hole #1 and as streams on a few other holes.

The artificial turf teepads are nice. Even though I played after a recent rainstorm, the traction was excellent. The signage includes a detailed map and an indicator of which position the basket is in.

Some moderate elevation comes into play on a number of the holes, adding to the variety as the course winds through a wooded labyrinth. Several holes include a timber ceiling that adds to the challenge. Hole #17, especially, will require a low-to-the-ground drive to navigate 10-foot-high branches and end up near the basket. The "traversability" is good for a wooded course. A solo player should be able to complete the course in about an hour.

This course can appeal to a variety of skill levels. For beginners, this course can provide a hearty meal of wooded disc golf without a beatdown since the holes average about 240 feet in length. For more advanced players, they may approach Warrenton Pool Park DGC as a "birdie or die" challenge on most of the holes.

The course can get pretty soggy after rain, especially on several of the lower-lying holes.

Navigation is fairly instinctual; while the course is mostly a back-and-forth layout (see the map), there are a couple areas where you might pause for direction. After Hole #3, head left of its fairway. And after Hole #11, cross the road. Also, the stream near Hole #15 requires a bit of non-direct walking to get around it.

The distance listed on several of the tee signs appears to be wrong. For example, the closest basket location on Hole #5 is listed at 120 feet, when it likely should be 220 feet.

The terrain and distance are fairly redundant; 14 of the 18 holes are 200-260 feet in length.

While the standard deviation of hole length is low, the abundance of trees means that score variance will be higher. Disc golfers who hit the tight lines might challenge for a double-digit under-par score. However, on a bad day, errant drives will result in a plethora of bogeys.

The land at the Warrenton Pool Park DGC is utilized well. At a glance, the course might appear shoehorned-in to the available space, yet the layout does a good job of keeping the adjacent fairways separated.