Yadkin County Park DGC is a 24 hole course , part park style and much of it woods in a multi use park . First thing you do is throw away the map if you printed one off of DGR . It is useless.There is a nice kiosk down by the parking lot ( park at the very bottom of the hill , not where you see several baskets at the top of the hill . I didn't take a picture of it because I had my outdated one , so I am unsure if it is accurate or not .
The tee pads here are cement , flush with the ground and very large The baskets are nice yellow banded Discatchers , which are easily seen in the woods holes . They may be seen in several different pin positions , requiring you to walk up and look sometimes to see which position it's in . There were benches on the first 7 holes , and partly in the woods . Bag hooks were present in the first part of the course ( classy ) . Tee signs were good for the first 7 holes then it looks like there was a big redesign and the original signage in the woods was covered by plastic coated paper signs . The first 7 holes have rolling hills and are park style . Once you turn left and enter the next 16 , you are playing a woods course with a lot of elevation . You might want to wear hiking boots here .
The first hole is nice . Throwing to a tunnel with rough on the right and a little room left , the fairway goes uphill and to the right . #2 is not the tee pad you immediately see , it is across the road and heads to the woods opposite where you will spend most of your time . I won't go hole by hole . It looked like after #6 , something must have happened , because an old #7 basket was sitting in a bulldozed hill to the right . #7 is now at the bottom of the hill to your right . Basket placement here is great . The holes on the back of the course boast both distance and precision . Many gully shots , #9 and #21 both stand out . Long throws into the front of a hill , with the basket beyond and up . These longer holes are mostly from 8-18 or so . There are confusing routes to some of the next holes . On #21 , the basket sits almost in front of you but on top of the hill . The basket you see to your left and at the bottom is to hole #23 . You have to come all the way back down the hill to play 22 & 23 . Then go back up the hill to finish with a long downhill park style drive through a semi tight doorway .Some of the holes the back of this course can challenge some of the pros . I really liked hole #8 which is a downhill shot across a creek , guarded by rocks on the hill .
It took me a long time , over an hour and a half to play this course . I can't guess for a foursome . ( over 3 ? ) . But the course is both challenging and a workout .

#1 Confusion . The course has a flow for the locals , but there are confusing parts to it . Both with the pin placements , and some really long walks between some of the holes . I came up the hill on a gully shot and saw 2 baskets ( not numbered ) at the top , and neither were what I was supposed to be shooting at .
#2 Group . As in which group does this course try to cater to . The first 7 holes would be a challenge to any locals here . But the terrain and strength of the course really ramps up after that . No more tank tops and sandals . This part is geared for the more serious player in mind . I guess you could walk straight ahead from the #7 basket to the #24 tee and play down to the lot if you needed to .
#3 fill your water bottle . You will be thirsty and tired by the end of your round . Bug spray , too . Can get bad in the woods .
#4 The course could use some more Next Tee signs and some permanent signage in the woods .
The course might be risky in the woods after a good rain . Coming off or going up the steep hills will be a challenge .
Disc Risk is moderate . Long blind shots in the woods can cause a ricochet or rollaway to become a lost disc .

Yadkin will never be a destination course , but it is a very good play . Any time you have 24 holes of disc golf and add multiple pin positions in the mix , you are going to be happy . Nice park , nice woods , long walks , some good challenging holes . By sheer luck , this course sits between great course like Patriot and Keely and Rolling Pines and Ashe County . Couple up this and any 2 of them and you have a full day disc golf . If you work it out just right , You can drive the 30 minutes up I-77 to Round Peak Vineyards for a late afternoon round and some wine .
My Recommendation : Great for pros and intermediates , good for locals and enthusiasts , IMO too much for newbies , dates , families and 1 disc wonders . A good stop for course collectors and travellers riding I-77 or Rt 421 west ofWinston Salem . If you get the chance to be around those sections , stop in and Play It !!!

Yadkin County Park is a beautiful piece of property in the foothills of North Carolina -- and it throws awesome disc golf holes at you. Great mix of open, wooded, uphill, downhill.

+ Beautiful setting. The grass is perfectly manicured and the whole course is gorgeous. Yadkin County is one of the prettiest areas in North Carolina.

+ Multiple basket locations. Read the tee signs carefully to see where the baskets are located on the day you play.

+ Awesome use of elevation. There are some really long, open, downhill holes.

+ The fairways were fair for the distance of the hole.

+ Good tees, good baskets.

+ Easy navigation.

+ One of my favorite holes is #16, which uses a creek as a fairway. You play downhill, flying over the creek, attempting to hyzer out to a landing zone at the basket. Very unique and fun.

+ There is an object course called the Outback that starts in the middle of the main course. It's a fun little 9-hole course with tight fairways. I enjoyed it, but the main attraction for me is the main course.

+ Challenging + fun = great disc golf course

The multiple basket locations can be very confusing, but if you notice the tee signs, you should be okay. Some holes have up to SIX basket locations, so read the signs carefully or else you'll have to run up the fairways of a few holes to see where the basket is.

The course has undergone a redesign and there are a number of new holes. Check the more recen reviews noting the differences you should expect.

This part of North Carolina is rich with amazing disc golf courses:

- Yadkin
- Rolling Pines
- Highland Hills
- Ft. Hamby (yet to play)

And a little further east you have Patriot (Triad Park) and to the northwest, there's Ashe County Park. (I've yet to play this one, but it's currently the #1 course in NC.) Of the courses in the area, they're really all terrific. Rolling Pines is my personal favorite, and the only course I've given a 5-star rating to. But Yadkin is very good. Patriot is also good and I've heard Ft. Hamby is too. Ashe County Park is at the top of my wishlist. In other words, the Highlands and Western Triad of NC are a disc golf hot spot and you should definitely go there!

Yadkin had both so much more elevation than expected and so much more variety. Wooded holes, open holes and almost all of them up and down. The thing about including open holes is that they need to be interesting open holes. For me that usually means elevation change, and that is what you get at Yadkin. It starts out in the open for five holes. 6 presents a tight wooded fairway that heads downhill. 7 is a little bit looser but heads back uphill to the field on the opposite side of the woods, where 8 and 9 provide real opportunities to air it out downfield.
As much as the elevation make the course, two of my favorite holes have virtually none. 12 and 13 play on opposite sides of a creek. Both feature multiple turns as you must navigate trees on both sides of the fairway while avoiding landing in the water.
The best hole here is 16. This one is the counterpart of 6. It's heading back down towards the creek, taking you toward the finish. Only this one is a long way down. A tight thread through the woods that needs to get left at the end and still finds the basket just beyond the creek. Tough hole, unique challenge. The runner-up is 17. You climb back up that slope you just threw down, partially and then throw across the valley and creek and then climb to a basket just on the edge of the woods. Great pair of holes.
Yadkin is very well appointed, with tee signs that indicate all basket positions and clearly marks which is current. Thank you. The tees are great. Perfectly sized cement pads, occasionally decorated with shrubbery or flowers. Benches are ever-present and navigation should cause issues for no one. It's also a very scenic park conveniently located near the highway.

I wanted to give this course a four pretty badly when I was finished but in calm reflection, the front nine doesn't warrant it. Not that the front nine is bad, in truth while the back nine is a 4.0, the first half of the course is a 3.25. It's mostly open, and though variety is good, and there is solid elevation even here, it's just a little too bland. I might have thought differently if the baskets were in the deep position but they weren't and I just felt I wanted a little more from each hole. Nice hills though and most of them involved throwing up or down something.
It does share the potential flaws of all courses that rotate baskets. They aren't all equal and sometimes you get the worse ones. I have a feeling that if I had encountered this course with all baskets in ideal positions, I would have given it a four. But I don't know for sure since I never saw that layout, if it ever exists.

Easily accessed from US421.
Dedicated DG area, set apart from the rest of the park.
Solid mix of open and wooded holes.
Elevation plays a role.
With up to 4 pin locations on most holes, it can be a different experience often.
Minor water hazzards.
Well laid out course.

Would like to see some tee cards available.
Some really long holes for mere par 3.

Very nice pads
- wide and long enough for most run-ups
- #6 was short but it was limited by terrain.
Very good signs
- good detail on trees & pins
- indicator for current pin location
Great mix of shots
- open / wooded, up / down,
Nice use of terrain and small stream
- Good to have some OB & water hazard without risk of loosing a disc

Probably not difficult enough to keep advanced players interested. There are a lot of birdie opportunities.

Only one tee location

#3 is just an open field bore. Not even very long, just slightly up hill.

There's some issues with errosion at some pin locations. Some mulch or ground cover inside the circle and some terracing would really bump this course up a notch.

This course is located on a very nice local park yet the other park activities really don't interfere much.

While this course may not be difficult enough for some, I found it enjoyable and would be happy to have it as my local course.

- Yadkin, located in a spacious public park (replete with a tank!), is an older course with some newer updates that help the course provide a solid 18 holes full of variety and challenge. Multiple pin positions change up the feel of each hole, sometimes significantly. The course begins and ends in the open rolling terrain while the meat of the course works its way in and out of the North Carolina pine forests. A small creek comes into play nicely on a couple of holes. Several technical wooded shots compliment the more open "bomber" holes.
- Great use of elevation throughout.
- Good concrete tee pads, each with the hole number inlayed in tile upon the pad. Benches at nearly every hole. Scattered trashcans. Restrooms on site by #4. Bridges as needed.

- The tee pads, while mostly perfect, have two minor flaws. Firstly, several tees are reinforced (due to erosion I'd imagine) with rounded 4 x 4 timber in front of the pad, causing a tripping and/or toe-stubbing hazard. Secondly, the numbered tiles inlayed in the concrete tees are a bit slick, especially when wet. Both of these issues are minor and might be avoided; however, they will cause some players issues.
- No tee signs, which makes things a bit tricky in one or two places, especially with the multiple pins. The lack of signs is greatly mitigated by the tiled hole numbers located on the concrete pads.

- Yadkin has a peaceful, awesome vibe to it that makes discing there a rewarding experience, regardless of score. Its minor flaws do nothing to diminish a well-designed and fun course.

Great course. Quite a few holes a little challenging, not one hole is very easy, great for practice of all discs

first few holes are boring, on one hole, the basket is hidden and another basket is straight ahead a couple hundred feet but its a completely different hole. its not till after your fisrt throw u realize u wer aiming at the wrong hole. no directions to tees other than a couple arrows on trees. no significant con, overall this is a very good course.

- A Few Great Holes. There were a few really great holes, with one being World Class (Hole 9). The rest of the holes were well done - purposeful. There were only a few "transitional" Holes. Otherwise, it was a really fun course (I had to go around a second time).
- Beautiful Tees. They have recently added some of the most beautiful concrete tee-pads I have ever seen. 12' long, the prefect amount of texture, nice tile number, etc... they're immaculate.
- Well Mixed. Open vs. Wooded (10/8). Short vs. Medium vs. Long (8/5/5)*. Lefty vs. Straight vs. Righty (6/7/5)*. Uphill vs. Flat vs. Downhill (5/5/8). (* = depending on pin position layout). I also like how the course goes from Open to Wooded every 3 or 4 holes, as opposed to having an Open front 9 and a Wooded back 9.
- Multiple Pin Positions. Not only did I see other sleeves, but as I passed a group of locals they commented on how the course "was set up long today". So, that must mean they move the baskets... Which is not only good to keep the course fresh, but it also helps with the...

- Erosion! The locals are going to have to install some water bars to try to keep the course from washing away. Most of the wooded holes had exposed roots and soil with no ground cover to hold anything in place.
- Trashed LITTER-ally. Why do people continue to throw things in trash cans that are full? Every trash can was overflowing... to the point of having water bottles stacked up 2' out of the can and spilling onto the ground. Every disc golf course has a bum who recycles for extra cash, right? Apparently Yadkinville doesn't.
- No Signage. The course doesn't really need fancy signs, but Hole numbers, distances and Pars would be helpful. (If someone was to round up all the recycling, they could probably get enough money to pay for the signs).

- Old Course. I could tell this course was OLD due to the amount of exposed tree roots... then I found an old tone-pole... and started noticing old tee-pad markers. Glad to see this old course still alive.
- Overall... I thought it was a really fun course. It started out a little boring, but once it moved into the woods, it started picking up, climaxed in the middle (8, 9, 12, 13), and finished strong. This would be a great home course. Long power/technical short, forced flicks/anny's/hyzers/straight, up/down... everything. Rollers. Good job... now just fix it up a little.
- My Score: -4

Wonderful course in a quiet park. We had a good time on this course even though it was the last on our on stop for the day. The first three holes are very reminiscent of Cedarock in Burlington, NC and they somewhat lull you into what you think is going to be a casual round. The real fun starts on hole 6, which is where the first major elevation change comes into play. I loved six with it's long downhill, across a little creek and then an uphill approach to the basket with a slight bend to the left.

Number nine is a long bomb to the pin with it concealed by some small pines in an open grassy field. Ten is similar and eleven has little creek crossing. Thirteen was a cool little hole that if not careful you will be chipping in from the bottom of the creek as the basket sits right on the edge of the creek and it is elevated. Course was memorable and we are looking forward to playing it again. The course board at the start has a load of information about all the various tourneys and other courses in the area. You can also post your lost disc there.

The lack of tee markers was the biggest detractor for me. Also, When playing hole eleven it is possible to get basket thirteen confused as the basket to aim for since the basket for eleven is actually across the creek. There was an abundance of empty beer cans and beer bottles when we played and I am not sure if this is norm or not but, it is kind of unsightly.

This would be a great course to combine with one of the awesome homegrowns or Horizons Park in the vicinity for a great day of disc golfing.

Spread out and has some good challenges. There was a box that was supposed to have maps but I assume they were just out. No real water sources to lose your disc in, just a really small creek. The had flags at most of the tee locations. The park is well maintained. It starts out sort tees, some of the shots are a bit longer. You do get to play in and out of the woods. There was one hole that if you don't throw right it could go down a hill next to a soccer field.

You can easily miss the little arrows they put on some of the trees directing you to the next tee. Then there was one hole that you couldn't fully tell which catcher you were aiming for since there was two fairly close but for separate holes.

- As others have said, this course gets better as it goes. By about hole #6 on, the course started growing on me.

- I really enjoyed the wooded holes. There was a lot of variety to those, and the creek running through many of those added a nice touch.

- My favorite wooded hole was #12, which seems to have a little of everything. It brings some elevation and water into play (in the form of the creek), and it really challenges you to throw a smart, accurate shot.

- The course had some great elevation changes and utilized those nicely, I think.

- Benches are a plus for a course that works you out as much as this one, so I definitely appreciated that.

- This is coming from someone who's used to trashier courses in the Charlotte area, but I appreciated the cleanliness of this course. You can tell that the locals really take care of it, as do much of the patrons.

- Easily accessible off Highway 421, which definitely makes me more likely to play it again if I'm ever traveling that way.

- I'll echo the sentiments about the dirt tee pads. It's a small thing, but any little thing is a distraction when you're trying to tee off. I've gotten picky and perhaps a little spoiled by some good tee pads in my home courses because I notice any little thing now.

- Navigation was a bit of a hassle. A few holes at the beginning of the round had flags at the tee with the hole # on them, but then those magically disappeared a few holes later (when you really needed them). Many holes in the middle of the course seemed to crisscross each other, and that made tee location a bit of an adventure. To be fair, I get the impression that it gets a lot easier to navigate the course the more you play it.

- Also mentioned before was the fact that you sometimes can't tell where the basket is from the tee. That's another bonus to signs because some courses give you a map of the hole and/or the distance. Here, we had no clue where we were throwing, and we had to take a few minutes to hunt down the basket a few times. That gets to be a little frustrating.

Overall, I enjoyed this course. The main problems I had are issues that go away after you play it a couple of times. With some better tee pads, this course could really become top-notch.

The course is like a boiling pot of water. It starts out really slow, but by the time you're done, it's got you hooked full-force.
- Good variety of holes. Some of the wooded holes are tight, but they're still fair. Instead of pulling out the driver, and risking going deep into the woods, throwing a mid-range disc twice will get you to the basket for your par.
- Elevation changes present real challenge on several holes- notable #6, 7, 16 & 17.
- Course puts a higher premium on accuracy than length. On some holes, make sure your approach shots land real soft and/or don't go long, or your disc may roll a long ways away.
- I can see how this course grows on players. There's some obvious problems with the course (see below), but once you get familiar with everything, it'd be easy to only focus on the good things the course has to offer.

The beginning of the course is disappointing compared to the rest of the course. I can see why so many people talk highly about the course, but they're clearly focusing on the last 10 holes, and ignoring the first 8. In the first 8 holes, you have too many open holes (with little or no trees in play) that present little challenge. It wasn't until the long, downhill #9 that I finally felt the true taste of the course.
- Dirt tee pads are really poor. Too much lose gravel makes it hard to get good footing. To give the course it's due justice, #11 is a paved tee. I guess it's baby steps.
- No tee signs presented several problems: not knowing where the basket was, not knowing the hole distance, and not always knowing where the next hole was.
Commenting on this problem in order On several holes I had to walk almost all the way to the hole to see the basket or know which basket was for that hole due to seeing multiple baskets on the tee. You can usually estimate distances pretty good, but it's frustrating throwing 50 feet short (or long) because you think the hole is about 250 feet instead of 300 (or vice versa). It was difficult spotting the next tee after several holes, either due to not being seen or seeing several tee pads.

This really felt like 2 courses in one. 1 - 8 felt like the appetizer and 9 - 18 were the real-deal main course. If the first 8 holes were as good as the last 10, it'd be one of the best courses around. Instead, I felt a little disappointed because I didn't get the whole thing.
- I'd rate holes 1 - 8 a 2.5, and 9 - 10 a solid 3.5 - 4. For regulars at the course, the lack of tee signs is probably not a big deal, but for a first time player, like I was, or the very infrequent player, it's a hindrance.
- My 2 favorite holes were #9 and #12. #9 is a long, downhill hole, #12 a tighter s-curve through the woods. They're two different types of holes, but they both show what the course has to offer.
- The course is an hour north of Charlotte, and it's a trip worth taking for anyone in the area.

-Great use of elevation
-Multiple pin locations
-Beautiful park
-Great variety of shots
-Challenging OB lines next to creek
-Great locals

-Some of the teepads are worn
-First time can be tricky to navigate

This course offers a great selection of open air to tight technical wooded shots. Lots of elevation thru the course and is very well taken care of and clean. Great course with great locals, a must play.

Great use of the land provided, while there is plenty more land surrounding to expand, the use of the creek on 10-14, the up and down hills throughout, the tunnel shots both right and left turns...it's a really fun little technical course. It's kinda short, which is good for my short arm. There are lots of benches to relax on and nice DisCatcher baskets. I really enjoyed 6 (tight down-hill through thick woods with a creek in play behind the basket). Although it is a short course, there are a few (maybe 3) holes that you can really rip it (5 & 18 for sure). 18 especially is a nice way to finish off the round, starts on the top of a hill and follows the wood line down to the creek finishing maybe 400 feet from tee with about a 40-50 elevation drop...not a lot of traffic to this course it seems, which i definitely consider a pro...and course navigation was relatively easy for us first-timers, it's a kind of double loop type layout...kinda...

The tee pads sucked, there was one concrete and the rest were some asphalty gravel mix that had been raked or maintained at all. THERE ARE NO SIGNS, at all...not even one at the beginning of the course letting you know that the course is there. I didn't notice any facilities at the park, although I'm sure there were somewhere, just not near the course.

It's 90 seconds off the highway, literally, and it's almost the halfway point between Raleigh and Boone, so it's a great way to stretch out the legs while driving to the slopes! If this course added some tee pads and signs i would definitely rate it a 4...my short arm and I had a blast...

The middle of the course is wooded with a small creek running through it. The wooded half of the course has great holes with good flow. I love #6 !
You can re-load at your car midway through the round which is always a plus. Easily accessible from 1-77 and a great pit stop on a road trip. Strong disc golf community. Seldom crowded.
Nice blend of open and wooded holes.

The open holes are just ok design-wise in my book. Cedar trees are scattered around the open holes eat discs, but there is long bamboo stick to help retrieve them.