1) 2 sets of tees
2) Some elevation changes
3) Open and wooded holes
4) gift/pro shop

1) No concrete tees
2) Slight con is pay to play, but I understand. It's private property
3) Too short, even from long tees

Course design: 3/5
Scenery: 3.5/5
Tees: 2.5/5
Signage: 4/5
Navigation: 4/5
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Average/Total: 3.4/5

I traveled further to play this course instead of Clear Creek. I was not disappointed.

This course is located on private property and is pay to play. Overall, it is a beautiful course and I had a lot of fun playing it. Upon arrival, the first thing you will notice is the gift shop that is right next to hole 1. Inside, they have discs for sale and a few other disc golf-related items. They also have drinks and food available.

For nearly all of the front 9, you play in the open, with the baskets being tucked just inside the wood line on the sides of the fairways. Seems like a lot of them were right doglegs from what I remember. These holes were fun bomber-style holes, but make sure you stay on the fairway because there is some thick ass rough on most of these holes.

The back nine+ is all in deep woods with some decent elevation changes. Seems like more of these are straight ahead or left doglegs.

The design is mostly balanced lefty/righty and is above average. I wouldn't say it's great design, but I certainly wouldn't say it's poor either; hence, why I gave it a 3. Overall, I found it to be as short course and that's even with me playing from the longs. I found myself wishing for a few more longer holes.

The scenery is above average. It's clean and well kept. There's slight rolling hills throughout. There's evidence of it being a farm all around you. People appeared to be working on the farm all around us as we were playing, which is unique.

Tees were large enough and there's two sets of tees. They are gravel though and I guess I would expect concrete for $5 a round. That said, I didn't have any problems using the tees; i.e., no slippage. The gravel pieces are small so the tees were remarkably flat.

Signage was above average. Metal signs on every hole with distances posted. Signs took a ding for no hole map on them. Not a huge deal if you grab a scorecard at hole 1 which has a map on the back.

Navigation was a breeze, especially with the map.

My overall impression of this course is that it is a fun course to play, especially as a novelty course. That said, I wouldn't drive 2 1/2 hours again to play it. As you can see, I've rated it 3.4 (rounding to 3.5), so that says a lot about it.

Boondocks Farms
The property is beautiful. Mature woods and elevation is a rare combination in Central Indiana. Lucky for us, there's a disc golf course right in the middle of it!

-Well maintained property with 18 holes
- nice elevation changes on almost every hole
-excellent variety of shots, the back half of the course is tight but offers well shaped fairways
-tee signs and tee pad markers
-multiple tee pads, offers a great challenge for any level player
-very cool greens on several holes such as 11, 15, 18..
-quality Mach 5 baskets
-well designed and very fun to play

Not very many Cons with this course, more like a wish list..

-concrete pads would be an obvious upgrade. The gravel pads are not a problem, but some erosion has occurred
- I played in the winter, but I could see the undergrowth in the warmer months being thick. A spotter is recommended on a few blind shots.
- some smaller trees and debris could be cleaned up, including an old post/ electrical box on 11
-and more holes!! As I said, this is more like a wish list. The course is challenging and fun, but adding a few par 4's and extra holes could make this even more of a destination spot.

I definitely recommend playing Boondocks. With dual tee pads its easy and enjoyable to play multiple rounds in a day. Since the course is on private property they ask 5 dollars a round or 8 dollars all day. I have no problem with that, the owners obviously support disc golf and put the money back into the property. 45 minutes from Indy, not a bad drive to play a course that offers a unique feel to Indiana disc golf.

Clean and well planned out. They take incredibly good care of the course and make it easy for visitors to take care of it as well. There are many many trashcans placed through the course. The cost is 5.00 a round or 8.00 a day done with an honors box. Well worth the price.

The variety of holes are nice with a little bit of everything. For myself I think hole 15 is my favorite hole. It's a nice uphill shot with a small barn and large ravine at the top of the hill. There's OB to the right that comes into play. It's one of the more difficult holes in my opinion and forces you to hit a tight line.

We played in high wind and it was interesting the variety of discs it required. The way the course is made, we were throwing every direction in the wind. Made it difficult and enjoyable.


The owner (I think) was out talking with a family and telling small children about the animals he has there. It's not just a quality course, it's a quality place in my opinion.

I would prefer anything but gravel pads. But that's not a con, just a personal preference. Some of them were uneven and made throwing a little more of a challenge, but that's part of the charm of the course too I guess.

Very solid intermediate level courses that will challenge a majority of the players that come here, especially on holes 8-18. Course has holes that cater to all type of throws.

Baskets - 18 very grippy Mach 5 baskets that are labeled with the hole numbers in red. No issues on spit outs. There is also a practice basket at the start of the course,

Tees - 12 of the holes have two large gravel tees per hole. The shorter (am) tees are known as the sticks while the longer tees (pro) are the stones. Holes 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, and 16 only have one tee that are marked with both red wooden blocks and rocks. The gravel was not slick and seemed to have a fresh layer. The stones are more challenging but typically due to distance, at times, it changes the line of the hole.

Signs - Brand new signs that are no longer made of wood. They list the hole number, par, and distance for both the sticks and stone tees. Signs no longer include a picture of the hole. There are next hole signs when needed pointing you in the right direction. Course map at the start of the course and scorecards are available if needed. Signs located at the stones (pro) tee with exception on hole 14.

Variety - Course has everything from long and open (1-7), moderately wooded, heavily wooded, short and technical, long and technical, elevation, and multiple blind shots due to woods and elevation. There are a few water hazards 1, 4, 6, 9, 15, and 18 but the water is less than a foot deep at the most, typically only after it rains. Course starts off open and then finishes out in the woods starting with hole 8. Wooded holes are all different. No two holes are the same. Woods and elevation cause blind shots (see below).

Elevation - every hole has some sort of elevation change. Blind shots on holes 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 17 due to elevation. Elevation really stands out on holes 11, 12, 17, and 15.

Proshop includes discs, bags, and drinks. if not open, there is a number to call where someone will unlock. If nobody is present, use honor system to get drinks for $1 each.

Very peaceful and scenic course. Cannot hear cars, tons of nature, quiet, occasional sound of farm machinery and farm animals.

Benches on 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, and 17. 15's bench is halfway down the hole in a cool/creepy little hang out.

Trash cans at hole 6, after 9, and at hole 14.

Port -a-potty at start of course.

Pay to play money seems to be reinvested into the course (signs, gravel, bridges, etc).

Bridges when needed; 1, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18.

Easy to navigate. Keep in mind, after hole 9, go to the road and follow it to the left until you see the tee for 10. Otherwise no difficulty with navigating.

I can't think of anything that is a true con of this course. I don't mind the gravel pads and pay to play isn't a bad thing especially since it's being reinvested in the course.

Only a few long bomber holes but not necessarily an issue. More short and technical.

Some of the bridges could use some new wood. 15 and 18 have some boards missing and broken boards.

Signs no longer have picture of the hole. Only really needed on holes 4, 10, 11, 13, 15, and 17. Other holes you can see basket from tees.

No courses in nearby area to compliment this course.

Course can get muddy after rain, especially in the woods.

The rough can be rough so choose your throws wisely.

I absolutely love this course and play it once every other year. I need to play it more. It's in my top 5. It's very easy to get to and there are nearby gas stations and fast food if you are hungry. Would definitely recommend this course to anybody traveling in the area or anyone looking for a day trip. It's challenging and hard to forget. Only 45-60 minutes from Indy.

Great mix of open distance holes and wooded technical holes. The distance holes had tight fairways, though, which was a nice bonus. Chuck it, but be accurate! The couple of holes with elevation change was particularly nice!

A couple of the gravel tees could use a touching up to make the tee box better defined.

A very fun course. Worth the money, though with the hour drive added to it made it costly. Would make the drive often if cheaper.

Also, wish the clubhouse had posted hours. The available chilled bottle water was nice, though ($1).

From the carved totems in the driveway to the "evil petting zoo" (really, don't pet, the signs say they bite), to the festival area at the bottom of the drive, Boondocks Farms has a plethora of activities and amusements, and the disc golf course is increasingly enjoyable and memorable as you play along the field side wood lines to start, and it really begins to rock and roll by the time you enter the woods on hole 8. With nice DGA baskets (including a practice basket beside the gift shop/ ticket cabin to the left of the upper parking area) and gravel tees marked by red stakes (the 'sticks', short tees) and, well, 'stones' for the long tees, there is a considerable amount of challenge out here for the intermediate level disc golfer.

Several of the initial holes simply fade into the edge of the wood line or hyzer (rhbh) around the huge namesake stone sign (on hole 4). But almost every hole takes clever advantage of the rolling terrain. When you get to the woods, you'll encounter blind pin positions (8, 11, 15 & 17), really cool ravine crossers (15!) and tight but highly rewarding lines through the trees (well, every woods hole!). Even from the long tees, an experienced player will enjoy executing great shots for a chance at a lot of deuces out here.

The infrastructure (bridges, next tee signage when needed, minimalist but nice looking tee signs, a kiosk map and map/scorecards attached to the honor box) is all pretty impressive, and shows that they re-invest that pay for play money in the course.

The bigger arms in our traveling league mentioned they'd like to have seen a couple of big bomb shots out here, but I truly don't mind the shorter, more technical stuff here. Some folks have issues with pay to play, but at $5/ round or $8 all day, I saw where they've probably reinvested all of it and more on the course. If I saw any 'con' at all, it was probably that the short tees didn't create many distinctly different lines than the longs (which we played). Hole 9 seemed to be the biggest exception, with a distinctly different look, and 12 'short' has a slightly more open line down the hill than the 'long' (they stand side by side). Well, maybe one other thing: with (mostly) unboxed gravel, the stones marking the long tees sometimes roll out of position.

Hole by hole (rhbh descriptions):
#1 - slightly downhill anny into the wood line,
#2 - slight uphill and open, then turn to the right to
#3 - longer downhill with the creek to the right & long,
#4 - sweeping hyzer down around the sign, more creek to the right of the green, turn left, up to
#5 - a longer anny into the wood line, then come back out uphill to
#6 - a gap shot over bridge, and step up to long
#7 - long flex anny with a more generous green than appears from the tee, then into woods for
#8 - blind, tight, short multi-lane shot with the left being a little more open, turn right to long
#9 - very reachable sweeping hyzer down the hill (short is more direct, but tight), then cross bridge, walk down the drive to
#10 - has a sign by the drive, and tees uphill, finishing right, then you walk to the left and shoot
#11 - a beautiful, blind, tight hole where your drive needs to drop out of sight to the first terrace below, and NOT go long...walk back up to the top for either #12 tee - a narrow gap, but easily reachable drop shot below, turn left to
#13 - challenging, low-ceiling hyzer to hillside basket position, then forward to short, or up left to the hilltop for the long
#14 - a really pretty fade that can be reached with a very controlled drive, and play the long tee for the best thrill on
#15 - probably the signature hole: uphill, blind, with a ravine on the other side, with the basket actually reachable over the blind ravine! You could play -through- the shack at the top of the hill left as a mando, but that would be silly. Cross the incredible bridge to drop in your putt, and turn left to the ridge topping
#16 - hyzer that plays longer than 210' (there might be more pin positions here than we thought?), then forward to
#17 - a long, blind, right-fading shot (don't throw hyzer to the basket you see to the left, that's 10, and you'd endanger folks on 11's tees), finish forward to
#18 - a right-fading beeline downhill through the trees, across the creek to the basket just before the drive. Whew!

--New teesigns- Sticks(short tees) and Stones(long tees)
--Topography not usually seen in Central Indiana
-- Wide Variety of shots
-- Good baskets that catch well
-- Dual teepads offer different lanes

-- A few fairways and tees were rutted up after a recent BMX race. Owner has done an excellent job is smoothing things out before the Tournament. Fresh gravel on some tees made for a little loose footing.

I really liked this course when i played it the first time. None of the holes seemed "gimicky".

Good morning. And by morning, I mean "good whatever it is when you read this review. And if you aren't having a good day, then get out of your mood. Do you have any idea how lucky you are to be alive? I mean...come on". So at the risk of being Polly Positive, let's get this review started with the good stuff.

The area - This course sits on 160 acres of beautifully groomed, wonderfully taken care of real estate. The fairways were mowed very closely, and the rough was incredibly high. The trees were trimmed nicely and there were baby goats by a couple of the holes. I hate to use the word "picturesque", but this place really does sit on a little slice of heaven, out in the middle of absolutely nowhere.

Baskets - Were nice and well taken care of. They catch well and I got no spitouts all day.

Shot variety - There are plusses and minuses to the shot variety out at Boondocks. There are lots of elevation changes, which is great. The front 9 is WIDE open, but there really are no long holes. The back 9 is all wooded holes, all about the same length. Around the 310 mark or so. But the good news is that the trees and the elevation changes really challenge you to pay attention and work different shot shapes. The other good news is that you don't need a ton of different discs to play out here. So bring a smaller big and leave the big drivers at home.

Extras - There are homemade benches on a couple of holes. There is a port-o-let right there on hole 1, along with a little cabin where you can get drinks and so forth.

Tee pads - There are multiple tee pads on most holes. This is a super nice touch, even if the pads are all gravel. I played from the longs, and they were considerably harder than the shorts. I always like the idea of having alternate shots on every course.

There is some signage on the course. The signs that are there are super helpful. There are also lots of "next hole this way" signs, which I always appreciate as a first time visitor to a course.

This is an easy one for me, and drags this course down a TON. This is a pay to play course, which is fine. I play other PTP courses and don't mind. But five bucks to play ONE round?! Are you out of your mind? yeah, it's eight bucks to play all day, but that is literally four times more to play than other courses nearby that are also pay to play. And since this place is literally an hour from everywhere, I can't imagine going back and spending the money to play there. I would go back for a tournament, but not to play casually.

Tee pads - I really don't like gravel pads. I won't take off any points, but I would prefer the rubber mats over the straight up gravel.

There are a lot of signs missing, so you are playing the hole blind. That could use a lot of work.

I do wish there were more of a variety in distance on this course, Everything feels like it's 310 ish. I would love to see a big bomber hole here , either in the open part or the woods. They definitely have the land to do it.

At the end of the day, this is a good course. It's nicely taken care of. But to be super honest, it's not "go out of your way to experience it" nice. If you see a tournament here, go play it. But don't spend the five bucks and the gas money to get out of your way to play a round here.
"Good" works perfectly for this course. So a 3.0 it is.

Category 1: "Essential Properties of a Good Course"
Baskets- Mach 5, in good condition. Highly visible sign with hole number on top of basket was helpful.
Tee Pads- Very generous size, all pee gravel. Most were level and had adequate traction. A few were sloped, but really didn't impact my round at all.
Navigation- One of the easiest courses to navigate I've played to date. The owners have done a fabulous job with clear signage throughout the course, and distance from baskets to the next tee was short.

Category 2: "Combine with Cat I to make a great course"
General course design- Outstanding! Course flowed very nicely. Hole 9 ended reasonably close to the parking lot. It's hard to choose a favorite hole, but I'm torn between Holes 11, 12, and 14. Very nice elevation changes and challenging approach/putts made these holes very fun. There were many other fine holes, but these were the most memorable. The first several holes on the front 9 are mostly open, but have well defined fairways like you'd expect on a ball golf course. I really enjoyed the opportunity on these to go for it. The remaining holes meander through the woods for a fair, but challenging test....none too long, but precision is more critical than distance on these.
Course Maintenance- Overall, the course was in excellent shape. Nice bridges over several ravines/ditches. Grass was short. Trash bins on several holes. It's clear money collected to play the course is going right back into the maintenance. Benches were present on several holes and were plenty big to accommodate even a large group.

Category 3: "bonus attributes to make an excellent course"
Chickens, goats, sheep and a turkey adjacent to hole 4?!
For central Indiana, this course had a nice amount of elevation changes from tee to baskets......not major; we're not Tennessee or Kentucky, but for Indiana, it was a nice change of pace!
Epic holes: I mentioned Holes 11, 12, and 14. Many others were fun, I just especially loved these holes.
Nice variety of hole distances. I played all as par 3 which seemed right.
I threw a variety of shots at this course in the wooded holes, using a lot of my bag. I found the long distance drivers weren't entirely useful on most wooded holes so those stayed put. Most useful was the Buzzz Ti for placement.
Overall, pretty challenging test! I improved by 6 shots on my 2nd 18, but if you're not careful and focused on every hole, the course can get you. Didn't make a lot of birdies (again, playing all par 3s) from the Pro tees, but most holes, a very well executed shot could make birdie possible which I liked. Not too many birdie gimmies (except maybe the first couple holes which were a good warmup).
The weather today was excellent (55 degrees after a long rough winter!), but we had the course to ourselves.
A small gift shop by the first tee appeared to have some discs for sale, but it was closed today.

Tee signs- Most tee signs were down when I played (possibly for the winter season) so I was a bit unsure of hole distances.
This course was very well thought out.....if I had 1 complaint on course design, I would have tried to incorporate at least a couple true par 4's or even a long par 5.

I think 4 is a very fair rating for this course. Stretching out a few holes to true Par 4 or 5 lengths (Par being what an expert would expect to score) could boost my rating to 4.5.
Given this course was one of the higher rated courses within an hrs drive from Columbus, IN my wife and I gave it a try. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and serenity of the property. We will definitely be back!
The cost is $5/round or $8/all day. I personally have no issues paying $5-8 to play a well thought-out, 4+ star caliber course and thought the cost was well worth the fun afternoon the course provided us.

-Nice facilities, bridges, signs etc
-Challenging throws at times
-Excellent woods holes
-Nice land, especially in fall months
-Place that sells discs and has maps and other literature

-Front 7 is sorta boring and repetitive
-This course will eat discs very easily; between cornfields next to fairways, and deep woods with muddy creeks, play with a big group with good eyes
-5 dollars may be a bit much, 2 would be easier to swallow, especially if you lose a disc on the course at that price
-course affiliated members of this site will thumbs down your review if you con the price, lol

-Wear heavy clothes to walk through the woods
-Course takes a lot of walking to complete (not a bad thing)

Great wood/field balance
Interesting holes
Right off the interstate
Fun, fun, fun

Pricey ($5)

Hit this course on a long road trip to Chicago. Great place to stop! Played a cold windy round that ended up being one of my best. Cool buildings, bridges, and elevation changes throughout the course. Be sure to do well on the more open front nine, because the back nine is much more difficult in the woods.

This course has a beautiful setting. I rate this an excellent course because it has alot of character. There are no boring holes, and I feel each hole has its own unique way of making you use various skills. The front 7 being mostly open and then going into the woods gives it an awesome arrangement. I love the downhill tee-offs this course offers. I'm not the best at throwing uphill for sure, but there are a couple of those, too.

There are alot of large thornbushes. It's not necessarily the course's fault. I guess I should take the blame for throwing discs into them.

I'm looking forward to playing competitively on this course.

Well marked course with open field holes to start and then more challenging ones to finish. The holes are fun to play and easy to follow. The woods section is challenging with some narrow fairways and many elevation changes. The first 6-7 holes play around some fields and are good warm-ups. The rest of the course is in the woods.

Tee boxes need work. They are composed of small, hard packed gravel and several were washing away. If the ground is wet the woods section would be pretty muddy. We played under dry conditions and it was fine. Tee signs also need work.

This was a fun and challenging course to play and worth the $5 fee and drive from Indy. The farm has many other activities as well and would be a great place for a family day out.

The course has a nice mix of Open then wooded holes. The "Front 9" are the Open and ends kinda close to the parking lot. Nice layout for beginners,from the other activities in the park,giving DG a try. A few holes are a challenge for beginners,keeping them interested and showing the possibilities of hole design. The "Back 9" has a nice mix of technical and "wooded open" short (called sticks) and long (called stones,on scorecard). Mach V targets, with number plates. Footbridges are well built,solid. Natural Directional,Tee signs & post's. (See pics,I'll post a.s.a.p.) With Tee signs having Sponsor info. & hole layout, showing both tees. (That helps on the back 9) Crushed stone Tee pads,done well. Front 9 fairways are well maintained,cut & trash free. Scorecards available with maps on the back. Practice basket about 50ft from #1.

Some Tee signs need work, atleast the ones facing south. A few Tees also need work,rain run off. Atleast the ones on the sides of hills. The fairways on the back 9 needed to be cut. Carefull going down the hill on #12? very small sticks & stones made me slip.Need to have a spotter on a few holes or play it safe. I lost a disc "going for it" on #15. if you find it my name & number is on it.....But just give it to a newbie. A few, 3/4, pop/water bottles found. But it's not like someone is dumping their trash,as I've seen before,but not at this course.

About 30 minutes from I-465/I-65,From Indy's Eastside. They use the "Honor System" for Entry Fees & Drinks. If you feel $8 all day is to costly,pay $5. It has been a few years since I last played here and I could tell the Entry Fees are going back into the course.

Boondocks Farm has created an excellent 18 hole course for South Central Indiana by making great use of the natural woods and drastic elevation changes. Many of the holes have substanial elevation declines with somewhat narrow paths that make for some really amazing downward shots on hole.
- Nice mixture of shots
- Alternate Tee shots
-Well Marked Course
-Signs with hole placement

Great hike through some nice woods after a few wide open holes at the beginning to get you warmed up. Pay the "honor" $5 bucks b/c its well worth it.

The course has the holes marked with designated par's, but these seemed pretty giving. Usually I play all holes par 3 to avoid confusion, but this course makes it difficult for some holes to get there in 3, but are managebale on a good toss. I scored -12 by course par, but 2+ by all 3's. I'd like to know how the locals play it.

-Watch where disc goes when get in the woods b/c there are some blind holes and deep drops in elevation
- Thick briars prevelant
- Gravel tees, but in good condition

A must play course if you are in this area or Indianapolis (just about 30 min max from I465/ I70). It is right off I70 and easy to find. We need more courses like Boondocks to continue to increase popularity of disc in the region. I will be back to play there again very soon.

A well marked course that flows together perfectly. There are signs for every pro tee, marking pars along with a hole map. To reduce confusion between holes, Boondocks farm has constructed wooden signs pointing you in the direction to the next tee.This course mixes distance with shorter more technical wooded shots.The front seven holes are more open field drives, with a couple of spider-web type trees jutting out from the tree line. There is enough distance on a couple of the front seven baskets to really be able to open up and rip it. Hole eight welcomes you to the woods with ferocity. The next 10 baskets make this course worth the drive. (right around an hour from myself) There is a mixture of shots which forces you to get creative. There are hooks right, left, great elevation changes and just diversity in general. Really a hell of a lot of fun. Pro shop next to Tee 1 with cold beverages and some discs fro sale if you shank one too far into the woods.

Some of the back 11 holes are a little short, but the trees make up for it in difficulty. Not many problems, course designer made great use of the land available to him. Front 7 could use some more diversity. Wish the tees were concrete, but you get used to the gravel.

While getting ready to play our second round of the day, happened to notice multiple Superbowl winner Adam Vinatieri just chewing the fat with the shop keep. Apparently he had just finished shooting in an archery contest that Boondocks Farm was hosting earlier that morning. Pretty cool as I am a huge Colts fan.

You get the fields and then the woods. You get to rip it and then go tech. I love this type of course.

8 bucks! Are you joking? This will run off most D golfers. LOWER the costs, please. Or make it free!

Around Halloween there are ghosts and caskets and sheets and crap. It really screws up the disc golf and you would be a fool to pay around then to play.

Could be awesome if 2 bucks to play.

Good distance shots, decent elevation changes, First 7 holes are pretty open, the rest are heavily wooded, challenging course, variety of different shots (Doglegs, tunnel shots, etc.). Pro and Am Tee Pads on most holes. Open putting tee for practice. Course navigates fairly easily and each hole brings something new.

*Suggested* Pay course, easy to lose discs in wooded area without spotters, some really thick bushes in wooded area. Almost too many trees on some shots, but most holes have a line to take.

I enjoyed this course, it is a trip from Indianapolis, but well worth it. Lots of variety, which forces you to use different shots. Might want to wear some thin pants in the woods, thorn bushes and such.