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Dupree Park

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jsemales
Experience: 19.8 years 91 played 39 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Decent course, but needs maintenance 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 8, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Pretty straightforward course with a decent mix of technical and open throws. None of the course is particularly challenging, but it still makes for a decent walkthrough. Take a round and see how it treats you.

Cons:

Not fun to play after rain, at all, it gets swampy quick. Be aware of wildlife around you, I came close to a snake while searching for one of my discs somewhere on the back 9. Being so close to the interstate can break your attention if you're not used to it, but it didn't seem to bother me.
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LL_NiO
Experience: 14.2 years 21 played 12 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Dupree 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 26, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Got all 18 holes and the tee pads are in pretty good shape. Doesn't run into any other part of the park (maybe a walking path once or twice) so you aren't interfering with anyone and vice versa. Parking seems to be plentiful and pretty decent signs through out the park and nice and easy to navigate. Great for practicing accuracy.

Cons:

The park is just gross. Hate to be so blunt, but it's true. I have only played a handful of times, but I don't believe I've ever seen it manicured. Trash everywhere and bugs are REALLY bad. Baskets are old and that wouldn't bother me if I didn't see how successful the entire park is. It's got state of the art stuff for every sport it has (baseball, basketball, etc.) but doesn't pay attention at all to it's disc golf part of the park. Hole 18 makes absolutely no sense what so ever considering how the rest of the park is. It's long, tight, and straight while the rest of the course is short and extremely technical. Lastly, not the parks fault, but don't play in the heat. Most humid place I think I've ever been in my life is deep in this swampy course.

Other Thoughts:

Could be nice if they just took care of the park. Still wouldn't be great, but would be a 3 or 3.5 maybe. New baskets and some manicuring would bring this course up a lot.
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bjreagh
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 27.6 years 350 played 317 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 22, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Dupree Park offers what you would and should expect for a DG course. There are 18 holes here, tee signs are sufficient, concrete tees were in really good shape, and the older Mach baskets have held up well and caught discs just fine. There were signs for the next tee and the paths were worn so navigation for first timers is not an issue. The course is also on land all to itself and apart from the other park activities that are on the other side of the small lake.

The style is generally wooded and technical, with a little bit of room for options or for recovering from errant drives. The fairways were very fair always with a clear path or two to the basket (no throw and hope shots.) Most holes are in the shorter range (<300') but there are some holes over 330' providing for a good mix overall and from hole to hole. There is opportunity here to utilize all shot shapes during your round (left, right, straight).

The basket locations stood out as a positive. Well-placed for every hole with variety, for example: 1 on a mound, 1 behind a big log, 1 over a creek.

Hole 17 is one of the best holes anywhere, playing over a bend in the creek. You can play it safe to the left along the flat ground or go for the basket over the water (which is down in a fairly large and steep ravine). The view from the tee is really nice and the hole makes for a fun and adventurous ace run/birdie opp.

The park has plenty of parking and was easy to get to and easy to find from the interstate. There are restrooms in the park on the way to the course past the ball fields near the lake.

Cons:

Not a big deal, but the front 9 and back 9 had 2 different feels, rather than being 1 course with mixed diversity throughout. The front overall is shorter and was better manicured and maintained with short grass or worn dirt fairways. The back 9 had some taller grass (hopefully gets mowed sometimes) and is where the longer holes are found.

Where hole 17 was awesome, hole 18 was kind of a let down playing down this laser straight gravel/dirt road (vs the more natural wooded fairways of the rest of the course.) Then there was a fairly long walk back to the car. The finish left the impression to me that maybe this course had been either increased from 9 to 18 or been redesigned at some point in order to create #17, but left the problem of somehow getting back to car when finished, so the overall continuity and flow lacked just a bit. I am a purist who prefers 18 holes, but adding a 19 or 20 here could work fine.

The flat ground the course sits on is in an area that can be muddy or even marshy during rainy periods. I would check conditions if playing here after heavy rains or the wet season. (Several of the more local reviewers back this up.)

Other Thoughts:

I had a lot of fun playing this course. It was challenging enough but not too stressful or punishing. It was clear where to throw and there was no trouble finding your discs. Great for beginners, rec, and intermediate players (long bomber arms and pros may prefer to play elsewhere).

This is probably not a course one would want to play every single day, but I definitely would not mind playing it more than once. For me the course rates as a very strong 2.5 (I would give it 2.75 if I could.)
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Usdrummer72
Experience: 12.7 years 181 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Not long, but character 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 14, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Variety of shots required
Aces are available,but must be earned
Monster arm not required
Lots of trees, so placement is a must
Good course for beginners with some control because distance is not as important as control
Good concrete tee boxes
Baskets are in good shape

Cons:

Lots of trees can be frustrating
Mosquitos are prevalent
Longest hole is 400, but all others are under 300.
Floods frequently in fall and winter

Other Thoughts:

If in the dry season, it is a good course to play to work on accurate lines and challenge creating a shot.
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Frolfer907
Experience: 4 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

I like it :) 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 1, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Nice Tee Pads
-Course Map // Hole Maps
-Trash Receptacles and Benches at Every Tee
-Mostly Wooded (good shade for the hot days)
-Good Rhythm from Hole to Hole
-Not Busy

Cons:

-Bug Spray is a MUST in the summer
-VERY Soggy When it Rains
-Not Much Distance for the Power Player

Other Thoughts:

This is a fun course to play. Most holes are tight and therefore technical. The front 9 don't have much distance, but there are a few holes over 300 ft coming back. There are large fields in other areas of the park that I like to use to warm up, so I count that as a plus. Overall I give this course a VERY GOOD.
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guitarfrk24
Experience: 17.9 years 5 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 18, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Front 9 is really well maintained last time i was there. Back 9 they are doing a lot of work around it. Looks like they are trying to reroute the bayou. 6-9 are pretty brutal for being short.

Cons:

Bugs. Lots of Mosquitoes, and wolf spiders all over the ground because of all the leaves.

Other Thoughts:

Watch for water on 17 and 15. 18 is about 430 ft but super straight and very narrow tunneled.
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LookIhitAtREE
Experience: 13.6 years 47 played 11 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Trees, trees, and then a tree. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 11, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

The front 9 were very short, and technical, while the back 9 were more open. Tons of tree make you think before you just fire a disc off. If you don't have a super long drive, then you would find this course to be quite satisfying.

The signage was nice, showing distance and flight path options.

Concrete teepads and nice baskets.

Lots of tunnel shots to keep things interesting and accuracy is a must.

Mucho ace runs for some, lots of holes sub-200, especially on the front 9.

Lots of shade was nice considering 103 degrees.

Cons:

Can be a mud-fest after rains, as it is low-lying and almost grassless.

Very short holes could be a con for some as it could be boring.

Lots and lots of trees can get very frustrating at times.

Didn't see a toilet or potable water source and very few trash cans.

Road runs through part of course and we had to pause play to let a car drive through the fairway, lol.

Had a couple walkers that were walking through fairways.

No elevation changes at all.

Not a very "pretty" course, not that big a deal, really.



Other Thoughts:

All in all, it was an enertaining round. One of the only other local 18's besides Burns Park. The short, technical runs were a fun break from the 300 foot norm at most other courses. This would be a wonderful course for beginners, kids, weaker arms.

Hole 18 is a fun way to finish, but bring your straight shot! It is a 400 foot, tree-lined tunnel of frustration, lol.

It is worth a play, but don't drive way out of your way for it.
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tasha
Experience: 13.5 years 5 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

noisy from interstate - but Good! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 23, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice tee boxes - interesting shots - challenging for me.

Cons:

I'm not used to interstate noise, and it overwhelmed me a bit - but other than that - it is a great course.

Other Thoughts:

I didn't have a whole lot of time to play - and I couldn't locate hole #1, so I started on hole #13 - played thru hole #17 - couldn't find #18, but #10 was right there, so I played #10 back to #13 where my car was...
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dirty8224
Experience: 14.8 years 13 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

nice if dry 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 13, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

fun course, lots of birdie opportunities.

great winter course.

Cons:

If it has rained in the last week before you play this course forget about it. It's built in a swamp and even the slightest sprinkle will turn every inch of that course into a mud pit. The skeeters are so thick during the summer that you can't breathe without inhaling one. BRING BUG SPRAY.
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fountg
Experience: 13.7 years 4 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Good beginner course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 12, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good course for beginners, variety of shots needed.

Cons:

Some holes are overly simple, quite a few simple straight shots. If you can drive straight par wont be difficult at all on some holes.

Other Thoughts:

I'll definetly be checking this course out some more. I always heard bad stuff about rain, but it had just rained a few days before I went last, and I noticed no standing water on the Tees at all.
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ebonsdad
Experience: 30.8 years 7 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

ebonsdad 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 10, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Front 9 very technical through thick woods but short distances overall. Back 9 a little more open & longer overall. A few alternate tee positions, 1(I think) alternate pin position. out-of-the-way from rest of park. The course has been well taken care of since I last reviewed it. There are signs for every hole now with distances. #10 & #17 have alternate tee pads while #7 has alternate pin position. The course has been cleared of excessive debris & the drier season this year has made it much easier to play without fear of flooding or muddy conditions. OB strings adorn a few fairways to keep you honest.

Cons:

Quite a few holes can get pretty "swampy" if not maintained. DO NOTplay after rain, course very low & gets muddy. Watch for snakes on holes close to water (quite a few). Water very muddy & difficult to retrieve disc (much less see them). # 17 still intimidating having to throw over a long, deep creek. I've gone in it once, but I've consistently seen a lot of people down in it. Only elevation is the basket on #10, otherwise flat.

Other Thoughts:

Good for working on short technical throws in every direction. Decent course when maintained but needs more attention than it currently gets. Wear shoes you don't mind getting muddy.
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jongoff09
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.8 years 34 played 16 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Strolling through the WOODS 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 9, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Fully wooded course, if you like playing in thick woods, this is the course for you.
-Nice concrete teepads.
-Great Baskets.
-Variety of shots needed. A lot of holes have more than one route to the basket, but you still have to put your disc right on the line. Most holes can easily be birdied or par'd with a putter or mid, but a couple of holes require you to air it out with a driver or fairway driver.
-Some variety of distance on the back 9.
-Memorable finishing holes (17-18).
-Overall, a fun course to play.

***Update 8-9-2010***
-Tee signs have been added with the length of the hole on them.

Cons:

-This course can be a swamp after a rain for a long time.

-Because of all the water for a majority of the time, mosquitoes can get really thick.

-Most of the holes were pretty short especially on the front 9, even though the very thick woods make up for the length, it still seemed like it would be more fun if it was longer.

-Once you finish the hole, you have to look for orange ribbon that indicates the path to the next tee. It can be hard to see at times.

-A few holes are truly luck holes. A group of 3 could all hit a gap the same way and only one is likely to make it through the trees passed the gap and give a look at a good putt. The other two will be scrambling and could easily make bogie. Hole 8 is a good example of this.

Other Thoughts:

-Two of the holes have alternate concrete teepads, #s 10 and 17. The alt tee on #10 is to the left of the "A" tee about 150' away. To get to the long pad on 17, you have to go around the short pad and then make a right by the creek.

-Play this course after a few weeks of dry weather, and even then, bring the bug spray.

-The creek is nasty and may be hard to get a disc back from it. On 17, there was a really long stick that we used to get our discs back from it (yes, we both threw in there), and on #14, the creek is just a few feet behind the basket, however, you can't tell that from the tee. The basket is only about 130 feet away, and the creek is about 5-10 feet behind it. **Update 12/17/12**: the creek behind #14 has been re-routed and is now about 100' behind the basket from the tee, making the drive a lot less interesting IMO, but you shouldn't have to look for a disc anymore.

-Because the course floods all the time, there is trash that is washed into it all the time. The trash is EVERYWHERE.

-I struggled to come up with the rating that this course deserves. The course is nice and fun if you know what you are doing and can find everything. I played with someone that knew his way around the course so I didn't have any problems with navigation. The reason I gave it the rating I did is because of how much of the year it is playable, and the fact that there are no signs that direct you to the next tee.
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vtsquid
Experience: 18.1 years 21 played 17 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Mudy, But well kept 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 19, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

very tight, good for an advance player, Secluded.

Cons:

Muddy, during the winter months is very brown, Very confusing at the end. Has no signs just orange tape to show you how to get to your next tee. Would be super buggy in the summer because its wet

Other Thoughts:

Some one is really working hard to keep this course clear and clean, Nice job! This is a great tight course, lots of trees and throwing lanes. It was alot of fun and I had to use all my discs in my bag. In the summer I bet its going to be really nice and green, but in the winter it is brown and kinda ugly. After a wet season it is super muddy and slick so be careful when walking! This course really needs signs after hole 10 it can get confusing! Maybe meet up with someone who knows how to play the course! This course has the ability to be great!
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BigA31640
Experience: 27.2 years 54 played 15 reviews
2.50 star(s)

New course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 21, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course is heavily wooded and very technical. Holes are short to average length but there are a couple open enough to grip and rip. Concrete tee pads. Restrooms and water.

Cons:

Not very well marked at this time. Poison ivy and mosquitos a plenty. In the rainy season this course is very very soggy.

Other Thoughts:

This course has only been in the ground for about 2 years now and as it gets tweaked it will be a really cool place to play.

Tee pad one is at the back of the pond. Pull into the entrance and follow the paved road to the pond. Continue to follow the paved road on the left side of the pond until you get to the far end. Park under the trees behind the dog park. As you face away from the dog park towards the woods you'll see the tee pad for one.
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NDABRUSH
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.3 years 58 played 46 reviews
3.00 star(s)

18 holes, ALL WOODED!!! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 22, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

All in the shade. Not busy. Easy to navigate once you find the first tee pad. Just follow the orange ribbon tied to the trees and you can see most of the next holes tee pads from the completed holes basket. The longs are concrete and long and the shorts are medium size on the holes that have 2 sets. Multiple tees on all, some have 3. Several memorable pin placements. Hole ten on a big mound, basket sits at about 9 ft. and another hole sits surrounded by a deep creek that was dried up today because of lack of rain. The creek runs along side of the fairway and in order to ace it you must throw out over the creek because the basket sits about 4 ft. from the edge. Another has a basket with a creek behind it, but if it is your first round you would not know it. The holes that are not straight shots have different lines to throw and are pretty technical. Some nice scenery and would have been really nice if all creeks were not dry. Easy to walk as far as terrain goes as it is mostly flat. A fun course for everyone except pros. It is the only course that I have played where every hole was wooded, so that was right up my alley. The straight holes were at least different lengths with some tight alleys and some wide that allowed the multiple paths I already mentioned, but mostly tight. There are a couple of bomb shots that play open but you are still in the woods, this helped add variety to the feel of the course if that makes any sense. An enjoyable day in the woods in my opinion.

Cons:

About half of the holes were straight shots with about half of them being ace runs if you are a pro. If you are a pro some of this course would be too easy (mostly the short straight holes) Not enough trash cans or benches. Lots of bramble and brush in the fairways. LOTS of stumps as this course was carved out of very dense woods. Of course poison ivy, mosquitos and horse flies. that's about it for the cons.

Other Thoughts:

If you don't LOVE heavily wooded courses, you might want to skip this one. But if you love playing disc golf in the woods, except for elevation this course has it all. Turn on park road. turn right just past the park map which is on the right, stay on road even when it looks like it is ending you will drive along side the water and when you pass the water on the left is the parking spots. 1st tee on the right next to black piles of crushed gravel. You can see the concrete pad of 1 to the right of gravel piles.
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anoncow
Experience: 20.6 years 12 played 11 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Pretty good start... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 19, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good mix of course, seems to be a good start & from the looks of things, concrete tees and some other enhancements are coming soon.

1-11 are all woods. I ran out of light so I'll come back for 12-18 in a few weeks.

Cons:

Hard to find the 1st tee without a map - some signs would be nice.
NO signs on the course - there was some paths to guide me around but a few signs or markers giving directions would be nice, especially between the #9 and #10 tee boxes.

Other Thoughts:

I threw into the water not once but twice on #2. Had I not done that, I'd have probably seen more of the course. I'd beware of snakes and such if I was out here during the summer.
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discdawg
Experience: 8 played 6 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 6, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

Not much traffic. Easy to navigate - follow the deer-hunter like orange ribbons from basket to tee. Front nine is VERY tight. Back nine opens up a little bit and there are some challenging pin placements.

Cons:

Maybe because it was flooded recently, it had a LOT of trash on it. Very hot and lots of mosquitos with a few snakes - Classic Arkansas woods for June.

Other Thoughts:

Had a good time - will play again sometime, overall a decent course.
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stephens
Experience: 3 played 2 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 13, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

Short and tight.

Cons:

Short and tight.

Other Thoughts:

Will play agian whne I need to boost my confidence.
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