Steamboat is a pretty park like course right along the Missouri river in Pierre. Great views of the river throughout the course. Hole 17 was my favorite with the water on the left definitely in play on an early release RHBH hyzer, great green as well. Nice concrete teepads and fine DGA baskets. Nice grass and old growth trees always makes for a fun time in the park IMO.

Holes 5 -11 have been removed. Didn't know that going in so I wandered around a bit before realizing that new city building must have been the culprit. Not sure exactly where the deleted holes were but seemed like there was enough space between the new building and the river to keep some of them.

The wind the day I played was probably 30 mph headwind on hole 1, don't know if that is common here but made for some funny throwlers. I like to think I have enough experience throwing in the wind but this was next level.

Played this course on the way to the much better course north of town named Powerhouse Alley.

Steamboat is (was) an 18 hole course right on the banks of the wide Missouri River. On # 17, it would be possible to throw your disc into river. No-one could throw it over the Missouri here. It's way too wide. Like 1500 feet.

The park is lovely, lushly green and very clean. It's flat with lots of scattered, mature trees. They are spaced far enough apart they should be fairly easy to avoid. You may want to roll under a couple at times. There is a kiosk at the start with rules and a nice memorial to a golfer named Kyle Stover. The trapezoid shaped concrete tee pads are very good. Some of them have a black coating over the concrete which I thought was a nice change of pace. The baskets are DGA Mach III's with the s,ways hard to read red numbers. There is a next tee arrow hanging from most of the baskets. The tee signs are on heavy duty 6" x 6" posts. The signs are small and adequate.

The course plays at kind of an recreational level. Holes are mostly in the 275' to 350' range but because of the flatness and scattered trees most shots are more or less straight. Not a lot of shot shaping is required.

Here is the problem. The city is installing a water treatment facility in the park. It looks like holes 5 to 11 have been taken out. I have no idea what the course will look like after the completion of the facility. There will still be enough room for 18 if they shorten a few or squeeze them in more.

Besides the obvious construction going on....

Course is flat.

Probably some interference from pedestrians.

No much shot shaping needed.

This is such a shame to lose so much course to construction. It will interesting to see what the redesign might look like. I hope they gather input from the disc golfing community. As far as rating Steamboat, I don't think it would be fair to rate it down because of a water treatment plant so I'm going to give it the rating it currently has.

Nice long level wide front concrete Tee pads with signage on every hole. This course is generally well maintained by the county (holes 7 and 8 are "hidden" and trashier). The course is laid out along the Missouri River/Lewis and Clark Trail in a extended double loop pattern. While it does make use of the trees, it is mostly open requiring very little actual line shaping. Distances and obstacles together create a challenge for beginners but make a fun intermediate/recreational course. Despite the amount of walkers/joggers/bikers on the trails, I found little impact upon the course itself, nor did the river really come into play without seriously errant throws. It would be difficult (though not impossible) to lose discs here.

Benches, Trash Receptacles and Picnic Tables are spread throughout the park but not conveniently near any Tee pads (or Fairways). A lot of non playing traffic requires a certain level of alertness for interference and pet surprises on the course, typical multi-use park concern.
Sprinkler system throughout the park on a sectional system runs every morning (weekdays at least) but was easy to work around.

This is one of the best maintained public parks I've visited anywhere. Whether its the player base or groundskeepers, there was very little litter anywhere. Highly recommend playing this course if you're anywhere near the area for a fun relaxing round.

Great Tee Pads
Great signage
Next tee arrows on all the baskets
Great course for beginners but also wouldn't call it "easy". A few ace runs for sure but also some distance and definitely some challenging holes.

To me there are no cons but for a Pro or a serious disc golfer, this course will seem pretty easy for you. Which again, isn't a bad thing.

When I first played this over half a year ago, it was messy and confusing. The local disc golf club Sharpshooters of Pierre, SD did a really, really great job this past Spring and Summer raising money and getting all the tee pads and signage in. I know guys personally who go out there and pick up and trim and keep it in tip top shape.

Located in town
Free
Not very busy
New Tee Pads
New Signage
Great river side views

Sometimes it can be a little busy with the nearby picnic shelters, but usually only an issue on a couple holes.
Older Baskets

This course was renovated this summer to include 18 new signs for each hole that include Hole number, Distance, and par. They have new concrete tee pads. Local club Sharpe Shooters DGC holds weekly doubles during the summer.

Some of the baskets have been damaged due to recent storms, a flood, and old age. Some do have some rusty chains(usually only one or two strands) But they sat completely submerged for 3.5 months. They do lean a little from people hanging on them and the collars the poles sit on stretching out. And during a summer storm, a few baskets had large branches fall on them. The damaged baskets were replaced within a week and the others were fixed, but they still are not in "new" condition.

Sharpeshooters Disc Golf Club & City of Pierre have completely renovated this course. 18 new fan-shape cement tee pads, new tee signs and directional signage under each basket.

Not a long course at 5,162 feet but plenty of holes requiring good shot making ability. The pictures were taken in mid-November so you will see more tree canopy and vegetation in the summer

If visiting Pierre play Steamboat, then head to Oahe Downstream and play 36 different tee pads. The local YMCA runs a league open to anyone on Wednesday nights during the summer. This course also plays host to the Shark in the Park tourney during Oahe Days in the summer.

course has great distances short and long-long holes
not to many natural hard obstacles

can be crowded at times, with shelters near
could use more trash cans
no official pins or t boxes
the coarse map and pars arent posted

there will soon have concrete t pads and pins
city has planted new grass after the flooding and are updating other coarse features in 2013

-Good layout with mature trees as obstacles
-Nice baskets
-Holes aren't crowded, park is very big and course is in three different parts of it.
-Practice basket with putting ring around it
-Local disc golf club: Pierre Area Sharpe Shooters
-Shelter, garbages, bathrooms near start/finish
-Detailed map with descriptions of each hole, check this out right behind hole one tee box
-Tons of parking
-Great views of the Missouri river and bridge
-Good variations in distance, most holes have multiple lines to use so they're not just right or left hand holes
-Good for players of all skill levels

-Tees are only marked by a yellow pole thing and some of those are missing. They are also natural. Not in bad shape or anything buy not as nice as others.
-No elevation, is right next to the river and is very flat
-Tees don't have signs on them so navigation can be slow if you haven't been here before. The course also goes under the bridge then across a road if you aren't paying attention you could miss these
-Pierre is hot in the summer!
-Vandalism can be a problem although it is usually fixed pretty quick

This is the only course in Pierre, Powerhouse Alley is about 6 miles away and is a little nicer but this is a good course. Worth a play if you're here. Capitol sports on Pierre st downtown has a decent selection of discs- mostly innova but a few of other brands as well.

Great layout for what they had to work with. Shares space with a public park but nothing comes into play and very rarely have to worry about hitting anyone. Theres a bike/walking path going along the river but theres maybe 2 or 3 holes where that comes into play. Good course for learning the game. Not many chances to lose a disc Theres one hole along that river that you could possibly be swimming if the water is high. Every hole works with whatever your throwing style is. Lefty and righty routes all the way through.

The baskets. I believe they're Lightning practice baskets cemented into the ground. The chains are tight and spit a lot of well placed shots. A lot of them are bent and or rusting. Theres two on the other side of the bridge that aren't even anchored at all. One was stolen the last time I was there and the other is moved to different locations every time I play it.

Course is seeminly nicely laid out. Park setting so it is clean and well kept. Holes have a small variety of length, but fairly consistant. Much of the course is on the shore of the Missouri River but the River really is not a threat to swallow your favorite disk. Trees in play for all but maybe 2 holes.

Course needs some updating. Baskets are previously mobile baskets sunk in concrete. Baskets are too short and many are tilted in the concrete. Course needs some TLC concerning the baskets. Lift and straighten.

I liked this course. It is a good play and the Missouri River bugs were not an issue on the day I played. Holes 7-10 were the most challenging and are also the holes most skipped by the locals as it is under the bridge and these holes do interrupt the flow of the course. Adjustments as listed in CONS will make this a great South Dakota course.