Dayton, NV

Dayton DGC

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sansho
Experience: 13 years 63 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A Desert Course in the Trees 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 14, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Great setting for a desert course along the Carson River
-Trees! Real trees for a desert course! Lots of cottonwoods
-22 holes with 22 baskets
-2 practice baskets
-Lots of shade for a NV course
-Bathrooms and trash cans on site
-Water can be in play

Cons:

-Old rubber tee pads in rough shape
-Old DGA baskets don't catch the best
-Basket position wasn't always recognized on tee sign
-Some tee signs missing
-Shorter course for the most part

Other Thoughts:

This was the first course in the Carson Valley area built nearly 10 years ago. There are definitely some signs of age but this course still holds up pretty well. It's fun, short course that plays through tons of old cottonwood trees along the Carson River. Once you're in the middle of the course you totally forget that you're playing in the desert. Lots of shade, and big trees with a river running along the course. Truly, a great setting.
About 25 minutes from Carson City, you roll into a gravel parking lot where the Hole #1 tee can be seen past two practice baskets. There's a covered gazebo type structure with some picnic benches along with a bathroom right near.
The first couple holes play along a field with some random obstacles that are natural but clearly put into place for the course. Then you get more into the thick of the course with trees and shade plentiful and tons of fun shots to be had. Water can come into play with some errant shots, but for the most part you don't have to worry. Most of the shots are shorter (less than 400') when I have played here, but there are some holes that have positions in much longer placements.
There's an extra 4 holes on the back 9 between 16 and 17 with permanent baskets. Nothing crazy exciting but adds a bit since most holes play a bit short.
I don't think there are any real standout holes for me. Just a very solid course that has seen better days. If they added new baskets, teepads, signs, and a couple longer pin positions this course could easily be a 4+. Between this course and Carson Ridge, it makes coming down to the valley from the lake not too shabby.
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bobmcnelly
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.9 years 324 played 189 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 19, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

- good quality baskets
- multiple basket placements
- good variety of distances ranging from 245 feet to 650 feet
- good variety of shots required to hit the lines, lots of mature cotton woods to make the course plenty technical
- practice basket
- tee signs with most of the info you need

Cons:

- the course is on a flood plain and can be flooded in the spring
- a couple of tee signs missing
- very Sandy course, many fairways are covered in sand
- navigation isn't super easy
- some holes had a placement marker but many did not

Other Thoughts:

With a some navigation signage and a tee sign upgrade, this could be a quality course. As long as it's not flooded.
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goat00
Experience: 17.8 years 20 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Cottonwood Central 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 8, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Cool course that winds through a thicket of old cottonwood trees. Nice practice area/basket right up front, next to some bathrooms. Tee pads were nice and theyve got signage for every hole. The first 3 holes switchback across an open field, with some deadfalls dragged in and fallen logs set upright for some obstacles in the open area. It seems that a tractor was used to pull in the logs and set them. Later in the course, a big dead tree was pulled upsidedown and planted along a hole, makles for a really neat visual. Hole #4 had a cool closely guarded pin, some logs and branches set up around it to bust your balls a little. The rest of the course goes deep into and around the cottonwoods. Fairly thick in some places, tee shots make or break some of the longer, denser holes. A couple holes play along the river, with pin placements close enough to the bank to make you think twice about ace running. No mandos, which I kinda like, lets you create your own attack. Good amount of distance mixed in with bird runs and an ace run or two as well at the pin locations I played.

Cons:

There was signage at each hole, but a lot of them were missing the indicator that shows which placement the pin is at currently. A few of the placements on the signs seemed a little off, which made for tough to find pins even when we knew where to look, but thats probably just a first-timer problem. Big con was the bugs. We played two rounds early afternoon in April, and by the second round, the insects were in full force. We really had to Zen out for 5 or 6 seconds to concentrate on our putts.

Other Thoughts:

I'll definately be back. A lot of alternate lines I'd like to try as twice through this course was not nearly enough to learn the best routes. I'd kinda like to see a little more of the logs and deadfall stuff on the field holes, as they are still wide open even with the few obstacles in place. Good stuff, for sure worth a play.
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Hammer26
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Desert Course with trees 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 8, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Multiple pin locations, 2 currently with possible thirds in the works. Some open holes some tunnels a few with water hazards.4 has a low branch that makes you throw low or a wide hyzer. 15 and 16 are moderately poke and hope but 16 has a nice anhyzer route. 17 tees off out of a cage of trees with a low hanging branch and and downed tree not far off the tee. Focus on the drive is needed. 18 is tucked in a line of trees.

Cons:

Lost discs to the Carson River. Scenery isn't the best in the winter and spring.

Other Thoughts:

Practice basket and bathrooms. Sandy fairways don't kill discs. Leaves make the course harder and when they turn. Though the scenery can be not the greatest, but for a desert its good.
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preacherluke
Experience: 11.1 years 53 played 8 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Update distances 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 26, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

I liked the variety of obstacles. There are holes that play well for every type of throw. There is very little underbrush, which made it easy to find discs. The trees are so big that you have to make a great throw to go over the tops, very challenging.

Cons:

The "B" location baskets were not listed on this website. 13 at 720 feet was very challenging, I don't know what the par is supposed to be for all the B locations. It would be helpful if it was listed on the signs or the website. There is a lot of mud this time of year too, which can make throwing with your whole body more difficult.

Other Thoughts:

I thoroughly enjoyed the course, any time spent with good friends, flinging at baskets is time well-spent. I was disappointed in my throwing ability as I seem to have a knack for finding trees and branches with my discs. I will be back for my revenge, trees beware.
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mhulkman
Experience: 11.7 years 64 played 8 reviews
3.50 star(s)

nice desert/river course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 9, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is the only course in the Carson City area n its a 20-30min drive. Its the ONLY course beside the crappy one in Sparks that is playable during snow season. Nice flat ground making it beginner n child friendly. Basket to next tee is easy to navigate. Mostly fairly easy holes with a few that have a lot of trees and 2 holes where the river comes into play,especially if its up. Lots of down trees make good obstacles for approach and putting.

Cons:

The only con I have and its a HUGE one are the natural sand box tee pads. You are either stepping in a hole or unevenly on every pad. Its so bad that on some holes I throw on the side of the tee.

Other Thoughts:

I have to disagree with the last reviewer on some things. You can see the basket on 15-18 holes from the tee pad. Maybe he had a few beers before he teed off, I dont know. The Dayton area does have some ugliness to it but for the area they couldnt have picked a more beautiful setting. The last reviewer played there in August when its 100 degrees n the river is very low. Thats the time of year you should be playing 1 of the 6 courses surrounding Lake Tahoe or Turtle Rock in Markleeville. Come play this course in October when the cottonwoods are bright orange and gold and you will spend more time taking pictures than throwing discs. Or in winter with a dust of snow on the ground, leaves everywhere, with ice forming on the river and reflections of the sky and trees on the slow moving water. From Oct-April this course would be a 4.5 if it wernt for the horrible tee pads.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Course W/Rattlesnake Warning At Beginning! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 18, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

The Dayton DGC plays in an area beside the Carson River mostly in a grove of cottonwood trees. The trees provide much needed shade, most of the obstacles on the course and most of the debris lying around in the manner of broken limbs and branches.
The tee signs which were held on by clips featured a sponsor's name. The course had natural pads which I wasn't thrilled with. There were some picnic tables and some benches carved out of some of the large cootonwoods. The baskets are DGA models with orange numbers. The numbers are facing the correct way (back toward the teepads). I haven't seen these orange numbers before and I'm not sure whether they're homemade or not. If they're homemade, someone did a very superd job constructing them.
I liked the # 4 hole. It featured a low tee box with a low tunnel shot to a basket guarded with a bunch of cottonwood branches.
# 7 is certainly a challenging hole, even in mid-August when the river is low, you're forced to throw a hyser shot out over the river and get some decent distance on it.

Cons:

I grew really weary of walking ahead and trying to figure out where the basket was. A few visible baskets off the tee would be appreciated. These signs would be perfect for drilling a hole and inserting a coloring washer to indiscate whether the basket is in the A or B position.

I couldn't bring myself to find any beauty in this terrain. I've played quite a few desert courses and found many of them to be visually pleasing but I'm sorry, this terrain is U-G-L-Y as in you ain't got no alibi.

I thought a couple of the holes were long for the sake of being long and weren't really needed. One or two shorter ACE runs would have been welcomed.

Other Thoughts:

I kinda thought when I drove up and the first thing I observed was a Rattlesnake Warning Sign that this course might not be my cup of tee. I didn't like trudging through the soft sand. I thought it to be visually kinda depressing . I didn't care for all the blind basket placements. However, I am pleasantly surprised that the previous reviewers were so kind to it, I would beg to differ.
If you don't live in Dayton proper and want to drive 50 miles out into the desert, I encourage you to come on out and try it on for size. Just watch out when you reach down to pick up your disc!
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swin21
Experience: 44.1 years 68 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Dayton NV 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 20, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Course improving every day. Alternate baskets now in. Good mix of short and long. Locals playing all holes as par 3's. Great shade in warm weather with tree growth impacting shots. Water comes into play on several holes. Much better than Reno course. Don't miss it if you are doing the Tahoe loop. Worth checking out.

Cons:

Waiting for tee pads to be shored up, but still decent now.

Other Thoughts:

Turn south at the Maverick gas station (Cardelli Rd.)
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Joe_Maumy
Experience: 14 years 36 played 26 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Not Bad 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 29, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice layout, easy to get around, good parking, great signage at tees, good tee pads. Mid level player should shoot even or better on this course.

Cons:

Sandy type dirt, wear sturdy shoes. Be sure you are shooting at the right basket, I think it was #5 the basket is hidden behind a downed tree and just to the right of it and a bit deeper is another basket I fired a tee shot at by mistake. No water on site to drink, bring your own. It looks like this place is a flood plane in the winter judging by the downed wood and debris everywhere, I would double check the conditions prior to playing in the winter.

Other Thoughts:

be sure your looking for the turn off HWY50. Its just over 3 miles past the Smiths Grocery store so be in the right lane, its easy to miss.
Good fun course, will play again
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Swiftacle
Experience: 20.8 years 48 played 7 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Dayton DGC 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 4, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- A lot of shade for an area that can be brutal in the summer
- Alongside the Carson River, an excellent spot to take a dip for those hot summer days
- In a quiet area, with lots of trash cans and bench areas
- Good variety of holes (dog-legs left and right; short and straight; long and straight; tee shots with a low canopy)
- Newly updated tee boxes with rubber mats
- Plenty of community support, so the course is always improving (new obstacles added all the time)

Cons:

- In the winter/spring the river comes into play on a lot of holes, often rising over the fairways

Other Thoughts:

- A fun course with some challenging shots, but nothing over the top
- Most of the B basket locations are further than the A positions. When all baskets are in the B position, the course tends to play 5-6 shots tougher.
- Holes 7, 8, 14, 15 and 16 all run along the Carson River; 9 and 18 have a chance to have some water depending how high the water level is
- Nice place to have a picnic. A lot of usage from non-throwers.
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cjskier
Experience: 20.8 years 69 played 8 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice course by the river 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 4, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-22 hole course, with 22 tees and baskets, in an area with few courses. Plus practice baskets.
-Nice quiet area, next to the river.
-trash cans around course, some benches carved into fallen trees.
- Nice mix of shots around and threw, live and fallen trees.
-Decent distances on all holes(300'-450')
-Tee signs that are present are nice quality.
-paths lined with fall wood to direct you from baskets to the next tee.

Cons:

-Tee signs in bad locations. And some boot actuate any more.
-Tees are mixed, some good, some bad.
-river can get pretty high making the fairway on hole 7 though 10 disappear under water and channels on hole 15 fill with water. Makes navigating the course tricky.

Other Thoughts:

-Nice little course to stop by and play, in an area where there are very few courses.
- would like to play it on a calm summer day, taking a swim in the river would be nice!
-there are some nasty pricker/sticker things about the size and shape of an almond. They are quite the nuisance for long haired dogs! The got stuck in the fur between her foot pads and she could barely walk, so watch out for these if you have a dog on this course.
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