Roswell, NM

Enchanted Lands DGC

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Chained Evil
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.8 years 1091 played 232 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Unidentified Flying Fun

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 9, 2024 Played the course:once

Pros:

Short and Long pads offer something for players of all skill sets.
Multiple pins on most holes.
An elevated basket.
There are a few creek carries that add a little spice to this desert course.
The lines are all nice and you will need to be able to shape shots in order to score well here.
This course has a good mix of short, moderate, and longer holes to test your throwing abilities.
The pads are ample and the signage does its job for the most part.
Also there is a decent mix of left and right shaped shots.

Cons:

There is a walking path that comes into play primarily on the front 9. Therefore they have added several mandos forcing you to shape shots for the safety of all park goers.
Long walks from 3's basket to 4's tee, 6's basket to 7's tee, and 14's basket to 15's tee slows the flow of the round down a bit here.
There is a park and pavilion close to holes 14 and 16 and it seems to be a popular spot so please pay attention before you let it rip.
There's not a lot of shade here and I sure those rounds in the summer get a tad roasty.

Other Thoughts:

Overall this is a fun park style course that offers a variety of lines. You will need a good overall game in order to score well here. This is a park style disc golf course and it was seeing some good traffic on a nice Sunday in early March. The park itself is nicely kept and there are other amenities to do at Enchanted Lands.
A solid play even for those that are Alien to the area.
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sillybizz
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Experience: 22.2 years 407 played 392 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Perfect course for throwing the Alien midrange disc

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 7, 2024 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Large enough concrete tee pads for the distance required
- Tee signs are laminated and show all of the necessary information
- Baskets seem older DGA style but in good condition
- A good mix of different distances for an all par 3 course
- One mando has a cool little green alien pointing you the right way
- Natural obstacles like little dirt mounds, light poles, etc. were used to add challenge
- Decent amount of OB, mostly the surrounding road and paths to protect others from flying discs ;)
- Decent variety of hole shapes; left to right/right to left
- Dead grass/dirt is prevalent through most of the park so throwing rollers or banking on skip shots in certain places is welcoming
- Long tees do add a few fringe par 4 holes

Cons:

- No true par 4 holes for the red tees
- Most drives are open throws
- Many baskets are guarded but more than most aren't
- Aside from the OB the course does not adequately punish bad drives and thus getting a three is all but assured for most players
- I couldn't navigate it without Udisc so keep in mind as a first timer you're breaking your phone out a lot
- The course is pretty much flat sans those mounds I mentioned
- I played it with 25 mph winds in January and there were still several groups out here as crazy as me so the summer months it may be packed with disc golfers
- Similar to above this is one of the few parks in town and gets used by other park users so you have to be aware before you throw and perhaps there are times when it can't be played due to popularity
- Some holes are close to each other and you risk hitting someone or getting hit by someone

Other Thoughts:

This is just not a unique enough course for a town that promotes and embraces things like UFO's and aliens. This felt like a below average 9 hole course that just happens to have 18 holes on it, nothing special. It is the only 18 hole course in town though so if you live here it's your home course by default. I did not check out the 9 holer in town as I was cold, sore from a long DG trip, and was bored playing the same shot over and over again due to wind and open holes here. If you're here doing UFO things check out the course it's better than nothing but don't go out of your way.
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NightRavenKW
Experience: 14.8 years 17 played 9 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Best course in Roswell 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 24, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

18 hole course that has water, terrain, and vegetation throughout. The front 9 are relatively short holes while the last 9 start to make some good distance shots. The course is easily marked and followed with the exception of 12-13-14. They seem a little jumbled and I completely missed 13 the first time I played.

Cons:

Since it is in a park you have to be aware of people biking or walking. Once there was a soccer team practicing around 17-18.

Other Thoughts:

This is the best disk course around Roswell. If you're traveling through, it's worth the time to play the course.
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Djb010
Experience: 15.8 years 2 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice Park Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 7, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Reading the reviews before playing here, I was worried about the signage of the tees and getting lost. Fortunately, there was a paper map located at the welcome sign that led me throughout the course with no problems. Yes, there are some holes that are incorrectly marked or not marked at all but I've uploaded the paper course map here that will not lead you astray. It shows you both the advanced and amateur tees.
-Unique
- Good for FH and BH throwers

Cons:

I'm not a course snob by any means so it's rare that I say anything beyond "wish it had more shade". Every course is unique and this course is no different.
-Some tees are smaller

Other Thoughts:

If you're driving through, definitely worth stopping in and playing. Use the paper map I've uploaded and it'll save a lot of frustration
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markmcc
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.9 years 278 played 254 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Decent City Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 15, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is a decent 18 hole course running through a city park.

All baskets were in good condition. There are two concrete teepads for each hole (labeled Rec and Advanced). From the Rec pads most holes are in the 200' - 400' range, while the Advanced pads offer 8 holes over 400' with a max of 555'.

I played most recently on 9/1/2017 and found new tee signs at both pin positions on every hole. The "pro" sign posts have a blue cap and the "rec" sign posts have a red cap making it easy to tell from a distance where to go. The signs have a nice hole diagram along with all of the expected par and distance information. Great improvement.

Though the course is relatively flat, there is a good mix of long and short holes, and good use of the available trees, mounds and drainage swales in the park.

There are dozens of newly planted trees, and as they grow and mature the challenge of several holes will increase significantly.

Good sized parking area with a kiosk. A large detailed map is posted in the kiosk.

There were a couple of restrooms available on the course.

Cons:

The Pro teepads are the older, smaller pads, while the Rec teepads a big new trapazoidal pads. Would be nice to have bigger pads on the long tees.

Navigation can be tricky in spots.
A few of the tee signs are from an older layout and have previous (incorrect) hole numbers on them. Many of the baskets have no number, which adds to the confusion. I understand that these are issues only for the first-time user, but they could be easily resolved.

Other Thoughts:

The new tee signs clear up most of my cons from a previous review. The infrastructure is now solid.

The course is mostly flat and open, so not the most challenging. But they've done a great job with what they had to work with.

Great course for practicing your rollers!
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1TallTXn
Experience: 11.2 years 35 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun course, bad signage 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 14, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice, open course.
Plays easy for anyone with a decent RHFH flick.
Signs that do exist are very detailed (Appear to be composed by city engineering dept)

Cons:

Challenge to navigate with oddly hit/miss signs
Designers appear to have forgotten about RHFH throwers with the design and mandos.
Some tee pads are very small. Long legs make them almost pointless.

Other Thoughts:

Signage disagrees with the score card both here on DGCR and at the sign at the parking lot.
Signs are random. good luck navigating.
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JeremyKShort
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.2 years 80 played 33 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Unidentified Flying Objects 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 14, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

The first four holes play through an undeveloped mostly dirt area. It gives these holes a "desert" feel that looks a lot like the desert around Roswell. The majority of the holes play through a well maintained city park that runs through aneighborhood. It actually spans out over quite an area. The park is mainly flat and open.

Cons:

While the holes over the park are fine, they quickly start to look a lot like other city park DGC's.

Navigation is very difficult. Some of the tees have signs, some don't. Some of the baskets are unnumbered. There are very nice signs put up by the city pointing you in the direction in some places, and other holes leaving you to completely guess which pads and baskets go together.

There are several mandos that eliminate the open RHBH shots. They seem to have forgotten the existence of forehanders, as their shots are left completely unobstructed. A forehander has an open shot on nearly every hole.

Other Thoughts:

There's some sort of bird around holes 16 and 17 that swooped down and buzzed us several times. From reading other reviews this seems to be a pretty regular occurrence, so I thought it worth mentioning.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Like Two Seperate Courses! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 2, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

The first four holes of Enchanted Lands DGC plays through a dirt vacant lot type area. This area has a kiosk at the start with a map and the usual course information although most of the locals seem to park over by 10 and play the course starting there. I was the only one parked by #1 and the kiosk. These first 4 holes feature over-sized teepads, nice informative tee signs and a mostly open, windy area. Someone has planted trees but they are a few years away from affecting your throws. There are older baskets here with red numbers on top.
Then starting at # 5, the course plays into a nice grassy park. The teepads become smaller, signs are less common. Some are faded paint on the pads. There are quite a few long, straight throws over expanses of grass. It's a great place to bring out that roller disc. There are two pads on every hole. The advanced/longer pad usually adds about 50-75' to the hole length.
The course seemed to do a good job of avoiding the other park users.

Cons:

The course is almost totally flat. There aren't a lot in the way of obstacles. There are a couple of mandos to throw around. The dirt portion (holes1-4) isn't particularly pretty.
The wind was a factor today. I think it might be a factor many days here.

Other Thoughts:

It's certainly not a technical course. Big arms will have an advantage here.

When I checked my GPS to see how far from my hotel the course was, I was surprised to see that the course was one (1) minute away. Actually it more like 30 seconds. So like they say in real estate, Location, Location, Location!
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BigN8r
Experience: 14.2 years 6 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 7, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Thought it was just a nine hole but now has eighteen so that was cool. Aliens must have did it. The holes Ron really well through the park. I really like the blind shot on ten.

Cons:

First four holes are very rough but then they turn out well.

Other Thoughts:

Great for a quick round.
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Disc Happens
Experience: 14.7 years 11 played 11 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Aliens? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 16, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-course is fairly easy to navigate and to play quickly
-good variation of shot types and distances
-concrete tee pads
-nice grass throughout the park that the course runs through
-fun course to play for beginers, and vets
-nice baskets
-good layout brings you back to the start of the round

Cons:

-course is very straight forward and nothing makes it stand out
-several of the fairways have water in them, but shouldn't be a problem unless your having a bad day
-the new holes are hard to find and were not on the map yet

Other Thoughts:

Good place to get a quick fun round in. Don't stay to long or you might start seeing ufo's.
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dchirish123
Experience: 15 played 15 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 27, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Int. Player: Course was challenging but forgiving. What the course didn't have in hazards it made up for in OB's. Has potential to be a really nice course.

Cons:

Holes 18, 1, 2. 3. & 4 need some work (pretty rough). Some water in the creek will help too.

Other Thoughts:

Keep up the work and I'm sure next year the course will be outsanding. Really enjoyed the recent tourney. Thanks
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creeper78
Experience: 14 years 18 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Flying Discs in Roswell 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 28, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Easy to get in a quick game

Cons:

Not a lot of obstacles or variety of shots required

Other Thoughts:

I played this course while on vacation. I only found the first 9 holes, but had no problem finding those. Course is laid out so that you finish near the parking lot you start at. There are a couple of holes where you have to make shots around overgrowth, but not many. Most are really open and you can throw straight at them. This does make it a pretty easy course, but also one that you can play very quickly if you don't have a lot of time. The hawk, or pretty large bird that resides in the tree between the 6th & 7th fairways is alive and well. I'd forgotten about him being noted in earlier reviews until he started his divebomb runs. Overall, the course is a nice little course to play if you're in the area and just want to get a quick game in.
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eclipsehts
Experience: 14.1 years 8 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

This course is very wide open and in a very nice park and neighborhood. It is well maintained and makes very good use of the local terrain. Very good for beginners and even the most seasoned will find a few challenging shots. The two new holes that have been added are also very nice. Course is well marked and tee pads are concrete. Baskets are also in great condition. No guide needed.

Cons:

Not much in the way of obstacles, unless you can't throw the disc straight (that's happened to me a couple of times). There are no public restrooms, even a porto-john would be nice.

Other Thoughts:

The bird that divebombs people seems to have moved on, unless I have just been really fortunate. Ran into a gentleman who said they would be adding 7 new holes across the street from holes 6&7 (the original ones) in another part of the park. Those should be in by the end of the year. All in all a nice little course.
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LAWMANIII
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

NICE TO RELAX 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 29, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course was well marked. found two locals who were very helpful. has potential to be a really nice course.

Cons:

needs more holes. need to develope holes 1-3 a little more. would like to see longer holes

Other Thoughts:

My wife and I had a relaxing time. Thanks for having a course that we could play. just passing through.
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atticus1983
Experience: 18 years 7 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Short and sweet 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 17, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

The tees and holes are very well marked and laid out. For the most part holes are wide open with little technical challenge. The course is located in a nice, well-manicured park (except for holes 1-4 which are undeveloped as mentioned in a previous review). Holes 5-9 are very nice, weaving through the rest of the park. Hole 7 or 8 ( I can't remember which) is parked on top of a hill which provides a fun challenge.

Cons:

Parking is kind of hard to find. I suggest using the Church located next to the Enchanted Lands park. Holes 1-4 are undeveloped, and at the time hole 1 was full of very tall (2') grass.

Other Thoughts:

I was stopping through Roswell overnight, so not being a native that could have been part of my parking issue. However overall I would say this is a very good course, great for beginners and relaxing for veterans. Hopefully your drives will be the only "flying discs" you'll encounter.
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RocCityDiscer
Experience: 21.8 years 21 played 21 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Pretty Easy 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 11, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Good signage with distances listed.
- Short/Long tees on every hole with concrete at both locations.
- Grass looks to be mowed often.

Cons:

- Not a lot of obstacles, a pretty wide open course
- Standing water on a few holes after a big rainstorm, not really an issue if you have a good shot.
- Nothing special to make it unique, pretty straight forward holes.
- Wind really comes into play. It always seems to be windy in Roswell.

Other Thoughts:

-A great course for beginners to learn the game on
-Play it for sure if you happen to be in the Roswell area and just love disc golfing but don't go out of your way to get here.
- Watch out on holes 6 and 7 for a defensive hawk. I was swooped down on 3 or 4 times while playing. Talking to locals it happens to them too every round so heads up !!!!
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redrum23187
Experience: 16.8 years 16 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 21, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

pretty easy corse if your disk do what you want!

Cons:

water dont really come into play unless you have a bad shot or cant throw a straight shot water only ther in summer sometimes bring repalent if playing when water present
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