- Built on a lovely piece of land. Seems to be a camp or something during other times of the year.
- There's some nice elevation change
- Good hole variety. There are some wood holes and field holes, some hyzer and anhyzer lines, some uphills and downhills, some shape shots and some ace runs.
- Well-made tee boxes. Some are concrete but some aren't. The ones that aren't are probably the best non-concrete tee boxes I've played on. They have the rubber mats with the holes, but they're usually held in by concrete blocks. Many of the tee boxes have brooms, too.
- Signs on every tee box with distance and the general shape of the hole.
- Really friendly locals. I talked to about 10-12 people and everybody was very friendly. One guy talked to me for about 10 minutes about the course, its layout, and even a little history. The club clearly loves this course and takes good care of it.

- The layout is a little nuts. Instead of just doing different color tee boxes (red, white, blue, etc), the club just made them completely separate holes. Some holes are labeled S, L, W, or ALT, but I couldn't discern why it was one or the other or if I should be playing each one or what. The signage between holes was great, it flowed nicely, but I couldn't tell which letter(s) I should be playing. There are literally 13 different layout options on uDisc for the 22 hole course.
- I felt bullied into taking certain lines on holes. The tee box would point at trees rather than gaps or point at certain lines. There were also mandos on several holes. This course has enough natural obstacles (plenty of old growth trees and elevation) that mandos should be completely unnecessary.
- There's a lack of fairways. I'm not sure if the club is restricted from removing trees, but a lot of holes have a "spray and pray" situation or one choice which is a very narrow gap. Again, there's so much potential with the trees, elevation, and even the cabins that putting a random wall of trees up with no fairway isn't interesting. I also don't think shaping a shot through one, narrow gap is interesting golf either. One gap is not a fairway.

- I think this course has so much potential. It feels like the designer or the club tried to do too much with the extra holes and the mandos and whatnot. Why does the course need to be 22 holes? Why not make 18 great holes instead? You could put some great par 4's in here and some really interesting par 3's with lots of options. The layout is the best example of this: It's one thing for a local to have a better understanding of a hole, but you shouldn't need to be a local to know which holes to play or skip or circle back to or whatever.
- I always try and think about what my game would look like if this were my home course (playing 2 - 4 times a month). I think my precision would go up since I would be aiming for specific gaps in trees to maximize my chances of punching through the trees. I think my putting would improve at the 30 - 50 foot range. I think I'd lose my long game since none of the holes are particularly long.

+ The whole course plays in a clean and well-mainted former summer camp below a mountainside. A few wide open holes preface the more adventurous part of the course.
+ A relaxing sitting area just before hole1 has an info board, lost disc box and practice area to the side.
+ Tee pads are long wide and sturdy. Half are rubber. Half are concrete pavers.
+ The player is guided to each hole by eye-catching bright white signs. They are reliable with one notable exception.
+ In a wooded mountainside course like this, the player is guaranteed to find tricky lines and uphill & downhill challenges, but...

- ...That's kind of the only string to its bow. It begins to feel repetitive going up and down wooded hills.
- Safety hazards abound in such a course. Exposed roots, loose rocks and slopes of various intensity are all here.
- The next tee sign between holes 1 and 2 was pointed the absolute wrong way. I spent a few minutes witlessly searching the direction the arrow indictated before a local came by.

Hole7 was my favorite to play because it combined a healthy downhill glide in the middle of the woods. Granted, that could describe quite a few holes here, but 7 was my favorite. Hole20 was the nicest one to look at because it packed a lot of scenery into such a short fairway. Next to the teebox is a small curious wooden building that looks like a perfoming stage. The short and shadowy fairway is neatly manicured and presented with short leafy trees along the edges and some very tall pine trees with flowering bushes surrounding the basket at the end. My least favorite was hole6 because it was so confusing. I'll get into that later.

As a whole, Beacon Glades is a nice course to come and enjoy our sport. I'll skip to the end for a second and tell you that I happily recommend this course because of its hills, trees and unique setting.

To elaborate upon that unique setting, hole4 in particular deserves a special mention. From the tee pad and beyond the basket, the player throws right through an abandoned summer camp. Those dozen or so familiar wooden cabins painted brown are in various states of disrepair, and it gives the immediate area a fun haunted vibe. Don't be afraid of hitting them with your discs- just watch out for the hornets that turn those kinds of places into their nests.

This is the first course I've been to that has completely different fairways sharing the same hole number. Holes 17 and 18 do this. Two different tee areas that face two different directions, two different fairways that never intersect and two different baskets that share the same hole number. I had no idea that was a thing. I've played at holes that start at the same spot and end differently or start differently and end at the same spot-- both with fairways that join at some point. But having to pick which hole17 and 18 I wanted to play here was new to me. It was a fun discovery. Hole6 was kind of like that, too, and there were signs and arrows all over that fairway, and my brain gave up with all of the excess information. I just wanna play from the long layout, man. No need to throw all of this extra stuff at me. It's probably for tournament reasons.

As I've said earlier, the hills in the woods are the biggest selling point here. Despite my gripes about how repetitive it gets, I'd be lying if I said I didn't find them fun. And at least there are different shapes of the fairways, different tree densities and some nice nature to look at. It's got enough variation from one hole to the next to satisfy the picky tacticians out there. Just watch where you're walking and don't run. Don't litter, either!

So stop by Beacon Glades for a hefty round of wooded disc golf on the side of a mountain. Then afterwards, head down the road and visit Mount Beacon Park. Climb that path to the very top. The view is worth the leg soreness!

UPDATE: revisited the course in early 2023 to play the "BG21" (beginner) layout with a newbie. This layout plays to the short baskets from a bunch of short tees. Although the tees are rubber mats (or just dirt) and are marked by simple stakes, the BG21 layout made for a fun first play for someone who had never stepped on a course before. It's a little tight in places, but never seemed to overwhelm him. An easy ace run/birdie or die layout for experienced players


+ A very good technical course. Smart layout, lots of elevation to consider, and some very tight fairways on the closing holes. That said, you'll probably remember the course for all its quirks and personality. It's built in and around a former Adirondacks-style summer camp. This explains the ornate flagpole in the middle of the first fairway. There are several holes where the old camp cabins come into play. There's a tee on a bluff where you're standing in front of the old concrete water tanks that created water pressure for the camp. But all of that character doesn't overshadow a fun and challenging technical course


+ The main tees have been upgraded to level pavers with timber wraps. The signs are still just laminated paper, but they're excellent maps showing the locations of all baskets


+ The layout is now 20 holes. #19 and #20 bring you back to the clubhouse (20 uses the former alternate basket on #2 which unfortunately removes the old tricky double mando). Several holes include alternates, and #18 still has the "winter only" version that throws near the seasonal public pool. There's a lot going on with all these holes, and playing with a regular would be a benefit



+ There's a lot of evidence of a very active club supporting and maintaining the course. Plenty of layout choices, alternate pin positions, sponsored holes, new and old benches, not a speck of trash

- Because the course is laid out at the base of a significant ridge, there's a lot of up-and-down holes. The designers do a good job creating individual holes (throwing in doglegs and an island hole), but you're still walking up and down the same damn hill

~ Beacon Glades is both an excellent technical course, and memorable for its personality. It's relatively short (save your long discs for area courses like FDR and Brakewell), but most holes make you have to consider line, angle, and height of your throws - so there's plenty of challenge

This course has a variety of fairways including a mix of open and technical fairways. As described in some of the other reviews there is also a mix of elevation changes. Number 4 is especially unique playing between some old summer camp buildings.
There are multiple baskets on several holes and even a summer layout and a winter layout.
The baskets are mostly if not all Discatchers which I have found to be the easiest to see and good targets to catch a disc.
The majority of tee pads now have a rubber mesh which I have to say I found better that most rubber mats I played off of. They seemed to have a better grip.
The signage was mostly good. Nice tee pad signs and signs to the next tee.

The down side, some of the options to play a particular hole were a bit confusing. I'm sure during organized pay this would be decide before play started.
Some stronger players would probably like a bit more distance somewhere on the course but it was perfect for me.

I got real lucky on the timing of my first stop and ran into some of the club people on their first night of the season. They helped me though the end of the course (I was confused by the winter/summer layout scheme) and invited me back when they played doubles. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it in time for that but meshed in for some casual play and met up again with Bikerack - a true ambassador of disc golf.
This is several hours from home but the players here make it worth a return trip.

- fun elevation and variety. A few open holes, but mostly wooded. Up and down. Left and right.
- plays through an abandoned campground. How often do you get to do that? Super fun.
- short and medium hole distances, though nothing crazy long which might be a plus to some.
- great signage and easy navigation.
- nice level rubber mats.
- easy to access the course
- nice kiosk and parking lot
- area is designated to disc golf. No randoms to accidentally hit or get sued from, lol
- seems like a safe enough area as well. Not going to get your car broken into like some places I've been
- greens are all fair and well placed
- fairways were all fair.

-hole 17 seems like you have to have something like a zone bagged. It forces a tiny downhill flex shot and seems almost gimmicky.
- you can literally break through a window if you have a horrible noob shot.
- for a couple of the holes I wasn't sure if I was playing in someone's backyard or not.
- the rough didn't always punish enough I thought, but some will see this as a plus and certainly this wasn't always true.
- the only open holes went back and forth across the same field, but to be fair it is the only place to put the open shots. Just stinks that they are all grouped together. I don't actually fault the course here. It is what it is.

This place is definitely unique. Playing over a now felted firepit and through cabins is awesome. Great bombers and finesse alike. This is a great "fun" course. It's not epic and it doesn't make you throw every shot in the world, but it definitely isn't boring. I'd be happy and proud to show this course off it was my home course.

Good elevation changes
Discatcher Pro baskets in good shape and stand out nicely in the woods
Rubber matt tee boxes on dirt are mostly level and clearly defined with signage
Good mix of open grass fairway holes early and tighter wooded holes later in the course
Wooded fairways were cleared and pathways were defined to help with navigation
Interesting setting in and around a former camp with buildings coming into play on some holes
Its a nice up and down hike with most holes playing on a hillside in the woods.
NIce hike with LOTS of benches for a quick rest at the tee boxes.

Course map here on DGCR needs updating as holes 1 & 2 have been changed to 17 & 18. The old Hole #3 is now Hole #1. I did not see a basket near the pool as indicated here.

Signage could be more complete throughout the course, but not terrible. Most Hole descriptions & directions are there, but first timers might do a little searching.

Hills might a be Con for some people if you dont feel like climbing.

This was a fun round for me. You can tell the locals are enthusiastic about their course, which usually equals out to a better experience. With a little fine tuning I think this course is easily a 4.0 or better!

The highlight of this course for me were the elevation changes. It is a factor on most of the holes, and it adds to the strategy of shot selection and power selection. The same distance going either uphill or downhill needs to be played differently.

Hole 1 is cleverly laid out as your tee shot must sail between two large tree trunks just off the tee into an open field, where the center of the fairway is marked by a large nautical style flagpole. The old summer camp buildings on a lot of the holes add to the uniqueness of the course too.

-great creativity in course design
-variety of shots/distances/elevation/
-lots of benches/shade and bag hooks
-unique setting with a ghost town feel with abandoned cabins

-it's seems as some of the holes have been changed since the major overhaul and building of signs (contradicting distances/pin locations- Still decent enough to navigate
- needs tape on the baskets to show which way next box is- Think about first timers playing without a guide.
-hole one has been moved- there was a sign stating this but no directions as to where the new one was. It took us some wondering Around.
-some really short tee pads, and one dirt uphill rooted pad that needs to be leveled.

This is a great course- and the apparent renovations have been a much needed improvement. It's a must play in the area. It's more of an intermediate to a advanced course. Beginners will find the open holes to be quite lengthy, and you will meet a lot of trees. Still worth playing though.

-parking lot next to 1st and 18th tee
-practice basket
-rubber tees
-well individually marqued
-bathrooms
-good use of elevation
-benches on every hole
-nice place to have a picnic
-overall great vibe

-rubber tees should be longer
-compacted... baskets r too close to the next tee
-mosquitos
-10 min away from i-84

nice short course... 3 open holes and the woods does not have much vegetation... this course is special, it contains these abandoned cabins which adds to a unique feeling in the sport... definitely worth the trip... i wish this course was closer to me... Tees need some work though and many r too close to the previous basket... played a tournament here and it was great... i will play here again soon...

Beautiful woods, views, and unique atmosphere
Well connected holes, mostly short wooded holes but a few open, long holes

Not all tees are in the best shape, but all have at least tee pads. Gets muddy after the snow melts and extended rainy periods

I can't believe the last review was in January of 2013?! If you last played here in 2012, you will hardly recognize the place! There are many tee pads now, and the course has been cleaned up by the locals. A couple of tournaments are now held (June and October), and a weekly doubles tournament is held Wednesday afternoons in the Spring/Summer (starting at ~6pm)

Signage throughout, albeit temporary. Varied terrain. Accuracy comes into play on most holes. Nice baskets. No poison Ivy to speak of which I was surprised about. Not a lot of gratuitous trekking. All in all a fun course to play if you're in the area.

Tee pads are natural which is sometimes nice but they're a little rough. A LOT of crap laying around; sticks, boulders, other junk. I found a baby shoe on 9 that scared the hell out of my girlfriend...It's hard to walk from one hole to the next without stabbing yourself in the shin with a stick or tripping over something. Just needs a lot of natural debris clearing. I've wandered out of there with many a bruise and/or scrape.

This spot is worth popping by if you're in the area, I wouldn't say it deserves more than an hour and a half drive as it stands. It's in the making and set on a very cool piece of land, so I'm sure by the time it's settled and done in a few years it will be pretty sweet. The course has a cool spooky feel, with a lot of old abandoned cabins, and chapel, a mosquito ridden pool and what looks like an alter near 3's basket.

This course is nestled on the edge of the Hudson Highlands at the site of an old (church?) camp. It's primarily set in the woods and on sloped ground, though 3 of them are set in an open field bordered by woods. One of these (hole 1) was very picturesque, with a giant flag pole waving old glory in the center of the fairway, with the basket perched beyond and below the autumn colors of the hills above.

The course is somewhat challenging as you are going either up and down that hill for more than half the course. The wooded fairways are tight enough to force some controlled shots, though most of these wooded holes are not that long.

The baskets are still new, in great shape, and the signs on the tees are very helpful. Navigation was fairly straight forward, but in a couple of places I used the provided map from the box at the start of the course.

There's a 5 hole run (5-9) that gives a little dejà vu, as you go uphill, then downhill, rotating like this every hole. They are very similar lengths, too. I think this may be resolved, as the kind local I played with told me they are considering lengthening a couple into par 4's.

The field holes could use a little more challenge - almost too wide open (hole 2 is an exception - the rough to the left forced me to pitch out which was acceptable risk/reward).

The tee pads are natural - not really a con, but many of them need to be flattened (especially when the throws are going up or downhill), and something to cover up exposed tree roots.

I played with a couple of locals who were super nice and made me feel welcome. They promoted their weekly scramble (doubles) that they have in the summer time.

It seems a bit odd to have hole #1 located where it is. Holes 18 & 19 are right in front of the parking area. It would be a bit confusing to first timers where to start (just follow 19's fairway to the end and you will see the open field and the tee for #1 ahead on the right).

The course was very quiet for a mild fall Sunday afternoon.

Overall, an enjoyable fun course that the new guys will find very challenging, and experienced players will enjoy but not feel too taxed

Just 3 miles off I-84, this was an easy stop on a recent road trip I made. The setting is extremely unique, on an abandoned camp. The baskets look brand new and many have ribbons tied to the chains to aid visibility from the tee. Signs are at each tee, but some of them are temporarily mounted. Some old chairs and benches are stationed at tee pads to take a breather. The course flows nicely and navigation is easy (though the walk from 5 to 6 tricked me a bit. Tons of elevation changes, both uphill and downhill. 18's basket brings you right back to the parking lot. Most holes are in the woods and very tight technical shots, but there are 3 open field grip-'n-rips. Signature holes are 6 and 18 with abandoned cabins in play.

Foliage is out of control. Lots of poison ivy and thorny bushes in play are potential dangers, as well as tall grass. Fairways could use more definition. The tee pads could be more level; some are better than others. It would be nicer to have a few longer holes and more curves on some holes. Bugs were really bad when I played, but I'm sure that's variable.

Most cons are fixable. This has the potential to be a 3.5 or 4 star course. And since it's so close to the freeway, it's bound to get a lot of traffic. If they could weed-whack it and improve the tees it would be a huge improvement. From what I can tell, the course has a lot of solid local support and many reviewers claim it's "constantly improving." I'm excited to see how these improvements come about and will update next time I play.

Requires all types of throws. Several birdie chances. Several different lines can be played.

Broken glass, beehives in the cabins, debris and dangerous hanging branches. Course needs better upkeep. Downed power line on hole 7!

I had an excellent time at the course. Quite a nice gem tucked away back there.

-Makes great use of elevation changes, offering unique angles
-Mostly wooded, but a few open holes for those that are long off the tee
-Could make use of the cabins/buildings in the future, which would be awesome
-Shorter holes seem to be appropriately snug

-Longer holes feel like they don't have a clear fairway, could use maybe a tree or two knocked down to provide a distinct lane off the tee
-Tee pads could use a permanent solution. Many have roots and knots littered amongst them while others could use better leveling. Also, the rocks lining the front of the boxes seemed to be hazard for someone like me off the tee
-Couldn't find a hole marker on #6 (I think). I might be blind, though.

I understand this course is very much a work in progress. When it is finished, this rating would have been an easy 4 out of 5. Some of the brush clearing that has been done is still in piles which can make finding a disc hard (red DX Shark lost left on 11 if anyone is reading...), so I imagine that will disappear soon. The holes are very well marked and pretty easy to navigate, so once this course is fully primped, it will make a great course. A lot of mid-range shots in the woods, so it won't discourage many newbies.

1. Atmosphere: UNREAL and unique. Throwing with a run-up out from under a pavillion? Hucking between cabins? Using a mid-range teeing downhill 350+feet and going past the hole? A ship's mast as a field obstacle? SICK.

2. Use of terrain: Up and down and all around, with lots of optical illusions caused by the topography and the REAL BIG TREES. Bring good footwear.

3. Balanced design: Tight holes, left turns, right turns, S-turns, straight slots, open field bombs, low ceilings, tomahawk shots... everything you can imagine.

4. Potential for greatness: superb. There is a solid group of locals cutting and raking and improving, so this course is only going to get better as they polish the rough edges off it, and once they put in real tee pads and signage, it will be a 4.5 star course.

5. Course flow: Excellent. Comes right back to where you started after going here and there and everywhere, and the tees are easy to find from the previous hole basket location.

A. Needs more clearing.

B. Needs signage.

C. Dirt tee areas.

The course as it stands is a 3.5 star course, but I am giving it 4 stars because I know it will deserve them after the local guys have their first tournaments and get the signs taken care of and the tee areas improved, which I can see will be by the end of the summer.

This course is well worth the drive from over from the Thruway to play, and I can't wait to come back. KUDOS!

I really dug the strange atmosphere of this course due to it being on the property of a closed down camp. Eery, quiet and very cool. There is an awesome downhill shot that I thought was one the coolest holes i've thrown on. Great views on high elevation holes.

Too many uphill holes, tees not marked or numbered easy to that should be worked on. Lack of Par notifications.

The parcel of land is great, there is potential for a great course here. Lots of elevation and LOTS of acreage. Huge elevation, goes up the side of Mount Beacon and down again. Pins are all installed, Discatchers are pro level pins. Very nice. Hole 1 is right by the parking lot, easy access from the car, and it finishes up same place.

"Under construction" means the pins are in so the course is playable, and the fairways are marked out, but are not cleared yet. Trees, dead branches hanging down, vines in the fairway. But crews are out working on it and trees are being dragged out of fairways as we speak. The tee pads are just rough spots marked out on the ground, not even level yet, but I'm sure there will be proper concrete tees in time.

I'm giving this a 3 for now but I'll be back to raise it to 4 or more since I believe this chunk of land is worthy of a top level course when it's finished. I wish I lived closer so I could show up with chain saw and rip some timber.