Biloxi, MS

Hiller Park

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puaahunter
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.9 years 45 played 37 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Alli-GREAT-or! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 31, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is incredible! A very impressive layout by the designers forces you to use all of your shots as you play through the 24 holes. There were no boring or throw away holes. Each one had something unique, including a whole lot of water hazards! I don\'t get to throw over water very often at my home courses, so it really was quite thrilling and affected my play. The tee pads were concrete and the red tube was easily to find when searching for the next hole. The next hole signs at each basket made that an easy task.

Cons:

I have two cons: 1. The tee signs were very adequate, but could be improved by showing a map of each hole. There were only a couple of blind baskets, but nicer tee signs is an are of improvement. 2. This is an easy opportunity to really improve user experience. The water holes were fantastic... but, when a disc hits the drink, there were no tools available to retrieve it. Especially on holes 10-11, if there was a used pool skimmer type tool skid under the bridge, golfers could easily retrieve their discs and keep playing. As it were, we had to go hunting in a well-maintained park for long sticks and then mess around in the muck and mud to try to drag our disc out. This could have gone so much better with a provided pole.

Other Thoughts:

If you\'re visiting the area, you MUST stop by and play this course! It\'s beginner friendly with the white tee pads while also being challenging for seasoned players with the hazards and well designed layouts. Bravo to the local club for creating this masterpiece!One more note: kudos to a local player who was retrieving lost discs from the water on holes 1 and 3 this morning. He was an excellent concierge and got us pointed in the right direction, setting us up for an enjoyable round.
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noahsan
Experience: 8 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Best Course I Have Played So Far... drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 9, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a very beautiful course, very well kept and I was really impressed overall. Now keep in mind that I am a COMPLETE disc golf beginner, so I only have a handful of courses under my belt, but this course was by far the best I have played so far. The holes were definitely challenging for someone of my experience, and it is also the first course that I have lost a disc at after a water hazard claimed my Valkrie, but even still, I had a blast! I really loved how well kept the park was, everything was so clean and perfectly managed. You can definitely tell that a lot of time and effort is put into this beautiful property.

Cons:

The only con, and depending on your skill level might not be a con at all, is some of the holes can be quite challenging for a complete beginner due to some of the water hazards. The first hole, as many other reviewers have noted, is an "Island" type hole, in which you must throw over a quite intimidating water hazard, which luckily I survived (It was hole 3 that claimed my Valkrie). Again, this is only a con for someone of my skill level.

Other Thoughts:

If you are in the area I cannot think of any reason not to check this course out, I really had a great time there and would gladly pay an entrance fee to play this course, however, at a price tag of absolutely free, you can't possibly pass up an opportunity to play here.
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Mr. Butlertron
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.2 years 673 played 131 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nobody Calls Me Chcken 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 14, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

- concrete tees
- informative tee signs, listed distances, numbered
- challenging layout
- some slight variations in elevation
- covered a variety of shot angles
- mostly open, but had some technical throws in the mix
- some holes near water hazards, easy to avoid for the most part
- well maintained park
- scenic environment
- course ends where it starts
- information kiosk and covered gazebo at the beginning of the course
- beach nearby
- appeals to every skill level

Cons:

- water ob on the first hole, not my cup of tea
- goose and duck shit on a select few fairways
- course soggy in places
- the last few holes aren't quite intuitive, directional signs would help
- some holes located near the park roads
- located in a multi use park
- pedestrians park walkers
- fairway and basket overlap in areas
- backtracking issues
- death putt practice basket next to the water
- dangerous wildlife could be present

Other Thoughts:

Hiller Park is very good park style course. The fairways have a little bit of everything to attract players of all skill levels. I defiantly used my whole bag as I jumped around between blues and reds. Beginners will appreciate the general parablility of most fairways. Advanced players will likely be drawn to the overall length from the long tees. Bigger arms have a chance to show off their prowess from the blue tees, but they weren't obnoxiously long. Both types of players will enjoy the technical holes, as well. I thought the woodsy lines were fair, yet challenging. Honestly, I don't remember much about the white tees, they weren't really on my radar. White tees were much less noticeable than the blue and red pads. I think a majority of them (white) were natural, but I could be wrong.

They did a fine job fitting the course within the available land at Hiller Park, however, I noticed some overlap between fairways. Backtracking was bit of an issue too. The course designers also made good use of the slight variations in elevation and the water ob areas. I don't necessarily like starting a course with a tough water hazard, but laying up for par was manageable. Clearly, a lot of effort has gone into maintaining the course. It shows

I came here early in the morning on a weekday and had the whole course to myself. To my delight, I saw all sorts of wildlife early in my round. Unfortunately, this included an overly aggressive rooster whom I had the displeasure of meeting at the tee for hole 10. Why did the chicken cross the road? To attack Mr.Butlertron, of course! That damn bird followed me for two holes before giving up when I crossed the creek to hole 12. Apparently, he was not willing cross the creek. This brings me to my next point, beware of snakes and alligators at Hiller Park. I didn't see any, but that doesn't mean they're not present. Don't mess around near water that has alligator signage, not even if a rooster chases you.

Visiting Hiller park is a no brainer if you're in the area. It's clean, the park is quite scenic, and the course appeals to many skill levels. For more information regarding league play and tournaments feel free to check out the Hiller Park Disc Golf Facebook page.
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Chained Evil
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.9 years 1095 played 232 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fun Park style golf with a mix of shots 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 18, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Multiple tees with adequate signage and ample tee pads.
Hole 1 was a great way to start the course off with a nice little island hole that had just the right amount of pucker factor.
Good mix of short, moderate, and longer holes as well. Good mix of technical holes and open holes as well. Both dog leg left and right holes are accounted for as well.
There are other amenities in the park as well like basketball courts, playgrounds, dog park, etc.
Some holes had protected baskets upon approach.
There are different pin placements on several holes as well. There were a few holes that had low ceilings to them.
Bridges in the correct spots to assist you in crossing the low lying areas.
Course flows logically for the most part.
There is a good mix of water threat holes here that will challenge you just enough to keep you on your toes.
Few trashcans throughout the course.
The locals are friendly.

Cons:

Some backtracking between holes and long walk between other holes slow the flow of the round down a bit here. Places like walking down 4's fairway to get to 5's tee, The walk from 16's basket to 17's tee and also 17's tee to 18's tee are a bit long.
Didn't see any signage for hole 6.
Hole 8 can get a bit spongy in the fairway depending on how much rain the area has received.
10's tee pad seemed a tad shorter than the rest of the tee pads here. This may or may not affect your run up.
Some of the holes play next to a creek/pond area in which there could be other park goers using the area that might come into play. Please be aware before you throw in these areas.
Could use some benches for those that would need to sit down during their round.

Other Thoughts:

Overall this is a very solid course that will make you use a variety of shots. There is a nice mix of open and technical holes here as well which coupled with the water factor all make for a fun round of disc golf. This is a great park style course that uses the land and its features to the best of its abilities. I really enjoyed my round here and would play this course again if I were back in the area. This course seems like a great place to play a tournament and I could easily see this course be able to play host to a nice event.
If you are in the area I would recommend you to hit this one up. I'm sure you will find something here to peak your interest and make you play good golf. Plus the beach is just down the road from this course so how could you go wrong.
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enragedmullet
Gold level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 12.5 years 115 played 79 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Hiller Chiller 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 26, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

- baskets in decent shape, trash cans on some holes, concrete pads at red tees.

- course makes a full loop

- well maintained park, some areas quite scenic w/ small wildlife and waterfowl galore.

- Variety of shots needed, with water and trees/foliage creating loads of different obstacles and flight paths

Cons:

- no benches, no obvious restroom

- some long walks between holes, especially 11-12 which backtracks and 17-18. Wouldn't be bad if the signage was better but the map at the pavilion is out of date, the one on this site is not to scale, and the tee signs simply state hole # and distance, so it can get a little hairy navigating on your own for the first time.

- Some areas of the course bring you close to park facilities or areas where people might get in the way.

- Holes 18-22 can get a little confusing, they're a little cramped so make sure you're headed for the right basket especially on 19 - the basket for 21 is in view as well. I couldn't find a pro tee for 22 and the signage gets a little weird in this area as well.

Other Thoughts:

I'd been meaning to hit Biloxi up for a couple years now and finally got around to it. Glad I did. I played on a Wednesday, late morning, and there were a few people scattered here and there, but nothing that interfered w/ play too badly.

Hole 1 starts you off w/ a short RHBH through some small trees and over water. It'll wake you up to start the round. 2 is a nice RHFH blind shot around bushes to a tucked-away basket. 3 shoots again through some small trees and over a small bit of water - nothing too crazy but a fun looking hole requiring precision. Holes 4-7 get into the woods a little where it can get a little hairy w/ blind shots and tees that either have lacking signage or none at all. 8 is a nice long bomber that'll let you stretch your arms - 9 plays along the road and is a bit forgettable. After 9 you walk over a bridge to 10 that plays from a parking lot across more water to a basket tucked away in the foliage - visible from the tee, it's still a little daunting. Across the road you'll find 1 of 2 signature holes (to me). From the blue or red tee you can see the basket for 11 nice and far away, playing the opposite direction as 10. There are ballfields on your right and a potential throw-ruining tree further up on the left. What you may not remember is that there's a small waterway just down the fill from the tee. It's not visible from the tee and if you forgot (like I did) you'll be surprised when you rediscover it. Luckily I didn't lose a disc. 12 plays near some facilities where people can get in the way w/ water on your left. 13 plays along the water as well to a basket under the trees. 14 goes back toward the road, then a little more backtracking to 15 which for me is signature hole #2. a nice long bomber w/ 2 big cedar trees guarding the fairway. Very scenic hole. 16 & 17 are also nice long shots, 17 being a little one-dimensional. After 17 there's a small walk to 18-22 which are all a little on the shorter side when compared to the rest of the course, and a little crammed together. See my comments about them in the cons above.

Overall I enjoyed myself here- it's a long course and can be punishing but if you can only play one course between Mobile and New Orleans, make it Hiller (with Shepard Park close behind).
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AdubSLO
Experience: 7 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun with room for improvement 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 11, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Decent course with a good mix of technical hole layouts.
Full course offers treed alleys, open fields, water hazards, and slight elevation changes.
2-3 pad locations per hole.
Starts and Ends at same location.

Cons:

Course set in a park that is heavily used.
Near standing water - BRING BUG SPRAY!
Pad construction - sub par.

Other Thoughts:

This course will have you walking the entire park so get ready for some exercise! The park is large and heavily used, but there wasn't to many times where park users were in the way of the course. All and all a fun course but not the most technical or imaginative.
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KINGDUCK
Experience: 15.3 years 57 played 34 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Long and challenging 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 4, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Long and challenging. You can really let your discs fly and have different options upon which way you want to go to the basket. Three different tees for all levels of players. Nice scenery and wild life to enjoy.

Cons:

Bathroom not very nice with no TP. What the heck is the practice basket doing between hole 16 and 17. Need to dig it up and put it where it belongs...there is plenty of room before hole 1. No bridges to walk across the water...have to walk out of the way to get to where you need to go. Hard to find hole five....walked from 4 to 6 and was lost.

Other Thoughts:

First hole made it challenging right away. 10 was another big challenge for if you went right you might as well have kissed that disc bye bye into the water. Some holes should be more than a par 3. Nice to have the extra holes for practice. I enjoyed the course. Shot a 61 the first time with heavy winds and on a rainy day.
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AUfantastic
Premium Member
Experience: 28.9 years 176 played 17 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Ready to go back 2+ years

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

Pros:

Great all around course. Some ups, some downs, lefties, righties, long, short, wooded and open. Tests all aspects of your game.

Cons:

Nothing significant that I can think of.

Other Thoughts:

I played just before leaving town. The course was a bit crowded and play was slow. But, I loved it and am ready to go back now....AND I WILL.
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Moose33
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.3 years 210 played 207 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Very cool coastal course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 12, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Hiller park is a large multi use park that neighbors a large block of military housing. There are baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, walking paths and a very nice disc golf course.

The start of the course is a bit challenging as its at the back end of the park, but there is a large gazebo by hole number one and a huge map with a slot at the bottom with scorecard/map combos. These are very helpful and well printed.

This course is all about using what they have to make every hole as interesting as possible, and one of the main features is the lagoon that you play over and around on many holes. It's a beautiful saltwater expanse with diverse wildlife and an added challenge.

It hits you in the face on number one, a short tee shot going over some shallow water with the basket up a hill.

Again on three, ten and eleven you throw over some water and it makes for an interesting mental game.

There are three sets of tees for most of the layout, a few markings are shared, but only the red(medium) layout has concrete teepads, the other blue(long) and white(short) are natural, but certainly adequately marked.

Each marker is a small mile marker type sign near the ground with the distances marked on them,

Baskets are nice and well balanced and it looked as if there were pockets for a couple of pin placements on many holes.

One thing I loved was the risk/reward on so many holes. One hole, 6 I think plays around a long U curve, but you can also bomb a tomahawk over the trees and hit close, whih is what I opted to do to great effect.

The use of tree cover and strategically places copes and Mandos were nice as well.

I had a great time overall really pretty park, tons of wildlife near the lagoon(coots, herons, geese, turtles) and very diverse holes.

The short ones(and some are under 200) are largely technical, but there are some great challenging longer holes as well, several over 400 whoch I enjoyed. Especially as they didn't sacrifice the most interesting golf lines for the sale of a long hole.

Cool thing I hadn't seen before, all te baskets had a small pvc pipe with the direction of the next hold on it, interesting and helpful.

Cons:

Some parts of the park were not in great repair, including the restrooms(no closeable stall door and no TP).

You may have trouble navigating without the map.

Tee signs are functional but not the best available.

Weirdest thing to me; the practice basket is in between 16 and 17. Why there? What's the point? Especially when there is a very nice area to put one just to the right of the pavilion at the parking lot.

Leads me to thing the holes may have recently been renumbered or the layout altered I. The recent past.

Not much in the way of elevation changes, but it's southern MS, so that's not much of a con.

Other Thoughts:

I had a great time at Hiller park the natural beauty of the area paired with the well thought out layout made for a great time. I would play there often if I lived close, I would play often, and in fact met a guy who drove from mobile for a round at Hiller.

If your in the area, come play this park, you won't regret it.
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MikeK
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 28.9 years 330 played 128 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Best on the Mississippi Coast 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 28, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Hiller Park definitely qualifies as a tournament-ready course. It's a solid challenge with two good sets of tees. The long tees will definitely separate the pretenders from the contenders.

There's a handful of memorable holes, most of which are between hole 9 and hole 15. If you only have time to play a few holes, play these. Hole 15 and hole 12 are legitimate par fours, and the rest are all birdieable but risky with pesky OB. There's even some elevation through this part of the course.

There's nice views of coastal marsh on hole 1, 10 and 21.

Hiller Park is relatively open and long for big arms, but does have a few tighter woods holes. It's also well-balanced with lefty and righty holes. I appreciate the mix of straight and curvy.

Cons:

There's really no big cons. A few whines are heard about hole 6, which has a "U" or actually a "V" shaped fairway, which can be an unlucky bogey or worse. However there's a huge bomb thumber over the top off the tee...although I've only seen that route executed by one player who was rated about 1031 at that time.

Other Thoughts:

This course continues to improve and it is hands down the best on the Casino Coast of Mississippi.
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Proskater15
Experience: 10.6 years 8 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

TDY USAF 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 12, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This was my first course after the Keesler warm up course when I learned to play 2 yrs ago. I loved hiller park then and I love it even more now.

I would never go for it on any of the water holes and had no idea how to make a RHBH throw turn to the right. I am stationed in Guam and would always think of the water holes and why didn't I just go for it. ( there are no courses on Guam)

I got 3 week training orders back and was so excited to play the course again. Now I can make all the holes from the red tees.


Since I have been gone new pros include

New bridges

New concrete tees

New holes

Pro tees

What the course has always had

Great terrain
Great obstacles
Great people
Great variety
All around fun

You get a great mix of technical holes
Wide open holes
Overhanging tree limbs that force control drives
Dog leg rights and lefts.
A couple of good ace able holes
There are some signatures out there

Cons:

Some concrete tees feel too short

I would love to help build more bridges ( I wish I was stationed here)

The pro tee on 6 seems like you do not have a shot

People do tend to park in bad spots, I almost hit a Cadillac

Other Thoughts:

This course will always have a special spot in my heart and I will always look forward to coming back to Biloxi so I can play it. Thank you so much.
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Qikly
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.8 years 181 played 150 reviews
2.50 star(s)

"I Need Two Weeks In Biloxi" 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 3, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

With 21 holes, Hiller Park provides a variety of looks. Within these, there's pretty much something for everyone: 5 gives you a taste of out-and-out wooded golf, 19 and 20 are comparably tight, the copious water makes for several risk-versus-reward shots, and the numerous long open holes give you some opportunities to air it out. There are even some rolling hills, the kind of which are rarely found this far south. The range of distances - the intermediate tees have three holes under 200', three over 400', and pretty much everything in between - is especially nice here.

The water hazards at Hiller are well-integrated. They offer an increased risk while still providing ways to play it safe. I hate being forced to take an already-tough shot over a water hazard: it seems unnecessarily harsh. Hiller's water, however, adds a degree of difficulty while not locking you into approaching the water a certain way. I really liked that.

I appreciated how the white tees (the ams at Hiller) offered true beginner shots. This would be a great course to take newbies to, even with all the water present, as the whites mitigate that threat to a notable degree. Three sets of tees are uncommon in the south from what I've seen, and their presence here helps broaden Hiller's appeal.

Navigation is pleasantly transparent. The course loops around the park and takes you right back to where you started.

The convenient position off I-10 makes for an accessible, appealing stop when you're out on the road.

Bathrooms, playground, parking, and other amenities are readily available.

Cons:

Despite occasional respites, especially at the course's beginning and end, there are a lot of very open holes here. This is more a product of geography than anything else, but the course suffers for it. It's doubly noticeable given that the most wooded holes lie at the course's beginning and end, meaning there's a big stretch in the middle of your round where your shots are given lots of leeway, often too much for my taste.

Given the variety of distances and hazards here, and the more occasionally-varied levels of woodedness, the shot variety could be better. I threw hyzers on the vast majority of my shots. The aforementioned openness is partly to blame, but it's not the only cause. More holes like 2, which forces a RH forehand, controlled turnover, or one hell of a thumber, are needed to mix things up. When-all-else-fails tools like mandos go largely un-utilized. A few make-life-easy hyzers could be prevented this way, such as on 6.

Pin placements could be similarly improved. Opportunities to spice up approaches are seemingly missed at times. For example, 7's basket sits wide open, with a group of nearby pines and some shule off to the right going unused. Not every obstacle can be integrated into a course, and not every hole can engage from drive to putt, but unseized opportunities like this stand out in Hiller's relative openness.

A couple of the holes play too close to the road for my tastes, although this would mostly be a concern for wild-armed beginners. More experienced players should have little problem steering clear.

When I played, concrete tees were installed on the intermediates. These were too short for my comfort - especially noticeable on the numerous longer holes - and they're raised several inches off the ground, which prevents a safe approach from behind. Concrete tees are great, of course, but these could have been better executed. The ams and pros still had natural tees when I visited.

A powerline comes into play in a slightly disconcerting way on hole 9. Be sure to aim low or throw high!

Other Thoughts:

I always hate giving a lower rating to a course that seems well-liked by many. Hiller has some great endorsements on DGCR from some experienced and knowledgeable reviewers. I'm sorry to say I am less enthused than these fine folks: the openness and lack of shot variety detracted from my experience. Hiller still made for a fun stop along I-10, and I wouldn't talk anybody out of visiting. I just wished for more than Hiller seemed to provide. While there's a nice variety of distances and a decent mix of topographies, the challenge factor and shot variation were lacking for me. C'est la vie.

Disagree with me? Feel free to start a conversation about it! I always enjoy a reasoned dialogue about course opinions.
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ohtobediscing
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 44.6 years 401 played 41 reviews
4.00 star(s)

The Feature from the Back Bay Lagoon drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 16, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I first threw at real (temp)baskets in Hiller Park in '83, at a multi-event tourney that included DG---all of it done with Wham-O! lids or Fastbacks.
So with high expectations I made my annual winter jaunt home to visit the folks and play the new course there.
Because its been a park for so long, there's mature pines, oaks, cypress, and sweetbay, with lots of grassy/sandy expanses and only a few holes[among the first 9] having enough surrounding vegetation to possibly necessitate disc-hunting.
There's lots of water, with the pond and bays providing great risk, as you really don't want to wade in the stinking soup of salt and fresh water, duck poop, storm runoff and residential and manufacturing effluvia. #s 1, 3, and 10-15 all fly over water, #6 has a swamp just right of the 2nd half of the fairway, #26 has the bay on the left for the entire fairway, and #18 has a creek mere feet from the basket.
An anomaly here is almost constant gradual elevation change in the utterly flat topography of the coastal South, a result of heavy equipment landscaping by the Army Corp and Seabees back in the '30s.
3 tees on every hole, with the short tees natural(sandy) and the mids/longs cement; the signs are substandard.
The flow of the course is fairly decent, but stay alert the first time you play it for the 4 through 7 transitions, #14 across the street from #s 13 and 15, #17 north of the playground and street, and #18 north of the community garden.
#1 is "Swamp Thing": a 225' throw with an arm of the bay crossing just in front of the pin, with 2-3 tall thin pines obstructing. Drive left and the hanging vegetation eats you alive; fade right and you're dragged to your doom in the deep.
#2 is a long open flat right turn, with vegetable matter attacking from the right and behind the basket. Or a long straight shot into the pine and sweet bay forest.
#3 flirts with an arm of the bay like #1, with denser vegetation though a bit less water.
#4 drives under scraggly low oaks past a sandy wash in the sun [a favorite layabout of snakes] to a basket surrounded by low mounds of dirt.
#5 is the first tunnel shot, bending slightly right or left under mature oaks with grabby rough everywhere but the narrow fairway.
#6 is similar, but twice as long and bending sharply, endlessly left.
#7 is back into the grassy part of the park, hyzering past a left mando to a basket mothered by scrub oak.
#8 drives past some gateway oaks into the open, with the alternate pin over a mostly dry creek and into a pocket in the shrubbery behind the bridge.
#9 bends slightly right through mature pines, with nasty rough and an OB road to the lft, an OB sidewalk in the middle, and a cable delineating the parking lot behind the basket as OB.
#10 is an open throw from the west edge of the parking lot, across an arm of the bay to a pin either in the trees near the bay or on an elevated pin near the road on the left.
#11 uses it all: OB in softball fields
and road
, lake outflow running diagonal from 250' left to 300+' on right, elevation drops 10' to lake and 6' back up to basket, oaks front and center. There is a new pin position close to both the canal and road.
#12 is long, with the lagoon left the entire fairway, and about 25' left of the pin. 50' tall oaks block the center, requiring long drives left or right with a strong fade.
#13 is a pleasant open toss across a wide arm of the lake to a peninsula with the basket guarded by two short, full hardwoods.
#14 scoots along sandy washes a few feet uphill through mature pines and oaks to a pin on an 8 ft. tall post, near the park's southern entrance.
#15 is a 12' elevation drop over the creek that feeds the lake, with tennis courts and mature pines on the distant right, the lake and cypress on the distant left, and the basket a looong ways away.
#16 quickly crosses another creek and climbs to a surprisingly hard-to-reach basket among tall, thin pines.
#17 drives across an open expanse to a basket near the road to the right, defended by a droopy old oak.
#18 is a short float downhill in a tight lane of trees, to a basket mere feet from a small creek.
#s 19-21 are all similar---275+', with lots of twisty oak trunks blocking almost any route you'd choose.
#22 is a short, tree-guarded toss, with the pin 10 ft. in front of an OB sidewalk.
#23 throws down an alley of vegetation to a pin open to stiff onshore breezes and a chance to drive into the bay.
#24 runs through oaks beside the road past the gazebo, with hanging limbs of a huge oak obscuring the basket from several directions.
#25 throws from the gazebo south along the treeline to a basket hidden in a pocket on the shoreline, with a steep bank to the water 10 ft. away.
#26 is long, open, and uphill, with the bay waters on the other side of the walkway and vegetation just waiting for a badly-shanked drive.​

Cons:

Bathrooms and water only near #s 8, 15 & 16. No seating except at nearby picnic tables on 12 & 17, and small benches on 6 and 18.
The water. Living in the NW, and being used to pristine mountain runoff, I can only describe the water as grotesque.
Hot, humid and buggy(including sand fleas) March-Sept. unless the wind's blowing, and then just hot & humid. Best to play Oct.-April.
On a bad day, poisonous snakes. On a worse day, alligators too.
Major summer holidays, cars will be parked all over the course. Best choice on these days is to play somewhere else.

Other Thoughts:

Out the southern entrance to Pass Road are any # of quickie marts, restaurants, liquor stores and strip joints[remember, an AFB is nearby] within a mile or less.
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Scott Allen Miller
Experience: 12.1 years 16 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Hiller Park 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Nice challenge on hole 1 throwing immediately over water. Good variety of shorter and longer holes. Grass kept short.

Cons:

Finding the next tee was sometimes tricky. Would be nice if there was a sign with an arrow showing next. Tee boxes were muddy and slippery.

Other Thoughts:

Overall I will be back to play again.
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NickRappazini
Experience: 13.1 years 10 played 5 reviews
0.50 star(s)

SoMi needs help 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 5, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Tee pads/Baskets - tee pad fail, standard basket +.5

Cons:

Signage - No complete course map. No Scorecards. Missing tee signs, and no distance on the tee. - 1

Tee pads - I love natural tees, but not ones that don't allow for movement. They are not marked and only have a stake in the ground to signify where there are, not which side. -.5

Course Design - If I could rearrange my point system I'd give more negative for this.
First no OUT and IN!!!
Second, no clue as to where to go to the next hole.
Third (which is deplorable), creating the tee shot without thinking of the approach or putt. It seems as the designers only thought about the tee shot and nothing else. A perfect example is hole ten. Along a baseball field, but instead of placing the basket in a challenging green, they decided to move it across a water retention so you have to walk an extra 1,000' around the road, to putt a normal putt, instead of keeping it a bit shorter, placement drive. It's obvious the designers are playing merely off the drive and anticipated no creativity in approaches or putts. -1

Restrooms, Waster, Trash and Benches... For such a big multi-use park I can't believe how rare it is to see any of these. I got to walk 5 holes before finding a place for my dog's business. Didn't see water or benches either. -1

Other Thoughts:

I can't see anything on this course that could gain it another point. Hole one is a nice shot, but the only one I can remember, and for Hole 1 to not have a sign of where to start, will never gain a point..,
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Texas2Putts
Experience: 11.3 years 657 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Very Soggy 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 27, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

The variability of play was great. The park was clean and well kept. Baskets all in good order. Friendly people

Cons:

Park was very soggy every time I picked up my disc it was covered in mud, not sure it had rained I flew in the day before and it did not rain while I was in MS.

Other Thoughts:

For my first out of my area disc golf experience it was great.
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jfurr
Experience: 24.3 years 13 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Solid course in Biloxi 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 13, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

The Mississippi Gulf Coast needs more disc golf courses and this one is a solid addition. The designers have put effort and thought into the layout of the holes, and have made the most of the available terrain. The park is mostly flat with some lightly wooded borders, and is also bordered by the Back Bay of Biloxi. Several holes play around a lake in the park. Quite a few holes on this course have water in play, so it's not a bad idea to bring at least one disc where you won't be upset if you lose it. The tees are well-marked, and long and short tees are available on each hole. It is also relatively easy to navigate, even without a map (although one would be helpful). This is a relatively new course, so I have hopes that over time improvements will be made. The fundamentals of the course are solid, though, which makes this a very enjoyable day at the park.

Cons:

Natural tees, which seemed to be fairly well maintained, although a couple were muddy. No course map, and no indication on the tee markers as to how long the hole is or what the par is.

Other Thoughts:

A challenging course with a nice variety of hole lengths and obstacles. Definitely one of the better courses in the area, and it has the potential to be the best with some minor improvements.
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swatso
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.7 years 755 played 414 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Sans Hill 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 17, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Variety, making the most of the available terrain features

Cons:

Natural tees (although sandy/well-drained and sans roots)

No map, but navigation was fairly easy (see below)

Signs warning of alligators and snakes, which is particularly terrifying for a northern urbanite!

Other Thoughts:

Course plays across the open spaces, through scattered, large trees, across water, and through thick water-bordering brush of a large public park, located between a lake and a VA campus. There are two tees per hole, red shorter than blue, and for this review I played the course from the red tees.

While only a few holes are open or tight in their entirety, the bulk of the holes fall into two generic categories: open until near the end, when a window must be cleanly hit to continue towards the basket, or open, with some type of problem mid-fairway, including: mid-sized trees creating windows, large trees and their branches, or a significant amount of water. Only once (#10) did I decide the water-carry, of the ~1/3rd holes that have it, to be too much for my ~275'-with-any-accuracy arm - your mileage may vary.

From the tee, straight-and-true will serve you well on most holes, with only a few requiring continuous rights or sharp lefts. While most holes are quite flat, there are a few with some elevation changes. Nearly a 300'-delta between the shortest and longest holes, with a good smattering of distances in-between the extremes.

Despite not having a map, I, as a first-time visitor, found the course fairly easy to navigate. Some tips include:
- basket-6 is near basket-4; hole-5, a left-turning semi-circle, is to the right of basket-4, in a patch high brush/small trees
- from basket-10, you'll re-cross the water you just threw over to find tee-11
- from tee-12, the basket is slightly right (the basket to the far left is #14)
- from basket-15, pass the playground and cross the road to find tee-16
- from basket-16, walk down the road to find tee-17 on the left, just as the patch of woods turns away from the road
- from basket-19, you'll practically double-back to find tee-20

Favourite hole: #14. Water potentially comes into play twice on this long (495'/549') hole as, from a somewhat elevated position, you must initially throw over broad expanse of water, trying to avoid not fading (left) back into it. From the fairway, it is a wide open approach to the basket, but with water behind and left to catch any disc that has too much on it.

Good course, with plenty of opportunities to let loose, but enough dangers to punish wild throws.
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eday1022
Experience: 31.9 years 53 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Best course on the MS coast 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 28, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

*Update*
.Concrete tee's have been added to the AM tee pads.
.Pro tees are currently Natural tees
.Multiple pins placements have been added on several holes.


This 21 hole course is a great course for upper level am to professional players, even from the am (red) tees. Great location, everyone I have met, including non disc golfers, have been very nice. A good mix of long and short holes and lots of OB around to keep you on your game. Also maybe one of the best thing about this course is that there is a guy out there that canoes around and grabs disc, and he calls the owners! There is also bathrooms at the park near hole 15, so if any ladies reading this, I know you will be glad to hear that. Ducks, if you like ducks, they got ducks. I know that has nothing to do with disc golf, but you never know if there is a duck lover out there. Another big plus is the police frequent the area, they have never stopped me or anything. Just good to know that I don't have to deal with any unwanted people at the park. Elevation change on a few holes, this is not frequent at other courses around area. The park also has other activities for those on a family trip, Volley ball, I think I saw a horse shoe pit or two, basketball, tennis, and open fields for other activities. Park is kept very clean, and grass has always been cut. On the wooded holes they have added trails to get back to where you shouldn't have thrown. Good flow from hole to hole. Great baskets that will catch even the not so great putts. If you like throwing floating disc, you will love this course. Low chance of twisting ankle, this is something I do often and I'm very happy I don't have to watch my every step here.

Cons:

First hole is a water hole, easy hole but scary without a few warm ups.
Hole 5, Really a needless filler hole that could be changed into a real nice hole.
Bugs, anything south of I10 is buggy so bring lots of bug spray.
Pro tee box, do to being natural they have a few holes that are sandy and are becoming big holes and not nice flat tee's.
Deep mud, noting they can help but be careful as you can go hip deep in some areas.
Tee signs, the biggest issue I have with the course, they only say hole number.
Non disc golfers are frequent, all have been friendly but they tend to park in fairways at times.
Hole transition on two holes are really annoying as you have to walk a good bit out of your way, bridges would be helpful.
Score cards, I wish they had some available...

Other Thoughts:

Don't let my cons keep you from playing this course, I drive an extra 35 minutes to play this course over my home course. I only got nit picky with the cons, so they have something to go on. They got a great group of local that are always improving the course, and the park seems to be very helpful in keeping the course at its best also.
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BigSig
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
5.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 9, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Everytime I go to the park I meet someone new. The people that I see out there are nice and encourging. Very technical and will bring your skill level up for sure.

Cons:

Needs to have junior/novice pads for the first timers.

Other Thoughts:

Well maintained great holes mixed with real long holes to really see what you have arm wise.
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