Rock River Park is a city park maintained by the City of Fort Atkinson. The park was clean and appeared to be well maintained. The disc golf course is located in the northeast portion of the park. The course is far enough away from the other park activities that those other activities will not interfere with play on the course. Each of the nine holes features a colorful sign that displays a map, distance, and par, and concrete tee pads that are approximately 10 feet in length and 7 feet in width. The baskets are silver DGA baskets, and are mounted firmly with cement. After each basket, the concrete tee pad for the next basket is nearby and easy to locate.

The fairways are narrow compared to other courses. The player can expect for throws to go off of the fairway and into the rough due to the narrowness of the fairways. The grass and weeds off of the fairway were no more than a foot or two high in July, which caused me to wonder if the Parks Department did a controlled burn of the rough during the late fall or winter.

The entire course seemed short and played fast. Most players will find that only putters and mid-range discs are needed. For such a short course, the pars were generously high. Most 9 hole courses have a par of 27, while Rock River has an overall course par of 33. Holes 1 and 4 had a par of 5, while holes 2 and 9 had a par of 4. Experienced and advanced players will likely score a 2 on virtually every hole, while at the same time get practice at putting. The high pars are more likely for the rec players or beginners. I rate this course as very good because this type of course is good for beginners and the casual rec player, and will not be too difficult for the beginner or rec player that could discourage additional play.

Easily defined holes.
Areas of shade.
Baskets in good shape.
Great introductory course for beginners.

Some of the tee areas were very worn away so we had to step just outside the tee area to keep our ankles from twisting.

One of my friends had never tried disc golf so I brought her here as an introduction to the sport.
She had a great time! I feel like this course is a good course to start with, especially beginners. It has some twists and some trees in the way for a slight challenge. I recommend this course and this course.

With the exception of holes #1 and #5, this course is essentially a beginner or ace run course. You shouldn't need more than your putter to play a solid round here.

What pleasantly surprised me the most is how well the course is maintained (with the exception of the good awful tees). The grass appears to be cut regularly, which is great because this course seems to be pretty unpopular. The baskets are in great condition and (with the exception of #6, which was missing), the tee signs are very descriptive.

The worst tees I've ever seen in my life.

Not the most thrilling or exciting course I've ever played.

If you hit the fairway, you're golden. If you're off by even 5 feet, you could be at risk of losing a disc. Luckily, the holes are pretty short, so you shouldn't have to throw risky shots.

This is an easy course to bag to increase the course count, but aside from that, it's not a "must-play" course. I think Stardoggy's review from two years ago is still spot-on perfect (see below). I don't think there's much else I can add.

Pictures of every hole have been added!

This is a 9 hole course tucked WAYYYY into the back of Rock River Park in Fort Atkinson, WI.

Nice Mach3 baskets, all in very nice good shape and mounted perfectly. Caught well and easy to see.

This place is very well manicured. The fairways are very small (no that you'll need them very often), but well kept. The greens are cut well and easy to distinguish, and a fair size for a landing area. Very aesthetically pleasing, especially in the middle of summer.

Very nice tee signs, with full color and all the information you could possibly want. Between the signs and paths, navigation is a breeze.

A few nice shots here. Hole 1 is a 300' tunnel type shot, with a hyzer finish. Well done. Hole 5 is the other highlight, with a tight line, and a low ceiling.

Thee tee pads here are pretty miserable. Boxed in gravel (or loose asphalt...it's tough to tell) that doesn't invite any sort of run up. You can see worn areas next to these where people chose to tee off from the side instead, as did I. If you're not going to do concrete here, just take these out for safety's sake if nothing else.

Most of the course is crazy short. Like 120-180' holes short. Outside the two holes mentioned above, you could/should play this course with a putter and nothing else.

The rough is rough. Tall grass, full of itchy weeds and prickers. It almost takes the beginner factor out for this place, as a small kid is going to become quite unhappy, quite quickly if they have to mill around in the rough.

You'll need to drive all the way to the back of the park to find the course. Not necessarily a con, but a good piece of information. Past the pool, past the football fields, and around some bends.

For the tiny piece of land used, this is a pretty solid design. Great practice for upshots, of to just go ace running. It's beginner friendly, especially if the rough is down (spring, late fall).

Certainly not worth going out of your way for, but if you happen to be in the park and have a couple putters with you, you could do worse.

This course is set in the very back of a great multi purpose park. The flow of the course is very easy to follow. The course winds through a lightly wooded/prairie section of the park. The tees are alright, they are 2x4 framed gravel pads. There are signs at every hole with pretty solid signs with all the info you need on them. Many ace opportunities here. I can't recall the type of baskets they had here but they were all in fantastic shape and caught perfectly. I want to say they were Mach 3's though. The course is free to play and is in ground year round as well. The distances range from about 300' max to around 140'ish probably. Nice beginner style course.

For the most part it is really, really short. Most holes are very easy to birdie, if not ace for top notch players. The whole course is basically flat and not much for obstacles. The tees as mentioned above are boxed in gravel pads. These are sketchy at best.

Overall this is a pretty fun course. Not much for redeeming qualities but a fun spin nonetheless. Just for anyone playing here, follow the road all the way to the back of the park, and I mean ALL the way back. Park by the building at the end of the lot and walk east to the walking trail on the north side of the road and you'll find hole 1. It flows great from there.