great course. easy to navigate. the property is maintained pretty well for a public park

only con was the course is soaked from all of the rain that has been getting dumped on us the last couple of months

I love this course

Challenging in both long and short.
Clean
Clear signage
semi regular layout changes
fairways are groomed nicely

BUSY

Great course! Majority of my rounds are played here. There isn't really much more you could ask for with this course. The scenery is great and the layout challenges you in every way. The options each make the course feel so different so your play does not get stagnant. The regular upkeep is on point!

As one who learned this amazing sport playing in the Carolina's, and a recent transplant to Florida, I was looking for something that wasn't flat, flat, flat. I need a course with some teeth. And it seems that all the courses I have played so far can be described as 'flat-hyzer left, flat-anhyzer right'. Wash. Rinse. Repeat...sigh. Some have low hanging branches you have to navigate, but none had quality tunnel shots, epic fairways or superb course design.

Until now, that is.

What an amazing array of forehand, backhand shots, some with elevation, some without. The first hole is a bit pedestrian, just a lefty or righty hzyer shot. But the first hole should be fun. The 2nd hole adds teeth - snap, snap. Great design, slight anhyzer through the gap, then a climbing, turning uphill shot! THIS is Carolina's golf. And if you liked #2, #3 is going to make you drool. Long , flat, slow turning anyzher that dumps hard left ('C' position). Great design of a hole!

The first 5 holes are touch shots mostly, nice, wooded with Elevation. Once you step out of 5, the course opens up for some big-arm, grip and rip holes.

We were playing the long tees and #7 was a huge 715' to the basket. But not all wide open. One big drive then plan your attack on the basket.

Then back to the woods with some nice wooded holes, #9 looping you back to the parking lot.

The back 9 being mostly open over a magnificent carpet of mown grass. With the tall pines and palms, it was incredible. Very little rough, just find your line through the trees and hit it. Though long holes, the course was fun to play for a pair of guys in their 50's, the design extremely fair.

Hole #18 was a great finishing hole. 475' to a hanging basket in a thicket of bushes and trees with a keyhole slot to approach through.

Very few. Our biggest issue was that only half the holes had 'next tee' signs. We spent a good bit of time walking circles trying to find the next tee.

And some of the tee signs were not even closely representing where the basket was. After walking up and down the fairways to find the baskets, we gave up and played by the info on the sign...nearly always wrong.

This park is absolutely amazing, beautiful and extremely well laid out (despite the signage). Playing in late July, mid-afternoon during a record heat wave wasn't the best idea! This place is big, best to play in the fall.

Course is amazingly clean and in excellent condition. Tee pads were room and grippy. If we'd had time, would have loved to play a round from the RED tees.


Best of all...no water or alligators!

I don't really think the course is a 4.5, but it's very, very close to it. Just a couple of small issues keep it from being a solid 4.5. But because we loved it so much, it received a 4.5.

My son and I snuck out of the family festivities to play River City for the first time. Glad we did....beautiful day to play and what a great course. We're not extremely long distance throwers, but thoroughly enjoyed the lay out, the tee pads, and signage. Yes, after reading some other posts, the middle holes are a bit timely to find....but who cares. It was a gorgeous day to be outside and didn't mind the extra walking. All the other players were cordial, patient, and friendly. Highly recommend playing this course no matter your level of play. A huge "thank you" to all involved in building this course and to all who maintain it! Will definitely play again!

River City Nature Park sits just off of I-4 between Orlando and Daytona . The 18 hole Alpha course starts near the parking lot .There is a nice park board near the lot to keep you updated for upcoming tournaments or leagues . There is a shelter house near the lot with benches to relax between rounds . The park was mowed and in great shape when I played . Wood benches are at a lot of the holes and there were trash cans in several locations . The course is yet another Gregg Hosfeld/World Champion DG Design . He must know where the bodies are buried in Florida , because every time I step on a course of his , I get a challenging course coupled with 2 tees and 2 ( Two ! ) baskets . First of all , print the map . If you are not a local , you will be confused a couple of times even with the map . Both of the tees are good sized cement , flush with the ground . The baskets, both Discatchers , are colored red for the short basket and yellow banded for the long . Every hole has 4 distinct possibilities to play on any given day . On top of that , there are several pin placement per hole , too . with the longest hole , #14 , at 700' + , having up to 10 ? There are next tee signs on the course of at the bottom of the buckets to try to keep you going the right way . Still print the map . There is pretty good signage at every hole and every tee pad , with hole # , par , and all of the pin possibilities , along with their flight paths . They even have a colored zip tie put into holes on the sign indicating pin position , changing every month . If you lose a disc here , there is a lost and found at the park that someone might turn your disc back into . If you need one right away , Disc Golf Center is located right across the street from the park and has a good selection . You can print off a score card online at DGR , but don't count the distances or pars on it . The course does NOT play 5954' but more like 7154' + . I won't go hole by hole on this course , but the course will treat you with tunnel shots , dog legs left and right , Hidden baskets , baskets guarded by large trees with canopies .
Hole 1 is a good warmup hole , between 294' to 346' from the longs , and having small trees guarding the front of a narrow entrance to shoot at . #7 is a longer hole , as long as 615' even from the red tee and a par 4 . Some shot shaping will be required to angle a left to right drive into a semi tight fairway . a lot of pin placements here . 12 is a long fairly straight drive from the longs ( White Tees ) 581 to one of 4 basket placements slightly left . 13 is another near impossible pin placement if back in the E position , guarded by many fairway trees right to left , then left to right , par 4 . 17 is a short tight alley throw with heavy brush on both sides and trees protecting the C pin position . : #14 . Even from the reds , it goes as much as 700' , and the placement is a long fading tight left to right . Then a straightaway shot to a severe right to the pin , a great hole and my 2nd favorite .
My Signature Hole : I really liked #2 , a tight drive over a small dry creek to a slight left and an alley to the pin slightly uphill . Without the time I spent looking for my disc , I would have completed it solo in about 80 minutes . Not sure if the fun factor had kicked in yet , but I had a great time . Figure a foursome to play close to 3 hours .

#1. Navigation . Once you get into the middle holes of this course , alleys can fool you along with the pin placements , even with a map . I had to walk down the course a few times to figure out my pin
#2 The rough . I looked for close to 15 minutes for my disc on #6 on the right , and it the dead of winter . Rough spots can eat up a disc in a few spots . Disc Risk ; moderate . Be careful of the trees here , too . Large and high , some palm variety , they can grab a disc in mid-flight . Other than that , it's just tastes and preferences . Technical , very flat , any elevation leaves the course after about hole 5 or 6 . I was hoping that 18 would ba a good finishing hole but it was an open area drive to either basket , close to the parking lot . Bring bug spray . They are said to be horrible in the spring or summer .

What a great deal . This is definitely one of the better courses in Florida . Another great design . And what can you say about parking your car and playing both this course and a good course like Barwick right beside it for 36 total holes of disc golf ?! Thank You , City of Debary and the parks and Rec Dept. and Debary Disc Golf Club for establishing such a fun course and letting me play here . My Recommendation : 2 pins , 2 tees . Good for everything from newbie to pro .You can get a different look from this course both daily and monthly . I met both a 5 person family playing on 18 that was having a great time , and a twenty something year old playing with his grandfather . The locals were friendly and more than polite . That should tell you something . You might want to check out the park and club homepage or Facebook page so you don't run into any doubles , tournament or league play . This course is popular and a great hangout with the locals . Spend the day and PLAY IT !!!!

Today was a gorgeous day for disc golf in Debary. We travelled from Gainesville to play a course we haven't played before for a new experience and this one was recommended by Gregg and the staff at Disc Golf Center. The tract of land is very nice and mostly flat. The course is challenging for a veteran (we played short tees to the yellow longer/harder baskets), but seems to attract a lot of ams who were playing short tees to red baskets. There is a lot of variety in shots and there were four par 4's (which were challenging but fair). The zip tie system they use to indicate which hole is in which pin placement was not only handy, but critically necessary because of the multiple pin placements per hole. The tee signs were very well done, but we would recommend that they add "next tee" arrows closer to the baskets because most of the next tee signs we could find had been vandalized and/or weren't placed closely enough to the baskets to help guide us around the course. Overall, it's a great course and we can't wait to play it again. We are jealous for those of you who call this your home course.

We liked that there was a large variety of pin placements for each hole, but some holes had more than four and one on the back nine had 10! There were so much variety that choosing the correct scorecard on UDisc is nearly impossible.

Best course in the area!!

This place never ceases to amaze me. Nice fellow players, awesome mature trees. Really a great place carved out of God's beauty.

Two tee pads and two baskets on every hole for a wide variety of play from beginner to advanced. Hole placement changes about every-other month. Course maintenance is good.

Great layout, many potential pen placements. 36 holes onsite that will wear you out, a destination place to play.

during the wet time of the year some of the holes can be a little soggy. Gets crowded on weekends with backups on every hole; but everyone is friendly!

Across the street is one of the best stores - Disc Golf Center. Tons of inventory, good prices, friendly. Huge online store, probably 20,000 discs or more on-hand!

Red and yellow basket positions with two teepads per hole give you plenty of options. Long pads to yellow baskets is a fun and challenging round, while short tees to red baskets is a great way to work on your midrange and putter shots off the tee.

The scenery around the course is beautiful and it seems like the entire park is dedicated to disc golf. I didn't encounter a non-disc golfer the entire time I was there.

Ample seating at each tee and great tee signs marking the basket positions with colored zip ties.

I feel bad putting any negatives down because they are mostly outside of anyone's control. But if I have to list some it would be:

* Some tee signs are extremely faded and tough to read from the Florida sun.
* The rough on some of the holes on the front 9 are extremely thick. A lot of potential for lost discs. The 4' black snake I stumbled upon looking for my disc on hole 2 had me worried about climbing into the rough.

Disc Golf Center is right down the street and it was a lifesaver for picking up some discs while traveling.

I was going to mark this as a con but it really wasn't fair; there are a ton of ant hills throughout the course. You need to keep an eye where you're putting your foot or before picking up your disc because they move fast. It's probably common down here in FL but it's not something I'm used to up north.

-Good conditions
-Beginner friendly
-Creative
-Amazing course, tight tunnels, open shots, you name it.

-Hole 2 mosquitos during the summer
-Muddy in some areas
If you are playing during the summer, hole 2-4 can have many mosquitos.

Disc golf store nearby

(3.982 Rating) The most laid back course I've ever played (141 courses played as of this review)
- CHILL AREAS - Amazing lounge areas on this course. A few tee areas have several awesome wood benches with backs and nice wooden tables. It's the equivalent of an outdoor patio furniture arrangement. I kind I wish I didn't show up here solo and on a time crunch. I wanted put these features to use.
- CHARACTER - In addition to these chill areas, the additional amenities and extras on Alpha is among the best I've seen, and I see this course as the ultimate after work relaxation course. To start, two nice concrete pads that are generally well shaded and they each have their own tee signs. All the signs have basket location pegs. There's also a community board with a disc return, two practice baskets and a shelter, all near tee (1).
- BASKET PLACEMENTS - Far and away the most basket placements I've ever seen on a course. Almost 80 of them. Local players will be entertained with a constantly changing course. For those of us out of town, It will really temp us to make a return visit. There is one issue with all the basket locations. It requires a constant upkeep on the peg markers in the signs. There were a few marked incorrectly on my round and a few of the tee pegs were broken in the slot.
- SIGNATURE HOLE - From tee view alone, there really wasn't any hole that blew away, just lots of great holes. However, hole (14) has to be the signature hole due to its tee sign. There are 11 basket placements on this hole! Everything from a 700 foot par 5 to a 300 foot par 3. This may not be practical and can actually be sort of annoying on first play, but it's definitely a unique experience.
- CHALLENGING - To be fair, I have no idea due to the multitude of basket locations that have a significant challenge separation. I figure that the difference from the hardest to easiest 18 hole layout could vary by as much as six throws in relation to par. This stated, I think an average layout will challenge intermediate players to break par and advanced players should be a few down. When baskets are placed in the most difficult layout, I could definitely see advanced players struggling to crack par.
- UNIQUENESS - For a course without water or elevation in play, Alpha is still well above average as all the other variety items are accounted for. Doglegs, pockets, sweeping 3's, windows, scores of blind baskets and more. Also a bunch of par 4s and one par 5 if basket (14) is in the (K) position.
- SHOT SHAPING - Not as much as the adjacent course (Barwick) but there are several holes that have to be thought out well to leave good birdie opportunities. Several holes have optimal defined throwing lanes with the option to play a more risky tight line to leave a closer birdie putt or to make an ace run.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - Alpha is ideal for a wide swath of seasoned skill levels. The red tees are perfect for rec players. The white tees are balanced right in the middle between intermediate and advanced level players.
- MAINTENANCE - The grounds were amazing and they appear to be constantly mowed, trimmed and manicured. There is also a proper amount of garbage cans and trash was pretty much non-existent.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - A very eloquent course setting. Beautiful trees, great fauna and minimal manmade features in view. I haven't played every course within 50 miles, but I currently have Alpha scored the highest of the 13 courses that I've played in that zone.

Other than a few ticky tack navigational gripes, I'm grasping at straws to find issues with this course.
- COURSE MAP - No course map at the community board at the time of my visit. Seriously how much effort does it take to print an 11 x 17 map and post it. Hopefully its absents was just temporary for some odd reason. The course map I downloaded online from DGCR was adequate.
- SIGNAGE - Very nice looking signage. However, not accurate enough for a first timer on this type of a course. I shot down the wrong lane three times from the red tees (8, 12,14) Google earth satellite imagery versus the signage's tree callouts, do not match well enough to define the correct line in a few instances.
- NAVIGATION - Doable with a map first time through, but considering the multitude of basket placements, there can, and will be some navigational questioning. There are lots of directional ques along the layout, but a course with this type of set-up needs way more. In addition, expect several longer walks between holes as well.
- OVERGROWTH - Less than at the Barwick course but still expect some extended time searching. I will state however, for a course this wooded, surprisingly less than I excepted. Several holes in the pines, have just about no overgrowth, and are laid with a bed of pine needles.
- POISON IVY - I spotted poison ivy two times during my round. So during the summer, you may have to weigh comfort now, over comfort later.
- ELEVATION AND WATER FEATURES - Really nothing of substance on this course. No more than 10 feet of change on any one hole. Water elements are really only in play in fringe situations. Basket (D) on hole (5) crosses a very very small creek.
- PARKING - Unpaved. OK for now, but it will continue to deteriorate

Clearly one of the better courses in the state of Florida. This is one of those places that even an awful day on the course will still leave you with a smile on your face. This is definitely a destination course, highly recommended for all skill levels but beginners. Be sure and check out the Barwick course as well. Not as refined as Alpha, but a unique experience in its own right.

Absolutely fantastic course in which everything is large and in charge! Big fairways with multiple pin placements, big trees, big challenges, and big fun! Two tee pads with nice signage and plenty of next tee signs. I probably used every disc in my bag here and all of my throws including the most rollers I've thrown on a course in a long time. The course also has a nice vibe to it and is set in a dedicated area. The course is also free to play and has a full-service disc golf store like right across the street from it.

Even with all of the signage, navigation can be somewhat tricky in spots. Thankfully, the course is heavily played and the very friendly locals were more than happy to keep us on the right path.

BRING BUG SPRAY!!! Mosquitos can be brutal at times.

The course lacks some real standout/signature kind of holes. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of really nice holes here, but the course isn't quite as interesting or diverse as say a Medard or New World IMO.

This is a wonderful course and a pleasure to play. There is another 18 hole course on site here making this park a destination for a fun day of throwing plastic.

Oh yeah, a warning for the tinfoil hat wearing people: The course has several holes directly underneath some high power lines.

Good layout
Good mix of left and right shots
Good tee signs and Baskets
Clean
Lots of Parking
Nice pads
good mix of woods and open shots.
friendly locals
The place is beautiful
easy to find discs, even in the woods.

No facilities
Hard to figure out which position the baskets are in for some shots.
drainage could be better in some spots
Large hornets ..Biggest Hornets nest I've ever seen..It wasn't a problem really, just concerning.

I'm from Miami and was visiting friends in Orlando and this place was a bit out of the way but was worth the trip. Just bring snacks and drinks and a cooler maybe.

Very nice course in a well maintained park. Fun to play with lots of different shots. Nice tee pads and signs, benches on most holes.

Not really any cons other than some standing water after rains on a couple holes.

-2 concrete tee pads, great tee signs, and multiple pin locations on every hole
-Excellent tee signs with distances to every pin position from both pads and decent current pin location marker.
-Variety of hole types here is excellent, a little bit of everything in the very nice park dedicated to disc golf.
-Free to play

-No restrooms on site
-Some hole with unnecessary extra pin placements. 3 or 4 cool, but 11 pin placements is a bit much
-Could use a few more next hole signs to make flow a bit easier for first timers.

I was hesitant to make the drive out to play this course, but we got a recommendation so we decided to give it a shot. I was NOT disappointed, this course is great. There is a ton of variety here and its designed to challenge players of all skill levels. Sure this course doesn't much elevation, but it uses the little bit it does have perfectly. The low spots can get some standing water and they become OB water hazards, love how this is noted on the tee signs. You can tell that this course is consistently well taken care of, I hope they keep improving this course. Not having restrooms and the fact that it was a bit difficult to navigate for a first timer is the only real downside to this course. I would definitely come back and play this course again. Probably my favorite course I was able to play in FL.

First I want to give props to the course designer, for making this course with many different types of holes. There are some holes where there is a marked fairway, and you know where you need to go. Some other, there are trees everywhere and you have to be creative and find your own path. The tee boxes are always cleared off and you can see them. The signs at the tee box is good, and accurately shows where the hole is. There are 2 tee boxes on every hole and at least 3 hole placements, even up to 11 on one hole!! This gives much variety to every hole. I go there often and about 1/3 of the holes are moved about every week or two. Bottom line is this is one of the best courses I have played and I am proud to call it my local course.

The course is beautiful, but I wish that it would be maintained a little bit better. I know it's hard to do that with a free course, but the trashcans usually have tons of beer and I wish they were changed more often. There are no facilities on the course, but if you really had to take a leak you could find a bush. When going hole to hole it can be confusing finding the next hole, but there are some signs pointing you in the direction.

Great course, lots of variety and also got my first ACE there so hole 18 is even more special to me.

No water hazards
Concrete tees - although a bit short.
Multiple tees / pins (11 pins is too many for one hole guys, LOL)
Nice looking signage (does need some accuracy work)
Good variety of left / straight / right holes
Good variety of fairly open and tighter technical holes
Dedicated disc golf park
Some benches along the way
Very clean park
Decent amount of shade for Florida heat

No restrooms. This may not be a big deal to some, but, I was there with my pregnant wife and child. Even a port-a-potty would have helped. We traveled from out of town and ended up getting back on I-4 just to find a restroom she could use prior to playing. 10 minute drive or so.

Signage doesn't reflect where the pins actually are all the time, and for a first time playing the course it was a bit confusing on a few holes.

One next tee sign actually points in the complete opposite direction of the next hole, I think 7? It may be a joke but we walked around in the hot sun for a bit looking for the next tee. (Ok, I did, and she stood in the shade)

It looks like they are trying to set up a system to show which alternate pin is being used but it's not 100% and a few holes I had no idea where to throw the disc. I luckily found a local on hole 14 (11 different pin options) as the marker showed position "E" and it was actually in position "I". This was almost a 90 degree difference in throwing angle, perhaps 400' apart?

I've yet to see a 5/5 course. I imagine it will be manicured much like a ball golf course. That lost 0.5.
The no bathrooms loses 0.5 especially for the remote nature and size of this course.
The signage issues although minimal do lose another 0.5.


If you come from out of town via i-4, hit an exit before this one and use the restroom and /or get a bite to eat. Bring water as it's a fairly long course. Put your window visor in your front windshield as there are no trees to park under. Bring your discs obviously, and get ready to play a really good course. I wish I lived closer so I could learn the flow of the course and experience just how much the course can change with the numerous alt pins.

Adding bathrooms and fixing the signage issues easily puts the course to a 4, possibly 4.5.

Easy to navigate,at least 3 pin placements per hole most have an average of 5 or so placements,concrete pads tee,challenging yet fun from both long and short pads,the local DG club and city keep it well maintained.

No facilities (bathrooms or water fountains) not a huge deal just a heads up.

This course meanders through pines and palms with well thought out fairways for all the pin locations and great flow to the course. There is not much around this very pretty property so you will see some wildlife,eagles and snakes and so on, which is always nice. The Debary Disc Golf Club is constantly working to add to or improve this course and you can see the love thats put into the course everywhere you look while navigating it. They also do a great job of moving pin locations which means I never get the feeling that I am just grinding through a round. Overall this is my favorite local course to play in Central Florida and its a course that should be added to your itinerary if you plan on visiting the area or live locally and haven't played it yet.

Simply the best course in Florida in my opinion, and I have played most of them now. Glad to see it moving up the ratings, as it just keeps getting better and better each time I drive out to play it and should be #1. I'm a hard @$$ when it comes to my rating, and this course deserves a 4.5 or BETTER. Here are the top 10 reasons I think this course is the best in Florida. #1) It is always extremely well maintained. Grass cut low for great skip shots, no major "rough" or unmanicured areas with too much brush / trees. 2.) There are 3-12 different basket positions for each hole, so it never plays the same. Sometimes a hole will be a par three, then a par four the next time. Always something new. 3.) Two HUGE tee pads for each hole offer Amateur and Pro players a challenging course. 4.) Awesome diversity in holes. You will need to throw both backhands and flicks, and even a roller or two on long holes and maybe a tomahawk or thumber if you land in a rough spot. 5.) Disc golf is the ONLY thing in this HUGE park, so no pedestrians to watch out for. 6.) VERY pet friendly. 7.) Several Practice baskets to warm up on. 8.) ACCURATE and easy to read signs on each hole for each tee pad. Golf tees also mark exactly which position the baskets are in. 9.) Never had an issue with bugs or mosquitos on this course, which can be an issue on many Florida courses. 10.) Just a great terrain that is unparalleled. Perfect amount of shady / wooded holes, semi-techincal holes and open shots. Holes make use of the little elevation throughout. It just doesn't get better than this.

You REALLY have to work to find ANYTHING wrong with this course. The first two or three times I played this course I accidentally skipped holes 8-12 and had to go back and play them again. Because hole 7 has so many positions it is VERY easy to miss the 8 pad, depending on where you end. Also, course has very little elevation, but SOME. This is of course common in flat 'ole Florida.

Holes 7 and 8 change dramatically depending on recent rains. I have played both holes "dry", and both holes with decent size ponds on them. Either way, they play awesome. One time, on hole 7 after a very big rain the basket was actually IN the water. Usually, especially over summer, expect ponds on these holes, especially 7. Make note of these holes! The ONLY things that this course is missing, LITERALLY, in my opinion are a pro shop, concessions and a restroom. For it to be a perfect 5 in my book, it would need these. Again, you REALLY have to work to find anything imperfect about this course. Instead of that, This course is pretty much perfect. It is a short drive from Orlando, Daytona, and Jacksonville, and is WELL worth it! I also can't wait to see how the other NEW 18 hole course on the property turns out once it develops. Courses that are NOT this good in other states are rated 4.5 or higher. This course is UNDER rated!

Enjoyable place to talk a walk
Interesting variety of long and short, tight and open left and right.
A bit more challenging from short tees than Turkey Lake T1 or T2 or Barnett Parkside. Less challenging than Barnett North. But very playable from short tees as a novice. And difficulty can be adjusted dramatically by multiple basket locations.
Locals are very nice and very proud of their course.
Signage is excellent.

Navigation requires paying attention. Make sure you notice "next tee" arrow on tee pad sign.
It would be nice if current basket location was noted on tee pad sign. Had some diffulculty finding a few baskets. Played to the wrong basket once.

Will definitely play here again.

Clear signage on every hole.
Pro/Am tees on every hole.
3 to 7 pin placements on every hole.
Clearly marked at pad which pin is in.
Concrete pads.
Beautiful Scenery.
Excellent use of property/elevation.
Active community and a second 18 is under way/playable.
FREE to the public.

I don't see any cons. I have played at 20ish courses and this is the best looking with the most target options and the ones that compare are pay to play.

This course is sick. I went down to Florida from MN with the idea of checking out some new courses. I played one other course 2x and played this one 10 times. Probably my favorite course, too bad it is 1700 miles away. I will be donating to the active Debary Disc Golf Club as they are working on a fresh 18 out there (playable but no signage to be aware, clearly in the early stages) and I love the fact that the one course is perfected and they are right on to the next project. If you live anywhere near this and want to get good at golf, come here. OFTEN.