Sierra College DGC is an 18 hole course that plays entirely in a hilly and wooded section of the campus. There's no other activities in this area so you'll have the course to yourself and any other disc golfers out there. Beautiful area for a course and the design is very well laid out on this one. The course is a par 60 playing at just under 5000'. Don't let the overall distance fool you though, this course plays tough.

The course starts just into the woods west of the westernmost parking lot. You're thrown right into the gauntlet from the get go. The hills here are much more brutal than I was expecting, and it's already listed as very hilly on here. The tee signs have next tee arrows to go along with red plastic next tee arrows on the top assembly of each basket. I'd still recommend having a map out here but it is doable without one.

The tee pads are the ever so common wood framed rubber mats that seem to be the norm in this area. These were all in solid shape and certainly get the job done. Plenty big enough and all were installed level. No issues with these whatsoever. There's two tees on many of the holes as well. Not sure how many but at least half it seemed like.

The tee signs are really basic but have the basic info on each. Generic hole map, hole # and distances to each of the tee positions as well as the next tee arrow. These also have the washer on each that acts as a pin position indicator. Always love to see this.

The baskets are older Mach's. They have the number plate on the top as well as orange flags on most of them, especially if they're blind or tough to see from the tee. The baskets themselves catch decently and they are mounted nice and plum. One basket but up to three different pin locations on each hole.

Great design here. There's lots of fun uphill and downhill shots to go along with some great cross valley and hillside holes. Just about everything you could ask for out there. There's some longer walks in areas but that appears to be due to making sure there are no filler holes. Very fun woods golf on this one.

The course is free to play and open year round. It say's you need to purchase a parking permit on a sign when driving in. You do NOT at this campus according to the people at the front desk. That's just for the other campuses apparently, but they still need to have the sign up which was odd. No complaints for free parking though. There's also numerous benches on the course which we certainly appreciated.

It'd be nice if the alternate/short tee pads actually changed the hole a little. There's no mention of two tees that I saw anywhere. I'm thinking that they made all new tees pretty close to the old ones. That can be the only explanation for how close they are to each other. If not, it was pointless putting the shorts where they are.

Lots of longer walks between holes. The next tee arrows help, but only to a degree. This one will be a pain to navigate without a map. There were spots where it was tough WITH a map. I get the reason why but it still doesn't make it any easier for first time players.

The tee signs have seen better days. Many of them are peeling apart and unreadable in spots. The maps are basically useless too. Very generic and not all that accurate.

Not the most serene course out there being right off of I-80. It's not as noticeable on the front section but it's pretty noisy toward the end of the round.

This course was a treat. I'm a sucker for woods golf so this one was right up my alley. Definitely worth a visit if you find yourself in the area or even just passing through. Not a quick play though so be sure to budget at least an hour and a half to play this one. I'd play this one all the time if I lived nearby, and that's saying a lot with all the other excellent options near here. Excellent course.

Nice elevation changes, pretty easy to navigate, and nice views

Lots of trees but that's to be expected.

Parking closed on the weekend, park at bottom of the hill outside of gate and short walk up hill to 1st tee.

Excellent course layout/design.

SOOOO many trees to hit. I hit at least one or more trees on each hole. That increased my score overall.

Course lay out is a bit tough for a first timer. I spent some time locating each tee pad/hole. There are alternate hole locations/pin placement for some, but not all holes.

Tee pad for hole one is behind pr south of Sierra College building. Practice basket is west of the first parking lot you come to after passing through the gate which is not near the tee pad for hole one.

Free parking at shopping center to the west of the main entrance.

NEW SIGNAGE!!! There's no steady traffic on this course. Just off I80 in Truckee. Not nearly as much sage and manzanita as other courses in the area. New DGA baskets. No dogs

No dogs! No Trash/Recycling out on the course. Lousy parking situation. Tough spot to rally a group of buds for a round. The par 4's are not.

My personal favorite between Truckee Regional, Tahoe Vista and Sierra College. This course is the least shabby but has the most aggravating trees of all. Very challenging until you become familiar with the lanes.

In general, I found it hard to like this course, but I do think it is very worthy.
--Very challenging
--Mix of RHBH and forehand shots, but mostly throw it very straight
--Rubber tee pads, which I usually dislike, were very well done and sturdy
--In a few cases (#2, 4) there are at least two routes to attack the pin
--Flow is generally what you might intuit
--Played it twice, never saw another soul
--Very scenic, not trampled yet

The college was closed for the summer, I think, and the gate was closed and locked. Pay for parking signs everywhere now, and a machine to buy your parking permit is in the main parking lot.
--No tee signs
--Several holes with no view of the pin, and a few requiring extensive walk to see them, but once you know, it's not an issue
--No amenities on the course (benches, trash cans)
--Pay for parking when college is in session, I assume
--No 'Disc Golf' welcome board at hole 1, which is common to many courses
--No maps on site
--Holes 6 and 7 are not very good due to the insane number of trees, which requires pin-point accuracy. I don't mind that on short shots, or for part of the fairway, but doing it for 500+ feet is silly
--Footing is often awkward due to slope, but that adds to the challenge, I guess
--You sort of end near the start

I think this course would be better with a little tree trimming on some holes. I dislike the 'hope and poke' routine that is used on multiple holes. I was thoroughly disheartened on multiple holes when a slight nick of one tree sent my shot careening down the slope and into a nightmare of shrubs and trees. If you have absolute control, this is not an issue, but for me it detracted from the fun of the course.

When you get to the course, the first parking lot on your right is nearest hole 1, which is just behind the main building at the edge of the forest.

18 holes-uncrowded-many different shots-great tee pads-another 18 hole course!

no signage-no trash cans-no nothing.

pretty heavy on trees but thats not really a con for me but it may be for some. A couple holes cross and its a bit hard to figure out without signs, even temp signs would help, rumor is the college is now enforcing pay park but they dont have any signs as of this writing that indicate you have to pay so its easy to fight this one if you get nailed. Will play again and you should too

- Rubber tee pads (with plenty of space)
- Mach III baskets
- Fantastic mix of shots off of the tee
- 3 par fours
- Good amount of ace opportunities.
- Not crowded
- Great elevation changes
- Lots of trees
- Course is right off of the freeway.

- No tee signs (I hear they are coming)
- No trash cans
- No smoking
- No dogs
- When gates are closed there is a little bit of a walk (this really isn't an issue with me but some people are little girls)
- Lots of trees
- Bring water because there is none available on the course.
- The train runs next to the course and can be distracting.

This is another great course in the area and really shows the dedication from the locals in the area. This course has so much potential and is so close to a four star rating. Once the signs are up and a couple of other amenities are in place this will be the must play course in Truckee. This course used to be popular with homeless folks that would ride in on the train. It used to be litter with trash and makeshift campsites. This is all gone due to the course installation. This course is a blessing to the area and goes to show the endless benefits of bringing a course to an area. Go play this course.

Brand new course, fantastic design, challenging with a few opportunities for birds. Variety of elevation changes, straights, dog legs, lanes, awesome views etc...

At sierra CC so no pets, no smoking (if you do), no tee signs (yet, will be put in this coming spring though) parking lot of college closed weekends so have to park by train tracks and walk in the back way. The college also closes and locks the gate to parking lot about 8-9 at night so be careful you don't get locked in.

Really nice to have 3 full 18 courses in Truckee now all thanks to Craig. This is surely going to help with the crowds given the growing popularity of the sport, which for anyone who knows how backed up regional can get, is fantastic.