What are the best courses in the NW - Disc Golf

van isle player · #1 March 27th, 2011, 05:46 PM

Planning a road trip from Vancouver Island and want to play the best courses in the US Northwest.
Like all kinds of course from tight wooded to wide open fairways...
Any help would be greatly appreciated

sillybizz · #2 March 27th, 2011, 05:55 PM

You can find nice reviews of courses and find what you are looking for here: www.dgcoursereview.com

How far South are you going?

Courses I would recommend:

In and around Seattle - Lakewood King County Park, North Seatac Park, White River Disc Golf Course

In and around Portland - Pier Park, Horning's Hideout (3 courses!)
, Dabney State Park, Milo Mciver Park

Salem, OR: Bryant Park, Keizer Rapids, Dallas City Park

More South: Adair Park, Dexter DGC, Whistler's Bend

360discgolfer · #3 March 27th, 2011, 06:57 PM

There are tons of great courses around but what kind of course do you like the most? Do you prefer open fairways for long bombs or tight and technical wooded courses?

cefire · #4 March 27th, 2011, 07:41 PM

West Sound near Bremerton also has a nice pair of courses in NAD/Fairgrounds. Otherwise, the above picks look like solid choices.

captain jack · #5 March 27th, 2011, 08:35 PM

Seatac and N.A.D. should be at the top of your list.

REDFIVE · #6 March 27th, 2011, 08:45 PM

Steilly isn't a bad choice either. 2 courses on the same piece of land. Find someone to give you a tour. Sea tac for sure. Nad is rad.

JR Stengele · #7 March 27th, 2011, 09:50 PM

SeaTac, Lakewood, Shelton Springs, Hornings Gold (if time all three + there is camping on site), Dexter, Milo, Pier, Whistlers (camping on site).

Joshua Olmsted · #8 March 27th, 2011, 11:19 PM

I'll throw in a hearty reccomendation for Fort Steilacoom, just make sure to find someone to show you around. As for Oregon, in the Portland area I'd recommend Milo, Pier and Horning's as the big three destinations, with a wild card of Trojan if you're feeling brave.

the flogging putter · #9 March 28th, 2011, 08:00 AM

In no order Milo, Whistler's, Trojan, Pier, Cougar Ridge, Mt. Shasta if we are counting the state of Jefferson. No Washington courses because I haven't played up there. I have been told about many great courses up there and will play some this summer.

General Scales · #10 March 28th, 2011, 08:13 AM

NAD, Steli, Lakewood, SeaTac.

Eastern Washington: Downriver, Four Mounds and Highbridge

Oregon: All of them

Slick willie · #11 March 28th, 2011, 08:36 AM

Bryant park in Albany is awesome, but will not be open till the flooding stops. Adair Village is great and allways open. Wistlers Bend is the best course in the North West. Hornings Hide Out is great too.

van isle player · #12 March 28th, 2011, 08:44 AM

Thanks for the info....

Plan to go down the coast to the Oregon Cal border and then up the middle back to Canada
Camping most of the way so any sites that you know of that are worthy would also be appreciated
Really looking forward to playing some of them

General Scales · #13 March 28th, 2011, 08:47 AM

Oh yeah, if you ever make it to Northern Idaho, play all three 18 holes at Faragut and Corbin Park before they ruin it again for the summer. Both places are epic and fun.

TIC17624 · #14 March 28th, 2011, 02:39 PM

Hornings????????
Milo Milo Milo and more Milo

Adam Schneider · #15 March 28th, 2011, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by van isle player

Thanks for the info....

Plan to go down the coast to the Oregon Cal border and then up the middle back to Canada

Down the coast? I wouldn't recommend it if disc golf is the focus of this trip. There are only three 9-hole courses on the entire Oregon coast (two near Coos Bay, one in Astoria).

#16 March 28th, 2011, 03:30 PM

Much of what's been said plus.....

Stub Stewart is one of the top courses I have played. Different aspects of courses will appeal to different people. For me at the top of that list is the outdoors experience; a sense of solitude, peace, the impression of being immersed in a landscape. This all adds up to the feeling that you went on a journey when you are done. If this speaks to you as a disc golfer Stub is a must play.

Of course none of the above would be be very important if the course didn't succeed in all of the other obvious ways; real fairways, a variety of shots, excellent use of the landscape, good pads and great baskets. Also there is on site camping.

If you make it through Ashland and it is past high country snow season in addition to Cougar Ridge (primitive course, gate open after June 1) Shale City is a wonderful primitive course that has many of the traits I used to describe Stub, but without the amenities (primitive course, natural pads, tone polls). If you get a local to show you the way Shale and Cougar are only about 25 minutes from eachother on some nice dirt roads. These two courses are in the mountains and on public lands, so be outdoor savy, leave no trace, and ask a local.

Huk'nGeiks · #17 March 28th, 2011, 03:36 PM

As Adam said, not a lot of courses on the Oregon coast. You can check this site out for a great map: http://www.oregondiscgolf.com/

I would definitely recommend playing Hornings and Milo in Portland (both have camping). Whistler's in Roseburg is an epic course that is never busy when I've been there and also has camping on site.

"BEAST" · #18 March 28th, 2011, 04:09 PM

I would like to plug WOODMANSEE park in Salem. Its 18 tees, 9 discatcher baskets, but easy access from I5, very technical, has many nearby lunch spots. I recomend Lanxang @ Keubler and Comercial. Woodmansee will test your control and is very easy to find the flow to next tee. My personal best at Woodmansee is -4 on 18 holes. It is ment to be played as 18 holes with front 9 tees on left and back 9 tees on right. Good Luck.

snap7times · #19 March 28th, 2011, 09:28 PM

Jerry Miller DGC @ Camp Taloali has cabins, bonfire, the santiam river, 18 holes in beautifully carved forest... 15 mins east of salem. Always being improved..

My opinion only....
Northwest portland - Trojan, pier
Northeast portland - dabney
west of portland - horning's hideout
east of portland - milo mciver
salem area - jerry miller dgc @ camp taloali
Albany/corvallis - bryant is the bomb but is usually flooded or closed during the winter, adair is 2nd best in the area
eugene - dexter
Roseburg - whistler's bend
Grants pass - tom pearce/lake selmac

Matt B. · #20 March 28th, 2011, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by van isle player

Planning a road trip from Vancouver Island and want to play the best courses in the US Northwest.
Like all kinds of course from tight wooded to wide open fairways...
Any help would be greatly appreciated

It seems like you are getting a list of pretty much every course in the NW. People have their favorites. I haven't played much outside of OR, and not even close to all the OR courses, BUT, the consensus generally is:

Milo McIver and Whistlers Bend are the two best courses in Oregon. They both offer camping. So if you really want to play the best in Oregon, most people would agree that you want to play these two gems for sure.

Post here when you have plans if you want a guide or someone to join you and you will likely get some responses.