Course reviews
+7 votes 
Mateo of Hylton Baskets
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October 17, 2010
Pros: Challenging course. Beautiful scenery and friendly people. Concrete tee boxes w/ well maintained baskets. Wooded areas and diverse terrain elevations/obstacles. Great workout for both your body and the playability of your game. Some benches provided for resting. And a clean park overall.
Cons: if I recall correctly one of the holes runs along an adjacent hole (10) and if you shank it to the the left it is hard to recover the disc if lost (being time spent as you play 2-3 holes before ge ...
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+5 votes
Dru Stylez
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July 3, 2011
This Place is Great as it Offers up some Challenging Shots... You got to Have some Diverse Throwing Skills To get down on this Course. Nice Tee Boxes and Baskets. Flows well and Reminds me of a Cross between Pier and Adair Parks. I will deffenitally be Back!
+4 votes
' B U M P '
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September 7, 2010
HAHAHAHAHAHA....Its dabney! sometimes you eat it, sometimes it eats you! I love it!!!
+3 votes
AGRO JACKSON
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September 3, 2011
Awesome course! Love the elevation changes and the mixture of n and out of the woods holes. Felt a lil cramped and the last three cliff holes were humbling. Needed help w direction too... Alll around a great course that i would travel to just to play.
+3 votes
Chris Faudree
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February 5, 2011
Played in the rain and it was awesome! Hole 2 with the water hazard is the best, high stakes shot! Good mixture of open fields and tight tree alleys.
+2 votes
Adin Nelson
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December 13, 2011
new tee pad for 3 is much improved and level! new pin location for 9..... hard right.... new gravel and paths from 6-7... alot of improvements since i played last...BASKET CHANGES.... 18 gone, new hole 1 by practice basket....
+2 votes
ADAM ELLIOTT
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May 10, 2011
This course will deffinatley test every aspect of your game very fun but can get very soggy in the winter and spring!
+2 votes
TOE "Tee Off Even Under Pressure" UP
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October 1, 2010
man i love it and hate it at the same time its a love hate relationship
+2 votes
JimBONUS Gower
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September 9, 2010
Great course! Other than the bathrooms spread to far apart the amenitys are good. Plenty of benches at each hole and a nice picnic area far away enough from the disc golf course to be out of danger. NOT A NOVICE COURSE! They change the pin placements alot so know the course before playing.
+2 votes
Steve Gallaway
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January 7, 2011
The thing I've always loved about this course is that you need every disc & shot in your bag. Long, short, left, right. It can be easy on one day, & crazy difficult the next.
+2 votes
Jerry Kirkland
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August 3, 2011
love the hard open followed by tough tech holes. lots of challanges love the place
+2 votes
Corey D
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November 17, 2011
I Loved it !!. Nice concrete tee pads,signs at all holes,very Beautiful Scenery throughout, it has longs, shorts,ups ,downs ,lefts and rights, this course will really test your game. Trees and more trees. Very challenging 18 holes. Oh and bring your boots it gets muddy,and $5.00 for parking *unless you have a Oregon State Park/Forest Pass...Well worth the short drive out to Troutdale.
+2 votes
Nick Nisbet
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July 17, 2012
This course kicked my ass! Can't wait to get revenge. Must play if you live in oregon. First couple holes have an urban feel. Then it goes open field, couple up in an orchird, back to field, then finishes in a forest setting. Great course just be ready to find parking if you arrive later in the day. As this is a very popular swim spot. Concrete tee pads w/ signed holes. Plan a couple rounds here as it is a challenging course you will want to play twice.
+1 votes
Vince Epker
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December 5, 2011
Actually a fun course when it is not pouring rain...and I liked the new #1
+1 votes
Nate Hoxmeier
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February 20, 2011
Might seem a little frustrating playing at first but once you get the hang of the course it's great. Nice variety of technical shots. Little muddy but what course isn't. I like the pond on #2 but most everyone else seems to skip it.
+1 votes
KC KARR
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March 26, 2011
Dabney kicks ass, well worth the drive - I make it out there a few times a week and usually play a couple games. Dabney has taught me the need for forehand shots as well as the need for utilizing various discs. Despite playing regularly, I still sacrifice discs to the pond on 2 and have lost them in the creek on 5 when there is heavy flow.
+1 votes
Robert Littrell
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January 29, 2012
a very challenging course to play, it will force you to throw a variety of shots as the course plays through the park it has uphill and downhill shots, water shots, forehand backhand and overhand shots just about everything you could ask for all that being said it is a terrible course for tournament play on some of the lower holes play right next to each other its very difficult to putt when others are ripping drives right past you but a great course for casual play and training
+1 votes
Sara R
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October 10, 2011
This course is awesome! Great variation in types of throws, IE, water mando, technical, open, elevation changes, etc.. absolutely love the variety. Only thing I didn't like was the way that many fairways in opposing directions were so close; just because the other fairway is a mando doesn't mean that someone isn't going to throw right at you! On accident of course... Oh, and the tee signs are inaccurate.
+1 votes
Josh Marcella
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October 30, 2011
Had a great time at this course. There is a great mix of shots here that keep the game very interesting. Seems to be a course that won't be flooded in the winter.
+1 votes
Casey Kimball
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August 20, 2012
This is a great course, may get a bit crowded and overall its pretty much 3 pars the whole way,but this place has such a great variety of shots, the water hazard on hole 3, and a mess of trees and the canyon of doom on the back 9....a must play!!
+1 votes
Brad Hummel
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September 17, 2012
Great course with mainly technical shots. The last few holes are bad if you go off the cliff, but overall is a fun course
+1 votes
Ian Clark-Williams
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September 23, 2012
Awesome course, over some water hazards and gets technical through some trees. Fresh air, pretty girls, tossin plastic. Who could ask for more?!
+1 votes
Luke Johnson
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March 6, 2021
I love this course. Great tee pads and signs. Lots of maintenance has been done since I first started playing in 2008. Nettles are still a small issue. Gravel has been added to the muddiest spots.
+1 votes
Jimmy Moore
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March 6, 2021
Fun course with a lot of technical holes. The back 9 is very challenging. I do not recommend playing this park unless it's summer.
+1 votes
Daddy B
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May 19, 2013
One of the best courses around. A great mix of all difficulties; some long open drives, some through trees, varying water features - absolutely beautiful!
+1 votes
Jim Price
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March 6, 2021
18 holes through trees and more trees across water and through more trees. Did I mention the trees? Pretty obvious this Park did nothing but add baskets in hidden locations throughout the wooded terrain not seen from tbox. To score well you will have to play through trees with precision. Not for beginners,but there is water for cooling off during hot summer days.
+1 votes
JOE A
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March 6, 2021
This is my favorite park in NE Portland area. Great scenery, challenging holes. Pay to Park $5 or (State Park Pass). Loads of parking. Has a practice basket at Hole 1 Tee area. Hole 3 plays over the pond of DOOM. No dogs is my only gripe, can't win em all!
+0 votes
Vern Lepine
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August 30, 2019
Thanks to a very cool local playing with us in the front nine,this course has a great variety of shots needed to required your lines. . Nice course
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+0 votes
Jared Kastleman
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December 13, 2011
Great course, a solid variety of terrain with trees, water and elevation change. Forces a variety of throws for the player. Dabney is well maintained with a great practice area. Some of the signage could be improved. Alternate pin positions add to the appeal. This course has a propensity for windy conditions and can become almost unplayable. It is nice to play somewhere that is solely a disc golf course.
+0 votes
TJ Baxter
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June 24, 2011
Love this course. I used to play here when I worked in Gresham and it is a blast! A little whooped from the hill climbs but overall I LOVE THIS COURSE. PS I hate hole 2; not because its a bad hole because I have a hell of time making it over the pond!
+0 votes
Kyle E Rakoz
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June 16, 2013
A solid course with loads of options. Playing it often is probably good, multiple lines of attack of every tee and multiple pin placements for each tee; knowing this course is half the battle. Needs new sinage, needs new distances (some very wrong), and a few little things here and there.
+0 votes
Carl Peterson
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May 16, 2015
Nice wooded par 3 course. Mostly short holes with interesting lines to the basket. It is a good break for the arm after Blue Lake.
+0 votes
ned blaisdell
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April 19, 2012
Great course, I like the how differant the front and back 9 look.
+0 votes
The Ronin
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July 6, 2015
LOVE IT! Great mix of technical and distance, lots of trees, some decent elevation, signs help, well groomed! Not that packed, and flows very well. Pads were great, added pin placements are awesome. I like that the course doesn't favor any throwing style, it challenges them all. I did notice that the chains like to bounce your disc out, so make your putts count!
+0 votes
THE "BEAST" OF THE WOODS
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June 16, 2014
Cleverly designed holes in wooded park. A bit difficult to navigate but some signage or walk outs could easily fix that.
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Sean Chapman
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July 10, 2012
Dabney will make you play most discs in your bag. It will make you think about most shots. Very well designed course with everything you would want in a course. Every hole has multiple pin placements and are changed often. Only con with this course is the signs are not always accurate due to the changing of the pins making it very tough (especially for people who are new to the course) to navigate your way through the holes and the course itself. Dabney is one of my favorites in the greater Portland area.
+0 votes
Robert Ebeling iii
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June 29, 2015
You get a good mix. Plenty of birdies to be had. Only a couple holes for the big guns but plenty of fun to be had!
+0 votes
Trader Joe
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July 26, 2012
One of my favorites. Short and long positions, shade, and restrooms.
+0 votes
Jason "Rooster" Bruster
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August 20, 2013
What a great course! The last few holes are really tightly treed and made for a fun finish to the round
+0 votes
Jasper Williams
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May 8, 2015
this course seems to hold up really well. some areas could be improved with the lawn getting mowed, but overall it looks good.
+0 votes
Sean Davis
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January 18, 2014
This course has everything you could want in a course and it's close. If I could learn to play well here I feel I could play well at any course.
+0 votes
Daneger Jones
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August 12, 2014
Great place to play, very dynamic and diverse layout. Fun for all skill levels.
+0 votes
Matthew Bressler
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January 21, 2014
Course kinda reminds me of Dexter Park. Really enjoyed my round there. Plenty of trees to mess with your score but thats Oregon disc golf!
+0 votes
Cron Emus
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January 16, 2014
Dabney is one of my favorite courses in the state for any number of reasons. Perfect variety of distance and accuracy. The back 9 can kill your score quickly if you aren't paying attention, but the front 9 has quite a few birdie looks. Very well established course, and even though it gets a lot of play, I have never felt crowded.
+0 votes
Stacey "Stace' the Ace"
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June 9, 2015
Great course....nice and technical with "holes" that make you think about how you throw.
+0 votes
Thomas Heininge
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November 3, 2014
Awesome course!! Besides the mass amount of bum gold at each trash can, no complaints!! Hell I might even go collect all dem nickels!!
+0 votes
Joe Coulter
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November 18, 2020
I like this course, except for one hole, #6 It just seems to me there is no fairway. But, overall a very fun course. 15-18 are very hard wooded holes.
-1 votes
Jason Sosnowski
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February 15, 2021
Badass course with elevation changes on 300+ foot holes. Back nine had some shorter duece and putter drives. Apparently most have multiple pin placements. a couple wide open 420ft. And water on 1 or 2 holes. Good mix of difficulty with some "should be" birdies.
-1 votes
Jason Child
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January 22, 2012
This is a GREAT course! This is closer to what I feel disc golf in the Northwest should be about; moss, ponds and stinging nettles! Dabney is both in a beautiful setting and nifty part of the northern Willamette valley. The two main layouts make of a good variety of technical and arm-stretching shots without digressing into the "woods-field-woods-field" pattern. Sloppy in the winter (and spring, parts of summer and fall...it is Oregon after all). In the spring and summer there are some great pla ...
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-3 votes
David Newton II
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January 4, 2011
I was not impressed with Dabney at all. It felt like it could have been an awsome course, but no one cared to take it to that level. It was over grown, and on half the holes there seemed to be no path to the basket what so ever. Make sure to walk the holes to determine pin location (the signs are not always accurate), and use a spotter on blind shots. This place will eat discs if you are not careful.
-7 votes
Josiah C.O.T.F.C.
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September 8, 2010
Incredibly overgrown, swampy and buggy even in the summer months. Some of the Par 3s should be 4s in my opinion. Wear long pants cuz if you go off the narrow fairways you well be in hip deep sting nettle and blackberry bushes on most holes. Spotters are a must.