Van Buren State Park

A decent park with an 18 hole course that appears to make the best of it's existing surroundings. Played on a nice Autumn afternoon with about 3 other cars in the parking lot and still had issues playing through and around other people. I can't imagine playing here during peak season. Many of the holes play close to park roads, picnic areas, play grounds and other unnatural obstacles. Solid layout with some variety mixed in, does get a touch repetitive. Lots of mature trees and shot shaping ...
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A decent park with an 18 hole course that appears to make the best of it's existing surroundings. Played on a nice Autumn afternoon with about 3 other cars in the parking lot and still had issues playing through and around other people. I can't imagine playing here during peak season. Many of the holes play close to park roads, picnic areas, play grounds and other unnatural obstacles. Solid layout with some variety mixed in, does get a touch repetitive. Lots of mature trees and shot shaping required. Tee signs and paint on the baskets indicating next tee help for easy navigation. Natural tee areas with no permanent ground markers aside from the signs.
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The disc golf course at the Van Buren State Park was upgraded during the early summer of 2011 from 9 holes to 18. The layout has been compressed so there is not as much walking between holes but you will still walk 1.5 miles to play a complete round. Most of the holes are between 200 and 300 feet. There are 6 holes between 300 and 400 feet. The 2 shortest holes require a throw through an opening cut through the woods over a ravine to a basket on the other side. Tees are natural but each tee has ...
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The disc golf course at the Van Buren State Park was upgraded during the early summer of 2011 from 9 holes to 18. The layout has been compressed so there is not as much walking between holes but you will still walk 1.5 miles to play a complete round. Most of the holes are between 200 and 300 feet. There are 6 holes between 300 and 400 feet. The 2 shortest holes require a throw through an opening cut through the woods over a ravine to a basket on the other side. Tees are natural but each tee has a sign showing distance, par and layout. Roads, paved parking lots and the lake provide opportunity for the disc to go out of bounds on many of the holes.
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