Camenish Park - Upper Badlands

"Good course with long holes lots of elevation change, but groundhog holes everywhere"

"Reasons this course is somehow near a 4: (1) terrain + some fun, challenging shots; (2) Denver area courses are generally dry & limited compared to anything east of the 100th meridian. You know your course has issues when: players refer to sections as "The Murder Woods" or "Turd Town"; or you get kicked off because of a shooting; or the upkeep gives off strong Chernobyl vibes. This place could be great with proper maintenance. As of right now, the quality appears to be going backwards. "

"Lots of wide open shots and a bit confusing to follow"

"Didn't all the holes to par 3"

"Fun, varied layout. Older baskets, but still catch. Older tee pads. Needs tee signs. But overall a good course"

"Good challenging course, lots of varied terrai"

"Layout needs to be updated. Current layout is the preferred in my opinion. "

"Definitely playable, holes 5-11 + all tee boxes very muddy"

"A lot of map baskets not in correct positions. "

"Love this course. "

"Definitely could use maintenance and signage improvement. I’d get lost without UDisc. The use of elevation change and fun course design make it really enjoyable "

"I think this course is better than it's 3.8 rating it is a little open and hard to navigate and could use some new baskets. Very solid course imo"

"Decent course, basically no signage, lots of prairie dog holes on 5-11."

"Great use of elevation, could use some new tee signs. As a first time player it wasn't always clear where I was throwing to"

"Upkeep is horrible, overgrown, lots of trash and a few homeless people in the wooded area"

"Fairly confusing set-up"

"super cool "

"Needs some better footing around tee pads and clearer marked holes to distinguish upper and lower badlands "

"Fun!"

"Need UDisc to play. Holes placements weren’t updated well. Some of the pats needs to be adjusted as well. Some easy birdies on this track "

"Needs better marking and maintenance. Also feels weird playing through a dog town"

"Great course, fun/challenging layout. With UDisc it’s pretty easy to navigate. Some hazards and water to watch out for 👍🏼"

"Would avoid, confusing placements and wrong tee pad directions "

"Weird layout"

"Course was nice challenging some arrows would help with where to go or some new signage. "

"Long holes but a good course"

"Great course when you get a hang of it and know where you’re going. Bring bug spray and "

"Just played this course for the first time in about 2 years. Absolutely terrible. Short broken tee pads, no signage to tell you where the next hole is, 5 times you cross someone else’s fairway, 8 times you are throwing directly uphill, mostly at wide open uninteresting basket placements. Hole 5 literally throws directly over 7s teepad. Are we even serious? So many opportunities to lose a disc on almost every hole. Blind shots near water, no landing zones, this needs completely rebuilt."

"It’s better than nothing, but goodness does this need a LOT of money sunk into it to make it halfway decent. Which, judging by the immediate area, isn’t going to happen. Signage is garbage, teepads are cracked or covered in sand, broken glass and beer cans everywhere, criss-crossing fairways, nonsensical greens and layouts, too much chance to lose discs in sewer water..the list goes on. Not worth a trip. "

"Course has so much potential but needs a LOT of tlc. Needs massive renovation. "

" Terrible Design, too much up and down"

"Open course with some cool shots, but needs some work. Looks like they are in the process of installing new signs! "

"Fun course to play. Love the scenery but not a fan of the crossing fairways "

"Fun but needs signs and some tee pads"

"Need signage badly "

"Good course with lots of elevation changes. Mostly open but very easy to lose a disc in the marsh/creek/thick grass. Layout is a bit odd and the tee signs are worthless, but a fun course nevertheless"

"Upkeep is very nice. Definitely utilized UDisc from hole to hole."

"Grass is at a reasonable length right now"

"The downhill holes are a blast. Not very beginner friendly due to length of holes (especially the uphills) and there's a couple holes where losing a disc can happen in a flash (buddy and I each lost 1). The layout makes sense, holes are marked, teepads are fine; overall pretty good course"

"Easy to lose disc here"

"A pretty nice course, and well kept for the most part. Although some of it is played by the creek and is a little rough for newer players. Still a beautiful course with lots of fun."

"Pretty fun, gotta make sure you check UDisc for the right hole spots"

"Watch for ticks (and waspes)"

"It’s a bear, but I love bears so…."

"Longest positions... Kinda a pain in the ass to navigate"

"Long course. Lots of elevation. "

"Lower is better in my opinion. Even with it being disgusting down there right now. Upper, you have the same shot on every tee box besides like 4 holes. And if you love walking back and forth up hills this course is for you. "

"Really fun course with lots of elevation changes and some cool lines. Tee signs are deteriorated and give no information. There are enough blind shots that tee signs with maps would be helpful."

"Fun course with lots of elevation change which is rare for Denver courses. Nice and open but also lots of variety. Love this course although it’s pretty ragged "

"Impossible to do this course without an updated map. No flow at all, always in somebody's path. Also prairie dog village is set up for half the holes "

"Would be tough to follow without map but a good variety of shots and tons of elevation change. Be ready for a workout."

"Solid course with lots of fun up and down shots. The back 9 are technical with lots of trees and confusing layout. "

"Water hazards are disc eaters. Good course, lots of trash cans, fun elevation changes. "

"All 18 baskets are back although they changed up the layout a touch."

"15 and 17 Missing"

"Missing baskets. "

"Missing basket 15 and 17. Could use some directional arrows hanging from the basket to let you know where to go. Very often you are walking through the fairway or approach shot of another hole on your way to your next hole. This is still one of my favorites because of the challenges it offers in elevation change. I would love to see some full size tee pads on 18. "

"Tough to navigate, UDisc isn’t always up to date (wasn’t when I played) and the signs didn’t always match the baskets. Some nice shots and use of elevation though"

"A few missing or mislabeled baskets"

"Pretty fun, but the layout is confusing for first-timers with minimal signage. We accidentally played hole 1 with hole 9 basket lol. Use the app's map for best chance at the right basket. Also, while we were throwing from the back corner (I think on 8 coming back?) some kids ran up from the bridge and nabbed one of our discs that was thrown over the hill where we couldn't see it from our vantage point. Little shits at least dropped it in another basket after a slight chase. Exciting times."

"Baskets missing on 15 and 17. 3/19/22"

"Missing two holes close to the end. "

"Needs to be marked better and a couple of the holes at the end are wrong"

"Decent elevation change keeps holes interesting. Layout could use improvement as a lot of holes criss-cross each other and some holes require backtracking."

"Nothing beginner about this course, bring your A-game and let ‘em rip.. "

"Challenging"

"Signs are minimal help, very hard to follow along and throw to correct basket for each hole. sketchy tee pads at times. some fun and interesting holes if you play to the right basket "

"Signage is sub par and challenging given many overlapping placements. Tee pads aren’t level, and hole 15 missing. Basket"

"The course it's self is challenging, nice park. The signage leaves much to be desired. First time playing here and everyone i encountered veteran and new to the course was confused about where to go. Could be 4+ stars if navigating is easier and would help with safety. Something simple as reflective tape on a piece metal on the basket pointing to the next teepad could help and wouldn't cost much. Use. The disc app gps to navigate."

"Fun course, decent elevation changes, mostly wide open, deceptively challenging."

"Great park course, with tons of elevation change. The one single fail is the non-level tee. I feel tee pads should be level when throwing uphill, downhill, or flat."

"Best course in Denver "

"They have cleaned up the course considerably! "

"Course has great variety, but the signage could use some major help!!"

"Bring a spotter"

"Unkempt, pretty weird layout, but fun "

"The signage is terrible. Thankfully the app helped me navigate the lay out. Good elevation changes with lots of uphill and downhill tee shots."

"Confusing at first but after one round this has quickly become one of my favorite challenging courses. Bring bug spray and mud shoes. Variable terrain with possibility of losing (and finding) discs. Great course to practice every kind of shot with all the discs in your bag. "

"Trash everywhere , homeless shelters, no signs, weird layout, lots of great hills. At least it has baskets."

"Muddy, poorly kept, tons of litter, and a confusing layout "

"It’s very easy to lose a disc in the grassy creek area. I donated 2 today. "

"Lot of walking, be prepared. No idea where 11’s basket is. 4 stars for being almost completely empty."

"A few long par 3’s, in good shape. Friendly prairie dogs to cheer you up. "

"The layout is fun.. but look out for all of the broken glass on the holes past the creek area. "

"Really amazingly green course, like a ball golf course would be. Rarely crowded with flags on baskets. Ponds present so be ready to huck it or lose your disc :/ "

"It was a little difficult to find the next tee box but a great course overall. "

"Stolen baskets same:/ love playing this course "

"Tee pads and tee signs are the only iffy things about the course!"

"Great course. Just takes a few rounds to learn the layout without decent markers."

"New pin layout is great but needs a PAR update to reflect distances"

"Someone must have had a family tragedy when they redesigned the new layout. Still fun but shorter and harder holes instead of long bombs "

"The new basket placements are pretty challenging. Need a spotter"

"Very muddy at some points"

"Using what they got.. Very open very hilly. "

"Great course overall. It has some long grass areas but pretty easy to avoid those areas"

"Worst course I've played around Denver. The elevation is obnoxious and there's tons of overgrown grass along half the baskets. Wouldn't play here unless it was the only close course. It's literally the same shot over and over."

"Much better than the last time I played, but that isn't saying much. Course is far better maintained but the design flaws, bugs, and impossible to navigate layout means this needs an overhaul. "

"Solid course, nice design, and usually not crowded at all. "

"Fun course. Long baskets are in. Could use some better signs on the teeboxes, but overall a quality course. "

"15/16 crossing fairways is funny. Lots of elevation play. Big arms and angle control."

"Generally fun course. Lots of elevation changes"

"Real weird layout even with the map. Fun overall. "

"If you can throw 500+ feet this course will be a breeze. "

"Super fun, wide open. Paths between holes got a little confusing "

"Great course! Open with lots if climbing, but the downhill holes are a blast! "

"tough course, lots of up and downs.. good places to launch a good bomb... and others that you have to play safe, over all a good course, challenging but fun"

"Love this course. Played the full 36 holes between the two badlands, loads of fun. Don't be put off by the dirt pads and overall grimeiness, this is a killer disc golf course."

"Muddy"

"sloping teepads, confusing set up"

"Very windy!!!"

"Tee signs aren’t useful. Been this way for years. Other than that this is a great and challenging course with lots of up and down hill shots. Water hazard on 12. "

"Lots of hills & not very well marked for new players. Lots of garbage laying around. Challenging course and fun to play. "

"Fun course with good variety and plenty of elevation change. "

"So.many.hills"

"Fun course. Most of the challenge comes from elevation change, but it’s well balanced in that the downhill holes are much longer than the ones going back up the hill. "

"Not the best upkeep but good layout with a lot of elevation and room to huck."

"Teepads often slanted, some holes cross over others, but quite fun."

"Icy and muddy on some holes. All in all it’s playable "

"Hilly and fun. Could have better signage though"

"Signage needs serious work. It's a good hike and fun to play. If you're skittish about water, skip hole 12."

"Course is good! Not muddy! No snow! "

"Massive hills to let your disc fly! Hope you are ready to get your steps in!"

"Not a bad course at all. The layout is sweet—only a few water holes. Baskets and pads go back and forth from alright to great."

"No tee signs. Very little course maintenance"

"The course is in the best condition I’ve seen over the last year or so. The layout with new pin placements is great. Much different shots needed. Baskets in great shape. There is hardly any signage. But with UDisc and playing one round, it’s easy to navigate. "

"Needs upkeep! Several of the tee pads were facing wrong baskets. Even if all they do is replaces the tee pad signage that would help a lot."

"Too many uphill throws for me"

"Tough course to follow, signs unclear."

"Fun course, but very challenging. Lots of elevation changes and quite the workout doing 18 honestly! 2-2 1/2 hr play time for most 3-4somes."

"Infinite shoutout to the absolute legend who used most of a tree to skate out on the ice and rescue two of our discs. You will never be forgotten Badlands 10/10 not recommended for newbies but anybody can enjoy this course with some patience"

"A lot of baskets aren't visible from the tee box so keep an eye out."

"Holes are long and open. Good hard course with a signature hole 12 lake crossing"

"Course layout is horrible, hard to figure out where the next tees are or even see where the baskets are for the holes you are playing. Tee box signs are hardly readable, definitely no help in navigating the course. Elevation changes are nice but the course needs better signage so that you aren’t blindly walking around out there looking for tee boxes and baskets. "

"Elevation prActise "

"This course needs a layout refresh. There is constant cross traffic, with literal cris - cross fairways! How many zig - zag holes do you need? Not a good, safe course for amateurs on a busy day. "

"Tougher course. Could use more signs on where holes are. Funky lady with bundle of sticks in the woods. Seemed cool but didn’t engage. "

"Tricky finding the next pad and pin. Fun, long holes"

"This is an incredibly hard course-! The majority of the drive are uphill. Lots of hiking! Fun though-!"

"Great elevation changes, ponds are filth"

"Challenging course but real fun "

"Not a fan, a good challenging course though. Not a good one to play alone, especially since it is open and it gets windy. So many unlevel teepads. Bad signage but udisc helped"

"Holes are tough to follow you have to know the course"

"Super challenging. Lots of elevation changes. Marsh and a creek to dodge. Fun layout"

"Holes could be fun if they were possible to find. Careful of people walking dogs and riding motorbikes in the course "

"In the Spring/Summer, this course is bad. In the Fall/Winter, this course is okay. "

"If this course got a little bit more love it could be amazing"

"Great course, open shots, blind shots, trees, water, and hills!! If the signs weren't worn off/graffitied this would be 5 stars, but with Udisc it's not that hard to navigate. "

"A very fun and challenging course. Lot of up and down. The pads are meh and the signage is awful. That’s the only shot I would have against it. Just update the signage and it would be amazing. "

"Really hard to find the holes, could really use some actual signs and par updates. 500+ foot par 3? Hills and marsh makes for good obstacles."

"Some of the tee pads dont face the direction of the basket, tee signs are horrible, not easy to navigate. This place is definitely a pass for me."

"Poor signage. I think 9's basket was missing or impossible to find. Tough to navigate for my first time playing there"

"Some really fun holes. But if you’re not familiar with the course, it’s incredibly confusing and poorly marked. Needs new hole maps and consistently numbered tees. "

"Challenging course, definitely not for beginners. Plays in a valley so a lot of up and down hill hole, great for practicing hyzer throws recommend if your looking to test to skills"

"This course is a lot of fun and very challenging. One of the funner courses I've played. The only negatives is that the course layout can be tricky on where to go, and there's no maps there. And the maintenance of the park is a little run down. But over all it's definitely worth playing"

"COURSE UPDATED - new pin positions for the first time in 14 years! Play more challenging, especially with 12 old tee box over the water. Course layout it now accurate."

"Tough to navigate. U disc map is not right currently. Some baskets have black arrow in bottom of basket pointing to next Tee pad. But fun and challenging! "

"Nice course. Met some friendly people to play with. Holes are real long."

"Nice course. Some signage could be replaced but the app is pretty helpful. Above average difficulty "

"Course is in good shape currently. Tee signs are worn but the course itself is excellent. Baskets still up as of 04/07/2020"

"Tee boxes and pins are not well marked. "

"Little hard to follow if you don’t have UDisc. Otherwise pretty fun course, some challenging shots. "

"Great length on these holes. I feel like all the Denver courses are so short"

"Very difficult to navigate without this app. No signage. Lots of elevation changes."

"Solid course. Most elevation I've ever seen on a park course. Physically challenging for that alone. Lots of hyzers, not a ton of very long holes. Distance listed is accurate, but not the whole story as you're usually throwing 20 to 40 feet uphill."

"Signage is not great. Course is good though. "

"12333 13and and i can ire "

"Pretty good course. Please place direction on the baskets to the tee boxes....then you’ve got a primo course!"

"Signage is terrible. Spent an extra hour on the course just trying to locate the next tee. This is NOT lower badlands. It is not a wooded course. Don't get confused like us and some other groups did. Most of the shots were almost identical. Little variation in the course. "

"Better signage and tee pads than lower badlands, but layout a bit boring"

"Better signage needed but overall a good course with a few tough/challenging holes. "

"Best course in Denver... If ur not a newbie, one Disc wonder, or without common sense "

"Tee signs are very difficult to read. Tough to navigate some pins. Nice course but could use some small improvements."

"very nice elevation changes, pretty difficult par 3s at times, 500+ ft on some. "

"Interesting course with fun elevation changes and very friendly prarie dogs."

"Absolute worst course in Denver. Swamp is just perfect for losing at least 3 discs every time you play. And you'll just LOVE the scorching desert heat. Prepare to spend more than half your time looking for discs, slipping in muck, getting bloody from branches whilst hunting for your last throw, and all around just wondering where the next hole is, since some baskets are inexplicably just not even there. I play this course every few years before remembering how terrible it is. Abandon this one."

"Terrible. Played 4.5 holes and just went elsewhere. Not worth it. "

"Tip: hole 18 isn't marked with a tree pad"

"Fun course. Elevation change on most of the holes. Concrete tee pads are a plus but hole signs need some love. Very tricky to navigate around the course. Good thing I had this app to help with that. Otherwise enjoyed playing this course. "

"Mostly wide open course with a few trees per hole. Only a couple shots through thick trees and a small pond to avoid on 10 - 12. It's a great course to practice on; technique, distance, approach, whatever you need to work on. Mornings can be wet from the sprinklers and it's pretty exposed to the sun. "

"hard to navigate for the first time. Glad i had this app!"

" Tee signs need replaced "

"If you don’t have UDisc, it’ll be hard to know where to go. But great course! Lots of challenging shots that make you think. "

"Nice hilly confusing but all around mentally challenging with a bit of everything. Fun fun overall. Will be back"

"great course design could use some maintenance on the tee pads. "

"Not sure of this is the layout for the 303 Open but the course plays pretty long. At this point, I'm not really sure if I'm understanding the justification for this course being the test event for the DGPT. There's trash scattered throughout the course and the water looks like an ideal place to find a 2 headed frog. If this park was a dedicated DG location, I could see the appeal, but there's a car tire sitting in the pond near hole 2, which is a true sign of people not caring about the park. "

"Sucks way to much up and down"

"Cool metro area course. Not in the best neighborhood."

"Course is currently set up very long and tricky. "

"Confusing layout. Lots of blind shots. Tough to play for first time without a guide. "

"The course is not easily followed even for locals, but well maintained and friendly people around."

"Up and down up and down and looking. Great course for the big tossa!"

"Not good. Course peeps not doing any maintenance, nor have they recruited the next generation to take this course over and keep it up. Many tee pads in bad shape, some with big ankle-breaker holes at the end. Used to be a grassy park, now just weeds and dirt. Pond is full of litter and disgusting. Goodbye Badlands. Too bad. "

"A nice course overall. The T pads need to be leveled "

"Solid course. Lots of elevation change. Can definitely be a disc eater with the water and long-reed-swamp-areas. IMO hole 4 (500+ ft) should be a par 4, but everything is par 3 I believe."

"Challenging course with several alternate pin positions that are rotated throughout the year. Really fun but it's a challenge to hold on to all your discs. "

"Could beore well kept "

"Fun course. A lot of elevation changes. All are fairly long par 3. Not for beginners. "

"Many baskets back in on Blair Witch; need maps for complete layout "

"Grass was short. Signage and course direction is awful"

"Fun course, scenic. Lots of elevation"

"Cool course, great elevation changes, needs signs showing the next hole. "

"I don’t understand the super negative reviews. This is a great course that has numerous pin placements which are moved several times per year. If you have UDISC open navigation is fine. "

"Nice elevation, good baskets, good tees. Poor design, very hard to find the next hole, course maps are incorrect. Overall this course misses some key aspects of being a great course, however since I was visiting from Ohio it was a good chance to play with some elevation and lots of wind without venturing outside the city limits. "

"Really great course cement pads and great distances "

"Hills filled with gold "