Chautauqua Park is a pretty good 18 hole course, with lots of versatility provided by multiple concrete tees on most if not all holes. Plays fairly easy from the shorts, and adds water, elevation, trees and distance if you use the longs. Baskets are good enough to get the job done, and there are tee signs that range from broken and crumpled to decent quality.

I liked hole 1 a lot, a good start that plays across a low lying area with a pipe bridging left to right, to a target atop the hill on the opposite side. 2 plays over the creek if you use the long tees, and trees take away some airspace. 6 was a fun downhill throw with some branches reaching out to thwart an errant drive. 7 has a winding fairway with undulating terrain and plenty of trees.

I thought different tees worked well providing different looks at the same pin locations, and would cater to players of all skill levels. The park grounds were nice and well kept.

The signs were ok, but a map is a nice thing to have if it is your first time here. Even with a map, some of the alternate pads are not easy to find.

A few holes play near roads and walking trails. Might have to wait for cars and pedestrians occasionally.

I played Chautauqua Park on the day of the solar eclipse. Beatrice was in the center of the path of totality, and the park had more people in it that afternoon than it had probably ever seen before. Hundreds of people were there to observe the event, and I was still able to play most holes from the short tees without much interference.

The Moon's shadow was creeping across the park as I teed off at the 9th hole, and I had a nice run. I keep thinking I should have waited for full eclipse to throw the drive, might have gotten some strange atmospheric shift pulling my Roc into the chains for the ace. Had to settle for the birdie before moving to the back nine.

I really liked a few of the holes, and the long tees would have made it more fun and challenging. May have to return some time and catch a round on the longer layout. My favorites were 1, 6, and 7. The front nine was overall a little better than the back, if you ask me.

This is a well kept course that has multiple pads and pin placements too. The park uses the present elevation to its advantage in particular on the front 9. The tee pads were adequate and so is the signage.
There is a good mix of short, moderate, and longer holes here. Also there is a good mix of open and moderately wooded shots. Some holes have ACE RUN potential.
There are holes with protected pins, low ceiling shots, and dog leg L/R shots can be found as well.
Well defined lines on several holes and a couple of holes have water threat nearby as well. The back 9 is more open for those players that like to air out drives.
There are other amenities here like a playground, campsites, etc.
Some of the tee posts had bolts which served as bag hangers.
My favorite holes here were 1, 4, 7, and 10.

The walks between pins and the next tee are lengthy at times. This slows the flow of the round down a bit. The walk from 18's basket to the parking lot is rather lengthy as well.
Holes 11-14 were pretty much wide open so wind will factor in here a bit.
The grounds and the hard pack around the tees will get slick after a good hard rain.
Navigation can get confusing in spots, front 9 in particular, so first time users might want to take the map.

This is a very nice course in a very large and well manicured city park. It has a lot of nice holes and the front 9 is some great disc golfing.
This is one of the best courses on the southern Nebraska scene. I would play this course again just for the front 9 alone. It offers different looks from the multiple pads and you will use all the shots in your bag in order to score well. If you are in the area this is a must play.
Check out the 100ft tall Silver Maple that is by 17's basket.

The front nine. Shorter, more technical holes, but don't be turned away if you just like to bomb. These first 9 holes are a blast! These weave in and out of trees and have some elevation changes as well. #3 and #7 (when basket is elevated) are very unique holes.

This is also a very nice, unique, and well-maintained park.

The back nine on hot summer days. Most of the year this would be a haven for long bombs, but in the summer it is wide open and loooong. So, only a con a couple months a year.

A must play if you are in or around the area!

The course starts off with a couple fun holes. Hole 1 throws to a basket tucked behind a pedestrian bridge with a creek behind. Lots of routes to the hole, and lots of ways it could go wrong. Hole 2 throws beside or over a scenic pond (depending on which tee you use). Hole 3 is one of the coolest holes: rows of trees protect the short position, so a birdie requires a precise shot, or a very good turnover shot around the trees. I didn't get to see the long position in use, but this requires an accurate second shot down another narrow hallway of trees. Tough to explain, but I'd love to see this hole in a tournament.

The whole front 9 has some scenic holes, playing in an out of sunken valleys. Hole 7 has some natural rock walls that make a very nice border to an interesting hole.

Every hole on the course has three tees, which is something I rarely see. The A tees have a lot of birdie opportunities and some ace runs. The B tees are a bit tougher/longer, but the C tees (which I didn't get to play but did inspect) force some very difficult lines.

There are multiple pin positions on many (all?) holes. Tee signs were missing from most holes, though, so I'm not sure what all of the positions look like.

Navigation wasn't too bad. I didn't use the map much, and the various tee pads were visible and were usually in places that made sense.

Unfortunately, the back 9 is not nearly as interesting as the front 9. Hole 10 is a nice right-to-left fairway with a wide part of the creek punishing errant shots or skips (this is one of the only places you could lose a disc). But holes 11-15 are kind of boring, long, open shots with trees coming into play only occasionally. I think the designers of the course did what they could with these holes, but I wonder if the wooded area near hole 10 could have been used for some more inspiring holes. The final 3 holes are better but not on par with the front 9.

Hole 18 finishes pretty far from Hole 1, and it's a hike back to your car.

Tee signs are missing from most holes. The few that had signs had distances that didn't seem quite right.

The tee pads are the narrowest I've seen, maybe only 30 inches wide, and no more than 8 feet long. It made doing an X-step awkward if you weren't throwing directly in the direction the tee pad was pointing.

I never found the B position for Hole 18.

This park has a lot of stuff. I bet on a summer evening it's a busy place (baseball fields, trails, horseshoe pits, tennis courts, playgrounds, and even a random military tank), but it was quiet on the early March day I was there.

There is definitely some touching up the course could use, but make no mistake: this is a fun course. I'd be happy to have a home course like this. It's worth a trip down here if you're within an hour or two.

Scenic and shady park with big trees in a small town. Rarely crowded. A great deal of varying configurations available as there are three tees and three pins on every hole. Makes good use of the space and elevation that it has for the most part. Hole #1 with its footbridge obstacle is kind of unique (provided no one is on the bridge). Hole #7 may be Nebraska's prettiest.

Signage (what little is left) only lists hole distances from the A tees. C tees are hard to find on some holes. Back nine is uninspiring and can have some issues with flooding when the Big Blue gets high. Non-DG'ers unaware of the course sometimes put themselves or park their vehicles in the way. Safety issues involving Hole 10 coming too close to the RV park and Hole 11's teeboxes. Some of the added teeboxes are kind of redundant and don't really add anything.

This course really doesn't get the respect that it deserves. A fledgling DG community is growing in Beatrice, but its been a struggle getting the game to catch on here. Word is that the parks and rec department have not been terribly supportive of the course since it was installed. Some older residents aren't either and its not uncommon to see tee pads with bird seed or bread scattered on them. You could reasonably look at this park and not realize there's a course in it if you weren't looking for one. Despite that, this is the best course within a three hour drive in about any direction. Expect a reasonably challenging course in an otherwise well taken care of park.