Molalla, OR

Clark Park

2.965(based on 13 reviews)
Filter course reviews

Filter reviews

Filter reviews

Clark Park reviews

Filter
2 0
Breh
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.4 years 193 played 191 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 12, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Bentley baskets our still in good shape, as well as painted yellow making them clearly visible. The tee pads are engraved with the number on them, which is very helpful here. Good use of trees as obstacles. Good mix of distances. Good forehand/backhand mix.

Cons:

The layout can be very hard to find without map. No tee signs. A lot of fairways play close together, and could be a rough play on a busy day. Leaves in the fall can make finding disc complicated.

Other Thoughts:

This is a place that's not to fancy but a typical 9. Good place to bring the family, or dog and stretch the legs. It's a fun place to throw and is a nice little park. If in the area check it out but a little off beaten path and not a destination area
Was this review helpful? Yes No
0 0
Jwatty
Experience: 2 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

holes are easy to par. yet, trees are easy to hit. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 19, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Short course that is easy to play in under 30 minutes. Good pads and baskets catch well.

Cons:

Sometimes people will be in the way walking a dog or sitting at a table. Completely oblivious to disc golf going on around them.

Other Thoughts:

This is truly a gem. I am reluctantly writing this review because sometimes I feel like this little city park course is my secret. Only have 40 minutes to play? You can easily get nine in.
Was this review helpful? Yes No
1 0
royvin
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 8.4 years 202 played 67 reviews
2.50 star(s)

It’s fine. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 1, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

-nice tee pads with numbers on them
-nice baskets
-the technicality of the fairways was somewhat challenging
-don't need a big arm- distances around 350' and shorter
-not busy

Cons:

-Lack of elevation change
-Lacks variety- not a single wide open shot or great shot
-A little difficult to find tee pads this time of year when there are 2" of oak leaves covering the entire park

Other Thoughts:

The main reason I'm reviewing this course is because I was very let down based on previous reviews. This is NOT one of Oregon's top 9 hole courses. It's a nice course for beginners, and a great layout in such a small park, but I just found myself a little bored. If you avoid the oaks you will likely par or birdie each hole. If I lived in Molalla I'd play often, but not worth the drive otherwise. An unrelated note- the play area in the middle of the course is rather dull.. the kids that were there were all playing hide and seek instead of playing on the toys.
Was this review helpful? Yes No
2 0
cjwilliams
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Could be the best 9-hole in Oregon 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 10, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- Course design. Jerry Miller (Timber Park, Xerox, etc.) took this design on and it shows. It has a variety of shots for right- and left-handed players. If you miss your line, you'll still be able to make your par relatively easily.
- Short stroll. This is a fairly small park and the disc golf holes make perfect use of the space. A full nine holes is probably only a .4 mile walk, so playing through multiple times is easy.
- Shot/hole variety. There are long/short straight tunnel shots, a big RHBH anhyzer flex/LHBH hyzer flip, and ace runs. For a 9-hole course, it really has it all.
- Not busy. I'll maybe see one other person playing whenever I come play, any time of the day.

Cons:

- Baskets. Bentleys are honestly pretty great, but these ones seem to not be able to catch anything that isn't center chains. Hole 2's basket also had the top rung torn off by a fell tree, so the nubs stick out and block high putts. There are also alternate pin placements, but I don't think they've ever been moved.
- Proximity to other park users. This is more of a comment on other people not knowing/caring about disc golf, but there will be people having picnics and chilling next to baskets or in fairways. It's also a leash-only park for dogs, but people apparently don't care and let their dogs run around freely. I once had a dog pick up my disc and run away with it, and the owner did not care at all. Classy.

Other Thoughts:

This course is honestly great. I'd give it five stars, but the proximity to other park users and lack of open shots keeps it from being perfect for a 9-hole course.
I've developed a safari layout as well, which this course definitely has the opportunity for.
Was this review helpful? Yes No
2 0
Pierparknut
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.4 years 90 played 87 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun Pitch and Putt 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 27, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Great little 9-hole short course in a city park that made wonderful use of a gently sloping grove of oak trees. I played in 45 minutes and threw multiple discs on most holes.
-Well thought out routing making the best possible use of the land. Most holes are short pitch shots, but three holes play over 300ft.
-I had never thrown on Bentley baskets before. They caught just fine, but the baskets had a funny ring to them. I'd compare them to Chainstars with a different sound.
-Restrooms were present.

Cons:

-No tee signs. There was a brass number on each tee pad, which was helpful. The holes are fairly close together, so you can make your way through without the map. The fairways aren't too defined and on many holes multiple baskets are in view.
-A chain-link fence was constructed to define the parking area next to hole 6. Unfortunately, it cuts right in front of the tee pad. People have started throwing from 10ft to the right of the tee pad.
-The occasional pile of horse manure, a telltale sign of the rodeo next door.

Other Thoughts:

-If you are nearby, it's worth it to check this place out. You can make it through in 30 minutes.
-There are two parking areas, one near hole #1 and one near hole #6
Was this review helpful? Yes No
2 0
gdnelson72
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Nice Local Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 25, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a good place to take younger golfers as it is almost impossible to lose a disc on this course and the walking is very easy. There is enough challenge in navigating the trees to make it interesting for more experience players as well.Best of all, we literally had the place to ourselves.

Cons:

There are no signs, so the first time through can be a little tricky. If there are many people playing the course I would recommend waiting as their isn't anything to protect you from the discs of players on another hole.

Other Thoughts:

This course was only a 20 minute drive for me and well worth it to have a fun time with my kids. If you don't live close by and are an experienced disc golfer, this probably isn't the place for you.
Was this review helpful? Yes No
3 0
Dadio
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 40.2 years 174 played 75 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Suprisingly good! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 23, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Ok, let my say up front that I am a 18 hole snob that rarely rates 9 hole courses above a 2.5, 3 tops and almost gave this one a 4! It is a fairly long course set up in a heavily wooded 1/2 block park that uses the space very well to make a challenging lay out. Pads are well done w/ brass house numbers in them. Holes are long enough to need a mid or driver for most of them but tight enough to require control. A couple holes play along edge of park, Pro and con as provide needed difficulty but may have to hop fence to get disc.

Cons:

Only a couple minor ones. No signs so was occasionally hard to figure out next hole but small park, didn't take long. Map on Big sign board would fix this. A couple holes play close to toys, bad throw or skip off tree could be bad.

Other Thoughts:

The only reason I didn't give this one a 4 is that it isn't good enough to drive way out of way just to play. Still a city park 9 hole. That being said, I was glad we did the detour from Salem on way to Silver Falls. It is close enough to big Estecada courses or even North Eco that it is worth the side trip as a warm up or cool down.
Was this review helpful? Yes No
2 0
WilsonSandersDavis
Experience: 20.4 years 121 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Better Than Expected 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 14, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

For a small course I was surprised to see that some holes had some length to them. Nothing extremely long but challenging due to all the trees you have to work around. The course has short concrete tee pads and great baskets.

Cons:

Some of the tee pads and baskets are right next to the soccer field and play ground.

Other Thoughts:

This was the second time I tried to play this course. Both times I have run into other functions at the park. the first was a BBQ competition which shut down the disc golf course. The second time a soccer game was being played with a rodeo next door which made it difficult to play with the amount of people around. Fortunately after hanging out for awhile the soccer game ended and I was able to play the whole course. Fun to play if your in the area but I don't think it's worth the drive.
Was this review helpful? Yes No
6 0
The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 46.4 years 1562 played 1507 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Neighborhood Pitch & Putt Hits Target Audience! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 18, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Clark is one of the rare courses that doesn't try to do too much. The designers didn't try to make it too big, or too challenging or too tricky. So what you have you is a really well designed, enjoyable little neighborhood pitch and putt. The course fully utilizes the small wooded section of Clark Park.
I parked on the wrong side of the course and started on # 6. No problem with that, as I just looped around until I came back to # 6. The course features standard grooved tee pads with house #s on them. The Bentley baskets are yellow and they're more than adequate. Someone has recently (?) painted red arrows on the ground pointing the way to the next tee pad. This help me navigate the course more quickly the first time although I'm not entirely sure if these are permanent or something special for a tourney or something else.

# 1 is little tougher than most of the holes. It's pretty tight through the trees plus there's an OB fence on your left side with the Little Buckaroo Rodeo Yard waiting for your wild hyser tosses.

I contend this course is just long enough and just tight enough to present a pretty decent challenge for most of the players who play here.

And the course designers did a nice job of avoiding the picnic shelter and play area in the center of the park.

Cons:

I don't see any problems with the design here. The only cons would ones the designers had no control over such as the smallness of the park.

Other Thoughts:

Attention: There is NOW (June 2013) a sign at Main Street for N. Cole. This makes it just a little easier to find the park.

If you're looking for a fun little throw and not expecting 400' downhill bombs or epic water shots, you'll find this an enjoyable little course.

My congrats to Jerry Miller for the design work here. Sometimes a simple design works best and this is one of those occasions.
Was this review helpful? Yes No
2 1
mbressler13
Experience: 12.6 years 50 played 26 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Clark Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 15, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Nice new baskets
-Course is nice and flat
-Quick Par 3 course with 9 holes
-Great tee pads

Cons:

-If your not careful you may have to climb fence of Molalla Buckaroo to retrieve your disc
-City park with plenty of picnic benches
-Trees everywhere

Other Thoughts:

Nice little par 3 course. Played in just over a hour with a group of 4. Will be playing this course again when I am out in that area.
Was this review helpful? Yes No
1 2
MCW5379
Experience: 13.4 years 61 played 23 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 11, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Wooded holes that make you look for your lines
With the limited space the layout is good
Nice Bentley baskets and concrete tee pads

Cons:

Anyone using the park will be in your way at some point. It's small and everything crosses paths. No tee box markers and no sign to show you the starting point. Had to look around to find #1.

Other Thoughts:

Use the north parking lot near bathrooms as #1 pad is near there. Will be packed around Buckaroo time so plan for that.
Was this review helpful? Yes No
2 0
Disc Dog
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.3 years 116 played 49 reviews
2.50 star(s)

NIce 9er 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 4, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is a multi use park and has lots of multi uses. Picnic areas, playgrounds, rodeo grounds, ballfields, and horseshoe pits are all available. For the course they have taken the available space and used it very well.

Each tee is concrete and the baskets are made very well and catch as well as any I have played. The course is technical with lots of full growth trees as obstacles. Most of the baskets are straight out but due to the trees your throws will rarely be straight. You will need to throw hyzers, anhyzers, a good roller, and a hyser flip to do well. Putting is good with very little shule to deal with.

The land is hilly and that is used to make the first 4 baskets somewhat more difficult. It can be soggy but seems to drain well. the trees are full growth, tall and have thick trunks.

These Bentley Baskets are very visible and catch well. The ones on baskets 2 and 4 are bent up some but playable.

There are many other amenities to make playing here a treat. Bathrooms next to the course. Bring the kids because there is plenty of playground area and places to grill and picnic. Parking is easy (use the parking lot in the back because it is next to tee 1).

Cons:

Because it is multi-use there are picnic areas, horseshoe pits, children's playgrounds, and dog-walkers on the course area. Playing this course would be very unsafe when others are using it for picnics and such.

Take the map. It is not 100% but doable because there are no tee signs.

Other Thoughts:

I like playing here and my job will bring me here on occasion. When I get 30 minutes to throw a quick game or want to just get out this course will accomplish that well.

Also, it is very evident that they have placed a new set of pin positions. I found 2 for each basket. The dirt is freshly dug up and the concrete is poured in with new post holders to place the baskets in and lock them down. I would have preferred dual tees though so I could play it like 18.

This would be a great place for beginners.
Was this review helpful? Yes No
6 2
CaptianTrilogy
Experience: 19.7 years 81 played 11 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Well Worth the Drive 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 27, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

First off, for a nine hole course this course was very good and extremely well laid out, props to Jerry Miller and crew. That being said next I must address the baskets. The baskets are a new breed of disc golf baskets made by Thomas Bentley out of the Hillsboro area. These Bentley Baskets are amazing and they catch really well. They are extremely sturdy to. This is the first cousre to install these masterpieces and nine more are being made for the new Columbia View Park nine hole course in Gresham Oregon. Moving on to the tee pads, they are concrete which makes them nice. The tee pads are indicated on their back left hand corner by an address mount number (i.e. 1,2,3,4,5,...ect.) The layout is nice and technical. This course will test your game and all your different styles of throw and your types of shots. This course is heavily wood but this add to the beauty of this course. The oak grove is super nice and gives a multitude of shade. This being said the heaviness of the oak branches stop discs almost instantly upon impact. Another pro for this course is that there was nearly no one around to get in the way and it moved very nicely...

Cons:

That being said there was a picnic bench off to the left of the fairway one hole 1 with a guy just sitting there. he seemed like he didn't understand what was going on and he didn't care not to move. This is probably due to the fact that this is a new course and the local residents of Molalla are not used to are DGC in their backyard. For first timers without a map this course was a little hard to navigate and required some running ahead. Luckily there were spray painted arrows at each basket pointing the way to the next tee. Overall there were not many cons to this course. I am sure however, that when the rodeo next door is up and going, parking will be impossible, people will be everywhere as will picniccers, and the noise level will most likely be pretty high...

Other Thoughts:

I live in Clackamas, OR about 20 miles north of Molalla and I love to play Rockwood, Vance, and Timber. This course added the elements I liked from each of those courses into one. This course's play reminded me of the first time I Vance after it was first installed. On first glance it looks like a lot of tree and that is because there is, but once you step on the tee pad the doors open up for some good line and some awesome windows. The course is well worth the drive and is must play for Portland area disc golfers. Lets keep these new courses coming and once again, props to Bentley Baskets, Jerry Miller, NWDiscGolfNews Forum... keep up the good work and keep hukin' those plastics!!! God Bless
Was this review helpful? Yes No
Top