Elmwood Park is full of activities for the community, with ball fields, a playground, a racetrack(?), picnic areas and a pretty good disc golf course too. A bit out of the way, but worth a detour if you are going to be nearby.

The course is equipped with concrete tees that have limestone posts, and Discatcher baskets. The layout makes it easy to follow and has a decent variety of hole types. 18 holes, and all of them are par 3. A couple of them are on the long side, but none are championship level difficulty.

The first hole is one of my favorites, being a long drive downhill from an elevated tee. There is one really tall tree mid fairway that will make you pick a route to the left or right side, unless you want to split the uprights and go between the fork in the trunk. Hole 2 plays up the hill in the other direction. Hole 3 is downhill again, but not as high up or long, and favoring the left to right throw off of the tee a bit. Hole 4 is under trees and has a bit of water to the left side, but nothing too dangerous.

Holes 5 and 6 are pretty open and straight forward, and 7 is a short hole in the woods. Hole 8 is a fun one with a big window on the right side that allows a line over a berm that skirts a baseball field, around many big trees, that can get you most of the way to the pin. Hole 9 tees out of the woods and over the same berm, toward a pin that is just shot of the outer railing of the racetrack.

Hole 10 plays across the racetrack, to a pin on the infield. It is pretty wide open, a bit downhill and kind of long, and it was the first time I've seen that on a disc golf course. 11 plays back across the track, over a low hill to a blind pin. 12 is another mid length over the grass, with a few tree branches hanging overhead to keep the lines a bit lower.

Hole 13 tees on top of the berm, with a line of heavy trees that line the left side of the fairway. The basket is to the left side at the bottom of the berm, protected by dense woods. I didn't notice it until I went in the woods to find my drive, but there is another tee that plays a line through trees all the way. It looked very tight and would be a much tougher drive for sure. Hole 14 tees on top of the berm again, but the basket is on the right this time. A line of regularly spaced mature trees will make it tough to get the perfect drive that lands right under the target. 15 is again long and wide open over the park grass.

16 tees next to the parking lot, under a couple of large trees, to the basket next to the outfield fence on the other ball field. I had to skip this one because a youth baseball game was going on and cars were parked all over the fairway and around the pin. 17 was open enough to play, it tees next to the road into the park under a line of mature trees. A good low drive and a nice skip can land you right under the basket, and I pulled it off to make a birdie on my round. Hole 18 is a good one, teeing from the flat area next to the first basket. It plays around a group of evergreens on the left side, and over some equipment for carnival rides to the right. The basket is up side of the slope a little bit, and is reachable from the tee with a good drive. I put it about 10 feet past the pin and made the short birdie putt coming back to finish strong.

There are a few holes playing next to the other park amenities, being a little risky at times. 3 is very close to the pavilion, but not many people were around there. 8 and 9 are near a baseball park that was in use, and I had to wait for kids playing around the shady areas under the trees to clear out of the way. 16 was totally unplayable due to parking lot traffic near the other ball park, had to skip it.

Some of the holes were a bit bland, slightly repetitive. Holes 5, 6, 12, 15 and 17 are flat and either mostly or completely wide open. Distance varies, and 12 and 17 have some trees along side the fairways at least.

I played Elmwood park on a road trip on the way to Colorado. The disc golf was fun, and the racetrack is a unique feature I haven't seen before. Not a top level challenge, or destination course for its scenery, but pretty good to break up a long drive and stretch the legs. We camped at Sappa State Park in Oberlin, which also had a 9 hole pitch and putt. It isn't fancy, but it's cheap at $10 per night.

I scored one under par (only 17 holes) while playing Elmwood. 3 birdies, on holes 11, 17 and 18. Missed easy putts on holes 2 and 15, giving me two bogies on the round. I enjoyed the course, but if you're planning on playing it, avoid little league game time after work on weekdays.

- good variety of holes
- good baskets
- park was clean and mowed
- wooden steps up and down where needed

- a few holes may not be playable if other park activities are in progress
- no tee signs
- walk between 17 and 18

This course was my favorite of the NW Kansas trip. There was a bit of everything! I had to stop and think a bit on most every hole which is a good sign. I compared it to Waterworks in KC because it has ups and downs, tunnel shots, trees, risky shots, and more. It just doesn't have the length. Because of the ups/downs, they had put in wooden steps where needed which was very nice! If I was anywhere close I'd come play this thing anytime I could. If I had nothing to do and I wanted to go play a couple courses over a couple of days, I'm thinking I'd head this way Check out Chained Evil's review below. I decided not to be redundant.

This course offers a variety of shots from long to short and tight technical holes as well. It uses the surrounding areas of the park nicely in that regard. If you like a heavily guarded pin then hole 13 is right up your alley. Grounds were nicely mowed upon my visit. Hole 4 was a nice, tight, short hole that you must hit your line to score well and hole 7 was along the same lines but with a little more length. Hole 1 starts you off with the chance to air out your drive if you keep it low past the first set of trees.
Hole #10 was unique in that you had to throw across a dirt race track, and I have never seen this before and thought it was a cool idea. Where else can you say that you threw over a race track in KS? This hole scores points in that regard just for the story that you can tell your friends.

There are no distances for the holes listed and no map either. As an out of towner it is always nice to have at least some sort of map to see where you are going for the first time. The long walk between 17's basket and 18's tee pad was a little too much, but was necessary given the obstacles that is to be avoided but it still throws the flow off a bit. The hard packed dirt areas are super slick after a hard rain and going up and down to get to the tee pads by the levee/creek was slicker than snot on a brass door knob. There was a lot of beer/soda cans on the ground and I don't recall seeing a trash can at any of the pads. If there were other activities going on in the park, county fair, or especially if they were racing cars around the race track, then you would have to skip a couple of holes. Obviously if there were races going on then you would for sure have to skip holes 10 and 11. Hole 13 is both a pro and a con depending on your point of view. The basket is tucked into the trees and it is pretty much a throw and pray type of shot. If you go too far to the left it will cost you a few strokes to get out of the rough.
These next points really aren't cons per se but are concerns that you should have if you are playing when there are other activities going on in the park:
Hole 5 has a skate park to your left so be advised
Hole 8 has a ball field to your right so watch your throw
Hole16 has a ball field to your left so again be aware.

One of the best courses in NW KS. Too bad it is so far away from where I live to play this course on a regular basis. I would definitely play this course again if I were in the area. When I played this course it had rained heavily the morning before and rained during the last part of my round, so the course was super sloppy. I would love to have another crack at this course under drier conditions. This is a course that will make you think about your shots and will offer you a good challange. Safety issues in spots and the lack of distances and a map of some kind of knock the rating of this great course down a half of a disc for me. It really does have good variety and is a must play if you are in the area. If you are looking for a course that will test your skills and are in the NW KS area then hit this course up. I think you will like what it has to offer.

Very much a variety of shot types down hill, up hill, wooded, open, left, right. This layout is one of my favortites that I have seen in KS OR NE.

Not too lefty friendly. The baskets are homemade but always seem to get nicer each time I play here.. If all the holes are in short it is a little short but when they in long it is very nice

No map at the top of the hill that would be nice can be a little tricky finding the way around but most every corse can be that way.

I love this course with a passion. Last time we were there, we played it 3 days in a row. The holes have lots of variety. You play through a playground, skate park, race track, softball field, parking lot, county fair grounds, and a creek bed.

On hole 10, a strong drive may kill a rabbit. Watch out for the local wildlife.

Great family environment to bring your kids along.

This course uses up some land on the fringe of a park that would otherwise not be used for anything worthwhile. Features cement tees, well mowed fairways. There are some very unique holes, like #1 a 500' downhill (in Kansas downhill is unique) shot with either a straight low ceiling, or a wide RHBH hyzer between two large, tilted trees on the hillside. Several holes on a ridge, and several in thick woods. 2 holes throw over a horse race track.

During events, course could be closed or unplayable due to it's proximity to all the other park features. Poorly marked, no signs just hard to spot cement stands with a number.