-Lower Columbia DGC is located in the Clatsop County Fairground in Astoria, OR. It plays in a couple of large fields, through a small orchard, near a horse barn, and in the edge of a woods. The property is quite hilly for the coast.

-Effort was put into building a nice course. There's an informational board near the parking area, two brick teepads, and two locations per hole for the Chainstar baskets. (Sidenote, I've never had a problem with spit-outs on Chainstars, so it's not a problem with me)

-The course is well designed. No two holes are the same. My favorites:
#1, 4, and 8 - all fun, open, downhill midrange shots.
#6 - a blind downhill float putter shot over several young conifers. I don't know what will happen to this hole once the trees grow in, however.

-Every hole had a nice tee sign at the long tee showing the distance from each tee to each possible basket location

-The course looked as if it is not frequently used or maintained. Several of the brick tees, especially the short ones, were uneven and had weeds growing through them. Don't bother with the short tees. The course is not that long as it is.

-Hole #8 basket was completely destroyed. It was tilted and the cage was warped downward. It looked as if a 300 pound person climbed on it.

-Seasonal issues. 1. The course is closed in the summer for a week during the County Fair. 2. Holes 8 and 9 play in a low area that looks like it might be a swamp in winter.

-The tee signs showed the distance to each hole location, but there was no visual suggesting in which location the basket is in.

-Hole #7 is a short, downhill low ceiling shot through a small orchard. It's tempting to go up over the top on a spike hyzer. Don't. The trees are very thick and will catch many a disc (Including mine).

-This is one the only disc golf course in Clatsop County, and worth the stop if you're in town. It's a fun, nine hole course suitable for a wide range of skill levels.

Lower Columbia DGC is a fun nine hole course located in the beautiful city of Astoria, OR. Although designed more for the recreational/intermediate player, this course incorporates enough elevation and creativity to make it fun for all! The terrain is a mix of open grass fields and tighter wooded areas, adding enough variety to keep it interesting throughout the round. Par for the course is 27, with holes ranging 180-311 ft from the red tees and 141-255 ft from the whites. The course does not have a lot of distance but at least the designers tried to give more than one look per hole. The flow of the course seemed to move well and the navigation made easy due to the informative tee signs and Chainstar baskets.

Favorite Hole(s): Hole #5 - Start from an open field teeing off into the woods. One of the few holes on the course that demands both accuracy and placement in order to birdie the protected pin. Also, Hole #6 - Fun downhill ACE shot in the woods that desires an accurate landing.

Lower Columbia DGC was designed on a beautiful piece of property attatched to the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. Because of this, it is closed to disc golfer when there is an event. Although this only happens a few times a year, it could be quite inconvenient for those whom are traveling from out of town.

The degree of difficulty for the adv/open level player may leave much to be desired. There are a few holes that are challenging but there are also a few that are wide open (#1, 4, 8) on this course leaving little to no challenge. However, the designers did a terrific job using the land they had and have done a great job maintaining the land as well.

Least Favorite Hole(s): Hole # 4 and Hole #8 - both somewhat boring downhill shots with not much risk.

I was pleased to have had the opportunity to play this course as I was headed on my way from Seattle to Cannon Beach for a long weekend. I was able to walk around with my family in a safe area and play a very fun round of disc golf. Astoria is such a wonderful city and I always enjoy my time here when I am visiting or just passing through. I do hope that disc golf continues to pick up in this area and that someday they will be the second city on the Oregon coast to have an 18 hole course next to Wilder in Newport.

Lower Columbia DGC is located on the outskirts of the town Astoria on the Oregon coast and the course is played on, and around the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. The designers of this course did an excellent job of designing a course that is well suited for all types of players. There are alternate pin locations and also a set of long and short tee pads. New players will have fun playing the short tee pads and open holes but also will still find challenge with the more wooded holes and elevation changes but up and down hill holes while more advanced players will be challenged by the wooded holes and the long tee pads. The tee signs are all new and undamaged and each tee pad has a bucket hanging from it for trash disposal. The course is very easy to follow as the basket to the next tee pad(s) aren't too far away. The brick tee pads were just fine.

Not a whole lot of cons other than a few field holes were filled with water when we went. The open field holes are open so not much challenge to be had and they are short as well but the local area players who are just getting into the game will enjoy this. It was a bit muddy and there are some spots where you could lose some plastic.

The designers did just about the best they could with this piece of property and I think the local players have a good little course with some fun throws on it. I found myself several times (on both tee pads) throwing multiple discs because the shots were just so fun. I played with Cefire and he got an ace on the downhill long tee pad, hole six!