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enragedmullet
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Premium Member
Experience: 12.4 years 115 played 79 reviews
2.00 star(s)

In 'n' Out 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 8, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Concrete tees & baskets are in good shape

- Plays a loop

- Well maintained, not much chance of losing a disc here!

- Good use of terrain's elevation (2, 3, 6 & 7 come to mind)

- Awesome view of the mountains to the west

- Great for beginners, as a warm-up or possibly ace run round

- Fun for gripper 'n' rippers albeit on the short side

- Kiosk at parking lot w/ large map and bulletins of upcoming events in the area

- Potential for aces - Holes 6 (RHBH) & 7 (RHFH) come to mind immediately

- Fairly easy to navigate (especially after your 1st time out)

Cons:

- Fairways not terribly defined, potential for crossing fairways as well

- Possibly crowded at times

- Not much of a mix in terms of distances and shots needed, not much in the way of challenge

*Many of the following are debatable here, see Other Comments*

- Other than number impressed on the actual tee and numbers on the baskets, there's no signage whatsoever.

- On the short side

- Lack of amenities - only one bench/trash can (at #3). You might be allowed to use the rec center restroom but I'm not positive

Other Thoughts:

Harlow Platts is a great 9 holer for a barebones, fast and easy round. If you're coming for crazy distance or major obstacles or huge challenge, proceed elsewhere. If you absolutely positively have to have all the amenities like benches, trash cans, water fountains, bag holders, bathrooms, tee signs w/ distance & maps, etc - proceed elsewhere.

IF however, you're looking for a place to bring a beginner, a place to warm up, or just a quick, easy round, look no further.

Some of the cons listed above are debatable b/c if all you're looking for is a quick round, you don't really NEED the signage, distance or amenities. That said, the first time you're out, bring a map or take a pic of it at the kiosk - you won't need it your 2nd round though.

I wouldn't call it a destination course by any means, but it's nice for what it is plus there are plenty of other courses in the area to proceed to after this warm up.

***UPDATE 6/11/18*** The course now has two baskets per tee, one yellow, one red, making for a quick 18.
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sjroesinger
Experience: 7.8 years 37 played 37 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Short, open, nice 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 14, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Varied shots required
Not crowded
Wonderful views of the mountains
Challenging pin placements
Easy to follow with cement tee boxes (some have arrows indicating flight recommendation)

Cons:

No hole placards (but easy enough to follow)
Only 9 holes

Other Thoughts:

This was a good course with a nice view of the mountains.
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MonDragonDisc
Experience: 7.8 years 14 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Getting the Midrange Game Down 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 22, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Very easy to navigate the holes. Wide open shots and shorter distances makes practicing here very fun. I'm new to DG so being able to hop on this course and play nine in 30-40 minutes is a huge plus especially over the lunch hour.

Cons:

No practice putter hole. Not that challenging compared to other courses I have played. Lot's of clowns that want to 'run' the course and will just jump in front of you, I guess it's not that bad it's just kind of rude when you are lining up a shot and someone says 'can I throw?' It's like 'yeah' you can throw but what is another 30 seconds. Just typically selfish BS.

Other Thoughts:

Hole #2 is the only hole I have not birdied. I can't quite get enough annie to get around the trees on the left and the right. Most of the holes I can throw my Atlas, Roc3, or Putter and don't really need drivers. Hole #3 has moved, this was the only real distance throw and now they have moved it closer to the tee pad. I'd like to see this course get some different pin placements again.
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be_trickshots
Experience: 23 played 5 reviews
2.00 star(s)

plesent 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 13, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Good place work on your drive shot
-good place to go for a challenge with friends

Cons:

-almost all the holes overlap
-there is all the same type of shot; long and then a put
-no variety from hole to hole
-The tees have no sign, par, of distance
-baskets only about a foot above the ground
-Tons of people; 10 min wait per hole

Other Thoughts:

If you want to go somewhere that is basically a large field with disc golf baskets you should come here. If you want to play a good round by yourself then you should find somewhere ease. This is a good place to meet and socialize and play with a few friends.
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xskatx
Experience: 14.1 years 22 played 16 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Small 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 9, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good beginner course, nice park grass, nice area

Cons:

Tiny course and overlapping holes. Not really big enough to call it an actual course. The design of the hole placements were poorly done

Other Thoughts:

If you are just learning disc golf go here
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mndiscg
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 480 played 478 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 8, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

+Some solid elevation here. 3 was a top of the world shot, 2 played mostly up the same hill and 6 and 7 were another up and down combo.
+Some trees. Hole 1 was pretty tight but you could easily bypass with a big RHBH hyzer. Hole 6 had some trees near the pin.
+Easy to navigate despite no signage on the course. Once you find the first tee, you're good to go.
+Tees are concrete, fairly large and grippy. They also have the number of the hole on them.
+You shouldn't lose a disc here. At least not this time of the year. Be careful around the creek when there is more water or more plant growth.
+This area is essentially only for disc golf. Other park users might walk through but there are no designated paths through the course.
+There are a few ace possibilities here. Most holes are aceable.
+A good course for kids, beginners, etc. It is approachable for many.

Cons:

-The navigation for 6-8 was interesting. It wasn't hard to follow but it was potentially dangerous. While throwing back down the hill, you could easily hit someone walking to the next tee that is hidden behind the hill.
-Generally, the course is pretty open. There aren't a lot of obstacles.
-Being one of two courses in this somewhat large and active city, this place could get busy.

Other Thoughts:

-There are lots of other things going on at this park. The course starts right behind the tennis courts. There is also a skate park, fishing pond, rec center, soccer fields, and more.
-The elevation and ace runs made this course have a decent fun factor for me. The holes were longer and had more obstacles than Valmont. I would play here if I lived in Boulder.
-This course is alright. I would recommend a stop here if you are a course bagger. It wouldn't take much of your time. It is easy to find and navigate.
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POLeary29
Experience: 19.4 years 11 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Basic Urban Park Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 27, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Short grass
-Concrete tees
-Beautiful views
-Nice hole stamps on tee pads letting you know which hole your on

Cons:

-Not challenging
-Next to a high school (lots of kids at lunch and in the afternoon, they like to sit out on the course)
-Short holes (minus hole 2)

Other Thoughts:

This is your average park course. Make sure to look at the map before heading out as there are no hole maps or next tee markers. There is a great lake to walk around after your round and great views of the Flatirons. Most of the holes are straight forward and not very far or challenging. With the course being so close to a high school there are lots of non-golfers walking around the park and waiting can become a pain. Try to plan your round when kids are in class. Overall good course for short game practice.
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dooditsmealfredd
Experience: 10.6 years 7 played 6 reviews
3.50 star(s)

9 hole par 27 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 21, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Free to play, not usually to bogged down with lots of people playing, nice pin locations, well maintained playing field(grass isn't so high as to negate a roller) a few distance shots(one up-hill one down one flat) a couple of tree's make u hyzer or an-hyzer to get a good play.

Cons:

the "marsh" area between the course and rec center tennis court/soccer field can swallow discs, also a few tall trees have a tendency to hold onto it. only a few over 300 feet, and not many obstacles.

Other Thoughts:

Its a great course for free to play and its right down the street from where I live, i will be visiting on a regular basis to try to improve my midrange and short game. also proximity to the school means lots of traffic when it lets out(for a fast round go while schools in session)
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Blackmer
Experience: 15.8 years 9 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 7, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Fun course for a lunch time round or if you want to play a quick game. Holes 4 through 7 were my favorite little more challenging than the other holes. some more work can hopefully be done Boulder needs to get their stuff in gear and create a great course for people.

Cons:

Had a hard time trying to find where tee box 1 and 2 were, but after that it was pretty easy to find. There is a course map over by the recenter right off gillipsie road. not a lot of difficult shots to test someones skills, but fun for beginners to get started.

Other Thoughts:

spoke to a maintenance guy working in the holes he said the Valmont course is going to get a big overhaul soon and back nine holes will go over the creek making longer holes, which will be fun.
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TBabb
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 18.6 years 65 played 56 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A quick 9 in Boulder 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 16, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Beautiful Boulder scenery. The baskets are in decent condition, could be better but they still work. Tee pads are good, level concrete and have plenty of length. Baskets and Tee pads are numbered, navigation is mostly intuitive, but a map should be consulted the first time around.

The course circles around the park and loops back to the start. The landscape is well utilized with baskets placed on gentle slopes and tee pads from tops of some hills. The grass is kept nice and short making it really hard to loose a disc here. The park is very clean.

Parking is convenient. Restrooms and running water at the rec center. The course is free. The holes are well balanced with a pretty even mix of straight shots, left turns, right turns, uphill, downhill and flat; just not anything really extreme.

Cons:

The practice basket has been removed, much to my dismay. While it's pretty easy to find the basket from each tee, there are no diagrams at the tee pads. The tee pad for hole 1 is on a slope. The path from 7 to 8 crosses the basket area for 5. Not a particularly challenging course; there are few shots that require a lot of technical finesse. It would be nice to have a couple longer holes too. Can also get a little crowded after school hours, as it's behind a big high school.

Other Thoughts:

This is a really nice recreational course. It's a great course for less experienced players and a good training course too. The scenery here is absolutely beautiful and it's a great place to meet other disc golfers in town. A nice place to spend some time for casual play.
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little oz
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.7 years 102 played 31 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Fun, Quick 9 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 20, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice concrete tee pads with numbers and the general direction of the hole stamped on them. What little trees there are in the park are used wisely on #1,2, 5,6,7 and demand wise play and well placed shots. Plenty of ace runs, and it would be a good place to introduce someone to the sport. Rec center next door has course map and all of the facilities you would want for a full day at the park.

Cons:

No distances marked on tees or map. No signage or benches. It isn't a real challenging course. If there is any traffic, there are going to be some issues with crossing paths and "fore" calls. I would imagine that there would be regular citizens playing on the grass in the middle of the course from time to time.

Other Thoughts:

Good for a lunch round, well maintained park, but not very challenging.
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hellokristi
Experience: 12 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

boulder is da bomb! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 28, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

great use of the space! the holes have a good flow and are easy to navigate, despite the lack of signage. the park is lovely and well maintained - and who could ask for a more stunning backdrop! it was so nice, i had to play it twice.

Cons:

i went a little bit later in the afternoon. there were several pairs of players who also enjoyed a quick round. the holes are so short, waiting wasn't bad. on holes 5-8, though, the baskets are within the walking path of another hole's flight path. one guy didn't see me to warn me about his incoming shot, but i was able to duck in time. also, i would imagine that having a tee pad so close to the children's playground would be problematic during peak park times.

Other Thoughts:

i was pleased that there was a map on the board before i made my way up the hill to the first tee. since there weren't any signs, i relied on the locals for guidance on the first couple of holes. fortunately, the tee pads were marked with a reasonably close basket in sight. it was a purely fun to play! short holes, lovely scenery... i wanna play it again before i go back home!!
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.8 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Just Another Solid City Course! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 20, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Harlow Platts Park is a smallish, green city park with enough elevation to incorporate some fun downhill throws. The concrete teepads have the nmbers etched in and while the baskets are older, they catch well enough. There are no tee signs so you are more or less guessing at the distances.
I like the variety of hole lengths here. The course features holes with allow most of us to air it out on #'s 2, 8 & 9. Meanwhile, #'s 5, 6 & 7 are short ACE runs but each one presents a unique challenge whether it's a hyser around a tree or a swampy area lurking just behind the basket. I found them enjoyable and interesting.

Cons:

I don't really find a Con to this course. Granted it's only 9 holes. It's a great course to bring beginners but I wouldn't call it a beginner course. It's easily a recreational level course. The variety alone should keep most players motivated to come here often and if they change the basket locations often, that would also help.

Other Thoughts:

It's a pretty, green, well manicured park with decent elevation and a variety of hole types. Here in the outdoor fitness mecca that is Boulder, there was a steady stream of players on a warm July afternoon. I believe this course is better than it's rating. I certainly enjoyed my nine this afternoon and could see myself enjoying a lot of rounds here at Harlow Platts.
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swil91
Experience: 18.9 years 22 played 9 reviews
2.50 star(s)

sobo 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 23, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

sick views, quick round, grab an ace or two!
concrete pads................

Cons:

school foot traffic
only 9 holes, but play it twice!

Other Thoughts:

sobo is always good for a quick round to get your fix, great course for beginners
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gund
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 28, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

There are many better courses out there. Harlow is however, the best local course one could hope for. Depending on the current layout, half the course requires a good arm, and half allows a chance at par. It is the perfect layout to learn the art of disc throwing. Also, the park is at the base of the foot hills/flat irons at the front range of the colorado rockies. Quite a back drop.

Cons:

Play this course on the off hours...Its very busy!

Other Thoughts:

Lots of goose shit, wash your hands before eating
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Leroy
Experience: 14 years 203 played 21 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Basic Sampler Platter 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 31, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course has really nice, long, tee pads with the hole number on them. Almost all of the holes have at least one thing to challenge you. A great place to take beginners who don't mind hitting a tree or two as they learn.
Hole #1: A group of pine trees are between you and the basket with a small chute.
Hole #2: You have to shoot over a brush field and up a hill with the basket under a tree. Play the brush as OB and the challenge level rises a bit.
Hole #3: Wide open but fun to let one rip due to the drop in elevation to the basket.
Hole #4: Wide open but could be a chance for an ace.
Hole #5: A couple of trees in the way and a swamp at the bottom of the hill if you over throw.
Hole #6: A short hole but with a dogleg left for variety.
Hole #7: Short but challenging due to several layers of trees between you and the basket.
Hole #8 The swamp is to the right so some care must be exercised.
Hole #9: Wide open
The view from this course is about as good as it gets with the 3000 ft mountains towering above.

Cons:

It's only 9 holes. It's on the short side as courses go. No signs at the tee boxes to give you an idea on distances. People in the neighborhood seem oblivious to disc golf as they cut across the often crowded course with their Black Labs. With only one disc golf course in a town full of exercise junkies and college students it can turn into a bit of a zoo sometimes.

Other Thoughts:

This is the perfect course for a casual round where you can yak with your friends while you play. You have to concentrate some but not too much. There's at least one thing on most of the holes to challenge you, so it's not mind numbing boring like some park courses can be. You'll probably want to print a map out if it's your first time. It's a bit perplexing why Boulder with thousands of acres of wooded open space doesn't use a tiny bit of it for an 18 hole course, but this course at least lets you get a fix. If you drive up US 36 and play all the courses as you go this would be right at the end for a day full of disc golf.
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twistedturbo
Experience: 17.7 years 67 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Lunch Round 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 13, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Short course but still fun played it for the first time today at lunch . Nothing very hard but its always nice just to get out and play. The cement tee pads are great .

Cons:

Some tee signs would be nice or at least a sign to the first tee pad seeing that's its kind of hidden. Some long throws would be great but they did good with the space they had .

Other Thoughts:

I will definitly play it again but I wouldn't go out of my way to play it though. Great for a lunch round
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RockStarValkyrie
Experience: 25.8 years 16 played 16 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Gorgeous views, course is ok 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 25, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Well maintained, can't lose a disc, lots of chances for an Ace, beautiful views of course

Cons:

crowded, only course in Boulder so stays busy, pretty windy every time I've been, not sure if location or coincidence

Other Thoughts:

Pretty typical course layout, not many obstacles, mostly just wide open shots, still good to get out and disc in the mountains
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jarnson
Experience: 13.8 years 27 played 27 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Caught in a Landslide 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 6, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Amazing course with a great view of the mountains
- A good variety of challenges (elevation changes; hills and drops) (trees; hyzers and anhyzers)
- Water hazard around hole 2 (which I would say is one of the signature holes)
- Good long range distance on holes 2, 8, and 9 (depends on position apparently, they change it up every so often)
- A nice 9 hole course in the city of Boulder (which apparently doesn't have too many of them)
- Cement pads are in great conditions with the number of the hole imprinted into them.
- Baskets are in great condition, all looked pretty much the same style.

Cons:

- Holes 5-7 are too short: Ends up being putter/mid-range holes
- No signs to direct you around the course. A map is a good idea (check the media) but you could also ask since this place is pretty crowed.
- As stated above, this is a very crowed course since it is the ONLY course in Boulder without having to drive to Denver or Colorado Springs

Other Thoughts:

- OVERALL: a great course, great setting with the mountains (I am from out of state so of course they are AMAZING looking compared to what we have in Michigan) With the side affect of it being crowed all the time, I think that would be saying something to what the course is like and how it handles) Gave it a 4 because of the quality, probably down a point since it is not up to par with FlipCity or such. Even with crowds or not.
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O1DMBFan
Experience: 18.2 years 4 played 4 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Boring 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 26, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- Set aside from rest of park so no pedestrian traffic
- Concrete pads clearly marked
- Well maintained no chance of loosing disc
- Great view

Cons:

- Very short holes
- Very few technical shots required
- No real obstacles

Other Thoughts:

Very basic course and the only one to choose from when in the Boulder area. Such a shame a town with such great views doesn't have more courses to choose from.
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