Scottsdale, AZ

Vista Del Camino Park

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3 5
moneyman34
Experience: 37 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Fun course but busy 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 20, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Variety of hole placement and well kept course

Cons:

Very busy and lots of joggers/walkers to avoid

Other Thoughts:

Watch out for the water hazards
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Dude Bro
Experience: 26 played 3 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Somewhat Overrated 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 3, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Flat, multiple pin locations, can see huge skips off of the razor sharp grass. 2-3 holes carry over water, but still just hyzer throws.

Cons:

1) Highly repetitive course. You can reasonably play the course with less than 5 discs. Almost every shot is a hyzer with one tree to go around. Almost every shot.

2) The similarity of holes and layout of the course can be confusing when trying to find the basket from the tee. Theres 3-5 pin locations for each hole and the tee signs aren't accurate enough to know which location your throwing to, so your never sure of distance. Worse, some pin locations from multiple holes are close together and from the tee pad you don't know which pin you're throwing at and just have to guess. The course is fairly sparse and monochromatic (sorry Arizona) which adds to the difficulty of deciphering certain pin locations.

3) Not a challenging course at all. Just throw long drives and make a putt. If you can't throw 380+ this is basically field practice for 70 ft. upshots and drop in putts.

4) Park course with a lot of foot traffic, bikers, kids, dogs all over the course. Lots of waiting for slow groups. Basically, anyone on the sidewalks going through the park is in danger of an errant throw.

5) Almost no shade, and it can get really hot in Arizona.

6) Certain OB areas are off limits and you cant get your disc back even if it's 5 ft. behind a fence.

7) Maybe 2 protected greens, only with water as a backdrop.

8) Lots of double back walking from greens to tee pads. I've had to wait on the tee pad while another group putts out from the next hole as the fairway and greens are often close without rough or tree separations.

9) Nothing unique about this course. No signature hole. Not a pretty course either, it's usually very yellow and urban. Maybe that could be called a distinct look, but in a way the course feels boxed in despite its length.

Other Thoughts:

I was disappointed with this course. I play in the midwest with shorter holes, tighter fairways and more obstacles and got bored every time I played here. There are a few trees in the way of certain shots, but if you can throw around them with distance they aren't an issue.

If you can't throw 400+ ft then this is sort of a meaningless course as there's nothing you can do to improve your score other than sink really long putts.

It's also hard to play during the summer months. The wind can be nice but there's very little shade and the heat and length of the course really take their toll on players.

I know some people really like these kinds of courses but this one wasn't for me. If you're in Arizona, it's not too hot out, you have 2 hours at least and you don't want a reasonable challenge give this one a try.

Spinners on the Green is the pro shop just off the course and they are worth checking out. Great selection of discs, good lost disc return policy and consistent league nights. There's also an open patio bar / restaurant off hole 13 which is a good stop if your playing with friends or need to cool off.
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90991
Experience: 3 played 2 reviews
4.50 star(s)

EXCELLENT 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 14, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very nice course I am from the Midwest and this is by far one of the best course I've played anywhere. Its rated lower than it should be. I shot a -3 and I've only been playing for about a year and a half.

Cons:

I do not have a complaint other than the grass ,but I once again am from the Midwest and kind of a snob when it comes to grass so keep up the good work guys.
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Nate32
Gold level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 10.6 years 74 played 60 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 17, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Vista Del Camino Park is a very nice course in the city Scottsdale AZ. Wile a lot of courses this course is one you have to go to. This course is well kept and plays for a lot of fun different shots as well as a pro shop.

There is no thick bushes and other stuff so you wont have to worry about that.

This course is 98% of the time flat. with 1 hole that plays down hill.

There are several ponds while some play over and some play around. Baskets just got updated and this course is very well maintained.

The tee signs are very nice and in full color. The tee pads are concrete and painted green.

Spinners on the Green is a very nice pro shop located by hole 11 with a lot of different discs to chose from.

Vista starts out with a shot over the water and the rest of the holes plays over the water or around it.



Cons:

The only concerns I have for this course is how popular it is people wise. Every time you want to throw a biker comes out of nowhere an fly's right by you.

The grass is dry and hard so you will get a lot of skip shots.



Also you are probably going to have to wait on some holes because this is a very popular course.

If you are a beginner this is not the course you would want to play. There are shots over the water and long shots to.

Other Thoughts:

All though the cons this course is very nice course if you are in the area and you should come out and play there.

I found it was a fun course to play and I will be back soon!


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Pierparknut
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.8 years 89 played 85 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 22, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Vista del Camino Park is set in a well-kept park in the city of Scottsdale. Like many other area courses, it is located in a low canal type area designed to fill up with water during heavy rain storms.

-The park looks very nice. Several ponds, walking/bike paths, mature trees, and immaculate grass create a pleasant ambiance.

-Many baskets are set on a hillside or elevated, adding to the challenge. Water comes into play on four holes (1, 9, 11, and 18)

-The tee signs are outstanding, in color and with all three or four pin locations shown. However, an indication as to which pin is currently in use would be nice. The course is flat and judging distance by eye is a challenge.

-The tee pads are enormous, grippy, concrete ones. Only problem was the dirt in front was instead a mud puddle. A sprinkler adjustment should solve it.

-Spinners Disc Shop near Hole 11 has a large selection of discs to purchase. Bicycles may be rented here as well.

-Brand new Chainstar Pro baskets are really top notch. The bright red finish and three layers of chains inspire confidence on the green.

Cons:

-The typical hole: Tee pad near the walk/bike path. ~300 feet. Finishes to the right on the hill near the fence. Problem is, this is at least half of the holes. This happens is because the layout follows the long, skinny shape of the park in a counter-clockwise format. So, the course is very friendly to lefties and players with a long flick. My solution to even out the spread of holes would be to reconfigure the course into a figure-8 pattern.

-The course is routed to avoid the walk/bike paths as much as possible. But in a popular park like this, you'll still have to wait on a few holes. Also, watch out on the tees, of which several share space with a pathway. My brother almost got taken out by a speeding cyclist.

Other Thoughts:

-Several of the old baskets are scattered throughout the course, a nice dose of variety for locals.

-This is certainly not technical golf, but there are enough large trees to force some shot shaping.

-This course, in many other areas of the country, would be average at best. Unfortunately, the desert landscape and climate in Phoenix doesn't lend itself to top level 5 star courses. As a result, this is one of the best courses in the area. It can appear a bit overrated to out-of-towners like myself who are regularly spoiled with a choice of several excellent courses.

-That's not to say I didn't enjoy my round. It was a splendid break from the cold, wet Portland winter. Dry grass underfoot + no need for a towel + no grip issues = :)
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The Katana Kid
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 8.3 years 183 played 56 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Ponds are nice & Spinners is Great! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 22, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Spinners on the Green - Disc Golf Pro Shop is the nicest pro shop I've seen. Several of my PROS will be related to Spinners, which is where you want to park, start on 12, and finish on 11.

Playing and parking are free.

If you return a disc Spinners offers a $3 credit in their store, which is a really big place with lots of stuff and was full of people when I was there this afternoon. The person who lost the disc pays $3 to get the disc back. I returned a disc there that I found and elected not to receive the credit so the guy getting his disc back won't have to pay anything. What a great service! They have a lot of used discs for sale for $4-5.

I met two local guys, Paul and Michael, who allowed me to join them and that always helps with course directions and other information. They told me that Spinners sponsors free beer at Dukes, a place right next to Spinners, every Friday night from 6-7pm and then there's a night tournament afterwards. There is a doubles tournament every Saturday at 10am and it's a random draw for your partner with a $5 entry fee so there's awards to winners and a separate ace pot. At 8am Saturday the over 50 group plays. There's a league every Monday and Thursday at 4pm. Winners get credits at Spinners.

I really like the small ponds, even though I left some plastic in there. None of the water shots, (1, 9, 11, and 18), force you to go over the water, but allow for a reward if you want to take that risk. I tried for the basket on #1 over water instead of the safe way on land to the left and that's where I lost a disc. In the description here it says, "Three small lakes come into play on 7 holes" but I could not see how water was involved in more than the 4 holes I mentioned. On #18 there's a long and short tee. Only the brave of heart and strong of arm would play the long tee with more water; not me!

The course did not play nearly as long as I expected from reading the reviews here. There are 4 basket positions for each hole and in the short positions, like today, none of the holes were distance challenged even for my noodle arm.

The concrete tee pads are nice and the tee signs are great with the exception that they don't let you know which position the basket is in.

Although there are not many trees to create lines to challenge your technical skills there are enough mature trees used as guardians to make it difficult for ace runs.

The course is set in a beautiful park that's well maintained by the City of Scottsdale. Because of this nice grass your discs won't get nicked up, like on other desert courses of dirt and rocks in the area.

Cons:

If I didn't have locals Paul and Michael guiding me it would have been frustrating to know which basket to throw at and also to find the next tee. Both of these problems could be solved simply and inexpensively by Spinners if they added a "next tee" arrow marker in each basket and put a washer on each tee sign marking which basket position is currently being played. Both of these are common in other good courses and would be an easy upgrade here.

Since it is a nice park and there are fish in these ponds there are non-disc golfers to contend with. On #9 there was a family having a good time and some were fishing. My preferred shot here would have been a RHFH to stay away from the water, but that's where they were. So I threw a RHBH and went over the water to avoid them. I succeeded on that one and it hyzered back to land.

Other Thoughts:

The course is very active with disc golfers. Paul and Michael told me it's usually got more disc golfers and that found discs here are always returned. A trio ahead of us let us play through. So they seem courteous.

I might give this place a 3.0 if it was just the course on it's own. I'm giving it a 3.5 because the value adds Spinners offers.
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Habtacular
Experience: 8.1 years 21 played 18 reviews
4.00 star(s)

One of the great courses in the area 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 18, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Plenty of challenges here, good tee pads and basket, very well kept fairways. This course will challenge everyone from beginners to top pros.

Cons:

No cons in my opinion.

Other Thoughts:

Played it from the shorts and caddied from longs during memorial. This is a long, challenging, but fun course. Several holes with water and ob. Spinners disc shop is next to course and is one of the finest DG stores you will find. They manage lost and found discs for course too.
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gabereif
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13 years 57 played 37 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Too open - disappointed 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 13, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Free
-Easy parking
-Beautiful kiosk with info on leagues, lessons, course map
-Great concrete tees
-Baskets with double chains that catch great
-Multiple pin positions
-Good use of water and existing topography

Cons:

-Very flat plot of land
-Hardly any risk/reward. Rewards distance and places hardly any value on accuracy
-Course plays along pedestrian walkways and somewhat close to parking and apartments

Other Thoughts:

I showed up at the course at 7AM and was glad to find the course was accessible, despite the fact that I had read something online that the park opens at 9AM. You can play it any time you want. The park was pretty dead and I was the only disc golfer around. I may have had a better experience if I had met some of the locals. But I may have had a worse experience if the trails had had more pedestrians.

This course is entirely different than courses in New England, where I play most of my disc golf. There is no rough. You do not have to hit lines. There is hardly any topography. The trees are few and far between. The holes are long and there are trees in the fairways, but you don't have to hit gaps in order to be successful. Just launch your disc as far as you can through a very wide space between a couple of trees, and you'll be left with a 50-100 foot approach and a pretty easy par. Distance makes birdies pretty much impossible unless you can throw accurate 325 foot shots (most of my accurate drives only go 280 feet). The golf is not dynamic or interesting. For the most part, it's repetitive. The course designer did a good job of using the small hills around the property, and some of the water holes provide some challenge. The pin positions on hills and near the water are good. But when I saw this course was rated 3.4, I was expecting something substantially better. The tees and baskets are great and the design is good and the use of water is very good. But I'm not interested in playing this course again, although it's certainly a valuable local resource.
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Spike Hyzer 23
Experience: 30.6 years 92 played 87 reviews
2.50 star(s)

The other course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 18, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course has more obstacles and is more interesting than the other courses in the area.

Cons:

The course is far too long and the obstacles aren't enough to make it all that interesting. No elevation either. It's just another prime example of a place that the technology of the game has passed by. It doesn't offer any real technical (i.e. skill based) challenges and is just another glorified distance competition.

Other Thoughts:

Courses like these need to go the way of the dinosaurs.
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pianocomposer
Experience: 26.8 years 21 played 21 reviews
2.50 star(s)

A nice city park course with few challenges 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 5, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Beautiful park setting with some challenging water and distance holes.

Cons:

Few elevation changes, few challenges and few significant trees. Repetitious. Watch out for park users. Plays tough in the wind. Throwing into properties = lost disc. Water shots will be returned at nearby Spinners on the Green.

Other Thoughts:

Very few challenges. Long does not equal interesting. This course does not belong in the desert (what a waste of water!)
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JNichols
Experience: 13.1 years 54 played 13 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Not Top Level, but Humbling... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 9, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Wow. What a beautiful setting for a DG course in the Phoenix area! Lush, Green , some trees, all in a nice Park setting. A nice combination of hole lengths and Alternate Basket placements. The layout is a Great use of available space in the park. O.B. is well defined, fairways are fair, available trees and obstacles are well placed/thought out. A good number of Water holes to keep it interesting, especially with the lines of them and the WIND.

Cons:

Some of the holes, particularly on the back 9, seem like repeats of the same hole. Not that it is a CON, per se, but this is a Multi use park. LOTS of other folks doing other things and you need to keep your eye out Before you throw.

Other Thoughts:

I was Stoked to Finally set foot on this course after seeing it on Youtube over and over. If the Wind is Constant like it was today, I can see this course being a bit of a Sleeper, IMO. The WIND came up after Hole 5 and beat us to death. Steady 15-20 mph with 25-30 mph gusts. For an Intermediate player like me, I recommend being prepared to throw more Stable plastic than Normal! Can't wait to hit this course again!
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mashnut
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.1 years 831 played 767 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice park course 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

The course plays through a nice city park. The fairways are grassy with some scattered mature trees. There are a couple holes with defined lines, others make you choose which way to go around an obstructing tree or two to get to the basket. The park is flat with a couple small hills coming into play and providing some rollaway potential.

The small ponds in the park come into play on several holes. Some have interesting risk reward decisions with an opportunity to lay up and take the water out of play or the chance to go for the pin with a trickier water carry. There is a variety of hole lengths with some shorter reachable ace runs and some longer holes where most players will be reaching for their long drivers. The tee signs are nice and descriptive, showing the multiple pin positions. The tees and pins are in fine shape.

Cons:

The park is busy, with a walking path running through a lot of the holes. The design works to minimize conflicts, but there are still a lot of safety concerns. On top of this, many of the fairways seem to be popular picnic spots on a nice weekend afternoon.

The course is flat and mostly open. There just aren't enough obstacles or terrain to keep the holes from feeling repetitive. The tee signs are nice but don't indicate which pin position is in use which makes them a little less helpful for first time players.

Other Thoughts:

This course does a pretty good job with the space available, but it ends up being a bit repetitive and doesn't present enough different challenges to be a top course. Beginners might find some of the holes a bit long, but with no underbrush it won't get too frustrating. Experienced players can get some good practice time in here, but with no line shaping required it's not going to be the best test of a full set of skills.
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dreadlock86
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.9 years 382 played 296 reviews
2.50 star(s)

overrated courses must be a thing in PHX 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 3, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

-a couple of small, interlinked ponds that come into play on some holes
-a few holes make use of the extremely limited elevation changes
-tons of alternate basket placements is great for locals and replay value but difficult for the traveler to ascertain in which placement the basket is currently located
-some trees to provide shade and an obstacle or two
-concrete tees, older but decent baskets

Cons:

-few obstacles on the course other than some sparse trees and the water. there are usually just one or two trees to avoid on each fairway but nothing that demands a certain line.
-tricky navigation spot: cross the creek after hole 3 to get to hole 4
-no marker system on the tees for the basket positions

Other Thoughts:

This course is situated in a decently sized city park with a few small ponds running through the middle. The course makes decent use of the land but the land doesn't have much to offer. I found the only fun holes to be the ones next to the water and the elevated ace run on hole 8.

A great feature of this course is the many basket positions on every hole. Most holes have 5 or 6 positions and it is a nice way to keep the course interesting for the locals that play here. Unfortunately it makes it difficult for the traveler to determine which location is currently being used. There are all visible from the tee but it would be nice to know the distances on some of the longer holes where it is harder to eyeball off the tee.

A nice looking course with mediocre golf, saved from being completely boring by the water in play on holes 1, 9, 11, and 18. Seems like it is unfortunately one of the better options on the east side of the Phoenix metro area.


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2 4
Outdoor Craziness
Experience: 11.9 years 19 played 14 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A Scottsdale Favorite! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 4, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The water: there are only a few courses in Arizona with water in play, and Vista del Camino has plenty of it. #1, 9, 10, and 18 involve throws over water, so be careful.

The terrain: a course in Arizona with grass?? It's a great change of pace for AZ disc golfers.

Spinners on the Green: the BEST disc golf shop in AZ, hands down! The shop is about a 2 minute walk from #11. Even if you're not looking to get a new disc, you should stop by. They also have a great lost-and-found system for discs - if you happen to lose a few in the water, check with Spinners later in the week!

Cons:

The pedestrians: don't get me wrong, they aren't doing anything wrong. But some of the baskets require throws that are close to the Indian Wash Greenbelt, so watch out for cyclists and walkers.

Other Thoughts:

I'm in Phoenix about once a month, and this is the course I always play!
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a.sorensen
Experience: 11.6 years 14 played 11 reviews
4.00 star(s)

nice park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 14, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

- large concrete tee pads
- good signage showing all relevant hole info
- well maintained grounds
- good use of water hazards

Cons:

- sign missing on hole 18
- just one set of tee boxes
- while the signs say there are 4 pin locations for each hole, it does not appear that the baskets have been moved in a very long time
- it can be difficult to find the next tee pad

Other Thoughts:

The course is nested inside a very nice park. Give your self and extra hour and take a bike, skateboard, volleyball, horseshoes or etc. and spend some time hanging out after your round. Also, visit the disc golf shop (Spinners) near the tee for hole 12.
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stratedge
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.8 years 70 played 22 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Easy course with "risk factor" 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 6, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nicely maintained course/park that is well used with a disc golf shop nearby. Really enjoyed my day here hitting up the shop for a couple new discs, testing them out during a round, break for lunch/beer at the bar, then another 18.

The fact that the course is very easy is a "pro" for beginner/intermediate players. If you can throw in the 300-350 ft range, every hole becomes very deuce-able. I want to go back because I'm mad at myself for not throwing under par here.

The water holes are very interesting and make the game challenging on a psychological level; the challenge being to ignore the water and throw your normal shot. Not something I see in my home city so I enjoyed that. I actually had one disc go into the water after hitting a tree on hole 11, but it was at the edge so I just grabbed it.

Course is well used, which I like, it's nice to meet other people playing and exchange pleasantries.

Drinking water fountains came in handy as it was super hot when I was here.

The signage, tee pads, and baskets are all quality and well maintained. I was easily able to tell which basket placement was in use simply by looking at the basket relative to the trees around it, and then relating that to the map.

Cons:

Primarily, the course is flat and sparsely treed, and so most of the holes play the same way and are very simple: long throw around the 1 big tree in play, upshot/long putt, putt out. It would seem to get boring rather quickly if you were to play it a lot.

The Sunday afternoon I was there, the park was really busy and human obstacles were a very big issue. Early in the afternoon I was able to play all 18 by just waiting for people to pass at times. But when I came back after lunch, I couldn't play hole 1 as a family had set up shop right in the sweet spot of the fairway. Then hole 2 was an issue as a bunch of guys were playing football right in that fairway. And waiting for people walking through the fairways, sometimes VERY slowly, was happening quite a bit. A couple holes play pretty tight to the pathway OB, such that you have to wait a few minutes for a break in traffic to throw comfortably. As seems to be the case everywhere, it's often comical how oblivious people can be to the disc golf happening around them.

Other Thoughts:

If I was a Phoenix area local, this is a course that would be in my weekend rotation, but I don't think I'd be playing it too much.

As a visitor, this isn't a "destination" course by itself, but taken as a package with it's convenient location, the disc shop, and the bar which had good food... I had a great day here and would recommend it as a 4-5 hour excursion. The selection at "Spinners" is awesome, it was my first time in a dedicated disc golf shop and browsing through all the discs I'd read about online was interesting.
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Doofenshmirtz
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.8 years 121 played 72 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A good warm up course. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 20, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

The lake. Without the lake, this course would not be worth playing. Of course the lake is there and adds a certain risk/reward factor to many of the holes, especially 1, 9, 11 and 18. What elevation there is is used well. The park is clean, the tee pads are concrete and there are multiple baskets on most tees.

Also a big plus is the location in the shopping center near hole 12 of "Spinners on the Green," a great disc golf shop. Stop by and give them some business before, during or after your round.

Cons:

There are multiple baskets on some holes and multiple basket positions on all the holes. But there is no way to tell at the tee pad which of the 4-5 positions are being utilized, which defeats the distance marking at the tees a little bit. This is only a minor con.

The holes tend to be wide open with only sparse trees and occasional OB to add some complexity.

Other Thoughts:

This is a pretty easy course. More advanced players aren't going to get much of a challenge out of this course. But this course has a certain fun factor because of the layout of the holes that use the lake for OB that makes it a great choice if you are in the Phoenix area and looking to play a round.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.8 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
3.50 star(s)

What? Is This Desert Golf? 2+ years

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

Pros:

Vista Del Camino is a sprawling city park which at the end of May was green and lush and beautiful. At 7 am on an absolutely gorgeous Arizona morning, it was also a beehive of activity with joggers, walkers, bicyclists, disc golfers, families and all sorts of folks out enjoying this lovely oasis in the city. And therein seems to lie the problem for many reviewers. That is, that we have to share this park with others.
The course utilizes the canal and small ponds as much as possible with several throws forcing you into risk/reward decisions. The park is mostly flat with scattered trees although the small areas of elevation are used to the fullest.
The tee pads are great. They're painted blue and have a house number on them so you know you're on the right pad. The signs are informative with all the pertinent info including next tee. I was able to navigate the course by myself the first time with very little difficulty. There are usually five baskets positions indicated on each sign; A-B-C-D-E. A problem is the player doesn't know which of the five positions the basket is currently in. Some kind of a system would be helpful here. Perhaps a colored washer bolted next to the letter indicating which is the basket placement. Many courses use this system effectively. Some of the baskets have the little yellow plastic next tee arrow at the bottom like they have at Fountain Hills.
For a Rec/Intermediate player such as myself, there were a few semi-scary throws over water. # 1 will make your "okole" pucker. # 11 looked scary until I threw and realized that it was just a routine hyszer. And finally # 18 for me. With my noodle arm, it was easier and less stressful, to throw far right around the water, and I still managed a fairly comfortable three. And that's probably one of the main problems with the course. It's a little on the easy side. On # 18, a very average REC player like me shouldn't be able to to par the hole by playing it like a scared little girl.

Cons:

The back nine became a little redundant to me. These mostly long, open holes all started to blend together in my mind, Drive-Pitch-Putt.

Definitely a course where you'll have to be aware and possibly wait at times for other park users.

Advanced to pro players won't find the challenge here. I understand the layout for the Memorial is much more challenging.

Other Thoughts:

I know early in the morning is not prime golfing time for many disc golfers but on a lovely Phoenix morning with not a cloud in the sky, this place was glorious. Unfortunately a few other folks in the city have discovered this too. Fortunately, this park is easily big enough to share.

My biggest problem was when I stepped up to the # 1 tee pad, it was occupied by this 5 foot tall gray bird of some kind (a crane? a heron? a pterodactyl? ). I don't mind, snakes, spiders, lions, tigers, alligators, bears, bulls, the dark, heights, or most anything else but I absolutely hate any kind of bird with a sharp beak. So having a 5 foot tall menacing bird with a razor sharp long beak eyeballing me like I was a giant minnow he was to going fillet and gobble down for his breakfast probably threw me off my already sorry ass game. Luckily for me, he ambled off in the opposite direction (possibly to carry off some smaller park patron) and I tried to vainly to compose myself enough to avoid the water on # 1 and carry on with my round.
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Treedestroyer9
Experience: 18.8 years 17 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 4, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Some nice long nice holes some trees in the way make fun obstacles also the water hazards add a little butt pucker factor fun overall course!

Cons:

stupid people yelling at you to put your dog on a leash and hoodlum kids cursing all over the place.

Other Thoughts:

good course for phoenix. Ill play it again!
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Psicko
Experience: 20.1 years 25 played 14 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 24, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

good signage and concrete tees
multiple pin placement
fun course
waterhazards come into play on a few holes
restrooms and water available
shop in the plaza next door

Cons:

multiuse park, can be busy

Other Thoughts:

I like this course. The water holes can be intimidating for the new player. Not much else to add to the other reviews. The tourney set up is really fun.
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