Big arms will like this one; there are quite a few open, grip n' rip holes. Not much creativity, tho, until you get near the pin. That's where the plantlife comes to play. Pins are placed very carefully and trees will come into play on nearly all of the holes.

This course is in quite contrast from the other 18 holer at this park, Anna Page West. If your score was a shipwreck due to West, you very well could salvage your day on East.

You will love one and hate the other. Your score will probably reflect that.

This is a challenging course in the sense that the groundskeepers do a good job of mixing up the pins (in addition to mowing!). That makes things very interesting.

There is a fieldhouse at the park. Grills are scattered throughout, especially at West. If you need something at the last minute, Wal-Mart and some fast food places are a few miles down the road.

Overall, this is a very pretty park, and you will forget, quickly, that you're in IL's 3rd largest city. If you skip the fieldhouse and need to pee, there are plenty of trees.....

There is, on the opposite side of the road of holes 1 and 18, a practice basket. There is plenty of space to throw your brand new, untested driver, without worry of hitting anyone. I think every course should have a practice basket!

FYI - Bring a disc you do not mind losing/offering as a sacrifice to the disc golf gods! On holes 13 & 15 (please correct me if I'm wrong) you have the opportunity to throw your offering disc about 30 or 40 feet in the air at a faux target. The telephone pole it is placed upon clearly marks that it is an offering to the "Disc Gods", so this is purely voluntary. There are a few discs up there and I've overheard a few guys say aloud "...I'll bring my spikes and climb that thing!".

Might not be worthwhile to disrespect the disc golf gods....

The main problem I have with this course is that I have discovered, the hard way, that the signs are not always accurate. Either the signs have not been updated or hooligans come along and switch what hole it is (A or B) that is being played. It's rather embarrassing and frustrating to lead some Anna Page newbies on this course only to discover, at the last minute, that you were throwing at the completely wrong direction.

For the most part, you are walking in the open, so that can be rough when it's really hot. Bring plenty of refreshments!

Watch your disc! Quite a few holes require flight plans that hug treelines, and, if you're not careful, you can wind up trying to tomahawk it thru a bunch of pine trees, praying for double or triple bogie.

There are tournaments held here, so check the listings before you set out with your buddies. If you arrive at about 8 a.m., the place is to yourself (unless I'm there, too!).

If you're planning a DiscGolf Day, start here, then do Kraape Park in Freeport and then Sinnissippi in Sterling. If you play each course just once, that's 72 holes thrown in less than 2 hours of driving time.

Decent layout with different challenges and a nice flow. Multiple pin locations on every hole. Nice course for all skill levels. The land is well used.

The Tee Pads are shorter than the other course, so it's good to start here.

I agree with the reviews posted so far. Nice open fairways (if you consider this a pro), with plenty of length on numerous holes. Challenging basket locations on many holes - often you are looking at an open fairway with no clear basket in sight. Only upon walking up the fairway do you find that the basket is hiding in a thick grove of trees and bushes. This was frustrating for me the first time through, but once you know where the baskets are, its much more enjoyable. Very creative course.

Fairways are not well-defined, and like mentioned previously, can be confusing. I would recommend more clearly outlined signage (including which pin is in the ground), as well as more brightly colored baskets to help with this (they are old and faded in many cases).

HUC mentioned erosion, and I would agree that this a problem for this course. I would only add that it is especially a problem at the concrete tee-pads. I use a rather long run-up, and this is impossible on many of the tees due to there being an inch or greater lip where the soil had eroded away from the approach portion of the pad. This makes it nearly impossible to use any portion of the tee outside of the concrete.

I also had a hard time with the "U-turn" nature of some of the fairways. I'm driving north about 300', then all of sudden I need to use a hook-shot to the east and then south - back the direction I started - to get to the hole. What the?

Overall a good course, especially if you have played in at least once before. One of the final holes (I believe it's hole 15) features a basket on top of a 100' pole, about halfway down the center of the fairway. Nice obstacle (or goal?). Several discs were in it...

This is the more beginner friendly course of the two courses in Anna page park. It is mostly open with little elevation change. It is hard to lose a disc because of the open layout and the open under story in the shule.

Anna page has great facilities including grills, a gazebo, bathrooms, water, and a sizable practice field. There are benches spread throughout the course and a portolet at hole 9.

The course is fairly long and there are multiple pin placements on every hole. There are concrete pads on every hole and tee signs to help you find your way. I love the "offerings to the disc golf gods" basket.

The layout offers a few par 4s when the pins are set up in the long positions which I like. There is a good mix of hyzers, anhyzers, and forced straight shots. Good lefty righty balance. The pins are usually well gaurded.

Playing this course there were a few things that bothered me. There were obvious safety concerns on this course. There are no less than 7 teepads that come within 60ft of a fairway. Hole 2 is a blind clown mouth that has the teepad of hole 3 right in the middle of it. There is a spot where there are 2 pins and a teepad within an 70ft diameter circle. So watch your head. It seems like they weren't given a lot of room or help and they tried to make the best course they could and they just pushed too far.
Although there is variability in the holes many have a very similar feel. For example there are 3 clown mouths for both pin placements. Part of this is that the fairways are pretty open and you get to throw pretty much anything that you want. Locals throw a ton of rollers on this course.

When the pins are set up short this course has a lot of "par 2.5s" were you can't reach it in one but you only get a four if you really screw up. It can be confusing to know which pin to throw to as there can be multiple pins in view from the end of the tee pad.


This course doesn't really do much for presentation. They haven't been working on erosion controls and now there is a lot of mud around the course. The baskets are home made or mach 1s and aren't really the greatest. A row of telephone poles in the back of the park comes into play on a few holes.

The open feel is great for beginners who may not have great control or throw that far. Even though the fairways are open the well protected baskets will challenge players of any skill level. I would only recommend playing if there aren't a lot of people on the course due to the risk of getting hit. The Anna Page complex does have two courses so you can pick which one to play based on how you feel like playing. There is a clear divide as to who plays which course. East is definitely more casual with more rec players with a disc in one hand and a paper bag in the other and West with the players with Quad shocks and under armour on.

- Posted: Disc Golfers Have Right of Way
- Nice consistent Cement teepads
- A and B pin placements
- Large mature trees
- Gentle rolling hills
- Open fairways
- Easy to navigate and great flow
- Practice basket
- Nice tee signs
- Picnic Benches every few holes
- Trash cans abundant
- Bathrooms
- Port-a-potie by hole 9 tee
- Kind and helpful locals
- Challenging fairways
- Every feature of the available land is well utilized
- Accuracy and placement are essential
- Several risk and reward holes

- The A and B markers at the tee signs arnt consistently indicating the right placement
- Missing the tight technical holes

Anna page has some fantastic disc golf. The East course is more open and requires well placed drives, the West course is much tighter and requires hitting the right gaps. Making a day out of playing both courses is well worth your time.
The east course has large open fairways that play around and through patches of woods and trees. Accuracy combined with distance is essential for a good score. Many of the baskets are tucked behind or into the woods. Keep your mental game in control, although the course is fun its easy to get frustrated.

Favorite hole #4 (position A) - There is essentially 2 lines to take towards the pins. Directly in front of you is a patch of trees and all along the left there is trees. The basket is tucked away down along the left in the trees about 260' away. The first line is a large hyzer that sneaks in along the backside of the patch of trees in front. The other line is a tight lil S curve down a narrow path through the tree pathc and the left tree line. There is a very risky straight line straight at the basket down a 2' wide gap. Not suggested, if you dont make it through its not uncommon to take a 4.

Check out my "West" review for more. I think the two are very similar. If you have a big arm, you should like this course.

Layout may be confusing