Arroyo Grande DGC is in a nice park in Henderson that also has baseball fields, playgrounds, a BMX bike track and other amenities. It was clean and well kept. I had to walk across the footbridge to get to the course, and the ducklings were swimming in the arroyo with their mom.

A pretty typical disc golf course. 9 holes, a couple of them are pretty fun. Concrete tees that could be larger. The baskets are nice. There are a couple of grassy holes at the beginning, and good elevation change on the first, fifth and the last hole. Trees obstruct a few fairways, but there are open holes too.

Hole one is an elevated tee that plays across the side of a grassy, open hill that drops downhill to the left side. The pin is 385' away, so this is one of the longest holes. Hole 2 goes along the grass at the bottom of the hill in the other direction. The walking trail is to the right of the hole, and a single tree protects the right side of the pin. 3 turns 180 degrees the other direction, and the fairway becomes dirt. There is a fence to the left that separates the bike track, and a few trees stand here and there to take away airspace. Hole 4 is short, and there is a pair of trees that blocks the straight, direct shot. I threw a hyzer over the walking path to the right and put it pin high for the birdie. There are signs and light posts next to the path that can knock you down on that line. Hole 5 tees from a hill side, over a block wall, to a basket down in the flat. It is kind of a fun shot. Hole 6 is a bit crazy, and just as long as 1. There's a shallow concrete ditch to the left that was mostly dry, and a concrete wall to the right creating a narrow strip that is the fairway. There are trees in that narrow strip taking away the middle. You can go big hyzer over the wall to the right and risk landing on the other side of the fence at the top, line drive between the wall and the trees through a very narrow window, or left to right over the ditch. Not an easy choice, I just felt fortunate to stay in bounds and make par. Hole 7 is from the left side of the ditch to the right side, not too long, and has a couple of small trees that must be avoided. 8 past a pair of trees and over the path over flat and rocky ground. The final hole tees at the top of the hill on the top side of the path, downhill to a basket waiting in the flat. Very much wide open and short enough for a putter drive. I got the second birdie of the round here.

Tee pads are circular, and too short for a normal run up. There are no tee signs, or numbers on the pads. Paths run past several of the holes, so pedestrians are likely to pass by. Fences can put barriers between you and your plastic.

6 plays along a concrete culvert that can be slippery when wet, and 7 plays across it. There are rocky dirt fairways that may ding up your discs.

I wanted to get in a course in Nevada on my trip to Vegas. I tried to play Sunset that morning, but there was a tournament about to begin. I was running out of time so I got to the next nearest course which ended up being Arroyo Grande. I played with a fella from Houston named Chris, who was in town visiting family. We got in a quick nine, and chopped it up.

It isn't perfect, but it is fun for a maintenance round. I shot a 25 (2 under par), with birdies on hole 4 and hole 9. There are several other holes that are reachable, you could get hot and go really low here on a good day.

* Super friendly park users- dog friendly
*Awesome little park just outside Vegas
*Great mix of more open 300'ers and some 200' ace runs that make you think
*Perfect use of all available terrain in this park with creative tee locations and guarded baskets on some holes
*Clean and flat round tee pads

*Tee pads are a little short
*No signage at tees - but the flow was good
*Smaller park means it's probably pretty busy later in the day

We hit this course to stretch before our flight back to WI and it was great! My review makes it sound like an 18 hole ,but it was a fun and well rounded 9 hole course. You could definitely throw this course twice and not get bored.

I liked the variety of looks the holes gave, I always enjoy shooting downhill ( makes me think I can throw it out there).
Course navigation ( if you study the map ) flows pretty well.
Park is very well kept, after playing several desert courses the lack of cacti was a nice change.
Except for giving you no clue what direction to look the pads were fine, you can always start behind them if you need long run-ups.
Bathrooms and water on site are always a big plus.
Protected baskets make the lack of long holes fine, not every hole is an easy par.

As with many parks courses, you need to be looking out for people wandering across your line on several holes.
Crossing the drainage channel several times would be problematic with any more water.
Unbanded, unpainted baskets are hard to spot.

The course could be improved and some signage on course would help. Even direction and distance painted on the pads would be great.
It was a nice change of pace round if you're in the Las Vegas area playing.