Hillside DGC is the 2nd installation at the historic Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Of the two courses, Hillside is more challenging. Players will need accuracy as well as controlled power to score well on longer holes as OB is often a consideration.

Eight of the eleven Par 3's are accessible to all skill levels. Based on distance, most MA1, AM Masters, and above will look at those holes as "must-birdie". But, they still require an accurate shot to be in position. The course is laid out in a giant figure eight, offering access to the main parking area (by the tennis courts) after holes 7 or 9. There are (seasonal) bathrooms and water refill stations, as well as trash cans throughout the course.

The course requires a variety of shots and offers a good mix of pars with (11) Par 3's, (6) Par 4's, and (1) Par 5. The course is one of the most visible in the area as most baskets can be spotted from the road. Many of the longer holes offer both left and right sided fairways, so there are a variety of options to reach the target.

Since the course is spread out through out the upper portion of the park, there are some long walks between 6 & 7, 9 & 10, and 16 & 17, but they're all pretty easy to navigate.

The course is brand new, installed early March 2021. Which, obviously means it still requires some manicuring... Only half the tee posts and pin positions (on each hole) have been installed to date. The local club is working on the remainder of the posts and tee signs are already in the works for Q4, 2021.

The local Club is working with the Parks Department on additional tree removal / limb trimming, as well as the relocation of legacy park amenities (picnic tables, grills, green space, etc.), and installation of awareness signs in converging areas.

During this transition, there is more adjacent pedestrian traffic than local players are used to. As the Parks Department continues their work to raise awareness of the disc golf course and reorganize amenities within the park, there will certainly be less traffic adjacent to the course.

Courses take time to install and mature. The Club has been working in conjunction with the Parks Department as well as the other special interest activity groups in the shared spaces and will continue to implement their feedback as the course matures. The "danger" areas can only be dangerous if disc golfers refuse to yield to other park traffic. Waiting your turn is all it takes for everyone to enjoy the park safely.

In time, I suspect this course to be 4/5 or higher as it is a lot of fun and still presents plenty of challenge.

-Brand New innova discatchers
- variety of distances (multiple par fives and fours)
- technicality required
-lots of elevation (especially compared to lakeside)
- the long holes require good placement shots if you want a birdie
-multiple pin locations
- adjacent to a recreational course down by the lake
-many greens are strategic where rollaways will affect your gameplay
- only course in Saint Louis County/City to have an elevated basket
- plenty of other stuff do (Go Ape, picnics, restrooms, tennis cours, ballfields, bike paths)

- in a very popular public park, where people may not know that they are in a middle fairways
- many holes play adjacent to a busyish road
- no tee pads or signs yet (will come eventually)
- due to the public park nature of Hillside, the layout can have longer/confusing (for your first time) walks in between holes
- I felt I was able to throw a rh backhand and get to the basket ok and not be forced to throw a forehand on every hole.
- some areas still need to be cleared up like hole 3 and some branches are a little too low (heard they are working on them)

Creve Coeur Hillside is the newest addition to the ever growing Saint Louis disc golf scene. It is located in a popular public park just up the hill (hence the name) to its sister course next to the lake. Hillside is a lot more difficult and fun than lakeside due to its elevation change and rolling hills compared to lakeside which is as flat as a board. Hillside has some huge trees that I'm sure will make the course even more difficult when it's played in the summer.
Here are some highlights.
Hole 3: 500 foot par 4 that goes across a valley. Placement is key and if you throw a good shot you'll be most likely be rewarded, but if you miss, you will be out of bounds right and in jail left
Hole 10: fairly straight forward 300 foot shot, but if you go too far it goes down hill 40 feet
Hole 13: Par 5 where placement of your shot is key and a basket on a very steep sloped hill
Hole 15: 950 foot par 5 with low ceilings and narrow fairways. Basket is on an elevated stump
Hole 17 : 485 foot par 3, but reachable with a really good drive due to the steep downhill slope of it

There are some troubles with the course, and most of them are just because it's brand new. Tee signs and pads are needed, some fairways need to be cleared more, and some branches need to be trimmed. These will all be fixed when the course ages and will make the rating go up.

The biggest issue people probably will complain about is the amount of other park goes there. I have played the course twice once on a Sunday afternoon when it seemed like all of Saint Louis was there because it was the first nice day of the year and on a Tuesday afternoon. The first time, there was a bunch of other people, and we did have to warn some that we were about throw. The Tuesday afternoon was a lot less busy and didn't provide much issue. I know the STL club is also working with Stl County parks to make sure signs are posted warning about disc golfers, moving picnic tables far away from fairways, and making signs warning disc golfers about trail users. I am sure this issue become smaller and smaller as the course ages, but many people right now are not used to the new disc golfers and making sure they aren't in the fairway.

Many of the issues facing Hillside right now are easily fixable, and will be addressed as the course gets older. But as it stands right now, I think there are a ton of fun shots, the scenery is nice, and the amenities surrounding the course are great. This will for sure be a top tier Saint Louis course in the future as its already great right now