Course infrastructure:

Tee pads are dirt and though a few are slightly rutted out, there are ways around that to find flat ground. I didn't find much wrong with them otherwise but made me feel slightly uneasy throwing full power but I also have ankle issues so you should be fine. Baskets are very nice and are bright blue with little white flags on top which is very helpful for spotting them down or up a hill or in the tight woods near the middle section of the course. The baskets also have next tee arrows welded into the bottom pointing you in the right direction which is very helpful and we should see this more on courses. If the next tee arrows in the basket aren't good enough for you then hopefully the next tee signs/arrows nailed to trees on almost every hole will. Udisc was working up here even with no cell service but it wasn't needed. Navigation was in the front of the designer(s) brain and as a course bagger who plays a lot of courses for the first time, I appreciate that.

Aesthetics:

Wow, this is where this place destroys almost every other course out there. I mean just the drive in from I-70 alone is worth it and many of the same views you get on the course. We played it on the last day of September (my birthday, yay!) and the leaves on the trees and bushes were red, yellow, brown, gold, green, even some purple in there as well. The nearby mountains are full of red rock and more of these beautiful trees, you can barely tell there's much rock at all. On the course there is a stream that runs through the edge of the property and is in play on many holes. Also a pond that the cows (yes cows are roaming all over the course) just love to sit by. The trees here are unlike the trees I was used to in the northwest, they are very skinny and tall with minimal branches, a very nice obstacle and great to look at as well. Our group was the only one out here on a beautiful Saturday afternoon and that made the vibe, and the feel solitude make the experience that much better.

The course itself and how it plays and feels:

This place has almost everything you would want in disc golf. The elevation here isn't as extreme as say a downhill ski resort course but it is prevalent and is used very well. It starts out right away with a mini hike up to the hole 1 but you are rewarded with a fun downhill throw guarded by some trees and a few bushes that act as bunkers as well. Carrying on you go back up for hole 2. After a while you have a hole that throws over a little hump and the basket is well below where your feet were at the tee pad. This basket is guarded by the stream behind it as are a few others. This is where the moderate to heavy treed section really kicks off and has you throw right to left and left to right wooded holes until you get a basket across a gully then find yourself back out in the semi open. The amount of variety in woods shots is enough to make you smile and also grimace when you hit a tree 10 feet in front on you. Many of these holes not only punish you with gnarly tree hits and kicks but also have some very treacherous areas you can land and really tax you to make par.

Some quirky things:

The suspended basket on 17 is something I've seen before but it's also niche and fairly rare to see so that was a nice touch. There is also a basket in the treed section (I can't remember which hole it was) that is on top of a large stump and very high in the air making it quite difficult to putt. It is equipped with a ladder so you can climb up and get your disc otherwise this would be like that clown's mouth on the 18th green on a mini golf course: You aren't getting it back. I've never seen a ladder fixed to a basket to retrieve as disc before, pretty neat stuff.

I think this place suffers slightly from not having any par 4 holes. While I enjoyed myself and loved the par 3 holes some challenge distance wise or even placement wise on a par 4 hole(s) would really start to push the rating up on this course significantly for me. I mean the course is laid out well as is, not much filler but if one or two of these wooded holes were much longer it would add a ton of new challenge for players.

I dislike the alternate holes quite a bit. Yes you have the land for it no doubt but these two holes are wide open and long, my least favorite type of disc golf hole. In my opinion they add nothing and in fact actually take away a bit from the course and don't really fit what's here currently. I'm glad I played them because any more time spend here is not time wasted but still there are better uses of land than this.

I don't think the tee pads are bad per say but as I said I have ankle issues and didn't quite feel comfortable. I don't think concrete is the way to go out here, that would make me sad in fact. I've seen used carpet used on natural pads before and though it doesn't prevent rutted pads it certainly helps. I know not everyone agrees with this but I like carpet pads on courses like this, sue me.

Finding the course:

The course is located at Cross Creek Ranch but not the first drive way on the right that literally says Cross Creek Ranch on it. This is I believe the property owners driveway and NOT where the disc golf course starts. If the owners are reading this and reviewed their ring camera and see a big goofy guy with an M's hat who drives a Subaru speaking into their camera like a psycho that was me, sorry if I scared you! You need to drive down another 1/2 mile or so where it says Cross "Creek Disc Golf". There is a cattle gate you need to open (it's unlocked) so you can drive down this road, make sure to close and latch the gate so cows remain where they should be. Keep driving down this narrow and rocky road (mmm ice cream, I digress...) driving past the trailer and golf cart and finally you find the parking lot and the "clubhouse" which is a port o potty haha. You will see the course kiosk here. There is a mailbox with scorecards and pencils here. Also there is a lock box and a slot for putting in your course fee (the website for pre-pay is currently down) which is $15 as I write this review. The first hole is up the hill to the left, follow the dirt path from the course kiosk.

Overall thoughts:

Loved it. I'm a big fan of solitude, elevation, great views, and woods and this course has that in spades. This one for me is one of those courses that's kind of right in between a 4 and 4.5. I went with a 4 because of the cons listed. This place is for sure out of the way, 20+ minutes from the freeway and a town the size of a Walmart parking lot so no real reason to go BUT I think if you enjoy this style of course you should make the trip and enjoy the views.

Cross Creek DGC is gorgeous 20 hole track out in the middle of nowheresville CO. You can easily just play it as 18 holes by skipping the last two letter holes (A and B), but why would you want to waste another few opportunities to throw some discs in this beautiful place.

The baskets are blue Dynamic Veteran's. These are all in great shape and caught nicely. The blue is fantastic for spotting them in the woods. I had zero problems with these. There's a couple elevated pins out here too, which only adds to the challenge. One basket per hole. Not sure if they're moved or not though.

The course is pretty hilly throughout, especially towards the beginning, which has you working your way up the hillside. The back half features more downhill holes which is nice. It's not all downhill obviously, just more than the front half.

Great design. Beautiful wooded fairways for the majority of the holes. There's a few more open holes sprinkled in for good measure but this is definitely a wooded course. Lots of different shot shapes required. There's a good mix of straight, left and right turning holes. Pretty even it seemed.

There's a creek that winds it's way through the course and is in play on a number of holes. There's also a small pond in play too, with the basket perched dangerlously close behind it. Very tricky and nerve racking hole to approach on.

The tees are natural, meaning gravel basically. I didn't have any issues with these. All are framed up on three sides by either stones or logs. Nicely done for a private course imo.

It'd be kind of tough to lose a disc here actually, despite the remote wooded location. The underbrush isn't too thick. The roaming herd of cows probably helps with this quite a bit. Oh, and you may have to throw around or over cows. One of the more unique obstacles I've had the pleasure to play around.

The course starts and ends near the parking area which is always a plus. There's tons of white wooden next tee arrows all through the course. This makes navigation really simple. Our group of three only had to check the Udisc map a couple times.

The tee signs are really nice looking. They have the Cross Creek Ranch logo in the middle, the hole # on the left of that and the distance to the right. The only problem is that there's no distance listed. On any of them. It just says "feet". So basically it's a pretty fancy sign telling you the hole #. I'm assuming they'll add the distances at some point. Kind of useless currently though.

The tee pads are gravel, and a little on the smaller side. Not an issue for myself, but these will not be for everyone.

The course is on a ranch. So you're basically playing in a cow pasture. The cows roam freely wherever they please. This includes the course. We seen course on at least 4 or 5 holes out here. They're really docile and will move when you get near them. It's still a little unnerving if you're not used to 2,000 pound animals on your fairways. Oh, and cows poop. A LOT. Watch your step. everywhere.

It's a long narrow road into the course. You'll have no cell reception for the last ten or so miles in. When trying to find the course be sure to pull into the driveway that says Cross Creek Disc Golf. It seems obvious, but the gate is closed. Just open the gate and pull in. Be sure to close and lock the gate behind you or the cows will get out. I wish this was made more apparent.

The last two holes, A and B, are just kind of filler. They're kind of out of place compared to the rest of the course and make for a lackluster finish.

This course was really, really fun. I'd absolutely recommend a trip out here. It's not really near anything so you'd have to go out of your way to play here, but man is it worth it. This one stacks up favorably with the other, more well known, mountain courses I played on this trip. This course would get SOO much more love if it wasn't so remote, but that's half the charm. Awesome course.

This is a scenic course that's practically located in the middle of nowhere up in the mountains, but it's a high quality course that's worth going on a road trip to check out. It has a lot of holes with nice layouts that can challenge players in multiple ways. Most of the holes are in the woods, but some are outside the woods with a few obstacles here and there to worry about. Being located in the mountains, the elevation comes into play quite a bit. There are times when you're throwing downhill (sometimes it's really far downhill, which can make for a fun tee shot), and there occasionally are times when you're throwing uphill. There's a pond that comes into play on one hole and a creek that comes into play on another. Some holes favor backhand drives, while some favor forehand drives. There are a few blind tee shots, a couple doglegs, and also some O.B. Some holes are real long, and some are kind of short. Some holes are more narrow and some are more open. For most of the wooded holes, the fairways are a reasonable size - not too narrow and not too wide - and the woods surrounding the fairways normally aren't too thick. In other words, if your disc sails away from the fairway, you'll normally have a decent amount of room to walk over, pick up your disc, and throw it back onto the fairway (sometimes you'll even have a realistic shot toward the basket). A lot of the baskets are located in tricky spots so you don't have an easy, straightforward drive or approach shot. The 16th basket is unique in that it's hanging in the air. Also, it's pretty easy to maneuver through this course and find each hole.

A few of the fairways are a little too narrow and have too many trees in the way. The walk to hole 2 is rough because it's long and up a real steep dirt trail. Not a fun thing to do right after you've started playing this long course, especially if you're body isn't used the high elevation. Hole 2 itself needs some cleaning up; it consists mainly of a bunch of small bushes on a hill side with no distinct fairway to land your disc. The last three holes are decent, but they seem a little too wide open and easy compared to the rest of the course. Also, holes 2 and 3 are located right next to the edge of the property, which is marked by a barbwire fence, and there's no convenient way to retrieve your disc if it lands on the other side of that barbwire fence (keep in mind that this course is on a huge property, and there's so much room for it to easily and comfortably have 18 holes, so it's strange that they would put two of their holes so close to the edge of their property).

Overall, this course is a hidden gem that's worth going on a road trip to visit. It's a unique experience playing disc golf in the mountains. It's a beautiful course and it can be a good challenge for players of all skill levels. There are a few holes that still need a little work done, but that's ok for now because this is a young course that's a work in progress. I've heard they're still working on fine-tuning each hole, so this course should only get better and better in time, and it already is easily one of Colorado's best courses.

- Private Course, rare to see another group at this course due to isolation from big populated areas.
- Secluded and quiet, you will not hear the interstate or much other noise here besides babbling creeks and wind through trees or wildlife.
- Warm up Basket which matches the "course baskets"
- Pretty Blue Veteran baskets that are in great shape.
- Beautiful wooded setting which does not exist at nearly any course within a 2-hour drive. Course is typically cooler than the surrounding high desert climate due to elevation and shade on the course.
- Course plays 1/3 "open" holes and 2/3 "wooded" holes.
- Course is mowed and watered by the owners.
- Several unique lines are required on many holes, very unique for Colorado disc golf.
- Portopotties at hole 1 and hole 8.
- disc retriever pole on hole 8 pond.

- Natural tee pads could be improved upon as they are a soft material which is less preferable than a turf, concrete, or rubber tee.
- A few of the holes require a similar shot, which is a 250' controlled straight putter RHBH. I would say Hole 4, Hole 9, Hole 11 are the most similar, although there are other options on Hole 4 and 9 for RHFH lines.
- Occasional cow pies.

The first 3 holes and last 3 holes play quite differently than holes 4-15, giving this course an interesting feel. I recommend playing all water as casual besides hole 8. This is because the creeks are impossible to see until you are right up on them and its unfair to take an OB stroke like that.

Hole 1: Climb up to a tee pad and throw across a gap and crash your drive into the basket area. If you are throwing RHBH you can either throw a big stalling hyzer shot with a driver and let it crash the basket, or you can take it tighter with a straighter shot, but it brings aspen trees which hide the basket into play. If you miss speed, angle or height, you could be looking at a tricky upshot. I normally throw a fast overstable driver. Tough hole for the lefty's to start on, but fun no matter what.

Hole 2: This is an uphill throw which moves R to L about 250' away from the teepad. The left side of the landing zone is defined by mature aspen trunks and the right side drops off away from the basket creating consequence for any drive not landing in the middle of the landing zone. The basket sits beyond a fair bottleneck created by grabby conifer trees. Birdies are rare on this hole and it plays as a power and technical challenge.

Hole 3: After climbing up to the tee you will be winded. You will be staring at a 450-500' par 4, slightly uphill the whole time, with a severe slope to the right. Most of the landing area field is covered by sage. Land your drive high on the hill to create an easier upshot.

Hole 4: Straightforward shot with options for hanging it out Left or going straight at the basket, but plenty of danger since left of the fence is OB and the right is guarded by a big grabby conifer. There are also mature aspens dotted along the OB line.

Hole 5: Enter the Forest. This is one of my favorite holes. Swooping downhill and R to L with guardian trees in the middle of the fairway and forest on both sides defining a classic DG tunnel. So rewarding to float one down to the basket, but usually players are forced to make a precise, slow downward elevator shot past a second set of mature tree trunks to reach the basket. This hole you will not find anywhere else in the state of CO.

Hole 6: Nice little knee-knocking 180' shot through a 9' gap to an elevated basket. Fun little Ace run.

Hole 7: Slightly downhill tunnel to a hard R to L turn to access the green, which is sloped downwards steeper than the initial tunnel. A well thrown skip shot has been my favorite and most consistent way of getting a birdie look. Like hole 5, this is a demanding tunnel shot so often times players are left with difficult upshots to save par.

Hole 8: Very unique par 4. Climb up a hill to find yourself staring down a tunnel-placement shot. The idea is to land as close to the pond as possible to make your 2nd shot easier. Basket is placed on pond's edge with a slight drop off behind it, so sealing the deal for a birdie requires either a very precise, slow speed approach from at least 100' away over water, or a tricky putt with nothing but OB water or air behind the basket. This hole will force you to make a decision once or twice each time you play it. Fantastic.

Hole 9: Tight tunnely shot with OB behind the basket. Charming little bridge over the creek. I have seen flex forehands and straight putter shots on this one, lots of trees all along the fairway to hit.

Hole 10: Again a very unique hole to this course. No one obvious line so forces players to get creative with their shots and balance risk/reward. Sloping green creates tough upshots for less-than-successful drives. Mix of aspen and conifer trees make it visually satisfying (like most of the course)

Hole 11: Another straight RHBH shot or RHFH with a tougher gap, you need to manage a sloping green to some very bad lies downhill.

Hole 12: Climb up do a great vantage for this downhill straight bomber. Not a wide open shot, one must hit an early and middle gap created by the tops of some mature trees and span the meadow to reach the basket. The basket is surrounded by aspen trees which can create some tricky putts. If this was the last hole on any course, you would empty your bag on his one, just fun to watch it crash. I've seen neutral mid-ranges for the "throw it straight at it" approach, as well as some players attempting to throw it high and crash the basket with a hyzer.

Hole 13: Swoops up, then down. Left, then right. Very tough to park this one, again lots of tough upshots if you don't nail the very tough tunnel.

Hole 14: Another tight 220' type shot with a precarious basket placement. Flex forehands, backhands and rollers have worked.

Hole 15: Choose the wide hyzer with a gap or straight at it with a mid range. Nice down hill shot that is a bit more open and long than most of the truly wooded holes. Very fun to park if you can! Basket guarded by mature aspen trees. Nice to get to blast one out into the open!

Hole 16: Throw back up the hill to a fancy elevated basket suspended by a railroad tie arch. Distance challenge.

Hole 17: Longest throw on the course. Pump it as far as you can. Discs can really fly far on this one with correct angle.

Hole 18: Usually a 2-shot par three, plays as another power challenge back up to the start of the course. Looks like some ponds are being installed for extra challenge.

Overall this is a must play course due to the overall feel of the place. (Gorgeous forests, sounds of nature, all the work obviously done to improve the fairways, mow the meadows etc.)
Also it is a unique challenge for this area. Many of our favorite courses (Hole in the Sky, Glenwood CMC, Leadville CMC, Frisco, Dillon) simply have a more flat, open style, with trees you can throw OVER. This course will force you to throw some tunnel shots.

Gobs of good stuff I will not list all...and there may be more text in the cons section but trust my rating, this course is AMAZING.
>Gorgeous private land with enormous mature pines and lovely little aspen groves... even has multiple little cricks so you are usually hearing the gentle sounds of the water... a heavenly sanctuary.
> CHallenging but mostly "fair" layout. this is for ADVANCED players so don't come out here unless you are ready... yes a couple holes are brutal and arguably could be changed but please, no whimps and whiners this is mountain golf.
>Easy to navigate with plenty of helpful arrows, just make sure you are facing the right way on hole two which looks like it shoots off down the meadow but is actually the other way up the hill to the left (pretty obvious upon second look)
>Hole setting and distance variety! you feel like you've gone on an amazing adventure trekking through this course... it is enchanting.

VERY FEW! but i will explain so pardon the wall of words...
> a few too many holes demanding the very same particular shot, with incredibly painful consequences for not having that shot dialed, making this a specialists site as far as tourney victories I would imagine. This is not necessarily a con though...
> there is a hole midway through which has a mini mound immediately in front of the launch pad... I know it is gresat to just embrace the unique advantages of every body type but seriously anyone shorter than 5'10" will be at an enormous disadvantage and any over 6,2"ish a huge edge because the shot has another low ceiling and immediately goes way downslope at angle. Honestly this could be ammended easily if when they put in teepads they make that one raised up like 3 feet or so, or just clear the dirt down a bunch.
>Cost... they are asking 25 dollars a day?! currently there is a coupon, hopefully infinitely reusable, that makes it 15 dollars a day. If this includes camping I am super into it but that was not clear, and especially without teepads that seems way overpriced... look at beaver ranch for what you can get for that much... look to any number of the free amazing courses to see why this is a con. Maybe 5 bucks for now, and 15 in the future when it gets totally done... you are damn right I am into the thrifty fun of this sport, and I understand that this is an amazing property breing dedicated to disc and opened to the public so in the end, I perhaps a minimum donation and asking that people donate much more based on their relative income/wealth.

A privilege to play here, the family is very authentic and welcoming, good folks who take care of their trash and make places better than they leave them please come check it out!!

Uniquely challenging course for Colorado... it feels like it was designed with a "signature shot" in mind that you can dominate the course with, half the course the best and often only great looking option is a very low to the ground late-turning/annyholding RHBH.
I actually LOVE this aspect because my best shots are tommy's and sidearms, and backhand heizers... the layout actually completely eliminates overhand possiblity on over half the holes which is amazingly rare for any course, particularly in CO. the ceiling is so tall and lines so blocked, the only decent option to actually park the pin is over and over again a very particularly shaped low and often downslope rhbh anny. Appreciate it for what it is instead of hating it for what it isn't. THIS COURSE WILL IMPROVE PARTS OF YOUR GAME LIKE NO OTHER IN THE STATE.

Will be back just hope they hammer out a fairer deal on price... sliding scale suggested but I TOTALLY understand if the owners wanna keep people away and have it stay quieter. Also anytime you bring peoples gorgeous land into play the value is whatever they want and is sorta invaluable in my opinion... just glad they are sharing the space!

Private (not even really open yet).
Friendly/welcoming owners/local club.
Top level natural beauty.
Challenging.
Great, brand new veteran baskets.
Great signage.
Appreciative of the huge amount of work to get the course to the level it currently is in.

Several tee pads could use additional work, Widening/lengthening. Several holes could use additional tree and foliage thinning. Pin locations on a number of holes could benefit from being relocated in order to maintain challenging nature while allowing for a fairer tee shot. Specifically hole 14 I believe, could be relocated. A tough tee shot through the trees to a basket on the edge of a deep gully. If you make it through and land short, you'll likely roll down into the ob creek, go long and you have a death putt facing the gully. A great tee shot should somehow be rewarded.
But, really, these are minor suggestions with the knowledge that the course is really still under construction.

An amazing addition to the Colorado disc golf scene. The owners and the local club deserve all of our respect and congrats for making this course happen and doing it in very short order. The property is stunningly beautiful (particularly in early fall with the aspens changing), and well worth the detour to play. The course is challenging, fun, and fair and, with a few tweaks, could become a classic mountain course. Although the cost to play next year is unknown, I'm fairly certain I'd be more than willing to pay the cost to play.

- brand new veteran baskets
- navigation of the course is very easy, you always know where the next tee is
- brand new very unique tee signs
- tons of elevation change
- good variety of distances, ranging from 150 feet to almost 500 feet
- every shot on this course requires thought and skill, tons of trees that make you hit a tight line, and tough basket placements that make you think about your up shot
- this course is in one of the most beautiful settings that I have ever seen. Tucked away deep into the mountains.
- tons of risk/reward shots
- drinks and snacks available

- the tee pads are by far the biggest draw back of this course. All tee pads are dirt but some are worse than others.
- this course is definitely out in the middle of the mountains. Even from Eagle it's over a 30 minute drive
- it's hard to say much bad about this course, especially considering it's not even open and still being improved

I can't wait for this course to officially open. I was lucky enough to get to play this course twice last week, I can safely say that I will definitely be buying a season pass. One of the top courses in Colorado.

Beautiful piece of property, tight lines, shots you are not used to throwing in CO, variety, quality targets, and awesome owners of the course! This course will mature greatly over time.

Hole 3, hole 5, hole 6, hole 9, hole 13, and hole 15 have plenty of room for improvement. The teepads are low quality. It is a brand new course, so there are certain inevitable downsides.

There is no food or restroom. Come prepared and pack out what you brought with you in the first place.

Beautiful scenery, tight challenging fairways, a good mix of left/right handed shots and a few elevation changes.

Dirt tee boxes can be slick in the rain but as the course is still under construction...I'm sure this will be addressed.

Any and all private landowners that are willing to open their land to the disc golf community should be commended.
Follow the rules out there everyone and enjoy one of Colorado's newest and best.