James Lawless Park DGC sits on a long narrow piece of sloping property between a residential area and the back of a shopping center (Fred Meyers, Goodwill, etc.) The property is sandy and covered with a thick growth of sagebrush, some standing six feet or taller as well as well a few scattered trees.

The signs are very simple wooden ones having just a hole #. The baskets are by Disc Nation with the shiniest chains I've ever seen. Talk about Bling on the course!

I stepped up to the first tee pad and found nice patio blocks and thought, these will be great. How disappointing! Only # 1 had the blocks. The remainder were sand which was uneven and stuck to my already sweaty socks.

Playing on the sloping property gives the course plenty of opportunities for some nice downhill shots. # 4 was a nice little 228' ACE run.

# 10 is the most difficult hole on the course. It's a tough 308" uphill shot throw through a fairly narrow gap in the trees.

The course features a nice flow ending back near the street where you started.

A couple of the uphill holes are very short, in the neighborhood of 150' or less but that makes for some easy birdies.

The tee pads are bad. Right now, it's best to throw from next to many of them whenever possible.

It's hot, dusty with very little shade.

In late summer when all the plants were brown and dry, they were all prickly as can be. The course might be a little more inviting in Fall or Spring.

# 13 was a fun downhill throw but the basket was nearly impossible to see. It needs a long pole like they have use in golf to identify it.

The course definitely features some great little downhill throws but I was a little underwhelmed by the overall dry desert feel, prickly plants, sandy tee pads, no shade, etc. It's just not a very visually pleasing course! It has that vacant lot feel because, well, it is more of a vacant lot than a park. And beautiful views? The back loading dock of Goodwill is not quite my idea of a beautiful view!