+ Practice basket, lost disc box and scorecard bin (empty during my visit) are nearby hole1.
+ The course spreads out within a huge county park. It is well looked after.
+ 'Next' metal arrows are inside the baskets to guide players.
+ Three tee areas per hole. Long and short were paved concrete. Novice tees are marked by two colored rocks on the ground.
+ Wingnut system in place to tell players which pin positions are in play, but...

- ...Most of those wingnuts were missing during my visit.
- The back nine were rather repetitive with quite a few holes that feel copy-pasted.
-/~ Entrance fee at the gate.
- Despite some bumps and grooves in the beginning, the course plays largely flat and with no real distinguishing features, save one...

This review is based on the long tee to short basket layout.

I thought that holes11 and 14 were equally dull in that they are both flat and straightforward with overly generously wide tunnels. I liked how hole9 played because it felt like an obstacle course in the middle of the woods with the curious slanted trees coupled with the uneven terrain. I thought hole3 looked the coolest because it had a nice contrast between wide open brighter and dense wooded darker.

Regarding Kinder Farms as a whole, it was a delightful surprise. When I first arrived to this regional county park, I took one look at the land in front of me and presumed that it was going to be a run-of-the-mill municipally maintained circuit with a hodge podge of tee pads, hand-me-down baskets and scraggly fairways. Not so! I am happy to say that my presumptions were wrong and ashamed to say that I had presumptions. The infrastructure here is solid. The maintainence and upkeep are great.

The holes themselves aren't particularly demanding. That could just be a characteristic of the layout I chose to play, but I suspect that the course overall was planned to be a forgiving experience for the recreational to intermediate players. Of course, absolute novices can play here, too. (Some holes from the novice tees are shorter than 100 feet!) But the configuration of wooded fairways lend themselves more appropriately to the middling difficulties.

Having said that, I should reiterate that the holes get kind of bland and repititious after hole9. How many times can we really be asked to throw down flat tree corridors of various density and width before it all begins to feel samey, right? They are crafted well, mind you, but that doesn't change how dull it feels to play the same kind of hole three times in a row.

But the course at Kinder Farms still gets a strong recommendation from me because of its well-carved fairways, available difficulty options, infrastructure, calm setting and economical land usage. This is a great example of course designers making the most of the land they've been granted.

And! As an extra hidden bonus, snoop around among the trees and bushes on the left side of hole2. I won't spoil it here, but there is a bewildering surprise there that boggles the mind. The people in charge of the park MUST know that it's there, right? ....Right?

Anyway, in conclusion, the course at Kinder Farms has a nice layout that stands out from the average crowd with its setting and great attention to detail even if the disc golfing leaves a little to be desired. I wouldn't go so far to call it a destination course, but if you one day find yourself anywhere near the area, do yourself a favor and stop by. It's well worth the $8 spent at the gate.

P.S. I did the research and found out that this piece of land got its name from a family that immigrated to the Millersville, MD area from Germany. Equipped with that knowledge, I think I can safely assert that the name of this park rhymes with 'tinder,' 'hinder' and 'cinder' because it is likely a word with a German pronunciation. (Think 'kindergarten.') As a previous review mentioned, seeing a word that can be pronounced more than one way can really get into a person's head. Hopefully, this clears up the issue.

+Three tee pads per hole (long, short, and novice) on most holes, with the long/short being concrete tee pads in superb condition (#3, #6, and #12 will be poured very soon).
+Two pins on each hole (except for #5), with the short pin varying in location. Tons of variety on this course with excellent replayability.
+Quality signage at each hole (missing on #3) and pretty easy to get from one hole to the next.
+A number of very enjoyable/well-planned holes (if not "memorable") - for me, holes #2, #4, #11, #12, #14, and #15 are the best.
+Course is very well maintained by both AA County Parks and KFDGC (which is known around central MD for how enthusiastic its members are about their course and keeping it up). Ground is well kept and not full of brambles/weeds in most places.
+Superb park overall, with great facilities, an excellent playground, and a really good petting zoo/farm with llamas, sheep, cows, etc - good for bribing your young ones to play a round with you and behave!

-Some of the holes play too close to pedestrians - #1 (somewhat), #6 (especially), and #18.
-Hole #3 doesn't have a sign (as of May 2020), and its pads are right next to #5's, so if you haven't played here before, getting from #2 to #3 can be a (minor) challenge.
-A few holes suffer from having maybe 5-10 too many pencil trees on their fairways. Hole #7 is the one that sticks out the most in this regard. Most holes have fair gaps to aim for, however.
-Being a popular park and well-maintained area, the course can get crowded on weekends. Suffers from success (and being pinned between two large cities in Baltimore and Washington, DC).
-The club is working on this, but some of the holes can get really sloppy after a good rain, especially on the back 9.

If I could go down to the tenth of a point, I'd give this a 3.8 (because of pedestrians a few holes needing a little re-sculpting for trees and tee pads). But forced to 3.5 vs 4.0, I'll go with a 4 because of the multiple tee pads and pins and moving short pin that provides excellent replayability (plus the park's other amenities making it a great daytrip).

$6 entrance on the weekends. Anyone complaining about this needs to reevaluate things - the overall quality of Kinder Farms Park is amazing, and that's a well-deserved entrance fee. KFDGC does an incredible job working with AA County to keep up this course.

There's a tournament (Kinder Krusher) here in the late summer that welcomes levels from novice up to Open.

Mostly smart holes, well designed course.
Was it very good shape. No long grass and mostly clear tee signs. Playing blind my group did not get lost.
Some nice long holes to challenge and a few birdies to grab also.

Not many. Some space sharing for 1st hole, but its not bad and people seemed to respect the course.

Good course. Willl return. Well worth the 30min trip.
NOTE You can park near the baseball fields and walk around to avoid the parking fee. Its very easy.

I traveled to Baltimore and got the chance to play this wonderful course. This course is located in a beautiful park that has nice hills and terrain for a disc golf course.

From what I read this course just got redesigned and a lot of hard work making this a top course in the area.

This course makes you bring out every shot in your bag. Forehand, backhand, skip shots power shots and tight shots.

Pros for the course

1. Fun challenging disc golf lines
2. baskets- most are mach 5 baskets but some are older but catch well.
3. pretty sure there is bathrooms up by the park as water at the bathrooms.
4. the use of the terrain and the area that you are in. requires a lot of accuracy and a lot of power. a challenge for all player skill levels.

There are quite a few cons to the course right now that I think will affect it from being a top rated course. However since they have redesigned this course from a 9 hole course, they have done an amazing job.

1. pads- The pads that are being installed right now are carpet. I still cringe at a photo on our disc golf page of what carpet can do if your foot gets caught in it. huge negative but they are trying to put in concrete.

2. signs- this is a pretty big one for right now but they are working on it. The original signs are on the front 9 and make it easier to know where you are throwing.

3. walkers- not sure how much pedestrians walk down the middle of the course when your playing but the back 9 I had 4 people walking down the middle of the fairway. possibility of hitting someone.

Overall the course was in great shape for them just redesigning it. They had logs in around the tee pads in the back 9 which was a nice touch. The design of the course made it fun and enjoyable for anyone looking to get a nice round of disc golf in.

Overall I would totally give this course a 4.0, This course requires your top A game to get a 54 which I did not do my 3 rounds that I played here. There is a ton of potential for this to be a top course in the state. Add some nice pads, tee signs and this course is in the top 100 easily.

The new renovation to the existing course adds 9 more holes in the wooded area adjacent to the original course offering tight technical tunnel shots and well-guarded baskets. The original course has been modified and updated as well moving the fairways further from pedestrian traffic, adding long and short teeing areas and lengthening and rearranging the existing 9 holes overall. With the alternate teeing areas, the course now offers holes for any level of skill and with the future planned improvements including permanent tee pads, more alternate tee pads, more baskets and basket locations, etc, I can see this course quickly becoming one of the most popular courses in MD.

The new renovations to this course are very much a work in progress. There are no permanent tee pads so far, fairways can get a little rough between work days, still have some tree stumps in the fairways from tree removal, parking costs $6.00 per day or $40.00 per year unless you walk from the ball fields, can get crowded with non-disc golfers around long weekends and holidays.

All things considered this is, in its current state, one of the best courses around this area and knowing the plans for its very near future, It is definitely a course you want to come back to and check out often. I have played the course a few times a week since it has been completed and I can honestly say that I may have only played the same layout twice. Special thanks go out to Steve Hawkes for a well-designed course and the care that goes into keeping it beautiful!