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Lawson Adventure Park reviews
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Short, technical Mountain Golf 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 15, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
- 18 holes of very technical mountain disc golf
- Scramblers dream course
- Restrooms on-site, porta potties at end of course
- One of the easiest bags off I-70 in Colorado
- Disc rentals on site
- Very friendly and helpful staff
- Navigation path is 'somewhat' easy to follow
- Natural tees are outlined with rocks
- Marker at each Tee with number
- Highest risk/punishment factor I've ever played
- Scramblers dream course
- Restrooms on-site, porta potties at end of course
- One of the easiest bags off I-70 in Colorado
- Disc rentals on site
- Very friendly and helpful staff
- Navigation path is 'somewhat' easy to follow
- Natural tees are outlined with rocks
- Marker at each Tee with number
- Highest risk/punishment factor I've ever played
Cons:
- Pay to play value is questionable
- NOT beginner-friendly
- Not cart friendly
- Low-quality baskets
- Navigation can be spotty
- Extremely rugged terrain
- Natural tees are ok, but really need some work
- Tee markers only give number...no other information
- Basket flags are very faded and worn
- Holes are pretty short
- NOT beginner-friendly
- Not cart friendly
- Low-quality baskets
- Navigation can be spotty
- Extremely rugged terrain
- Natural tees are ok, but really need some work
- Tee markers only give number...no other information
- Basket flags are very faded and worn
- Holes are pretty short
Other Thoughts:
Lawson Adventure Park is one of those Rafting/Zip-Line companies you see traveling along I-70 in Colorado. They have lodging as well as other adventures, and Idaho Springs is just down the road.
I have to start with a warning about this course. It is VERY rugged terrain. If you have trouble with balance, loose footing or steep terrain, than this course may not be for you. It's not what most people think about when they think about DG. Maybe this place has changed in the last few years, but it is NOT a place to bring a beginner.
Leave the drivers in the car. This is a Putter / Mid Range course. Every tee feels more like a scramble than a tee shot...if you really like scrambling, and making technical shots, you will like this course. I really had a good time playing here, and sneaking a Roc into the window of the cabin hole was the highlight of the day for me. Comet Masters would tear this place apart.
I don't mind pay to play (our round cost $7.50 each), but I do expect more from the experience. The baskets are very low quality. On top of that they are showing their age. Flags are too faded to read from the tees, and some have no flag at all. No Tee information was a disappointment and the Tees themselves need to be addressed.
Risk - Punishment here is very high. The terrain is so steep on some holes, that you roll for quite a while before stopping. I was doing pretty good until a few birdie putts turned into double-bogeys.
Final thought is that Lawson Adventure Park put this course in to add another attraction to their business. Bravo for thinking about disc golf. The problem is they don't really seem to know what they have. Upgrade the baskets, fix the tees and maybe go with rubber pads and this place would easily earn an extra disc rating, but the place is starting to show it's age. I had fun here, and I think you will too if you like really like steep scrambling.
I have to start with a warning about this course. It is VERY rugged terrain. If you have trouble with balance, loose footing or steep terrain, than this course may not be for you. It's not what most people think about when they think about DG. Maybe this place has changed in the last few years, but it is NOT a place to bring a beginner.
Leave the drivers in the car. This is a Putter / Mid Range course. Every tee feels more like a scramble than a tee shot...if you really like scrambling, and making technical shots, you will like this course. I really had a good time playing here, and sneaking a Roc into the window of the cabin hole was the highlight of the day for me. Comet Masters would tear this place apart.
I don't mind pay to play (our round cost $7.50 each), but I do expect more from the experience. The baskets are very low quality. On top of that they are showing their age. Flags are too faded to read from the tees, and some have no flag at all. No Tee information was a disappointment and the Tees themselves need to be addressed.
Risk - Punishment here is very high. The terrain is so steep on some holes, that you roll for quite a while before stopping. I was doing pretty good until a few birdie putts turned into double-bogeys.
Final thought is that Lawson Adventure Park put this course in to add another attraction to their business. Bravo for thinking about disc golf. The problem is they don't really seem to know what they have. Upgrade the baskets, fix the tees and maybe go with rubber pads and this place would easily earn an extra disc rating, but the place is starting to show it's age. I had fun here, and I think you will too if you like really like steep scrambling.
