Howard, WI

Pamperin Park

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Jadec Jerteki
Experience: 25.5 years 10 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

"Taking a walk in the woods, its very very nice!"

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 30, 2024 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Groomed, maintained. Regular course updates. Course overview map. Lots of changes over the years. Keeps getting better.

Cons:

Can get buggy in the eve. Can be real busy. Weekends are full, always someone in front or behind you. Mild water hazard, dont shank or ricochet.

Other Thoughts:

Been playing this course since its opening. Still one of our fams top 3 favs. Can give a good workout in the hills but not exhausting like Bairds Creek Triangle Sports.
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wolfhaley
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Experience: 20.5 years 1165 played 745 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Reviewed: Played on:May 18, 2024 Played the course:once

Pros:

Pamperin park DGC has been redesigned since the last time I played it almost ten years ago. Let me start off by saying that this is a great design that utilizes the terrain to the utmost potential. The course is mostly wooded and features some pretty significant elevation changes for this area too. Hands down the best course in the Green Bay area in my opinion.

The tee pads are nicely sized concrete and brick ones. Large, grippy and get the job done nicely. The concrete ones are down in the more open park area while the brick ones are up on the hillside in the woods. One tee pad per hole.

The baskets are Mach III's with the number plates on the top. Not the best baskets around nowadays but these all caught fine and are mounted nicely. A little tough to spot on some holes but the number plate helps. Hole 6 had a large pole and orange triangle attached to help locate it over the crest of the hill too. One basket and pin position per hole.

Great mix of shots required out here. This was definitely a course where I wish I had even a moderately effective sidearm. It'll be tough to score well being a one trick pony out here. As I mentioned above, the elevation was pretty surprising here. In a good way. Lots of both up and down hill shots and even a little of each on the same hole.

The flow is pretty straightforward for the most part and they have little yellow arrows attached to the bottom of the cage which help point you toward the next tee as well. I'd still recommend having a map if possible but it's doable without.

Nice, large tee signs. Pretty simplistic hole map, Hole #, par and distance. These also have the elevation gain or loss for each hole too. I didn't really find that too helpful but some people might. Either way, nice looking signage,

The pond could potentially come into play on holes 11 and 16 though it would take a shank or pretty terrible tree kick to find it. It is there though.

Cons:

The course gets extremely busy. It took me almost two hours to play it due to having to wait for and/or pass other groups. There were also lots of larger groups playing which really slows things down. Best to play early I'd think.

There's also people just hanging out by a number of the holes out in the open and by the river. A walking path is also in play for a few holes. Definitely one of the busier parks I've ever come across in the state.

There's a couple of goofier transitions here. Holes 10 to 11, 11 to 12, 15 to 16 and 17 to 18 aren't totally obvious. You'll figure it out but this is where a map would come in handy.

Lots of erosion out here. Understandable with how much traffic it gets but it makes for some treacherous walking in places. It'll even worse when the leaves start to drop. Be sure to watch your step.

Other Thoughts:

I can't believe it took me this long to finally get over here to check this redesign out. Really fun course that I'd absolutely recommend to anyone traveling through the area. It's only a couple minutes off the expressway and is the best in the GB area hands down if you ask me.

There's a few options that are pretty close to here but if you only have time for one, I'd strongly suggest Pamperin. Just a damn fun disc golf course. Very good.
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Johnsondere
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Experience: 1.3 years 136 played 83 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Quite a Challenge! drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 10, 2023 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Plenty of parking spaces available.
- Nice area to warm up right next to the parking lot.
- Rotating pin positions (mostly seasonal)
- Very challenging course. Demands a lot of different shots.
- Elevation use is great!
- Almost every hole is reachable, but you need to be on your game.

Cons:

- Some long walks between holes.
- Some intersection between fairways and paths between holes.
- Multi-Use. Gotta keep an eye out for people walking through the course.

Other Thoughts:

One of the best courses in the Green Bay area! Challenges every aspect of your game but can be scoreable if you are playing well. Highly recommend checking this one out!
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Jukeshoe
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.2 years 316 played 268 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Phenomenally Fun 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 18, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Hilly terrain is the name of the game at Pamperin Park DGC. Cross over the Bridge to find #1's tee to the right. Nice large concrete launching pads await at each hole's tee. Good signage and fine baskets. The flow is a little cramped in a few spots but otherwise makes sense and gets the most out of the available land.
- And ho boy does that land offer a lot of ups and downs, with fast greens, punishing roughs, narrow windows to hit, uphill challenges, and even water. Don't be fooled by the listed distances. Some places (e.g., hole #'s 12 & 15) have longer pins as well to up the challenge factor. Hole #15's longer pin looks to create an island green with Drop Zone marked at the edge of the wooden fencing that denotes the island's perimeter. But mostly it's the uphill and heavily wooded nature of several holes that adds to perceived distances.
- The elevation here is *mwwahh* just tasty. The course works its way back and forth and up and down from forested to open and sloped to flat ground. Variety and balance is above average.
- Water to both sides of 11 make it sort of a peninsula shot. 15's long basket has water behind as well.
- Many holes are birdies...provide you hit your window off the tee. Punishment is fair. Schule is minimal but the designers did a great job of providing windows to hit. Miss the given window and you could be in a tough position to recover due to a poor angle. Hole #'s 5, 7 & 8 all offer this sort of uphill, punch it through the gap or else, style.

Cons:

- A few kinda long walks between hole #'s 11-12, and 15-16. Also, hole #18 is kinda tucked away at the end a bit hidden, walk past 8's basket back into the woods.
- Not a con for me personally, but this course is a bit of a hike and may not be exactly cart friendly, if that's your thang.
- A few scraps of metal junk buried in the fairway on I think it was hole # 11. Barbed wire to the left off #12's fairway.

Other Thoughts:

- A lot of work has gone in here, with recent mulching making the course look and play really well. Pamperin is a really fun, really challenging, really cool course. Lots of fast greens, beautiful vistas, and a good workout.
- I highly recommend you stop by and add Pamperin to your played list, official Juke Seal of Approval. TM
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tomdizzlefizzle
Experience: 21.4 years 185 played 12 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Fun factor an all time high

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 8, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

This place is truly a gem. It's not a gold level monster of a course but Pamperin can beat you up similarly and leave you thirsty for more. Elevation and tight lines. Nothing repetitive going on here. You don't need big distance to score you need to commit to tight lines, scramble well and make your putts when you can.

A few unique holes out here.

Hole 4 with it's tight shot down a heavily wooded valley. A two feels better then ace on this hole.

Hole 6 I always say is the hardest 175 foot hole you'll ever play. A slight left to right shot on the crest of a hill with the basket placed on the hillside with 75 ft of elevation drop behind. Easy to over throw and find yourself almost further away than the tee shot.

Hole 8 is the controversial hole(I feel every course needs one). It throws out a tight hallway down into a field with the basket placed far to the left. From the tee it seems like the angle wouldn't work to get a disc close to the basket. If you don't get out the window a 4 is almost certain. Most shots that make it out leave you a long birdie chance. The Hole can be parked with a pure shot.

Hole 9 plays the longest. Throwing from out in the open back into the woods up a hill. 60 foot elevation change. If you can throw 400 plus the opportunity for the rare two is attainable but if you miss your line a little and find yourself off the fairway a 4 or more is almost certain. 9 is one of those holes that is a par 3 but plays as a par 4.

11 and 16 have an OB quarry that gets in your head on the tee shot. Fun fact, I'm told that limestone from this quarry was used to build the Milwaukee courthouse.

To enter the course you have to walk across an old suspension bridge over Duck Creek. A wonderful way to begin your round and certainly an added bonus.

The park itself has some rich history. It's old. If you ever are interested just Google search the park.

Cons:

Busy park. A few of the holes are playing along side a walking trail that can be busy. You often find Wedding parties and prom parties out taking pictures. It's not a problem for me but it can frustrate some.

Park closes at dusk and they shut the entrance when they do so they will kick you out. There's a back parking area many locals choose to park at when playing evening rounds.

Course is small. Not necessarily bad and I believe Simon (designer) did a phenomenal job using the space he could. But he had to use every inch. When he first told me about putting 18 individual holes here I didn't believe the space was there. I was wrong.

Other Thoughts:

A few locals are continuing to pour love here and it continues to show. We added new basket placements and baskets on 12 and 15 recently so those holes have two basket options to play to. We have plans for more.

Pamperin isn't a destination course but if you're close by it's a must play.

I have played most of the higher rated courses in Wisconsin and I put Pamperin in my top 10. Can't say it enough "Pamperin is just fun!"


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Mushin No Shin
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.7 years 1303 played 67 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Big Pamperin, Spending Cheese 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 1, 2021 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Green Bay finally has a very good Disc Golf Course

Pamperin Dgc plays at one of those Places, where you'd daydream the possible DG... and now it's there!

Great Design in a Limited Space. Can't say enough good things about this Version of Pamperin :)

Maybe the Best 'Flat' Starting Hole around?!?!
Throws along an open Fairway with the Woodline on the Left, and gradually bottlenecking with the Woodsy Creek on the Right... to a Picturesque Green with the Basket near Duck Creek

Pamperin Dgc then takes you up into the Wooded Ridge for some Very challenging Birdie opportunities :) It's more like a Ribby Ridge than a Rolling one, so besides the Greens on 1 & 8, there's Steep Roll Risc around every other Basket thru 9s

For playing Up and Down the Ridge numerous times, the DG isn't Repetitive, thanks to the Excellent Design

8 9 n 10 are Exceptional Holes;
playing Half Wooded/Open or Open/Wooded, utilizing the Woods & Ridge to great effect, making things a thorough Challenge

11 & 16 also play Half and Half, but Water is in Play instead of the Ridge. Most Water Hazard Danger here, as 11 plays between the Creek and Pond & 16 has open Pond all along a moderately Wooded Fairway... 15 Basket also has the Pond to the Right

After Hiking the Trail to 12 and playing that interesting Hobo Hangout Hole, one might think Ridge Holes are all done... then... another Ridge!
Hole 13 throws up and over a Rib, down to a Tricky Green. 14 throws from the Ribs Top, down thru a Double Mando to a Basket begging for Aces

18s an Aesthetically Pleasing finishing hole, with the Basket under an Oldgrowth Arching Tree

No 'Top of the World' shot, but 4 and 14 are pretty fun wooded downridge Aceruns

Concrete Tees installed, one per Hole. Newer Mach3s. TeeSigns are Nice; giving a Diagram, Length, AND Elevation Difference (which is great for a Dgc with this much up and down)

Great conditions out there in Spring 2021. Fresh Woodchips on Holes 4 5 7 8 & 9

Cons:

Public Park and Walking Trail doesn't allow for throwing Discs over the Creek and Pond (Safari Tee between 15s Basket n 16s Tee to throw over the Pond at 16s Basket )

Steep Ridges can have Slick Spots after Rain, but is more Sandy than Muddy up there. Careful around Ribs on 2 thru 10

Someone said 2 & 3 and 8 & 10 are the same as each other, but not actually, but indeed similar

17 is Aesthetically Unpleasant filler hole, with a Walking Trail and 9s Tee on the Left side of the Fairway. This is also the other Water Hazard Hole, with Duck Creek along the Right side of the Fairway

12 has a couple fairway 'Ditches' that can retain water, and the Tee area tends to be Muddy due to the Pond and Tree Canopy

Park Gates close at Dusk, so it's not a good spot for afterwork Rounds. (Pinecrest is great for Twilight and or Glo Dg)

Other Thoughts:

I played Pamperins old 9er numerous times, and the conversation would always inevitably direct to, how awesome it'd be to have an 18er here... Yep, it is indeed Awesome :)


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jwilly
Experience: 107 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Much better update 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 24, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

The updtes to this course have made it much better. It is now groomed and easy to follow. I went from never wanting to come back, to now looking forplaying here once in awhile.

Cons:

Still a little rough around the edges and needs some TLC. Especially on those holes round the pond.
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jmterlap
Experience: 33.2 years 97 played 10 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Pamperin Re-design 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 23, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

I like the new design at Pamperin Park. Majority of holes have a technical tee shot that requires shaping the shot. Good mix of birdie holes and longer birdie/bogey. Risk/Reward is definitely in play. Great use of the elevation changes in the park. I would rate it higher if it had some longer, par 4 holes or wide open holes, but there were plenty of long/uphill/tight holes that made it very enjoyable to play. Since it was so new, I was expecting the fairways to be less defined, but they were great. Some holes had "tight lines" but they are achievable with the right shot.

Cons:

The tee signs and directional signs still need to be put in, but they are working on that.

Other Thoughts:

Another thought I had was this wasn't a pitch and putt and it wasn't a driver focused course. You need both. The player that is driving well still needs to putt well to score on this course. Scrambling is also a high priority because you will be off the fairway at some point.
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