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Tucson, AZ

Rillito River Park

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capskorner
Experience: 8 years 15 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 15, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

Clean course, it would be hard to lose a disc. Variety of obstacles, mandos are cool.

Cons:

Not sure where the next tee was. Colored things in the ground probably have a purpose.

Other Thoughts:

Next hole tee signs would be nice.
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jdog17
Experience: 11.1 years 13 played 13 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Much Needed New Tucson Course

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 13, 2023 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

A cute little course that follows a no-mans land area of Rillito river, right next to (south of) the bike path, between La Cholla and La Canada roads. Shots aren't long but there are trees, hills and/or shrubbery on many shots which makes for interesting & variable play. The baskets are new and in good shape. Some of the shots require going over small hills, and there is a reasonable path throughout the course. It's scenic, in its way, and isolated (in the best sense). Concrete tee pads are terrific and make it easy to navigate even without a map. The course has been substantially updated since I played in 2018 and now has several nice benches, a few trash cans, and much better tee arrows. There are now consistent A and B concrete tee pads, and two baskets for each hole.

Cons:

-In summer, the mornings are best but the first half the course is directly into the sun
-It's a short course, not so challenging for good players

Other Thoughts:

Great to see a new Tucson course! Thanks to everyone involved in making this happen, and it's a terrific site for a disc course. So glad to have the concrete tee pads ...and really nice to see all the updates since it first went in.
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sssrn
Experience: 10 years 11 played 8 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice New Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 25, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

1. New Course
2. Fully designed as a disc golf course and not just sticking 18 baskets on an unused patch of land and calling it a course.
3. Next to a river basin so much plant life/trees so many obstacles to contend with.
4. Local disc golfclub, http://tucsonchainlightning.com/?page_id=18

followed through with many little details to ensure success of the course including getting approval from neighboring Homeowners Association and businesses so the city couldn't refuse.
5. Unlike many desert courses this one isn't rocky so your discs won't get chewed up.
6. Abundance of plant life makes this course much less dusty than most others in Tucson or Phoenix area.

Cons:

1. Not a long course but technical and still challenging.
2. Still in a desert and area is more appealing to rattlesnakes than other courses plus with the flora many places for the snakes to hide. I've been an ICU RN in this area for almost 20 years so I know August/September is peak snakebite season so be very careful!
3. Water fountain would be nice and no plan to add one. Port-a-John on the way though.
4. No signage yet so very difficult to find tees and corresponding baskets. Bring a copy of the map to play.
5. Flanks a major walking/biking path. If your drives tend to go a little wild like mine be careful of others enjoying the area.

Other Thoughts:

When this course is fully developed I think it may be the best in southern AZ. All the plant life offers shade and cools it off a couple of degrees as well (there's actually more of a difference between 101 and 98 degrees than you would think). The negative to that is that it creates a mosquito issue that the city has yet to acquire a permit to address. Hopefully that is pending as well.
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