Covered Bridges is a forested course that plays short holes mainly towards and on hillsides with flatground bookenders. Average length is 228ft but a number of the forested technicals are in the mid to upper 100s with a few open grass distance holes raising the length number.

The terrain is highly enjoyable but rocky in parts and a bit of a hike up or along hillsides. Definitely not a place to enjoy during bad weather. A very compact Camp Sankanac with a small mix of Bootlegger's Cave perhaps, in Community Park form less than 1/3 the walk.

Despite the small distances, the challenges weren't meager. The forested straight tunnel #5, the short but steep upshot past a huge boulder on #6, #11 60 ft wide fairway bordered by cliff sides, or #12's short but supersteep downhill gap to wide-open 140' all combine to make this course much more fun and memorable than the average community DG park.

I had a blast here and am really envious of anyone that gets to call a park of this variety their home course.

Tee size was never a problem and navigation wasn't a breeze but still okay. Don't recall next basket signs. Despite crossing a bridge first thing to enter the park, water does not come into play at all on the course except on overshots at basket #16.

Covered Bridge's big downside is that it plays into itself quite a bit. Especially after #7. A fair amount of backtracking and fairways right next to each other. Baskets 8&10 and tee9 all congregate in front left of #11's tee-off. #13 & 14 are side by side teeing off against each other, with #14's basket quite close to 13's tee. #15 & 17 are side by side as well. I was relieved to be wearing glasses already, otherwise I might have fetched my safety sunglasses if enough groups were around.

And the course is probably pretty busy. First time I came, I skipped over to another local course cause the parking lot was completely jampacked and everyone was playing. This time it during the rain remnants of Hurricane Ian, and I still stumbled onto three different player groups.

Last complaint, mostly for first timers, this course signs aren't always reality, which is problematic because despite the short distances involved, this course has its baskets hidden from the tee a lot. More than any other course I encountered.

#4 sign had nothing to do with actual basket placement. It showed a 150'ish basket way to the right up on the steep hillside, it actually is an 200'ish basket just past #5 tee, almost straight on but with a hump in the middle. Similarly, #6 upwards boulder shot is signed as if the basket was mere feet after the crest of the boulder and base remnants indicate this was once so. However, it has since been moved at least twenty-five feet back and way to the right. #13's (right after the big downhill putt) basket was located markedly to the left than signed as well. I didn't bother reading every sign, so there could be more.

As an aside, there are other hints to the course being edited after the fact. Sometimes the tees are angled strangely, such as #1, angled way to the right of it's open flatground basket - as if demanding the player make a extreme hyzer for some reason. Presumably, a basket was straight on, near the swamp, and too many lost a disc or two in that. Not a big deal, but noticeable.

Out of OOOOO discs or XXXXX strikes:

Terrain: OOOOo - Phenonemal terrain and doubly so for a community course.
Execution: OOOO - Excellent. They extracted the best holes they could here and it makes for interesting play.
Upkeep: OOO. Good. There terrain is fine but some signs definitely need updating and possibly some tees reangled.
Difficulty: OOO - Intermediate. Distances are short but unusual shots or need for precise trajectories in the treed parts.
Fun Factor: OOOOo - Other than distance, this is probably the most State Park DG-like course I encountered in a community park. Great variety in compact form.
Crowded: XXXX. Yeah, along with the good comes the crowd. I have every reason to believe this place is heavily trafficked.
Overall: OOOO - I wish this was my home course to play short, quick rounds on.


Course almost loops. First two holes are open. Second plays slightly uphill into basket on hillside. #3, 4, 5 also play along same hillside. #6 shoots over it. Then is some field play. #7 is a fade towards hidden basket. Backtrack. #8, 9, 10 are longer back and forths on downsloping field up against another hillside. #11 plays on top of ridgeline. #12 is a steep gapped downhill putt to open. Cross little bridge. #13 & 14 are lightly treed short back and forths. #15-16-17 are heavily treed, bring you to the creek and back again. Backtrack to #13 tee and recross bridge. #18 is a trek to the fields and open with basket inside forest's edge.

Short and fun for beginners
Lots of interesting par-3 challenges
Mostly in the shade
Tough enough without being too overwhelming to beginners
Good variety
Some unique and bizarre holes that are not unfair, although a beginner might have a tough time throwing one over the gigantic rock.
The baskets are excellent and the disc seems to vacuum right into them.

There are only par 3s
The routing gets a bit confusing towards the end
Some of the holes are way too close together.
Some of the tees are in not the greatest shape and are too small.
They probably would have been better off having about 14 holes.

Sure, some of the holes are way too close together and if this place is ever busy, it would be discs flying at your head in all directions, but on a nice quiet day, this place really is a lot of fun.

The course opens with a very friendly and short gentle hyzer, then the second hole is a long uphill throw into the edge of the woods. Then the goofiness begins, that keeps you guessing all the time. 3 narrow holes along the bottom of the cliff are next, followed by the strangest hole I've ever played, a 125 foot hole, straight up the side of a cliff to a blind basket over the back of a gigantic rock. Just throw it straight up and get over the top of the rock and it'll be right by the basket. 7-10 are back and forth across an open field and are practically on top of each other. This would be a tough area to get through if it's busy, but each hole does have a fun challenge to them. 11 and 12 might be my 2 favorite holes, both are way under 200 feet but you absolutely cannot go long on either one, and short leaves you with a death putt. 12 is sharply downhill and about 125 feet, it's about like throwing a 40-foot putt. 13-17 are all fun little par 3 holes, the unfortunately thing is they are all on top of each other. 16 and 17 tee pads are right next to each other and play in opposite directions, so you play 16 (a very pleasant hole), then walk back to the tee and play 17 (also a very pleasant hole). Then there's a long walk to 18, then another long walk to your car. Perhaps changing this area up a bit to play #14 as #17 would be a little better for traffic.

Overall though this place is in nice shape, the locals obviously care that it stays that way, and other than being all par-3 holes, it probably wouldn't get boring. Oh sure, there are a couple of nothing holes, mainly one and 18, but there's a lot of creative fun stuff in between.

I know it seems necessary to have 18 holes, but this place probably would have been better if it were about 14 holes instead. Maybe combine #1 and #2 into a par 4, skip 8 and 9 because they are dangerously crowded, and take out the current #17 and play the current #14 as the second to last hole. They could also make 18 into a much longer hole to finish, perhaps 500 feet par 4, following the same tree line.

I don't live in the area but I'd definitely play it again just because of the extremely fun variety of shots.

+ Tee signs are colorful, prominent and very informative with the necessary information and a diagram.
+ All eighteen tee areas have either solid contiguous concrete or tesselated concrete tiles. For the most part, they are flat, sturdy and reliable.
+ Some nice elevation features spliced amongst this otherwise mostly level course.
+ The course plays in a popular park with lots of nice scenery and well-kept grounds. But...

- The course plays in a popular park with lots of other park goers and disc golfers.
- Too many of the holes border, criss-cross and otherwise intrude upon each other. Combined with the previous con, this results in a big problem!
-/+ The holes aren't terribly long.
- The wooded holes and the hilly areas have some nasty slip and trip hazards.

My favorite hole here to play is hole12 because of its nice downhill tee off among a peppering of trees at an ace run distance. My favorite hole to look at was hole6 because of Pride Rock, as the locals call it. The biggest surprise was hole4 and its laughably small gap in that tunnel of trees and slanted fairway. Still, I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't intrigued by the challenge!

As for a least favorite hole, let me lump that into the two biggest complaints that I have about this course. The first is that many of the fairways border one another and/or criss-cross each other. The second is that this is a very popular course for players of *all* levels. I think you already know where I'm going with this. I played here with a friend of mine who lives a few minutes away. Each of us was nearly thwacked with an errant throw or an impatient approach at least twice. Fairway2 goes right past tee3. Holes7 through 10 are a tangled web of intermingling fairways. Fairway11 whizzes right past tee9. Holes13 through 15 are another nexus of trouble. It probably isn't so bad when a player is alone, but if there are groups especially during, say, a tournament or a particularly nice day, then it is necessary to keep one's head on a swivel.

This is a direct result of some of the course's features feeling stuffed into the landscape. More than a few of the holes felt jammed in because the planners were absolutely determined to make this place into an 18-hole course at any cost. This is seen in many of the holes' distances and close quarters arrangement. The longest hole just barely brushes against 400 feet, which is fine if the course is meant to be accessible and enjoyed by people of all skill levels. In that respect, the course definitely hits the mark. But the course also hits other players.

Forgetting that fact for this paragraph, I do want to say that the challenges on their own are quite nice. From a pure disc golfing standpoint, the course has some nice features. The most prominent is obviously hole6. 'Pride Rock,' worthy of its name, is a massive uphill heave that really has to be seen to be believed. Hole9 is a fun downhill throw, and hole11 is a short and intimidating fairway that can result in a rollaway if the player is too aggressive. The kind of balanced disc golf that many players like is here, but I imagine that coming here early in the morning or during a bad weather day would be preferable.

So, in closing, the course at Covered Bridges has some very cool moments that are diluted by the fact that players will always need to keep their eyes, ears and spider senses open. The shorter distances and (mostly) simpler fairway features lead me to believe that it is aimed towards newer players, and that's okay. Just practice your "Fore!"

~ Good variety of challenges for a short course, and a good mix of open/wooded holes. Pretty good place for beginners, especially if they've only played open park courses. The wooded holes on this layout require precision without asking for a lot of distance at the same time


~ The middle holes of the layout play in the upper section of the park, and feature a few throws back and forth across an open valley, with tees and baskets obscured by woods. They're good holes. But the transition holes between the lower and higher parts of the course are a little janky. Hole #6 is 150' almost straight up, over a large boulder - and hole #12 is 113' almost straight down with water behind. These aren't they kind of holes you find on "normal" courses (the first reaction standing on the tees might be a confused "What the hell...?"), but they're fun and memorable nonetheless


~ Fully a third of the holes are ace runs. The experience at Covered Bridges may seem at times to get into Mini Golf territory: short holes with really obvious obstacles. But the layout is clever, the shots are varied, and the place is a lot of fun. Although the navigation is tricky in spots and a few of the holes crowd one another, the tee signage is excellent signage, the paver tees are very good, and the DGA baskets catch just fine.


~ This is a short gem of a course that's been polished through a lot of hard work by local volunteers. Get in a fun round before or after visiting big ol' Jordan Creek

Wide variety of shots. Lots of terrain changes. Great place to hone approach shots as most holes are short. Hard to lose a disc as most woods floor is clear of undergrowth.

MOSQUITOES! are nuts, in the woods anyway. Cover up and bring spray. Some of the tees are a bit short. Holes 7,8,9,and 10 are placed close together so be sure which basket you are aiming for. It is easy to throw at 10 from the 8 tee. Baskets were numbered but most have worn off.

I went on a Monday at midday. Only 1 other group of 2 on the course that I saw. This was my first play here and I navigated the course ok, but some arrows and markers would have helped. And I agree with a previous reviewer some warning of the stream on 16 would have been appreciated.

Good variety (shots, elevation, distances, etc)
Just long enough without becoming tiresome.
Benches/Places to rest at (almost) every hole.
Very, very well maintained.
Good warm up area (big open field and a practice basket right by hole 1)
Very little/no hazard
Cool feature holes

Parking lot is a little small for the amount of traffic this course see's.
Course can become very muddy and stay muddy for a bit.

Alright, full disclaimer: This was the first course I ever played but for the sake of DCGR I'll try to keep that bias out and get down to a objective review.

So this course is in fact a par 3 course... but it doesn't feel like a typical par 3 course in the sense that everything is super short and easy to birdie. The variety on this course speaks to how thoughtful the layout was. You spend a good amount of time in the woods but the holes that play out in the open play well and give you a good chance to stretch your arm out. You have features that range from top of the world shots utilizing elevation to blind down hill shots and of course the Rock feature (by the way the thumber over the top is the only acceptable line for that hole) that will keep you interested the whole way through. The maintenance on this course is top notch and all concrete teepads is an absolute treat. Some people say this is a good beginner course but I can attest that on my first trip out... I was overwhelmed and unless that friend is pretty athletic you might want to take them somewhere a little easier. It's definitely geared towards novices to am's but I like to think even a skilled player could enjoy themselves on this course. Distance wise this course hits a sweet spot making it long enough to feel like some exercise but not leaving you tired by the end of a round. That being said do budget yourself a decent amount of time to play this course as it is not a lightning round kind of setup you do one pretty big loop through the park. To cover my cons: when it rains this course can get really rough, with so much of the ground being pretty soft once you get into the woods it gets slippery and muddy fast mix that with hilly/rocky fairways and its easy to lose footing. Overall I think 3.5 is a fair score, this course is very well put together, well maintained, and well loved but it isn't going to be featured on the PDGA tour anytime soon.

- Great place to bring a beginner
- Good for a quick putter only round
- Well kept

- Really short course for intermediate / advanced players
- Can get crowded on weekends / afternoons

None that I can think of

Well maintained
Great course design

Sometimes crowded

This is my favorite local course. A lot of diversity and great use of the area that is allotted. I would highly recommend playing here. Its a great place to take new players.

The couse is very neat with new pads and signs.
Although the holes are short, they are fun and slightly challenging, and there are some longer holes aswell.
There are some unique holes which I liked, hole 6 and 9 are my favorites.

Because the holes are placed so closely to each other, you may have to wait for a adjacent hole to become empty which makes the course crowded. A couple holes have a drop off so I would recommend to be careful if you aren't familiar with the hole.

Hole 18 is not clear to find, you must cross the small bridge again and follow the gravel path.
This course is great for beginners especially because of the short holes, and fun for more experienced players because of technical throws.

New tee box signs have been added to make the course even easier for new players. Well rounded course with a little bit of every type of obstacle (mainly trees).

Very clean park/course! Cudos to the Township workers!

Can get busy at times.

The new tee box signs are really nice. I wish every course had signage like this (especially when I'm playing a course for the first time). Also, the #3 basket was moved higher up the hill for added difficulty (I liked that move).

Always one of my favorite courses!

Concrete Tees on every hole
Great open shots to practice driving
Cool elevation changes on holes 7 - 12,
Good for practicing those long drives.
Tees are very easy to find and not far of a walk to the next one.
Not hard to find a disc when lost.

Can get very busy at times.
Parking will be limited

This course was a lot of fun! There were so many shots that I have never taken before, which makes you think "how do I do this and what disc should I use". I really enjoyed 6 you could either go over, left or right around a huge bolder. As well as 12 its just down hill and if throw it over you will go into a riven.

I really did not like 16, directrly left of the fairway is a hidden river with a very small chance of getting your disc back. And if I was not with a person that had played this course before, who warned me about the water. I would have never known it dropped off that fast and it was that close! It is really hidden so watch out!

This course was a high risk / high reward kind of course which I really enjoy. There were a bunch of throws where you could go for it all which is risky or go safe. Overall this was a great course that takes a couple times through to fully understand what the best shot is for each hole! I cant wait to go back again.

Cement tee pads. Excellent tee signs (see photos). Baskets catch very well. A couple of unique holes (6, 12). Nice park. Navigation mostly easy. Good drainage - played the day after it rained and the course had little water on it. Nice mix of holes. Single basket but multiple pin positions so it can play a little differently each time. Has a practice basket. Can get some birdies to help your confidence; a local told us that one guy has aced #12 six times (not that surprising).

All holes are short (see hole info here). Some of the fairways play close to each other (more of a problem for inexperienced players but this type of course is appropriate for them). Some of the baskets are hard to see from the tee even though they are in the open. Non-obvious long walk from 17 to 18. A few of the wooded holes do not have any clear lines - some people might consider that a 'Pro'.

Use the aerial map from this site (the first map provided is worthless). My favorite hole is #6 where the basket is at the top of a hill behind a boulder; it's a blind heave but I liked it. Hole 12 is a very short downhill hole - classic risk/reward. I liked a few of the others as well (3, 10, 15). It definitely has a fun factor. It will not challenge the experienced player but if you go i knowing that, you can still have a good time. Played with a local which made navigation easy. They are moving the tee (and perhaps the basket on 16) because of a bike path.
Tee signs must have imp[roved after many of the reviews here. Next enhancement I would do is to make the baskets more visible (color, flags, something). "Birdie Alley" could get old - too many short holes in a row.

Concrete tee pads. Nice variety of holes as some are in the open and some are in the woods.

Needs new signs as it could be hard to figure out where to go your first time here. It is a little short overall with only a few longer holes. Seems like a birdie on most of the holes here is like getting a par most other places.

I enjoy playing here. Was lucky enough to be following a group ahead of me the first time I was here so i was able to get around easily.

some of the things about this course is there is a lot of variety from throwing over a rock to throwing off a cliff. another one of my favorites is the ability to launch your disc and my last one is they have some tight shots. covered bridges is a good warm up type place if you want to play Jordan or other hard courses in the area. my last reason is sixteen has a new tee because the old one kept getting flooded so now it is directly behind seventeen's tee.

I have two problems with this course. my first complaint the holes are not spaced out good enough so there is a chance of getting hit. my second complaint is people don't have the right etiquette meaning too many people in a group and they don't let you play through.

my other thoughts are the course needs to have directions telling you where to go I played it enough to know now but my first time it was a little difficult navigating.

Short fun course that allows for low scores for intermediate players and great course to practice your finesse shots.

Every hole allows for a birdie with a decent drive.

A nice change of pace from many of the other courses around the area.

Not much traffic after the first two holes (and that is only if a youth baseball game is being played)

This course is not extremely challenging to players who may play regularly.

The back nine can get confusing with the layout of the holes and, if there is a group in front of you, sometime you are waiting as to not throw into them.

This course is my favorite second course of the day. If I have played another course earlier and didn't think I had enough energy to play either a Jordan Park course or similar, I will go to this course with a friend and be done with a full 18 in little more than an hour.

Fun! Rec and infrequent players will enjoy themselves on this mostly short course. Many of the holes are potential birdies, but there is enough of a challenge not to take them for granted. A mix of open and closed holes.

Needs a little attention from a navigation and info standpoint. Footing was slippery in some spots. No nearby bathrooms.

Near an area that has some tough to very tough courses, this place is a change of pace that was a blast to play. You have to avoid alot of trees to cash in, but the lines are there.

A great course for beginners (like me). Many of the holes are shorter and can be reached by those without a cannon for an arm. A mix of open grass and wooded holes. All tees are concrete; either a poured pad or large pavers.

Many of the tee signs have been damaged and are unreadable. Course layout is confusing the first time or two because of this. (I've created an aerial photo map/scorecard. I'll upload it once I've reduced the resolution a bit to meet the 2MB requirement.)

Some trails from hole-to-hole cross over fairways or come very close. Pay attention, be courteous and have patience on busy days. Newbies like me appreciate the patience part!

Interesting mix of holes with a good use of the natural obstacles and available land. Course has good flow and nice scenery for the most part. This is a great course if you are looking to play a quick 18. You wont find many holes where you risk losing discs as the course is well maintained.

i doubt most serious players would find this course challenging, it is designed for the novice player. The directional signage is in poor repair and not accurate, but the course is so short it often is not needed. We just happened to play this as a stop off on a road trip which was great as you only need 2 hours max to play it. The starting point is not in the main park which made it a little difficult to find at first, trust your GPS there is a seperate parking lot for the beginning of this course.

I would play this course again in a heartbeat, the greater allentown area has a number of nice courses and this would be a great warm up course to play in the morning prior to taking on my favorite course in this area Nocamixon which is a beast! This course has potential though and could easily be adjusted by moving the tee boxes back on some holes to offer more length; especially on some of the open holes. As a young child I grew up fishing the creek that winds through this park so it is great to see 25+ years later that they added my favorite sport to this childhood memory.

Starts open and then transitions into the woods. Nice mix over the first 12 holes. Hole 6 is very unique, with its location uphill behind a huge bolder right off the tee. Hole 12 is also enjoyable with a large downhill elevation change to a short tee with the creek behind. The tee pads are concrete (either slab or large pavers), which appears to be a recent update compared to previous reviews. The baskets were in nice shape and the overall park is very clean and well maintained, sans a few pieces of glass. I played this entire course with my 5 year old son in tow, and we both had a good time. The rough isn't too rough, so chasing an errant disc shouldn't be a problem.

Tee signs. They start off fine, but as you move along, most of them have been vandalized beyond recognition. Luckily, most of the holes are short, but some of the baskets are still hard to locate the first time out. I found myself pulling out the smart phone to reference the DGCR website to get an idea of pin distance. It's unfortunate this stuff happens because it really took away from my overall ability to enjoy the course. The baskets would also benefit from being labeled with numbers, since some are so close together, it's unclear which one to aim at initially

Holes 13 through 17 are very similar and are located in close proximity, so there is potential to walk through someone else's shot on a different hole if not careful. 17 in particular really seems to have been shoehorned in. The same goes for holes 9/10 which play parallel to one another in close proximity. I had to wait off to the side on 9 after my tee shot to ensure I didn't get plunked by another group playing hole 10.

There is also a lot of poison ivy here, so be careful.

Overall, I enjoyed the course for a quick run through 18 holes. Some of the issues I mention will only impact a first time golfer. The holes are all short, which made par possible even with an errant tee shot. Success on this course should be measured in birdies, where other courses in the area I feel great accomplishment in getting par. This was the first time since playing the sport I felt an entire round under par was possible. There are some nice ace run opportunities here for people who don't have big arms. Not easy runs, mind you, just potentials based on distance. Really experienced players may not enjoy the course (go to Jordan Creek instead). Take the online map, I found it useful. I only live 30 mins away, so I will be back in the future.