Beautiful park, close to Waco Beast, lots of elevation change, but not dramatic. Elevation change is less than 80 feet on any hole. Many short holes, but some with distance. Makes good use of trees creating some difficult shots in spite of short holes. Multitude of holes shorter than 300 feet. Many bathrooms around course. Course weaves around and through a very large public park. It finishes with several holes running parallel to the Brazos. There are many trees throughout the course providing shade. I managed to get sun burned anyway.

Signage needs improvement. In many spots the course is showing damage due to overuse and erosion. Not really a con, but at least two holes are very difficult for a cart. Hole one goes straight up a steep rock and dirt slope. Soon after there is a hole that goes down a steep slope with many tree roots and sharp three or four foot drops. There are a number of spots that require carrying the cart up or down a slope.

This was a fun round in spite of being my second round of the day. I played the Beast in the morning and Cameron on a warm fall day. This course fits the game of the average player much better than the more highly rated course across the river. My score improved dramatically playing Cameron in spite of being tired compared to my round at the Beast. I am a skilled older player without the distance to play the Beast as designed.

Many different types of holes from open to tight and elevation changes. Good variety of short and long holes. Lots of shade in most of the course.

Some of the tee boxes are a little short for me.

Usually get a nice breeze off of the river on hot days.

This is one of the best courses I have played. I played in fall so most trees missing leaves made it way easier.

Great elevation changes and variety of shots.
Lots of walking up and down
Best signs
Great baskets
And almost every hole is scenic in the forest or against the river.
It really is a must play.

One or 2 holes they have both baskets out. They should say something on the signs.

A little short but with trees and elevation some difficulty

I really do think this is one of the most beautiful parks for Disc golf. If your within 60 miles one should try to play it.

Beautiful Park and Scenic
Clean
Great variety of technical shots
Great use of elevation
Great natural terrain

The plus 18 holes are just okay and nothing special

This is a great course for all levels of players. Many of the holes are on the shorter side, but super fun. There has been alot said already but this is a define top 5 in Texas for me.

This course has all shots accounted for from short, moderate, to long holes. Elevation is present, especially on holes 1-14. Hole 5 will give you the change to air out a drive and you will also have this opportunity again on holes 15-19.
There are a couple of extra holes making the total number of holes 23.
Water threat is present on a couple of hole, see 20 and 22 especially.
There are many lines to be shaped here and the positioning of the baskets make for some very good golf.
All shots are accounted for and are needed in order to score well here.
Signage is adequate and the tee pads are more than ample.
Beautiful setting in a very nice park.

Some holes have lengthy walks from baskets to the next pin. Hole 4 to 5, and 14-15 come to mind here.
Holes 21 & 22 play next to a road so you will need to pay attention and hole 23 comes close to a walking path.
Holes 15-19 are in busy area of the park so at times it could be difficult to play these holes if the park was busy with other park goers.
Cart user will have a bit of a extra work for themselves on a few of the holes on the hills. Its not impossible to use a cart but its extra work for the golf, just FYI.

Cameron offers a good variety of shots and the golf is interesting. You will need a full bag of shots and just because the holes are on the shorter side doesn't mean that this course is a cream puff by any means. This course gets a lot of play and I can see why. Its a solid course that has very nice elevation and challenges the player but shouldn't be overwhelming or frustrating.
When you couple this course with its sister course Brazos East Park across the river Waco has a nice pair of complimentary course that are very close to one another. Both William Cameron and Brazos East Park are must play courses if you are in the area. I think you will see why so many golfers love them both.

15-23 were good holes. to be honest if the was a 9 hole course I would give it a better rating than this course altogether

Tee signs, tee pads, and baskets were all in poor condition. The holes them self were not good holes at all very poorly designed. Had I not be playing with a local I definitely would have got lost trying to find my way around.

This course has it all, short and technical, elevation, long and challenging, hazards, natural OB, places to rest, active local scene, activities for everyone.

the bottoms 14-23 can get crowded with non disc golfers during the beautiful days, can be hard to navigate if you have not been before and some signs are missing.

this is a must play course, for a more experienced player it might be a little easy but there is always the Beast across the river if you are up for a real challenge.

Excellent variety of shots- a number of ace ops- some hyzer bombs and some anny's. Very well maintained and easy to navigate.

Nada

One of the more "fun" courses I've played. Easy enough for beginners to not get frustrated and techincal enough for experienced folks.

Good variety of shots needed
Friendly and helpful locals

Hard to navigate (there is a map between holes 4&5)
Not strictly a disc golf park so lots of passers by, especially on second half

DO NOT OVER THROW HERE, doing so will either land you in the creek or down a hill. That being said it's a fun course, mostly short and technical. The creek plays a big part in the first half particularly so be careful. Lots of elevation change here also. Navigation can be difficult and lots of people in the second half of the course using the park for other things. Those 2 things made it a 3 for me. If it was easier to get around and you didn't play through the middle of a big park it would get a 4. Good overall, just be careful.

- Very well maintained course in community park
- Tons of shot variety (every type of shot imaginable)
- Good baskets
- Good tee pads
- Plenty of parking and restrooms

- Can be difficult to play if park is crowded with non-disc golfers
- Hard to navigate if you don't download the map

One of my favorite course in Texas. I make a point to stop here when I'm traveling on I-35. Worth traveling out of the way if you can, especially since the east course is right around the block to play as well.

Lots of ups and downs in the course (for texas). There is a variety of different types of holes.

The breeze off the river can be hard to handle. This course can also be a little crowded. The whole just past the old fountain has too much ground cover.

It's cool to hear the animal chatter from the near by zoo.

- Beautiful multi-purpose park with mature trees along a large river
- Significant elevation change on many holes, requiring unique shot shapes
- Creek behind many shorter holes, adding risk when attacking the basket
- A nice variety of wooded and open holes, although each type is all grouped together

- A surplus of short, left-handed holes, starts to feel repetitive
- Very busy
- Sprawling park with windy roads, difficult to locate first hole

The scenery at this park was great. It felt clean and peaceful, and the locals were friendly. We came upon a herd of Baylor cliches with their raybans and croakies, but they let us play through.

Beautiful Course! Lots of trees to shoot around/through. There are a lot holes that you can flick which I appreciate being a RHFH thrower. Good mix of long and short holes. Tee signs are beautiful and more importantly accurate and also available at every hole.

It's a busy park. If you go in the afternoon you may be waiting at every tee box and there will be a lot of people playing soccer/football/catch on holes 14-23.

This course has become one of my favorites, it's better than most equivalently rated courses in the DFW area. Lots of nice wooded holes, many different kinds of shots needed. Lots of trees to shoot around and under. Most of the rough is cleared out enough to keep it from being unbearable. The Houck tee-signs are excellent. Cameron Park itself is an amazing park, lots of stuff on it along the Brazos.

Holes one to four play in a single single area. Five through fourteen make another group. These fourteen holes are mostly wooded shots, save for three oir so open holes. Fifteen to nineteen are across the road from the others (the road is an elevated bridge, so you actually cross under it). These holes are much more open than the rest of the course, and really feel like a different course. Twenty throws across a creek that feeds into the Brazos. Twenty-one to twenty-three play in another fairly open area, back on the same side of the road as the others.

The transition from 4 to 5 is awkward. The park is very busy, 15 through 19 are in an area that can be very busy. 21 through 23 can be almost impossible to play on weekends. There seems to always be an organized event, or just a large number of people to work around. In our trips there we have not been able to play them due to everything from triathlons to larpers.

I really don't understand the low ratings on this course. It is well above all 3.7ish courses I've played. I understand there have been some issues in the past (mainly old baskets, signs and reconfigurations). These have all been taken care of at this point, and the older reviews don't do Cameron justice.

Redesigned finally with more sidewalks to utilize out of bounds the new holes make the course more fun.Dual pin locations,Excellent idea to protect the tree on hole 5 wrapping a protective plastic over the tree!There wasn't but a couple or three really boring holes out here so thats not bad at all.The ground is not full of foilage on the densely wooded holes which makes for easier play,Check out the awesome sign that explains where all the holes are under the bridge by the kids water park.

I liked the course it was kinda hard to figure out where hole 4 is but someone helped its past the pavilion to the west all the way across the parking lot.

Bring swimshorts for the natural spring thats a must to take a dip in after or before hole 10.Bring a fishin pole too for bass wrangling along the Beautiful Brazos river as well.

After expanding by adding five holes mostly through the woods this course is now nicely balanced between open vs. tight and long vs. short. The variability of the course is enhanced by multiple pin positions on many of the holes. For the most part baskets are quality multi-chain Chainstars. Concrete tees are always a pleasure. Some brutal drop-offs add to the risk/reward challenge of the course, which is designed to be played with sidewalk/street and beyond as OB. Excellent use of elevation. Good use of trees and water hazards. Nice restrooms with water fountains on site.

Signage here is atrocious: leftover signs from the old layout haven't been removed and cause confusion on the new layout. Many holes have no signs at all. Distances on most signs are no longer correct and there is no way of indicating which pin position is active on a hole. This course is subject to hordes of mob golf which can lead to long waits on some holes. Parking has the potential to be tight, but is offset by multiple parking lots spread throughout the course. The holes between #15-19 run through a playground/picnic area where you're apt to run into a lot of oblivious non-golfers in the fairways. Hole #8 needs to lose a couple of the trees on the downside of the hill to reward a shot that hits the early gap. First timers require a map, especially for the transitions between #4/5, #14/15, and #19/20.

For the 2011 Waco Charity Open painted hole numbers were added to each tee pad. Those were nice but we'll see if they hold up over time. Don't be fooled by the "multiple tee" listing here: only two or three holes actually have two pads. Cameron is a good course that will challenge many parts of your game, especially if you play with the tight OB rules.

- 23 holes with all kinds of shots. You'll encounter uphill, downhill, wooded, open, and a small smattering of water hazards.
- The course is short enough for beginners to enjoy themselves, but also interesting enough to keep the attention of more experienced players. Birdie/ace runs galore, if you have the ability for it.
- Restrooms (parking area, 15, 19, and 21) and water (4, 12, everywhere that has restrooms) are available at numerous points throughout the course.
- Good tee signs, still very new and in good condition. The signs are almost superfluous; you can usually see the basket from the tee.
- The course is split into "pods" - 1-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20/21/23, and 22 out on its own. If you're short on time, it's very easy to piece together a custom round.
- Hole 23 in the uphill configuration provides a wonderful twist at the end.
- Local tip: there is a spring in between holes 4 and 5 that runs at around 60 degrees. It's a great place to refill your water bottles, especially on a hot summer day.

- Course length: most of the holes are in the 200's, and only two holes are above 350'. In some areas, the hole lengths start to feel monotonous.
- Some of the walks between "pods" are long and confusing for a first-time player. Consult the course map or a local for help.
- Mob golf can be an issue on evenings and weekends when the weather is nice. Course etiquette is okay - some groups are bad, others great.
- Parking can be difficult if there's an event going on at the Redwood Shelter. If that's the case, there are other parking areas available (mainly the 4th Street lot, between holes 4, 5, and 10).
- There is poison ivy on the course.
- Some holes are starting to see slope erosion and slipping hazards. Be careful.
- Holes 15-19 are in a "multi-use" area. It's very common to see people barbecuing, picnicking, or playing soccer in the middle of the fairways.
- The Brazos River loves to consume errant throws on 22.

Cameron Park is the most popular course in Waco, and for good reason. It's well-designed, there's something in it for all skill levels, and the facilities are good and improving. I'd definitely recommend this course to anyone in or visiting Waco, along with what's left of Brazos Park East.

1) OK variety in hole distances. Most are the mid to upper 200's but there are some shorter ones in the 100's and a few in the 300's and 400's. I like to see this as part of a good design.

2) Concrete tees are always a plus. Apparently these have been updated since I was there!

3) Massive elevation changes on this course on the first half of the course. It isn't a skihill but it is nice elevation for Texas that's for sure.

4) Nice park with lots of other things going on. Disc golf seems to be well removed from most of these areas but you still need to be aware of other park users.

5) Old garden or historical arboretum or something is incorporated into the design of this course . . . It is pretty cool to see the old waterfall and fountain infrastructure from what looks to be an old arboretum or something.

6) Fun factor on this course is high, the short but tightly wooded holes are always fun and frustrating at the same time, but that is part of the fun!

7) Nice variety in foliage density on the course starting with some parklike holes, then a few in the dense woods, then it opens up into the Brazos River Flats and finishes right along the river.

8) Garbage cans available on this course to help try to keep the trash down.

9) Benches available in a few areas to sit down on a slow day.

10) It's always nice to get a chance to rip a roller or two . . . and this is the course where I feel I had a breakthrough on the technique so I will forever remember William Cameron Park in Waco Texas!!!

11) Bathrooms located in a couple places on the course and by the parking lot.

1) Some of the concrete tees are cracked and could use some repouring. There also seemed to be a few with erosion around them which would be a safety issue. APPARENTLY THESE HAVE BEEN UPDATED SINCE I WAS THERE . . . I will remove and edit the review if I find out this is true.

2) Some of the baskets seem really old and perhaps have seen better days. APPARENTLY THESE HAVE BEEN UPDATED SINCE I WAS THERE . . . I will remove and edit the review if I find out this is true.

3) Lots of compaction issues around baskets and on the slopes which leaves the turf struggling to survive. This is not only an environmental issue but it also impacts the visual appearance of the course.

4) A few areas on the bottom 1/3rd of the course seem to hold a lot of water. I don't remember a storm rolling through before we were there but there were puddles all over the place on the flat part of the course.

5) Old signs seemed to be out of date and needing replacement. Distances were off and the hole #'s also seemed to be off in a couple places, so perhaps this will be updated too or it already has been.

6) Directionals taking you from a basket to the next tee could be helpful in 2 or 3 places on the course.

I am writing this review about 6 months after I played the course so if anything is off let me know and I will adjust my review and my rating if necessary. I took into consideration the changes I read about and it actually seemed to take away 2 of my biggest cons.

It is not a pretty course by any means . . . but it is a lot of fun. I enjoyed the challenge of the holes, the variety in how they challenge you, the different shots needed, as well as the disc selection for all of the holes. There are some cool spots on the course for sure and if they could revitalize the waterfall and pond area that would make this course one of the more picturesque courses played to date!

A little bit more maintenance and some correct signage and this is definitely a 4 disc rating from me.

This course has just about any type of hole you'll ever see in Disc Golf. The First 14 holes are challenging. They range from uphill doglegs, to straight downhill thru tree canopy. There are narrow, wooded holes, and even nice open field holes. Then it really gets fun. 15-23 for the most part are wide open field holes. On 21 & 23 I can really work on distance as the holes are straight with minimal tree threat.

There are a few cons, but overall this is a great course. However:
1.) Many of the holes back the creek so if you overthrow, your roll could land you in some water.
2.) 22 can also land you in the water, running parallel with the Bravos River.
3.) Also, the park doesn't really trim......ever. They are going for the natural feel I guess, but its still a pain.

Besides that it's a good course with many different looks.

I feel when I become a regularly score par on this course, I can play well anywhere.

This front 9 holes are great. They have a lot of elevation change and a few water hazards. The back 9 is a little more open if you like open shot more.

Last time I played it looked like they were moving some holes so the back 9 was tough finding tee boxes the matched up with holes. Old baskets and A LOT of people in the park in the summer. And the people seem to get mad when we asked them to watch out while we threw.

Good course overall, but I would rather just play the front 9 twice.