Cameron Park, CA

Camerado Springs Middle School

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3.55(based on 3 reviews)
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Whoever Designed The Camerado Springs Middle School Disc Golf Course Really Knows Middle School Students! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 27, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

For who this course was designed for, I would give it a 5.0. It's perfect for a teaching course for middle school and even elementary students. It's short enough and open enough for them to achieve success here but it does force them to shape and control their throws. It gives them a couple opportunities for down hill bombs.

The equipment is excellent for them with brand new pretty green Prodegy baskets, with the numbers on them. The tee signs are very basic simple poles with just the hole number. And always important to any course on school grounds, the signs probably won't get vandalized. The tee pads are crushed rock.

The course sits on this wonderful, delightfully hilly piece of ground. The course starts off with an easy little 80' hole with two routes to the basket. # 2 is a little 160' shot with the basket hidden down in a gully. # 3 is a fun little 125' downhill. # 4 is another shortie at 68'. # 5 is another fun little downhill Ace Run At 170'. # 6 is another 125' hole with two routes to the basket. # 7 is another fun downhill. # 8 takes a hyser and then you finish with another juicy downhill, this one being 151'.

Cons:

Cons; No, I honestly can't think of any.

Other Thoughts:

These kids are so lucky to have this wonderful course at their school. I sincerely hope that someone on the faculty keeps the ball rolling and really motivates the students to keep playing. There were other folks using the course today, a local working on his short game and a couple of men playing for their first time. I can't think of too many courses more perfect for beginners than this course.

Honestly, I would love to give this course a 5.0. It is so well suited for it's target audience of middle school students and also, beginners. But DGCR would probably revoke my trusted reviewer status so I'll give in to the peer pressure and award it a 3.0. File this review under the "Awarded Under Protest" file.
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jasonandsharon
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 39.8 years 498 played 65 reviews
2.50 star(s)

#Grow The Sport Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A nine-hole youth course designed to introduce disc golf to the middle school and elementary school students on the grounds that the course sets on. It will definitely be a more putt and approach course for most other players. The course sits in a small pretty little nature area with large oaks and a rolling hill. There are nine decomposed granite 4x8 tee pads and nine T1 Prodigy baskets, one of the best baskets on the market IMO. There are downhill and uphill shots and the course does require a good selection of shots, for its size. The course is fairly technical but short and control is an absolute must or what should be an easy two can quickly turn into a four. Every hole is an ace potential but OB may make players rethink running it. Navigation and signage were quite good with markers underneath every basket to tell you where to go next.

Cons:

There is no hole over 200 feet so obviously no real need for drivers. While more experienced players can definitely use this course to polish their putting and upshot games, they will probably tire of this course and move on rather quickly.
The decomposed granite tee pads are not the greatest, but they do the job of marking the tee area and it's not like with the distance you need a runup.
Obviously, with this being on a school campus, the limited playability time is also a serious con. Weekdays after 3 p.m. and on the weekends or when school is not in session.

Other Thoughts:

This course is very limited by the size of the land and the design really reflects that with very short holes.
This course is definitely designed for children. It is a great "#Grow the Sport" course, a "Children Are The Future" course and it will help create and develop new players.

One Final Note: This course is in the very back of the schools and it is easier rather than walking across the entire campus to either park on the street on the road in the back of the school or in the Cameron Park Library parking lot and start the course from hole 8.
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mikeberry
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
5.00 star(s)

Great course for kids and beginners! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 7, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

At a school so a ton of students will be exposed to this sport. It is part of the PE curriculum! Prodigy baskets are awesome.

Cons:

No open play during school hours.

Other Thoughts:

An experienced player could make longer holes and add challenge to this course.
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