+36 Innova Discatchers, one set Blue, one set Gold
+36 concrete teepads, each 14 feet long
+professional tee signs at each tee
+18 benches and a couple picnic tables
+course map at hole 1
+bathrooms at new, paved parking lot with three options: women, men, and those who can't figure it out. Also three showers if you want to rinse off after a round
+double loop design brings you back to the parking lot after hole 11
+hilly, each hole has elevation changes
+drains extremely well after rains
+four permanent tee-to-basket options from easy 4000' red/blue combo to expert 7016' par 61 black/gold combo
+in a great state park with camping, beach by a river, 20 miles of mountain bike trails, splash park, covered playground, tubing, hiking trails, horse trail and more

-no water holes
-shares parking lot with mountain bike trailhead, some holes sorta close to bike trails

$3 per person park entry fee. Please be courteous to mountain bikers when you see them. A couple of holes border mountain bike trails...fortunately any bike trails run parallel to fairways so disc golfers should see bikers coming.

The 36 basket and 36 tee combos out here bring an immense amount of variety and limit repetitiveness. Beginners will love the easy short layout while pros will be challenged by the tough longest layout. The two layouts in between are fun and challenging too.

The only thing keeping this course from being 5 stars in my book is the lack of any "epic" holes, the kind that get put on "best holes in the world" type of lists. Lots of really good holes here though, including hole 16 Black to Gold, a hilly, twisty par 5, and hole 6 Black tee which is really elevated.

The best course in southern Louisiana.

REWRITING FOR THE UPDATED COURSE, APRIL 2022
Bogue Chitto State Park is on some hilly forest land between New Orleans and Mississippi. If Louisiana is a boot, this course is in the top of the foot. It's 18 holes through moderate woods with an underbrush of thorny plants (blackberry and greenbriar from what I could tell) that only rises about 3-4' off the ground. Since the recent clearing, the underbrush has been mostly tamed though, and the park staff is doing a great job of keeping it low.

The design of this course has moved to a 2-tee/2-basket layout, and spread over some new areas of the park. the use of elevation is still a prominent feature of the course, and some of the only elevation in this part of Louisiana. Some of I think the best uses of it are gone in the redesign, but that couldn't really be helped

The course design is about on the same level as the previous layout, but instead of a mix of long and short holes, the different layouts offer each a mix of long or short holes, primarily on the longer side. If you're a new player, the short tees to short baskets still can be a little long on the back 9.

The tees and baskets themselves are top of the line, excellent. New baskets, great signs. I think Hole 7 is the only one that doesn't live up to the rest, as the long basket looks like it's moved a bit (for the better, i think), and the 7 long tee is pretty slick (I don't think it got brushed) but you can throw from next to the tee for no real difference.

Navigation can be tricky at times when you move from one section to another, across the road or on a trail through the woods. But the map will help out. The field by the parking lot can be a little hard to keep track of where each tees and baskets are, with all the underbrush gone the fairways are very open, and the length of the holes in the elevation can trick you. Of course, this comes from a navigational idiot, so you may be just fine.

The cons are about the same as the previous layouts- long holes in tight fairways. But this layout is not as bad as when it was a 9 hole 500ft/hole course. There are still some luck-shots on the longer holes, but you are not punished as harshly now that the undergrowth is cleared. I mainly put this section in the cons because when throwing through the woods, you really need a clear and distinct fairway that only comes on a few holes, rather than "there's fewer trees if I throw this way." It's not every hole, but it's about 1/3 that, a little "how is this angle supposed to work?" and some that just seem gratuitous in length.

You still have to throw near some horse and biking trails a few times, and a road, so be careful with the hazards. An errant throw could put someone at risk, and a kick could put you deep into biking trail territory.

These aren't really huge cons though, and compared to my previous cons section, this is hardly anything.

If given the option (in a perfect universe where the mountain bike paths never exist) I might choose to go back to the previous layout, but this is not one I'm complaining about this one. It's well worth $3 and much easier to play with a group of players of different skills.

I am so thrilled to have three courses about 30 minutes from me that offer exciting challenges, great terrain, and a beautiful place to play. Out of Solomon Center, Bogue Chitto, and Pelican Park, this is the best course. Huge shoutout to Mike Kernan who did a lot of the work on getting this course installed, and working with the park staff to get a course that's well-installed and well-maintained.

I'd posted my review of the new course already, but apparently the new course will be separately listed. Pros: 18 baskets instead of 9. Tee markers for amateur and pro for each basket. Not as much "safari golf" as the old course- better bushhogging on the course. Good workout going up and down inclines. I like to camp in the adjacent campground.

Even in winter, the gnats were awful. A few minor signage issues with the wrong basket number listed, etc, but nothing major. The briars and brambles are bad year round, so if your throws are like mine, plan on bringing some bandaids for the briar tears. It seems like a little bit of backtracking on a couple of baskets (like #5), but nothing too bad.

The state park personnel, like most, seem to know very little about the disc golf course. I've made up a map and have a distance/elevation chart separately. I posted it to the old review board, will repost on this one. I did the map with a Garmin handheld.