Hard to play
1 Helpful / 2 Not
Pros: A very fun first few holes, despite the big hikes. Proper signage and quality tees and pads.
Cons: Hole goes downhill after the first few holes. Way too close to crowded areas/playground/highly frequented trails. After hole 9 or so is an unnavigable mess before eventually clearing out. Hole 18 to hole 1 is way too far, its absolutely nuts and a miserably poor course layout.
Other Thoughts: Course gets very muddy quickly in certain spots. I wouldn't even try to play this one on a halfway nice day, people everywhere.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Flying blind
0 Helpful / 5 Not
Pros: Some interesting holes on some hilly terrain
Cons: Lack of any real signage. Janky spray paint on posts giving rough distance. Mud in the grassy areas. Poor indication of the direction to the next unmarked tee.
0 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Plenty of better in the area
0 Helpful / 8 Not
Pros: Free
Cons: Lots of overgrowth! Course is HORRIBLY laid out as well. Lots of throws into crowded areas of a park and into walking paths where someone could easily come around the corner and catch a disc to the face. No directions to any of the holes/baskets, short tee pads, and you will 100% need a spotter on at least 5 of the holes.
0 of 8 people found this review helpful.
5 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: Has some really fun shots, with good mix of forehand/backhand holes. Great use of elevation change. Orange cones on basket makes it super easy to identify and not have to walk up to find the pin. The layout is really bad, however just looking at some of the holes themselves they play really fun. Taking away the layout hole 2,3,18 and a few others our really good holes, and our very signature type holes.
Cons: The layout is very bad here!! Finding hole 1 was easy as it plays next to the kiosk and road. However it can get confusing after that and hole 2/3/4 play to close together and could be saftey issue. After hole 4 is where the layout becomes a nightmare. You have to cross the road to hole 5 and there's no tee signs or navigation. Super easy to get lost here specially after hole 11. Hole 12 and 13 is another example of bad layout as you play up the hill, then tee of down the same hill you just played up, then return to walk up it after you finish. Baskets were in okay shape,however hole 13 has different basket all together. tee pads were okay on some holes. Some our way to short, and not really pads.
Other Thoughts: This was a very hard course for me to rate. If you look at the holes just as an individual basis most of them were fairly good to really good. However the layout dosen't flow well and the course leaves you feeling very meh about it
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
I feel bad trespassing on shrek’s home...
8 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: -Baskets are visible on approach to the hole and/or from the tee
-Most fairways are good but... (see bullet 3 in cons section)
-Elevation is used really really well, hole 18 is a massive downhill, so massive in fact that you can expect to lose a disc. (This is a pro and a con)
-This is a mostly wooded course where trees come into play often, they make it challenging, but not too hard.
-Terrace Creek Park is a really pretty park
-Lots of options in terms of what to throw, many creative lines, as well as a few traditional ones
Cons: -Tees are too small, and sometimes awkward to get on if they are on a hill
-There was one tee sign (#7) and it was covered in graffiti
-Hole 11's fairway is a concrete running path which has many runners on it, hole 9 you have the option of concrete path, or a swamp.
-Disc Golf Paths are awful, running Paths are decent. Hole 18's path is basically a dried out waterfall, bring your butt padding.
-Navigation is impossible without a map, and very difficult with a map, No Tee signs + haphazard layout + unclear markings on Baskets=impossible
-Only a few benches, many of which are rotten wood
-Many fairways intersect, or end within 20 feet of the next tee. Fairways also cross running paths (or are running Paths) frequently.
-This course gets a 1/4 on the New Shoe Index, Of someone can play this course without getting mud all over their shoes I will buy them dinner.
(Not actually but you get the idea)
-Holes 1-4 are completely separate from the rest of the course, also hole 18 to parking lot is a really long walk, the course doesn't loop around at all.
Other Thoughts: If you are tired of playing the same old courses, give this one a try, it is nice and close to Seattle. However, don't go out of your way.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.
Try Not to Hit Someone
9 Helpful / 4 Not
Pros: - 18 hole course north of Seattle
- Good variety of shots required
- Pretty trees scattered throughout
- Open field in the middle of the course good for playing catch or warming up (though in 5's fairway)
Cons: - Dangerous course design (see "Other Thoughts")
- Lengthy walks between holes
- No signage
- Counterintuitive navigation
- Litter; no trash cans
- Poor/uneven teepads
- Rough/thick foliage with thorns
- Erosion; steep hills with poor traction
- Crowded; many runners, dog walkers, etc.
Other Thoughts: Terrace Creek is the most dangerous disc golf course I have ever played. More than half the shots require a significant risk of hitting a person or car even while following the designed throwing line of the hole. Full list below:
1: RHBH anhyzer over a popular two-lane road; guarded basket encourages this route
3: Straight shot across a valley that goes over 4's teepad
4: RHBH hyzer; straight shot or any turn goes directly at 2's teepad.
5: Along the popular two-lane road
6: Over walking path and bench; overthrow can reach 8's teepad
8: In range of 6's drive; blind throw over walking path; early hyzer lands right on 9's teepad.
9: In range of 8 and 7's drive; limited vision of walking path beyond teepad (UPDATE: on 6/30/16, one day after original review was posted, I saw a player hit square in the chest from 7's drive on the walk from 8's basket to 9's teepad. The player who threw the drive on 7 could not see anyone in the area and did not know he hit someone until the man starting cursing at him)
10: Fairway is a walking path; walk to 11 crosses 18's fairway with no view of teepad
12: Walk from 12 to 13 crosses 11's fairway
14: Early RHBH hyzer goes over 15's teepad
18: Throw's down valley over walk from 10 to 11
As an out-of-towner, I am shocked this course is still in the ground. I have played approximately 10 rounds at this course, and have seen a non-disc golfer hit in the stomach from a turned over drive on Hole 5, a disc golfer hit in the chest walking from 8's basket to 9's teepad, and countless other near-misses. This course puts players and park visitors at extreme risk for injury.
Safety issues aside, the course navigation is terrible, and the only course maintenance comes from foot traffic that causes erosion. With no signage, it is next to impossible to find where to go next. Four holes (1-4) form a loop on one side of the road, and the final 14 zig-zag forward while going further and further away from parking. The walk from 18 to 1 takes approximately 10 minutes.
There are a few fun shots at Terrace Creek, and a lot of the holes do present good golf holes if safety and other course features are not considered. Many of the holes require good finesse with midranges and drivers, so skilled players will usually score better than inconsistent players. I very much enjoy playing 7 (straight drive through tight gap in front of basket), 12 (short downhill ace run), and 18 (top of the world).
Overall, I am not inclined to play at Terrace Creek on a regular basis. Despite my close proximity, I prefer field work to showing up for the risk of hitting someone or losing a disc in the thick rough. A lot of locals really enjoy Terrace Creek, but I have to imagine it is because of the lack of good courses north of Seattle and not because of the course itself.
9 of 13 people found this review helpful.
Trampled Down to Perfection
2 Helpful / 5 Not
Pros: Well used; no matter your level its been there for 21 years so there are trails to all the strange spots your discs may end up
Beautifull if you go on low traffic days/times
Most tee pads in great condition, cement
Orange cones highlight a lot of holes
Challengeing holes with good twists (3,15,18)
Course now has all its baskets
Cons: High Traffic on the weekends
No water unless you go to the rec. center at hole 12 so bring some
Can be hard to find the holes the first time
Hole 1 is right by the street dont park your car near the Basket unless you like dings
2 of 7 people found this review helpful.
Quite the Hike
4 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: -Lots of hole variety. Short, long, uphill, downhill, trees, open shots.
-Nice tee pads
-Full 18 holes
Cons: -Hard to navigate (there is a google map with the new layout that works well, but I played it alone for the first time and definitely had to do some hunting for tee pads)
-Vandalism: Lots of graffiti, missing basket on hole one (I assume stolen)
-Layout: the walk from 18 and between some of the holes is pretty long. Play doesn't really flow all that well when you have a 5 min walk between holes.
Other Thoughts: I liked this course for the most part. Definitely had to mix up the shot types to reach the baskets.
THIS COURSE IS A HIKE! I read some reviews that said there would be elevation changes and long walks and man were they right! Not a course that can be played quickly!
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Great course, could use a few improvements
3 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: Variety of shots
Elevation changes (uphill, downhill)
Signature holes - #3, #18
Cons: Vandalism to tee signs
Some tee-boxes small or in poor shape
Hard to follow
Park goers in fairways
Other Thoughts: This is a challenging course with a lot of variety on each hole. This course could be fantastic with a few improvements such as better tee-boxes, and new signs and maybe a slight layout change on a couple of holes so it flows better. Although I'm not sure how long the tee-signs would last due to vandalism.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
TERRACE CREEK!!!
0 Helpful / 2 Not
Pros: great basket placement
exceptional teepads, concrete
solid baskets not chinsey
great use of land and course layout
variety of looks and challeges with OB and mandos coming into heavey play
Great discgolfing community good vibes
18 is one of those holes you remember
Lowell who designed the course often is selling discs out of his disc van, super cool guy and local disc golf legend. Guy gives good deals on plastic
Cons: no practice baskets
in a crowded park with occasional oblivious kids around baskets
lack of water features
muddy at 7 and 8, thats not a big deal to me but is mentionable
Other Thoughts: Terrace creek is sweet, the group of golfers there can really put down some rounds, super cool guys i would suggest playing a dubbs tourney if your close.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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