+ Baskets: 18 Innova Discatchers. The bright yellow bands are easy to see from a distance.

+ Short and Technical Course Design: This course is made up of all par threes and holes generally don't go much longer than 250'. That doesn't mean it's a birdie-or-bust layout because nearly every hole has tight wooded fairways that require accurate line shapes to score well. Elevation plays a role here so expect to hike up and down hills during your round.

+ Tee Pads: This course now has brick or pavement tees for every hole. They are flat and provide ample room to run up although most players will opt for stand-still throws on most holes.

+ Secluded Park Setting: This course is seldom crowded and the thick woods make you forget you're in South Charleston. Aside from a couple bike trails you're unlikely to see many park users after you tee off on hole #5.

+ Extra Amenities: Aside from the disc golf course this park also has playgrounds, picnic shelters, restrooms, hiking trails, basketball courts, ball fields, and a soap box derby track.

+ Local Club: The Kanawha Valley Disc Golf Club hosts quality events. The Kanawha Valley Regional is among one of the biggest sanctioned tournaments in the state and boasts an excellent players pack along with fun and challenging courses. The club also hosts weekly leagues during the spring, summer, and fall. Random draw doubles rotates between the Kanawha County Courses is typically scheduled for Tuesday evenings at 5:30. Doubles is a free league with an optional $2 ace pot.

+ Location: Little Creek is minutes away from Charleston - the capital city of West Virginia. There are plenty of options for food, shopping, entertainment, and lodging nearby.

+ Proximity to Other Courses: Little Creek is within 30 minutes of several quality courses including Valley Park, Redeemer, Coonskin, and Wine Cellar.

- No Practice Basket: Players may opt to warm up on hole #18's basket which is beside the main parking lot. Be wary of players driving on the final hole as it is a blind shot from the tee. To practice shorter drives you can use the softball field by #1's tee box as a warm-up area if it is available. Soccer fields are closer to the park entrance if players need to air out some shots before playing their round.

- Signage / Navigation: There are few signs to help navigate the course and holes do not have any information to give accurate distances or pars. This is not a huge deal unless you're a first time player. Most transitions between holes are intuitive and the majority of baskets can be seen from the tee pads.

- Access: Jefferson Road and the surrounding area can be congested with traffic during peak driving times. The gate is typically closed for winter months making the course unplayable for most of January and February.

This was the first course to be installed in the Kanawha Valley area and it holds up as one of the most fun layouts in the area (especially if you like wooded courses).

There are several "signature holes" that are really fun to throw...

#5 - This short pull is a straight downhill shot with a couple tight lanes to choose from.

#8 - The 8th hole may be the tightest fairway on the course but the distance will require a harder throw to get a birdie chance near the heavily guarded pin.

#14 - Although this hole is a rare break from the woods it still requires accuracy. Players will throw uphill to a blind pin position on the right with the road playing as OB. Be sure to make the mandatory. Swing it wide for the easy par or play it close to the mando if you'd like to try for a birdie. This hole is one of my dream aces!

#17 - This is arguably the toughest hole on the course and the only one I have yet to birdie. It's a blind dogleg left that will require accuracy off the tee for a par and a brilliant drive to get a birdie look.

There are a select few locals that take care of the course when maintenance needs to be done. As most fairways are wooded you may find the rough to be challenging in the late spring and early summer. Fairways are worn in enough that players will be rewarded with a favorable lie after making a good shot.

This design is short enough to be enjoyed by all skill levels but challenging enough that more advanced players won't be bored. I leave all my distance drivers out of the bag although a few holes may call for a fairway driver. Accuracy off the tee and canning putts will be needed to score well here. You will inevitably find yourself off the fairway during your round so bring your scrambling game to save par where you can.

If you only have time to play nine holes you can play the original layout by playing holes 1-5, skipping to hole #11 to your left, playing 11 & 12, skipping to hole #14 uphill to your left, and finish up near the ball fields on hole #15.

Give Little Creek Park a try if you're in the area. As a local I feel it is much better than the rating suggests, especially with the new tee pads in place!

Shorter distance holes
Not too busy or crowded typically

Very steep in places
Difficult to navigate course, holes not always in obvious succession from previous
Tee pads are mulch and not tended

I'm a fairly new player but picked up on the game quickly. From what I've gathered this is one of the few courses in the area that wasn't designed by the local Johnny Sias, who is a former disc golf world champion. I feel like it shows in the design. As I said I'm new, but I have played golf for 16 years and some concepts should generally be the same. This course feels like random baskets were just placed where ever they could find spots. There doesn't seem to be any consideration or time put into the lines and positioning on each hole. Every hole is a par 3 and there are simply no lines to the basket. There are far too many trees and awkward looks on each hole. I'm sure I'll be hit with "the holes aren't meant to be easy" and blah blah blah. But a par 3 should reward a great shot that was well placed with a birdie opportunity that is at least within circle. There are many holes here that there are almost no routes even a professional could take to get a good look. There are several areas that are grown up that are wreaking havoc on strategy from hole to hole. The course is in dire need of tender loving care. It seems like most of the holes were just left hand tucked baskets with very little skill involved in navigating them. I'm not a fan of throw and pray disc golfing. The design is terrible on most holes. The park should put more care into maintaining the course. I feel like most of the problems I have experienced are probably due to over growth. Poor design is the biggest flaw for this course. Course SSE rating is something like 47? That cannot be accurate. As I said, I'm not a bad player but I only found 2 birdies on this course in each of the last 4 rounds and they were all outside circle. Needs some TLC.

This 18 hole course at Little Creek Park was my last stop of the day , but also my funnest . If you drive all the way towards the back end of this park you will see a couple of baskets and a local also may be able to help you find the start . You can actually park almost next to the #1 tee if the course isn;t too crowded . Bathroom is near hole 1 . Equipment . The course has yellow banded and numbered Discatcher baskets , adequate signage , and a mulch type tee pad bracketed by wood . Some steps are here to help you , too . Some of the holes have alternate tees for a little more challenge The course is mostly wooded with a couple of the holes in a more park style setting and the grounds are well kept up . There is a good amount of elevation here , as with most of the West Virginia courses . The course plays short and technical , with most of the holes in the 175' to 250' range . This course stays away from the main population of the park . I encountered only disc golfers during my round here , a LOT of disc golfers . I am told by the locals that this is the most popular course in the Charleston area . I believe it . I wasn't too impressed while flying through my round until I was forced to slow down by a couple of groups in front of me . Then I started to realize how much fun I was having . Yes , several of these holes could be considered ace runs or at least birdie holes , but the lines play tight and since you are either playing uphill , downhill or sideways on a hill , you always have that possibility of your disc rolling far away from the basket . There should be little navigational issues for you since the paths run you from basket to tee in most spots . I think I looked at my map once . Just remember to walk behind the #1 basket and a little to the left toward kind of a driveway across the road . That #2 hole will take you from the park style #1 to the woods . Also , after finishing hole 13 , #14's tee sits across the road with a left mando . The fun factor is here and in large quantities . Even the more experience players might want to practice their technical shots here . Disc Risk : Even though there is little rough here and no water , and even though you can see most of the baskets from the tee , there is a chance of a rollaway that can take your drive to the bottom of a ravine . benches and trash cans are missing on this course , but it is such a fast play , I don't think it matters . I was able to get through the 18 holes in under in under an hour . Signature Hole : There really wasn't one , but there were a lot of interesting tunnel shots . Plenty of variety here .

#1 Equipment . Better tee boxes ( gravel or cement ) and more informative tee signs with a couple of extra NEXT TEE signs , would help a bunch . #2 Safety . Beaning someone with a disc is a possibility , I guess , since the woods holes are short and there are a lot of casuals/newbies that play here , but mainly players slipping and falling after a good rain . This course is hilly and is mostly dirt , so footing will be bad when the course is wet . Challenge : Some will consider this course too easy , a birdie fest . This course is more intended for casual and laid back play . Better players might consider , St Albans , Redeemer or Wine Cellar . This course really isn't cart friendly .

What a perfect compliment to the harder courses of the St Charleston Area . An easier , fast play , technical woods course that most will enjoy . This multi use park seems safe and full of life . The course forces you to be creative , being that most of the holes only have 1 line to the basket . There is something on the course for most . Leave your Destroyers , or Shrykes at home . All you might need is an approach and putter , Lots of Fun Factor . My Recommendation : While pros and competitive intermediates may want to avoid this place , it is perfect for newbies , families , casuals , baggers , travelers, and any locals looking to pick up a quick round . If around Charleston for the night , or traveling I-64 ( also intersecting I-77 and I-79 ) I would suggest coupling it with Redeemer Park ( 2 miles away ) and PLAY IT !!!

Original 9 holes were great. Nice mix of wooded and open

When course was expanded to 18 holes, I think the appeal dropped for me. Many of the added holes were not real playable.

Worth the trip to the top of the hill

-Great shot variety
-Opportunities for forearmers and backhanders
-Good tee pads and baskets
-Mostly well marked paths and pretty easy to follow other than getting from hole 1 to 2
-VERY tight tunnels. If you're lookin for a precision challenge this course does it. You can end up with a triple bogie easy if you're not careful
-Course is absolutely designed for experienced players

-Parking is really hard to get to. Hole 1 is at the top of a mountain and my GPS took us up the wrong way. Follow the road signs and you'll eventually get to the right place.
-You an loose a disc on about 13 of these holes. Follow it and don't throw too many anger throws
-Not a good place for beginners.

Crazy elevations and hiking make this a special one. If you're on a road trip and stop by, this will wear you down. Definitely glad I played it, but not a place to bring a friend that's still learning or can't throw at least 2 hundo on a drive.

Cool layout that follows the side of the hill and loops nicely from 1 to 18. Short holes with tight fairways like most courses around here. Nicely made tee signs, easy to navigate.

Some challenging elevation changes for those not able get around well. Some "fairways" need cleared out more. I understand challenging but some of these courses around here offer zero throwing lanes. It's like a 80% chance of hitting at least one tree on some holes.

There are some open holes that break it up and offer a breather from the woods. Overall I like this course a lot, it forces you to be accurate and pick your lines well. I've heard complaints that the course is too wooded, but not every course can or should be a wide open driving range. I'd definitely recommend this course to friends and I come back to play it all the time.

Great baskets and layout for 18 holes.
Tees weren't too bad.
Challenging design.

A few trees could be cleared.
Walk paths need to be fixed to avoid slipping.
Very soggy most of the time. I'm usually here during winter so take that for what it's worth.
Tees on some holes could be longer.

Overall, I love this course. It's in the town I always visit when up for Christmas. The locals are always nice. This area is booming right now with disc golf. If you're in the area, this course is a fun stop.

This is a nice little 9 hole that has a variety of elevation changes and turns. It's great for rec. or beginner players to improve and a nice quick course for intermediate and better players. It is located at the Little Creek City Park in South Charleston so any navigation should be able to find it. There are plenty of things to do at the park so for people that travel to play you can make a day of it.

There are plenty of woods to throw through to give the holes a bit of a challenge. There are several good elevation changes.

They could easily turn this into a full 18 holes. There aren't any alternate tees for a "back 9".

Overall this is a nice little par 3 course. I have played it more than 20 times and will continue to. I consider it my second home course and would recommend it to anyone. If you are coming to Charleston you should definitely stop and play a quick 9.

EDIT 2/24/14: Wow! Just saw the new 18 hole map, so this review is now outdated. First, they listed alternate tees on most of the original 9 holes, which added a great deal of variety, not just length, to over half the holes. That surely made this a much more interesting & challenging course. I hope someone swings by early in the spring for some new pics! Not sure when I'll get back through WV, but am looking forward to checking out all the NEW!
FYI: Old hole 5 is now 8, old 6 is now 10, old 7 is now 11, old 8 is now 11, and old 9 is now 15.

Little Creek Park is a surprisingly fun 9 hole course in a diverse & popular community park featuring the expected WV hills. From its mulched tee boxes to the nice Innova Discatchers, you won't encounter much in the way of distance, but the Rec to Intermediate player will be challenged by tight lines & elevations. There are durable tee signs and next tee markers throughout, as the course skirts its way around the access road at the top of the hills.

This park has a lot of activities for the whole family, from playgrounds & ball fields to really nice shelters with bathrooms. There weren't any trash bins or benches ON the course, but you do pass near about three of the shelters where these amenities are available.

The drive up can feel treacherous to us flatlanders, as the pavement is raised, twisty, and one lane narrow. Also, getting to the park entails an unexpected amount of traffic from the MacCorkle road exit off of I-64.

There isn't a whole lot of distance to these holes, and they have very little variety, hovering around the 200' mark. Higher skilled players won't likely need to break out any discs but their putters.

The tees could use those really nice sign upgrades that indicate the distance & elevation change. #8 definitely could use a sign showing where the basket is (blind, way uphill, and to the right).

The #2 fairway needs to have some work done to allow water to drain. It stays muddy for days and days after rain.

I normally want to visit a course multiple times before writing a review, but broke my 'rule' here after playing multiple rounds the same day because I actually liked what the designers have here. If you're driving through Charleston, I highly recommend stopping in for a quick round.

Hole by hole: Starting from the shelter at Area 12, you need a controlled mid to putter shot to stay right of the mando, but watch out for the branches & the severe rollaways that might put you OB over the road. Cross the driveway to the straight, relatively open #2, but avoid going right or long. # 3 is a nice floating anny (rhbh) through the trees to a ridge top basket position. Don't go long!

Walk up the hill, then shoot clean & straight to the top and a raised #4 basket. Long would be OK here: right gets you in trouble. Walk around the shelter & shoot the drop #5 through any of three narrow lines, then go left to shoot #6 slightly back up the grade.

#7 is another lane shot, with a large, safe landing zone near the basket. The #8 is the biggest challenge on the course, as a blind, uphill anny, while #9 is a fun little ace run to finish.

GREAT NEXT TEE SIGNS, don't need a map for this DGc as the next tee signs that are a few feet away from the last basket you played are very helpfull.

Beautifull park

ONLY 9 HOLES. PLENTY of room at this park. and if utilized better I personally feel they could have a championship style of a course than what they have now in place, not saying that this course sucked. But i'm just saying that they have ample room and could really be a GREAT DGC instead of a good disc golf course.

Dirt tees except for hole # 2 as hole # 2 teeing area is adjacent to the soap box derby area.

Tee signs didn't have layout of hole. (IMHO, I don't understand why this is. Directions to the park we're sufficent, but directions to play the DGcourse wasn't as good. as they're we're a couple of holes tat I didn't know where the basket was located (now since I've played this DGc, I'll know where the basket are. but or us tourists, I feel that the layout of the hole is just as important as the basket. And granted I did print a copy of the layout of the DGc from this site, but it was a vague map and not a highly detail layout of each individual hole like what I expect when I play new DG courses)

Park gate was locked. so I ventured out on foot thinking the course was just past the ball field or what I thought was a ball field from the gate. If I would of know that this field was a soccer field and not the ball field that the map of the DGC indicated it was near that I printed up from the courses web site, I might not of walked all the way UP the hill. And for you people not familar with West Virginia... their hills are some serious hills, not like what I'm used to in Canton, Ohio. But I walked all the way until I saw a basket. and the first basket I saw was # 9. Well the DGC starts almost opposite of basket # 9 on the other side of the "ball" field. After finishing my round in 30 minutes I walked the hills again, but this time I made my own short cuts as it was all downhill from basket # 9. WHY was the gate locked??

close prox. to I-64

Short, technical course. Great place to improve your short game.
Elevation is used well in a small area (4 and 5 have drastic elevation changes)
Alternate tee locations give seven of the holes new looks. (Alt. 8 plays from the pavilion between pin 4 and tee 5)
Close to city of Charleston

All holes the same shot length
No wide open fairways
No concrete tee pads

This course is much better than the reviews make it out to be. Great place to work on short game or take new players to learn the game.

There are plans to expand the course to 18 holes throughout the park and adding concrete tee pads. Come out and support the course. Increased traffic will only help the cause.

Quick to play. Elevation changes were nice, but not extreme. The signage was excellent for someone who has never played the course. The park, in general, was very nice. Carded my fist birdie ever (in three rounds) on number eight.

I don't have a lot of negative things to say about this course. Yes, it's only nine holes and that is a gigantic drawback. It also doesn't seem to be too challenging, but I've only played three courses, so take that opinion for what it's worth.

You have to remember that I am very new to this "sport." This is only the third time that I have played.

Great short course layout. Lots of elevation change and challenging pin placements. Very fun course. Very well marked and easy to follow. I played it -3 with only 1 disc.

Way too short. This park is large and beautiful and the course could use alot more of it very easily. They need to stretch several holes out to add difficulty and variety of shots. No real hyzer holes and only 2 anhyzer holes. I don't know why it only has 9 holes. Also, the use of the elevation change is fun but, I am certain the terrain makes it unplayable for unfit or less mobile people. They need to incorporate switchbacks or other trail methods to make it accessible for a wider variety of fitness levels. I enjoyed it but could see at least 2 holes that would pose a danger to limited mobility players.

I did love this layout, my low rating aside. It is only due to length and possible difficulties for others.

Great baskets.
Decently good tees.
Nicely easy to navigate.
Good variety of shots.
Beautiful course.
Good use of land, fun throws.
Beginner-Intermediate friendly.

Signs not the best. (Not horrible though)

A great nine-hole course that is a good time to play. Worth the drive. You'll appreciate the nature, and fun holes. There's even a huge shot down a steep hill. Very good for it's level.

This is a great course for beginners or for a quick game. The holes are fairly short, but offer some good challenges (i.e. dog legs, trees, elevated baskets, and downhill fairways). There is very little brush, so when I have to go dig out my disc I'm not fighting my way through vines.

The course is all the way on the backside of the park and the signage is limited.

Hole #2 is always muddy and wet.

The park has plenty of room for this course to be expanded into 18 holes, and could probably hold a second course like Rotary Park in Huntington.

Nice variety of shots, good use of terrain. Perfect tee pads. Easy to navigate course. Great scenery. True par 3's - birdying is not super easy even though holes aren't that long.

A little tricky to find. No place for big arms to let loose. Only 9 holes. Please Charleston, let there be 18!

This is a great stop if you are in the Charleston area. Pretty park with nice hardwood forest. This has been much-needed for Charleston for a while, and a great addition to central/southern WV DG.

- Easy to navigate signage, both to the start of the course itself and from one hole to the next.

- Decent variety for such a compact course, with elevation changes, multiple shot shapes, and tight technical approaches through the trees.

- Minimal congestion, usually having the course to yourself.

- Course is relatively short and probably not much of a challenge for advanced players.

- Hole signage doesn't reflect distance or hole layout.

- At only nine holes with only one alternate tee, the course can get pretty repetitive.

- Old archery target on Hole 2 in middle of the fairway, despite adding "character," is pretty annoying.

Living in Hurricane and working in Charleston, Little Creek is probably my "home course." Though it leaves a lot to be desired for more advanced players, I think it's great that the city has invested the time, money, and space into developing this course for the community. It's a great place to learn the game, and it's a fairly convenient location from anyone visiting the general Charleston area. If you're swinging through and looking for a quick round, it's definitely worth playing, but in all honesty is probably not worth a dedicated trip by itself.

It had a good flow to the course. I didn't find it difficult to find the next basket. They finally have a course in the area.

Finding where the course starts could be a little tough. Concrete for Tees would be nicer. Also some signs with hole layout and distance/par would be nice.

I found out about it in local paper. I was traveling for work and had just got into disc golf. I had only borrowed discs before this course. I purchased my first set in WV to play this course on weekends. Its a WV course, Hilly with lots of Trees. I felt it was a decent course now as I look back on it.

the only pro i found that it is a fast course so you could get 18 holes in in a short time frame which is what i was on so that was nice.

the fairways had a bit to many trees in them for my likeness but not at all a reason not to play the course
and the leaves are very hungry around early April so keep a good eye on your disc cause it will get eaten.

it was fun for a quick afternoon stop on my way back to cincinnati but i would not make a special trip their to play again but if i am in the neighbor hood i will be back to play hope to see the locals

Easy to navigate, even w/o a map, with the large "next tee" signs and natural flow. Can see every basket from the tee, except #8 (go up the slope, then turn right).

Single tees (mulch)/single basket.

Plays at the very back of a long-n-narrow multi-purpose park. Holes 2-7 are a good introduction to wooded holes: dead straight with a generous fairway, slightly down-n-right, slightly up-n-left, straight and a bit steeper down, flat-n-left, straight-but-tight, all about 200', with the throwing paths growing tighter as you go along. Hole #1 is bit longer, across a slope with a few large trees to avoid, hole #8 is up a steep slope then a right turn, and #9 is short, slightly downhill, another right-turner.

When looking for this course, don't pull into the ball golf course instead. And, this course is at the very back of the park - just keep going! Quick play - took me only 20 minutes to play a solo round.