Stumped
A couple of young guys in a huge truck with Idaho plates just asked me a question about Portland I couldn't answer:
"Is there a Frisbee golf course around here?"
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There is a Disc Golf Course at Pier Park, in the Portland Parks System. Pier Park is in NE Portland.
It wasa built and is maintained by volunteers.
Posted by Mary Huff | July 19, 2005 7:22 PM
Rockwood Central Park - at 17707 SE Main St.
Posted by Ron Ledbury | July 19, 2005 7:53 PM
Didn't there used to be one out at Edgefield also?
Posted by Judy | July 19, 2005 8:54 PM
There is also a Disc Golf Course in SW at the Greater Portland Bible Church on SW Vermont at about 20th ave.
Posted by RedMan | July 19, 2005 9:52 PM
There is a nice course in Champoeg State Park, if that's close enough to "around here."
Posted by doug | July 19, 2005 9:52 PM
Consulted with a friend on this; perhaps a useful link:
http://www.discgolfstore.com/courses/oregon.shtml
Posted by David Yeager | July 19, 2005 10:21 PM
Thank you, David Y. That's a very helpful site!
Posted by Jack Bog | July 19, 2005 10:27 PM
There was one planned for near the convention center but it was a close call between that and a Hotel. The disc course lost out on a split decision even though PDC economists determined the disc course would bring in more revenue.
Posted by steve schopp | July 19, 2005 10:58 PM
Jack, did you tell them that we'll have a tram soon?
Posted by Scott-in-Japan | July 20, 2005 12:04 AM
No, but I did tell them that people in Portland are into bikes, not big pickup trucks, which is why the parking space they were in in the natural food store parking lot was ridiculously narrow.
Posted by Jack Bog | July 20, 2005 12:22 AM
Perhaps on their way back to Idaho, they could stop by and play disc golf at Sorosis Park in The Dalles. An excellent course.
Posted by Juanita | July 20, 2005 7:04 AM
They play frisbee golf in Lake Oswego between Lakeridge and the Municipal Golf Course.
Posted by BobW | July 20, 2005 8:52 AM
Best course I've played in Oregon was in Bend, at the community college. Really cool hilly terrain, lots of trees--quite challenging. Locally, though, I've heard the one out in Gresham, and the one at Champoeg, are fun.
Posted by Dave J. | July 20, 2005 9:12 AM
here's the pdga directory:
http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_state.php?SearchState=Oregon&order=city
has a full listing of most everything you need to know about each course--setup, fees, directions, etc.
Disc golf is awesome. Takes less time than ball golf, is MUCH cheaper (usually free!), and there's no course marshal looking over your shoulder.
I play the Vermont Ave one mostly, but Pier Park is good, and the one in Estacada is really nice. Gresham's is lame; haven't been to the two McMenamins courses yet. Champoeg is fine, but it costs $3 to get in and isn't all that exciting.
Posted by torridjoe | July 20, 2005 4:33 PM
htmled version of the directory here. Sorry for the column overlap.
Posted by torridjoe | July 20, 2005 4:34 PM
The best website for local disc golf information is the Oregon Disc Sports Alliance. The list of Northern Oregon disc golf courses can be found here: http://odsa.com/golf/north.asp
Posted by specialmaster | July 25, 2005 4:35 PM