Fun With Dad: Disc Golf in the Twin Cities

Disc Golf (the proper name for Frisbee Golf) is a fun activity for many families around the Twin Cities. It’s one they can enjoy easily in the Twin Cities with the different courses around the metro. Many of them are free.

Disc Golf: a game in which a concave plastic disc is thrown into each of a series of metal baskets situated on an outdoor course, the object being to complete the course using the fewest possible throws.

In other words think golf with a frisbee-like disc instead of a small ball and clubs. (It’s not Frisbee Golf since Frisbee is a brand name, much like Hooping is not Hula Hooping since Hula is a brand name. If you want to get technical.)

Disc Golfing is a easy sport to jump into.  You need two things.

• A couple of discs: a driver and a putter.  If you want a third, feel free to grab a midrange disc.  Use the driver at the tee and the putter on the approach, just like in traditional golf.
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• A disc golf course. You can pick up a map online or at any of these locations, but to help you get started, Todd has some suggestions.
• Three Rivers Park District offers a little more instruction on how to play disc golf here.

Todd’s Top 3 FREE Disc Golf Courses

1. Bassett Creek Park | Crystal
   A free course with 15 holes and not too many places to lose discs.
2.  Ham Lake Park
   There are not too many trees, and it’s easier for beginners.
3.  Central Park | Brooklyn Park
   This course has only 9 holes and a practice green.

More Disc Golf Courses around the Twin Cities Metro

MINNEAPOLIS & ST PAUL

1. Highland Disc Golf Course | Montreal Ave., St. Paul, MN
   

   

2. Hillcrest Knoll Park | 1672 Hoyt Ave E, Saint Paul, MN 55106
3. Theodore Wirth Regional Park | 1301 Theodore Wirth Pkwy Minneapolis, MN 55422. This course is not free. Find rates and rules here.

NORTH METRO

1. Acorn Park | 286 County Rd. C, Roseville, MN
2. Bunker Hills Disc Golf | Andover, MN
3. Elm Creek Park | 12400 James Dean Parkway, Maple Grove, MN
4. Hansen Park | 1555 5th St. NW, New Brighton, MN
5. Lochness Park | 11121 Lexington Ave NE, Blaine, MN
6. Orchard Trail Park | 10601 Oxbow Creek Dr N, Brooklyn Park, MN (practice baskets)
7. Plymouth Creek Playfield | 3625 Fernbrook Ln N, Plymouth, MN
8. Silver View Park | 2700 county Road I, Mounds View, MN 55112
9. Zachary Playfield | 4355 Zachary Lane N, Plymouth, MN

EAST METRO

1. Arcola Heights Park | 15300 100th St N, Stillwater, MN 55082

SOUTH METRO

1. Alimagnet Park | 211 Ridgeview Drive, Apple Valley, MN 55124
2. Baylor Regional Park | County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN 55397
3. Brockway Disc Golf Course | 13669 Bronze Pkwy, Rosemount, MN 55068
4. Buck Hill | 15400 Buck Hill Rd, Burnsville, MN 55306 (Open Spring, Summer & Fall. Purchase a Day Pass or a Season Pass)
5. Garlough Park | 1800 Charlton St, West St Paul, MN 55118
6. Kaposia Park | 1028 Wilde Ave., South St. Paul, MN 55075
7. North Valley Park | 2800 70th St. E, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
8. Northview Park |  980 Northview Park Road, Eagan, MN 55123
9. Oakwood Park | 7851 Harkness Ave S., Cottage Grove, MN 55016
10. Red Oak Park | 12100 River Hills Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337
11. Hyland Hills Ski Area | 8800 Chalet Road, Bloomington, MN 55438

WEST METRO

1. Bryant Lake Regional Park | 6800 Rowland Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
2. Staring Lake Disc Golf | 14800 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
3. Rosland Park | 4300 W. 66th St., Edina, MN 55435

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