Disc Golf in Las Vegas, Nevada
Planes frequently land and depart over Sunset Park on their way to and from Harry Reid International Airport.
This story is part four of my January 2022 road trip to Las Vegas. Read about our others stops here:
While Charity attended her Get Your Teach On conference, I spent my Sunday disc golfing. Disc golf is one of my favorite hobbies, but I’ve rarely had time lately between the short days and my busy work schedule.
Prior to my round I had lunch at Angelina’s Pizzeria at 5025 S Eastern Ave, and I definitely recommend the chicken alfredo pizza.
Sunset Park may be great for the locals, but it was far from a disc golf tourist attraction.
Sunset Park
The first course I stopped at was Sunset Park, nearby Harry Reid International Airport. This gorgeous park was made even cooler by the frequently landing and departing planes that constantly passed overhead.
The park itself is beautiful with lots of activities including baseball, softball, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, fishing, and a dog park. There’s a large homeless population in the park with tents set up all over the place, but that’s just the reality of a big city. The park was packed with people and I didn’t see anyone getting hassled or anything.
The disc golf course is 24 holes, though I only had time for 12 due to my tee time at the next course. The course wasn’t anything too special from what I saw, and was mostly open with few obstacles and average length. It’s not a bucket list course by any means, but I’d play it again.
Unique elevation changes and beautiful views make Wildhorse Golf Club one of the more special disc golf courses I’ve visited.
Wildhorse Golf Club
If you only get the opportunity to play one round of disc golf in Las Vegas, this is the course to go to. The Wildhorse Golf Club features a 21-hole disc golf course that overlaps with the ball course.
For only $15 you get access to the home of the Las Vegas Challenge, a Disc Golf Pro Tour Elite Series event, as well as a golf cart and a complimentary beverage.
This was without a doubt the nicest, best-maintained, and prettiest disc golf course I’ve ever played, and it was the 74th course on my resume.
Wildhorse Golf Club is a beautiful desert oasis with blue ponds, green grass, and great groundskeeping.
There are three downsides to this course. First and foremost, it’s very difficult to navigate. The holes are very spread out and without U-Disc, it would be impossible to figure out - especially since the basket numbers are inaccurate. I was fortunate enough to tee off right behind a group of locals who invited me to join up, and I have to say the hospitality was wonderful. Very nice fellows who never seemed inconvenienced at having to babysit a rusty intermediate player.
The second downside was the size of the course. I played 18 holes in 2.5 hours despite playing a fairly solid round without too many extra throws. Granted, I was in a group of five, but they all played quickly and we had golf carts, and they knew the course like the back of their hands.
I’ve visited a lot of courses, but few have hosted such prestigious events as the Las Vegas Challenge.
If I had been by myself, I probably would’ve still taken 2.5 hours just trying to navigate it. The tee times for disc golfers are reserved for the evening so as to not inconvenience the ball golfers, which means you can very easily run out of daylight.
Finally, disc golfers do have to yield to ball golfers at all times. I get it. Ball golfers pay more to be there, there’s more of them, they were there first, and they’re the reason we even have such a nice course to begin with. The beauty and maintenance of that course is due solely to the fact that it’s a ball golf course. I’m not hating on the situation, I just look forward to a day when the two sports are a little bit closer to equal.
All that being said, Wildhorse was an incredible experience and I highly recommend visiting! If possible, try to link up with a local to show you around, or study the map on U-Disc before arriving.
Redfin asked me about my favorite hidden gem in Las Vegas and I definitely had to go with Wildhorse. Check out Hidden Gems in Las Vegas: Sin City’s Best Kept Secrets to discover more of Las Vegas’s best restaurants, activities, and tourist attractions.
Fox Hill Park didn’t offer a particularly great disc golf course, but the view and other park amenities were fantastic.
Fox Hill Park
My round at Wildhorse ended with dusk and I returned to the hotel as Charity’s conference was dismissing. You can read about our nighttime adventures in part three of this series.
On Monday, after checking out of the hotel and leaving Charity at her final session of the conference, I traveled to Fox Hill Park.
The park itself gets five stars. If you’re traveling with your family, I highly recommend it! The 18-acre park opened in 2018 and features very cool, modern playground equipment including climbing towers, zip lines, and a fort. The disc golf course itself is terrible and only meant for beginners, so I wouldn’t necessarily recommend making this a part of your travel itinerary if you’re not looking for kid-friendly activities to go with it.
Fox Hill Park was short and easy, making it a great destination for kids.
The 18-hole course averages 145 feet per hole with the longest checking in at 208, and it can easily be played with a putter. The natural tees are eroded and nowhere near level, making it easy to twist an ankle. The baskets are far too close to the sidewalks to be safe for pedestrians, and a lot of other park goers walk in and out of the fairways with no regard for the golfers.
The views are incredible, so it’s still a neat visit if you have plenty of time or are bringing your family. But as a man alone with a limited amount of time for activities, I would’ve skipped it in retrospect.
After my brief visit to Fox Hill Park, I set out for the mountains to do some hiking.
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