My Favorite Place in Denver for….Disc Golf and Fun for the Kids
Posted in My Favorite Places in Denver... on June 25th, 2010 by Leslie AutonMost of you know that I love playing any sport or game so you may not be surprised that my next post in the “My Favorite Places in Denver for…” series is the only place in Denver to play disc golf. Did you even know that we had such a place??
Beatty’s Ford Park, off of Unity Church Road, has many activities for children, youth and adults… and one of them is disc golf. The course has 9 holes and has some holes near the lake, some in the woods, and some near the splash pad. Each time we have been to the park to play, we have had so much fun and have been one of only a few people using the course. What a great, FREE, family outing, right in the middle of Denver.
Random thoughts about Disc Golf — read before going to the park to play!!!
The first time I played disc golf we were at the beach and none of us had ever played before. We had just finished playing a Par 3 golf course and we noticed that they had disc golf so we decided, why not? We went up to the clerk and paid our money to play and each of us took ONE frisbee (yeah, that is what I called it). When we got to the first tee box, my husband threw his disc and it sailed straight ahead and landed about 15 feet from the basket (the target). When our friend threw his it only went about 1/2 the distance to the basket, even though he threw it just as hard as my husband. We won’t even talk about where mine ended up…I don’t think it was anywhere near the hole we were playing. After a few holes, we finally figured out that each disc was different and my husband had a driver, our friend had one for the approach shot and I had a putter. So, the moral of this story is, be sure you know what disc to use, at which time.
Beatty’s Ford Park is free to play however you have to bring your own discs to play. Since I am still really, really bad at throwing a frisbee (disc), we just purchased a cheap set of three discs at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
In addition to the disc golf course, the park includes a picnic shelter, a walking trail, a volleyball court, horseshoe pits, a splash park area, two children’s playgrounds, and an amphitheater.
For more information about Beatty’s Ford Park, contact the Recreation Department at (704) 748-1518.
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