Bear Creek
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Rating:
(7 votes)
Extra Location(s):
First Tee: (32.897,-97.091)
Course Details:
# Holes: 18
Target Type: Mach3
Tee Type: Concrete
Course Length: 3812
Alternate Length: 5367
Hole Length:
Under 300ft: 12
300 – 400ft: 4
Over 400ft: 2
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Course Description:
Creek comes into play on 7 holes and a pond on 2 tee shots. Well maintained and laid out - beautiful trees test accuracy. Good variety and dual tees. Poison ivy. #13 tee in woods back by park entrance.
Course Established: 1996
Additional Course Information:
Additional Course Information for Bear Creek:
Directions:
On Hwy 360, 0.5 mile south of split with Hwy 121. Exit Stone Meyers and stay along the access road for 360. Going south, park entrance is on right, look for ball field and power lines. Take 2nd entrance.
I have not confirmed the rumor. But, I heard the baskets were pulled.
COPS!!COPS!!!COPS!!
Bear Creek is a great course, my favorite in fact. It has absolutely everything you need, hyzers, anhyzers, rollers, thumbers, tomahawks, long open drives, tight wooded drives, ravines. I don't give it a 5 because there must be a better course out there somewhere that i haven't played.
Oh, and i played just yesterday, and the baskets were definitely there. I've heard rumors about someone in city council wanting to shut the place down, which would be very tragic. But i noticed this last time out, they even cleaned up the course to remove some Poison Ivy and rough brush entanglements.
This course has many flaws but it is still one of my favorites.
Pros: Easy and fun to play. Dual concrete tees. Better suited for amateurs (like me). Good use of Bear Creek as an obstacle on many holes. Many a disc finds the bottom of the creek or the "gator hole" pond which is a well-located hazard on 2 of the holes. Well shielded from the wind on all but the windiest of days. The signature hole is 12 which goes over a large ravine with a shallow feeder creek at the bottom. The trees on this hole on the other side of the ravine punish errant shots by knocking your disc back into the ravine. Decent shade on most holes and most holes have several logs to sit on at the tees.
Cons: POISON IVY EVERYWHERE!!!!! Your punishment for throwing off into the woods may be greater than you think. I hear cops have a small-town mentality and harass those who partake in drinking beer and the like...but I have played this course over a 100 times and have never had an issue. Takes a long time to dry out after a rain and mosquitoes can be bad on several holes. Hole 6 has this nasty cesspool which used to be part of a feeder creek but is nothing but stagnant water most of the time. Very crowded on weekends and nice afternoons.
Please note that the disc golf baskets have not been removed from Bear Creek Park. However, there has been issues/conflicts at the park and the Grapevine Parks Board is looking into these. We plan to have a meeting at the course within the next three weeks with course users to discuss issues and talk about maintenance of the course. Can you help me pass the word on this meeting if I get a date and time to you? Thanks Doug Evans, Director of Parks and Recreation
I consider this park my "home course" as I've been playing it since 1999. Great course to bring beginner players and it stays challenging to those who have been playing a while. I've personally never had a run-in with any cops and my skin doesn't seem to care about poison ivy at all so I can't really comment on that.
Pros: Good variety of shots and other players are friendly. Easy to navigate course. Well maintained and great opportunities to find lost discs if you don't mind getting wet.
Cons: Gets crowded at peak play times.
This is my favorite course to play. Its well shaded in the summer and I like playing it in the rain/snow as its pretty empty then and the course doesn't get over soggy.
*Doug, did that meeting ever get scheduled or the issues resolved?*
This is one of the best courses in the DFW area. My wife even loved it. It has almost every challange and is very fun. It does have poison ivy every where. Hole 12 is a blast
Good challenging course. I haven't played this course in awhile, but I will have to say that police stroll that park on the regular and I had all my discs stolen while trying to help someone retrieve their disc from the creek. So that person's actions have caused me not to throw this course in over 2 years. Thanks prick!!!! I'm sure there's a special place in hell for you and your actions!!! If you throw this course, keep your discs close to you!!
One basket was stolen...hole #12 I believe (the best hole on the course :( )
Other than that, the course is just as playable as ever.