Seneca Creek State Park
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Rating:
(3 votes)
Location:
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First Tee: (39.136,-77.26)
Course Details:
# Holes: 27
Target Type: Mach3
Tee Type: Concrete
Elevation: 50/50 Flat/Hills
Foliage: Woodsy
Course Length: 7200
Alternate Length: 10200
Designer: Craig Gangloff & John Gregory
Hole Length:
Under 300ft: 12
300 – 400ft: 11
Over 400ft: 4
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Course Description:
On 30 acres of rolling hills, fully dedicated to disc golf. Scenic, challenging, and mostly wooded. Clean and well-maintained. Dual tees and multiple pin placements. No pets.
Course Established: 1990
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Additional Course Information for Seneca Creek State Park:
Directions:
From DC/South: I-270 N to Rte 117, Clopper Rd. Right on Clopper, 2 miles to Park on left. From Frederick/North: I-270 S to Rte. 124. Right on Quince Orchard Blvd. right at 2nd light on Clopper Rd., 2 miles to Park on left.
The five link rating is a given. This course is unbelievable. It is a three x 9-hole loop. Very challenging and satisfying.
As a course it is a must play.
Serene Sylvan Cathedral to enjoy the beauty of nature and take time to soak your feet in a crystal cool stream when you get your disc from OB.
This is the first course that I played after moving to MD. I gave this course 4 stars for a few reasons. Great Course but a few changes and this course would be a "5" in my book!
Pros:
Great layout and a brilliant design to have a 27 hole course with 3 9-Hole loops all ending back at the parking lot. Great change in play with a variety of holes. This is not a course for just a Righty or Lefty. Great Doubles tourneys on Tuesday I believe and there is a great group of DG players. Some Very Very good Pro's to learn from. The Course is so big that I never have found myself getting backed up or even playing through a group. The Park Office also sells a variety of discs and merchandise and they have a great lost and found program so if you lose one out there just check back in a few weeks to see if someone picked it up.
Cons:
The first time I played this course I loved it but a few things that I didn’t like. First the Parking is "ok". On the day to day basis the parking is fine but can get over crowded and have to park on the grass. But on a doubles tourney or a PDGA event parking is crazy! I did get word from a park ranger that they are building new parking connecting to the original lot but I don’t know when it will be done. I also didn’t like the small pads. Some are decent sized and some are so skinny. I feel like I worry too much about if I'm on the pad or not than my actual throw. There is a lot of deer out there but they don’t care that your there. They don’t mind it so much that I have hit a few (on accident of course) and they don’t even move. Bugs can be crazy in the summer!!! Some people bring face nets and I know I bring a bottle of bug spray with me at all times. It gets so bad that I have to swat them away from my face seconds before I putt or all I see is a black flying mob in front of my face.
Conclusion:
Don’t think because my cons paragraph is longer than my pros that this is a bad course. This is a great course and I would recommend any Disc Golfer to play this course to see what a great variety of holes they have. And be prepared to take a few hours to play. The holes are very long and if you’re not used to playing consistently long courses be warn your arm will hurt in the morning!
Anyone who gets the chance to play Seneca should. The blend of elevation changes, narrow fairways, and tight corners provides a great variety of challenges. Bring bug spray, this region in Maryland can be wet and buggy in the summer. The biggest downside to the course is its popularity - any nice day will draw a big crowd. It's more enjoyable and peaceful if you can play at an off time.