Oh lovely little Orchard Park...so green, so clean, so fun. It's a simple little park, well thought out, and in the middle of high tech east Hillsboro, but tucked away. You have to just know its here or...Yelp it to find it of course!! :)
Disc golf courses seem harder to come by as of late. And in this area around here...good luck. It's quite a drive in any direction you go to get to the next nearest DG course. But this course is right on the money. It is PERFECT. I'm serious! One thing I can't stand in a DG course is bad signage, where you can't see which way your supposed to go for your next play. Or the par is scratched off, or the sign is so dulled it's all grainy and weathered and you can't make out anything....Or how bout, there is NO signage at all?!? Ugh it's a awful heart sinking sight to not see a sign. :( (I get worked up by unloved DGC's....it makes me sad).
But yes, little Orchard Park is loved, has clearly marked signs for the DG (stating par, length, map), clean cemented flat runways, short grass, open areas and treed areas, and I believe 9 baskets. Which some may think is not many, but it's really perfect, could be quick a lunchtime game, or go thru it two or three times if desired. One game usually (on a normal semi busy Saturday afternoon) takes about 45-60 mins to get through. The golfers are well mannered, and respect others here too.
(Oh and quick tip, if you go to dgcoursereview.com, search Orchard Park and print yourself a few score sheets for the park!)
Also, if this were JUST a DG course I'd be happy. But the park also boasts the lovely Rock creek trail, that starts or stops whichever way you look at it here at the park, and goes quite a ways north. This is my fav trail in the area too!! It's nicely open, safe, and a furry friend will be a happy companion for you on this relaxing trek. Or a bike would be, or your running shoes!!
And of course, it can't be a park without the play structure! It has brand spankin new climbing structures for the little ones, teeter totters, swings, slides, all the good stuff. Bark chipped and benches too. Oh and two bathrooms!! Not just porta potties! Nice!
Small parking area, but big enough to accommodate quite a bit of cars. And also if need be, street parking.
This park it really the best. Think of this, heading over to Orchard Park on a nice late spring Sunday, bring your discs, bring the kids, bring the cooler full of goodies, bring the dogs!! However you do it, enjoy a DG game on the perfectly trimmed and clean lawns with a drink in hand, while kids let their energy out having the time of their life on the play structure, dogs rolling around the green grass panting happily, and to top it all off packing back up and walking the trail for the nice early evening stroll home.
Just a fabulous park. You can't get much better then this. :) read more