Prado DGC is located in Prado Regional Park, just off of the 83 in Chino. The 18 hole course is situated along the Prado Reservoir and features DIScatcher baskets and cement tee pads for all holes. Most holes are play well over 200 feet and the terrain is pretty wide open, minus some spread out trees and a few rolling hills. I would compare this course to La Mirada, minus the elevation shifts. One could have a bad drive (minus hole 4,7, and 8, which are located next to the reservoir) and still make par due to how open and forgiving the environment is. It's also a course that will force you to power out shots due to the length of some holes. Any chance of making a birdie will require not only a long throw, but an accurate one too.
A few other points about Prado DGC :
- Since this is a county park, it does cost $8.00 on weekdays / $10.00 on weekends to drive into the park...you can also park outside of the park and pay $2.00 to walk in.
- They allow alcoholic beverages, which is nice.
- There are many picnic areas located right in the middle of several holes. Lucky for our group, there were hardly anyone using them. I imagine during the summer, it can get crowded here.
- By noon, the winds start to pick up. It's something this course is notorious for.
- Most of the tee signs clearly have the wrong footage down. Apparently there are more than one pin location for some holes, but according to the signs there's only one location to each hole.
- There are no maps located at the course, meaning I suggest if you come out and play, you might want to print one and bring it with you. Perhaps the front gate has maps of the course, but I'm not sure.
- There are restrooms, but no snack shacks or pro shop.
While I enjoyed playing here, I must admit that the distance (from Long Beach) and the cost of admission to the park does not excite me enough to come out and play here anytime soon. I would only go again if we got a big group together (as we did on this particular visit)...boil down the details, the course doesn't have anything that I can't find here locally. Hole 7, a dog leg right shot was fun to throw, especially with the added on bonus of going over the water in attempts to cut the distance by a great deal. But I can play both 18 holes courses at La Mirada for free...why come out here and play 18 for 10 bucks? 3 stars for being well maintained and semi-interesting. read more