Hiestand Park — Attraction in Madison

Disc golf review. This is a great course for skilled and amateur players. A pay to play course allows for well maintained fairways, minimal garbage on the course and a respect for the game and course.

Like Elver Park on the westside of Madison, there is good signage mapping out two concrete tee pads and two pin (red & blue) placements. This allows several options for game play and unique looks at the baskets that may never get old. It would be hard to get lost here as a first time play through and yet the tees and pads are not right on top of each other.

Whether it is the elevated pad or the uphill approach, plan to get a lot of exercise. Most looks off the tee pad will have open fairways with little or no obstacles until the final approach. Pin placements are usually tucked away in a corner, around some bushes or placed behind a cluster of trees. With the exception of a few holes, this isn't a grip it and rip it course.

Even though this course is in Madison it doesn't feel like you are in the city. Additionally, there is a disc golf shop across the street from the first tee which is an added bonus. If you travel a great distance to get here, play at least two rounds to make it really worth the trip. It took roughly three+ hours for three of us to play two rounds which brings me to my only complaint.

This park was busy on a beautiful Sunday afternoon which is to be expected. This great course brings in many new players who still haven't learned some of the etiquette of the game. We spent to much time watching large groups looking for discs and others throwing multiple discs while we waited. That said, I'd recommend playing earlier in the day when possible to avoid the crowd.

Definitely a must play course for anyone who...

Great course! Has two tee boxes at each basket. They are extra long and poured concrete. Course is 18 holes and in the woods so a good challenging course. There are 2 baskets at each of the 18 holes and many other optional holes to change baskets positions so the course changes occasionally I'm sure.The baskets are also color coded and the distance for each are on the information sign by tee boxes. Good time now in the spring to find discs thrown into the rough but keep your throws tight in the fairway come summer, looks like it will be difficult to retrieve your disc. I noticed a couple practice baskets near hole 1 by the two porta johns which is good for putting practice. Was clean and mostly debris free. There is a waste basket at each hole as well as 2 benches to take a load off if needed. Will definitely be returning to...

It has a shelter on the far east side, along with a playground and small parking lot. The large open space used to be used for soccer fields in the summer. During the late summer to fall the hill is sometimes used by high schools for sports training/tryouts, and in the winter often for sledding of course. During the summer I suggest bringing mosquito spray, especially if you plan to use the disc golf course. I would say many people know this park for its disc golf course. The daily pass to disc golf is $5, and annual pass is $40. It has plenty of elevation throughout the course, and is probably my favorite course in the area. Each hole has two pin locations, a sign with distance, and if you don't know your way you can probably find people playing after work...