McCormick Park — Attraction in Saint Helens

This review is about the disc golf part of McCormick Park. This park is lovely in general, but I will be reviewing my experience at the disc golf course. The first hole is difficult to find and my fiance and I only found it after he consulted comments on a disc golf website on his phone. The shots were nice with a variety of par 3's and 4's. It was well set up and had arrows to point you in the correct direction. This might not be an issue to others but there is very thick undergrowth, and lots of thorny plants. It is difficult to find discs off the fairway and extremely easy to lose a disc. There is also poison oak, so beware! I have been playing disc golf for 5 years all over the east coast and southeast and never contracted poison anything. However, I got an extremely severe case of poison oak after playing at this course. I say this as a warning and would recommend...

Beautiful trail area to go on walks with the family! They are new play equipment is great for wheelchair access And for a parent to play with a child. A lot of the equipment is not well greased, and has a lot of resistance with the rust that has already developed. They recently added one small bench for parents to sit on. So bring some chairs if you plan on watching your child for a while and want to sit closely. In the summer the swings are facing the wrong way, facing the parking lot. The children get sun in their eyes. Bring sunglasses for them to try and...

McCormick Park Disc Golf course is a fun, yet challenging addition to the Portland area. The course will test your technical game and requires the ability to use a variety of shots to claim par. Water comes into play on several holes, not to mention the rough; it can be very punishing in the spring/summer so be sure to keep a close eye on errant throws. Be careful when rummaging through the rough as there are both poison oak and stinging nettles to avoid, although both are pretty easy to navigate around if you know what you're...