As of January 2020[update], there are 277 known disc golf courses in Canada on the official PDGA Course Directory.[1] Below is a listing of disc golf courses in Canada by province and territory. In January 2021, the PDGA announced that the Baker Park Disc Golf Course (in Calgary, Alberta) was the most played course in Canada for 2020. This was determined by total U-Disc submitted rounds; the actual number of disc golfers throwing at Baker Park is thought to be upwards of ten times more than what was logged and reported.
Province or territory | Courses | as % of courses in Canada | per capita (/1M) | per 10,000 km2 of dry land | |||
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Alberta | 48 | 17.3 | 10.9 | 0.7 | |||
British Columbia | 74 | 26.7 | 15.9 | 0.8 | |||
Manitoba | 17 | 6.1 | 13.3 | 0.3 | |||
New Brunswick | 4 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 0.6 | |||
Nova Scotia | 14 | 5.1 | 15.2 | 2.6 | |||
Nunavut | 1 | 0.4 | 27.8 | 0 | |||
Ontario | 72 | 26 | 5.4 | 0.8 | |||
Prince Edward Island | 5 | 1.8 | 35 | 8.8 | |||
Quebec | 24 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 0.2 | |||
Saskatchewan | 17 | 6.1 | 15.5 | 0.1 | |||
Yukon | 5 | 1.8 | 139.4 | 0 | |||
Canada (average) | 277 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
Alberta
According to the PDGA Website, as of July 2023, there are 70 known disc golf courses in Alberta on the official PDGA Course Directory.[2] 35 of them (50%) are full-size courses with 18 holes or more.[3][4][5] Alberta has 16 courses per million inhabitants, compared to the Canadian average of 6.9.
From U-disc- Ranked as the 3rd best disc golf province in Canada, Alberta has 137 courses. Among these are 52 courses which have 18 or more holes. Alberta is also home to 104 leagues and 30 stores that sell disc golf gear.[6]
Course | Est. | City | State/Province | # Holes |
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22 Birdwalk | Sundre | Alberta | 9 | |
4 Wing Disc Golf Course | Cold Lake | Alberta | 9 | |
Alberta Badlands Disc Golf Course | Wayne | Alberta | 18 | |
Aperture Park - University of Lethbridge | Lethbridge | Alberta | 18 | |
Aspen Meadows - East | Sundre | Alberta | 18 | |
Aspen Meadows - West | Sundre | Alberta | 18 | |
Bailey's Crossing Disc Golf Course | Spruce Grove | Alberta | 18 | |
Baker Park | Calgary | Alberta | 18 | |
Barnwell Disc Golf Course | Barnwell | Alberta | 6 | |
Bonnyville Baptist Disc Golf Course | 2022 | Bonnyville | Alberta | 9 |
Bud Miller Disc Golf | Lloydminster | Alberta | 9 | |
Canmore Nordic Centre | Canmore | Alberta | 18 | |
Central Park | Medicine Hat | Alberta | 9 | |
Co-op Community Disc Golf Course | Grande Prairie | Alberta | 18 | |
Cochrane Disc Golf Course | Cochrane | Alberta | 9 | |
Community Park | High Level | Alberta | 9 | |
Currie Reservoir | Calgary | Alberta | 21 | |
David Richardson Memorial Disc Golf Park | Calgary | Alberta | 18 | |
David Thompson Resort & Campground | Nordegg | Alberta | 9 | |
Drayton Valley Top Gun Course | Rocky Rapids | Alberta | 18 | |
Eagles Landing Disc Golf Course | Cherhill | Alberta | 18 | |
Eastview Middle School | Red Deer | Alberta | 6 | |
Edgemont Disc Golf Course | Calgary | Alberta | 11 | |
Elkwater Disc Golf Course | Elkwater | Alberta | 9 | |
Forest Lawn | Calgary | Alberta | 9 | |
Four Seasons Disc Golf Course | Beaumont | Alberta | 9 | |
Gillwell Park | Medicine Hat | Alberta | 9 | |
Granview Park Disc Golf | Granum | Alberta | 9 | |
Hermitage Park Disc Golf Course | Edmonton | Alberta | 18 | |
Hinton Disc Golf Course | Hinton | Alberta | 18 | |
Innisfail Kinsmen Disc Golf Park | innisfail | Alberta | 9 | |
Jubilee Park | Spruce Grove | Alberta | 9 | |
Kentwood Disc Golf Course | Red Deer | Alberta | 9 | |
Kitscoty Disc Golf Course | Kitscoty | Alberta | 18 | |
Lake Sundance | Calgary | Alberta | 6 | |
Lee Creek Campground Family Reunion Centre | Cardston | Alberta | 9 | |
Leinweber Park | Medicine Hat | Alberta | 9 | |
Lethbridge West Lions Club Disc Golf Course | Lethbridge | Alberta | 18 | |
Lions Rotary Disc Golf | Fort McMurray | Alberta | 6 | |
Lloyd Park | Calgary | Alberta | 18 | |
Middle Earth Disc Golf Course | Keephills | Alberta | 18 | |
Midland Provincial Park | Drumheller | Alberta | 18 | |
Midnapore Park | Calgary | Alberta | 9 | |
Nicholas Sheran Park | Lethbridge | Alberta | 18 | |
Norwester | Edmonton | Alberta | 9 | |
Oxbow Country Disc Golf | Strathmore | Alberta | 18 | |
Park 96 | Calgary | Alberta | 18 | |
Pothole Creek Disc Golf Course | Magrath | Alberta | 18 | |
Red Tail Ridge | Calgary | Alberta | 18 | |
Redwood Meadows Disc Golf Course | Redwood Meadows | Alberta | 11 | |
Riverside Disc Golf Course | Okotoks | Alberta | 9 | |
Rocky Lane Fairways and Recreation | Athabasca | Alberta | 18 | |
Rotary Links Disc Golf Course | Fort McMurray | Alberta | 9 | |
Rundle Park Disc Golf Course | Edmonton | Alberta | 18 | |
South Bear Creek | Grande Prairie | Alberta | 18 | |
Stone Creek Disc Golf | Fort McMurray | Alberta | 36 | |
Stoney Creek Disc Golf Course | 2021 | Camrose | Alberta | 9 |
Strathcona Wilderness Centre | Ardrossan | Alberta | 9 | |
Strathmore Disc Golf Course | Strathmore | Alberta | 18 | |
Sylvan Lake Disc Golf Course | Sylvan Lake | Alberta | 18 | |
The Hills Disc Golf Course | Edmonton | Alberta | 9 | |
Thorncliffe Disc Golf Course | Calgary | Alberta | 9 | |
Three Hills Disc Golf Course | Three Hills | Alberta | 9 | |
Three Sisters | Canmore | Alberta | 12 | |
Thrill Hill | Grand Prairie | Alberta | 18 | |
Victoria Park | Red Deer | Alberta | 18 | |
Walters Green (Hartman Green) | Olds | Alberta | 9 | |
Water-In-View at Fred Johns Park | Leduc | Alberta | 9 | |
Wetaskiwin Disc Golf Course | 2005 | Wetaskiwin | Alberta | 18 |
Wildman Disc Golf | Bon Accord | Alberta | 18 | |
WJ Homestead Disc Golf Course | Foothills | Alberta | 18 |
British Columbia
As of January 2020[update], there are 73 known disc golf courses in British Columbia on the official PDGA Course Directory.[7] 43 of them (58%) are full-size courses with 18 holes or more, and 30 of them (41%) are smaller courses that feature at least 9 holes.[8][9][10] British Columbia has 14.5 courses per million inhabitants, compared to the Canadian average of 6.9.
Course | Location | Holes | Since |
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Black Creek Community Disc Golf Course | Black Creek | 18 | 2005 |
Bowen Park Disc Golf Course | Nanaimo | 18 | 1995 |
Cascade Par 3 Golf Course | Christina Lake | 9 | 2018 |
Centennial Park Disc Golf Course | Mission | 9 | 2014 |
Clearwater Disc Golf Course | Clearwater | 18 | 2010 |
Coal Creek Disc Golf Course | Cumberland | 18 | 2015 |
Coal Shoots | Courtenay | 16 | 2011 |
Coopers Hawk Disc Golf Course | Campbell River | 18 | 2002 |
Copper Ridge Disc Golf Course | Logan Lake | 18 | 2007 |
Craig Park | Powell River | 18 | 2018 |
Cranbrook Disc Golf Course | Cranbrook | 18 | 2002 |
Dawson Creek Disc Golf Course | Dawson Creek | 13 | 2014 |
Deerborne Disc Golf Course | Elkford | 18 | 2014 |
Dick Hart Park | Kamloops | 18 | 2009 |
Dinner Bay Disc Golf on Mayne Island | Mayne Island | 18 | 2014 |
Disc Golf Golden | Golden | 18 | 2018 |
Doumont | Nanaimo | 18 | 2011 |
East Lillooet Disc Golf Course | Lillooet | 18 | 2017 |
Eastview Park | North Vancouver | 9 | 2009 |
Echo Woods | Port Alberni | 9 | 2011 |
Fallow Ridge | Vernon | 28 | 2000 |
Farmington - Battle of the Peace 4 | Farmington | 18 | 2018 |
Go Organic Sports Ranch | Parson | 38 | 2004 |
Golf Island Disc Park at Pender | Pender Island | 27 | 1980 |
Gouthro Park Disc Golf Course | Powell River | 9 | 2018 |
Grouse Mountain | North Vancouver | 18 | 2013 |
Hart Memorial Disc Golf Course (Mouat Park) | Salt Spring Island | 18 | 1998 |
Hillside Greens Disc Golf Course | Dawson Creek | 9 | 2017 |
Jericho Hill Community Centre | Vancouver | 17 | 1998 |
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort | Golden | 18 | 2018 |
Knox Mountain Disc Golf Course | Kelowna | 9 | 2006 |
Lakers Disc Golf Course | Vernon | 9 | 2015 |
Langley Passive Park | Langley | 18 | 2004 |
Layritz Disc Golf Course | Saanich | 9 | 2018 |
Linnaea Farm | Cortes Island | 18 | 1997 |
Queen Elizabeth Park Disc Golf Course | Vancouver | 18 | 1984 |
Lizard Range Disc Golf Course | Fernie | 18 | 2004 |
Marsh Creek Disc Golf Course | Fruitvale | 18 | 2016 |
McArthur Island Disc Golf Course | Kamloops | 18 | 2019 |
Mt. Washington Fly Zone | Mount Washington | 9 | 2005 |
Mundy Park | Coquitlam | 9 | 1982 |
Naked Acres | Vernon | 18 | 2019 |
One Mile Lake | Pemberton | 9 | 2013 |
Parwood Disc Golf Course | Sparwood | 18 | 2013 |
Pine Tree Meadow | Lytton | 9 | 2004 |
Pouce Park Disc Golf Course | Pouce Coupe | 9 | 2018 |
Pryde Vista Golf Course | Nanaimo | 18 | 2019 |
Qualicum Bay Resort Disc Golf Course | Qualicum Bay | 18 | 2008 |
Quilchena Disc Golf Course | Vancouver | 12 | 2002 |
Rainbow Park Rotary Disc Golf Course | Prince George | 9 | 2007 |
Ranger Park Disc Golf | Smithers | 9 | 2006 |
Raptors Knoll Disc Golf Course | Langley | 18 | 2019 |
Robert Burnaby Park Disc Golf Course | Burnaby | 9 | 1999 |
Rockridge School | West Vancouver | 6 | 2010 |
Rose Hill - West | Kamloops | 18 | 2000 |
Salt Spring Golf and Country Club | Salt Spring Island | 18 | 2018 |
Shirley Macey Park | Gibsons | 9 | 2004 |
Squamish - Brackendale | Brackendale | 18 | 2012 |
Sunset Park Disc Golf Course | Powell River | 9 | 2017 |
Thin Air Disc Golf Course | Rossland | 18 | 2007 |
Thomson Park | Saturna | 9 | 2016 |
Thornhill Park Disc Golf Course | Maple Ridge | 14 | 2006 |
Three Blind Mice | Penticton | 18 | 2014 |
Toboggan Hill | Fort St. John | 9 | 2016 |
VCUDGC 2017 Jericho Glow Layout | Vancouver | 18 | 2017 |
Veterans Park, Bowen Island | Bowen Island | 9 | 2019 |
Village Park Disc Golf Course | Comox | 9 | 2007 |
Walden Park Disc Golf Course | Chilliwack | 9 | 2017 |
Wells Gray Golf and RV | Clearwater | 18 | 2017 |
Whistler Disc Golf Course | Whistler | 27 | 2001 |
Whistler RV Park Disc Golf Course | Whistler | 18 | 2018 |
Winskill Park | Tsawassen | 9 | 1978 |
Wycliffe Disc Golf Course | Cranbrook | 18 | 2017 |
Ymir Whirl (Cloverbear) Disc Golf Course | Ymir | 18 | 1998 |
Rotary Marina View Disc Golf Course, Penticton, 2016, 9
Whistling Kettle Disc Golf Course, Princeton, 2023, 18
Ontario
As of April 2022[update], there are 85 known disc golf courses in Ontario on the official PDGA Course Directory.[11] Of these, 52 are full-size courses with 18 holes or more and 33 have fewer than 18 holes.[12][13][14] Ontario has 5 courses per million inhabitants, compared to the Canadian average of 6.9.[citation needed]
Course | Location | # | Since |
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Abbey Gardens Disc Golf Trail | Haliburton | 18 | 2021 |
Algonquin Disc Golf at Tom Thompson Park | South River | 18 | 2003 |
Andersons Homestead Golf and Disc Golf Course | Dryden | 18 | 2016 |
Annandale Golf & Curling Club | Ajax | 18 | 2011 |
Bayside Back Nine | Belleville | 9 | 2011 |
Bayview Golf Course | Shuniah | 18 | 2016 |
Beaches Disc Golf Course | Toronto | 18 | 2018 |
Bexley Golf Centre | Kirkfield | 9 | 2016 |
Birch Point Park | Thunder Bay | 18 | 2010 |
Blue Springs Scout Reserve | Acton | 9 | 2010 |
Bronte Creek Provincial Park | Oakville | 18 | 1998 |
Cartwright Fields Disc Golf Course | Nestleton | 18 | 2018 |
Cedarvale Park | Georgetown | 9 | 2010 |
Centennial Gardens | St. Catharines | 18 | 2015 |
Centennial Park | Toronto (Etobicoke) | 18 | 1980 |
Chicopee Ski & Summer Resort | Kitchener | 18 | 2009 |
Christie Lake Conservation Area | Dundas | 18 | 2007 |
Coronation Park | Tillsonburg | 18 | 2014 |
Dads of Muskoka Disc Golf at Verena Acres | Bracebridge | 18 | 2014 |
Dellwood Park Disc Golf Course | Mississauga | 6 | 2021 |
Dentonia Park Disc Golf Course | Toronto | 9 | 2021 |
Dragon Hills Golf Course | Thunder Bay | 18 | 2018 |
Dreamaker Campground | Southampton | 18 | 2005 |
Durham Golf | Oshawa | 18 | 2021 |
E. T. Seton Park | Toronto | 18 | 2011 |
Eagle Lake Disc Golf Course | South River | 18 | 2019 |
Ettyville Super Spin | Bourget | 27 | 2006 |
Evergreen Fields | Huntsville | 18 | 2008 |
Ferguson Forest Disc Golf Course | Kemptville | 18 | 2021 |
Firemen's Park Disc Golf Course | Niagara Falls | 18 | 2018 |
Flyboy Canada One | Brockville | 16 | 2021 |
Flyboy Canada Two | Maitland | 8 | 2022 |
Foxwood Disc Golf Course | Baden | 18 | 2019 |
Gemmill Park | Almonte | 9 | 2016 |
Green Lane Sports Complex | Paris | 18 | 2015 |
Haliburton Disc Golf Course | Haliburton | 9 | 2002 |
Hamilton Park | Peterborough | 9 | 2015 |
Hanover Town Park Disc Golf | Hanover | 9 | 2023 |
Hardwood Ski and Bike | Oro Station | 18 | 2010 |
Homewood Park | Orillia | 9 | 2006 |
Hunter's Creek Disc Golf Course | Cloyne | 18 | 2021 |
Kanata Disc Golf Course | Kanata | 9 | 2004 |
Kiwanis Club of Lakeshore Disc Golf Course | Sault Ste. Marie | 12 | 2017 |
KOA Brighton Holiday | Brighton | 9 | 2017 |
LaFortune Park Disc Golf Course | Caledonia | 18 | 2018 |
Lake Whittaker Conservation Area | Thames Centre | 18 | 2002 |
Lakewood Disc Golf Course | Tecumseh | 18 | 2016 |
Lions Club of Sudbury | Sudbury | 18 | 2009 |
Little Lake Disc Golf Course | Midland | 18 | 2009 |
Loyalist College | Belleville | 10 | 2006 |
Magnolia Disc Golf Course | Guelph | 9 | 2007 |
Marilyn Bell Park Disc Golf Course | Toronto | 9 | 2019 |
Marsh Pond Park | Stratford | 9 | 2014 |
Miller Park | West Lorne | 2 | 2002 |
Mohawk Disc Golf Course | Brantford | 18 | 2006 |
Mountainview Disc Golf Course | Hilton Beach | 18 | 2019 |
Newcastle Disc Golf | Newcastle | 18 | 2021 |
Ontario Pioneer Camp - Boys Camp | Port Sydney | 18 | 1989 |
Optimist Disc Golf Course | Lindsay | 9 | 2018 |
Pittock Conservation Area | Woodstock | 18 | 2001 |
Pointe Des Chenes Disc Golf Course | Sault Ste Marie | 9 | 2021 |
Rideau Acres | Kingston | 9 | 2005 |
River's Edge at St. Julien Park | London | 27 | 2001 |
Riverain Park | Ottawa | 18 | 2021 |
Riverside Park | Guelph | 9 | 2018 |
Riverview Park | Peterborough | 18 | 1997 |
Sandy Hollow Disc Golf Park | Barrie | 20 | 2014 |
Scarlett Woods Disc Golf Course | Toronto | 18 | 2020 |
Soper Park Disc Golf Course | Cambridge | 9 | 2019 |
Spruce Park Disc Golf Course | Mississauga | 4 | 2021 |
St. Dominic Catholic Secondary School | Bracebridge | 7 | 2013 |
St. Urho's Disc Golf Course | Nolalu | 9 | 2007 |
Steen Park | Aylmer | 18 | 2010 |
Stone's Throw Disc Golf | Enterprise | 19 | 2017 |
Sunny Valley Campground | Owen Sound | 9 | 2004 |
T.N.T. Disc Golf Course | Tottenham | 18 | 2015 |
Thames Grove Disc Golf Course | Chatham-Kent | 9 | 2018 |
The Dunes/Port Burwell Provincial Park | Port Burwell | 9 | 2000 |
Highlands Nordic | Duntroon | 18 | 2019 |
Toronto Island Park Disc Golf Course | Toronto | 18 | 1980 |
Toronto North Cookstown KOA | Cookstown | 9 | 2008 |
University of Waterloo Course | Waterloo | 9 | 2018 |
V.A. Barrie Park | St. Thomas | 18 | 1983 |
Viamede Resort | Woodview | 18 | 2014 |
Waterworks | St. Thomas | 27 | 1999 |
Whiskey Run | Port Colborne | 18 | 2013 |
White Spruce Park | Brampton | 18 | 2003 |
Wild Country Disc Golf | Kawartha Lakes | 18 | 2021 |
Winter Farms Disc Golf Course | Brantford | 36 | 2021 |
Wolf Tracks @ Bondi | Dwight | 18 | 2022 |
Quebec
There are 24 known disc golf courses in Quebec. As of January 2020[update], 23 of them are listed on the official PDGA Course Directory.[15] 11 of them (48%) are full-size courses with 18 holes or more, and 12 of them (52%) are smaller courses that feature at least 9 holes. Quebec has the lowest number of disc golf courses per capita of any province in Canada, with 2.7 courses per million inhabitants, compared to the Canadian average of 6.9.
Course | Location | # | Since |
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Bois de Belle-Rivière | Mirabel | 18 | 2012 |
Camp Fortune Disc Golf Course | Chelsea | 18 | 2004 |
Camp Nominingue DGC | Nominingue | 18 | 2017 |
Club de Golf Rivière-Hâtée | Le Bic | 9 | 2007 |
College Mont-Sacre-Coeur | Granby | 15 | 2016 |
CPDGQ Course* | Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 18 | 2013 |
Disc Golf Tadoussac | Tadoussac | 9 | 2019 |
Domaine de Rouville | Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 18 | 2013 |
InterGolf DGC | Granby | 9 | 2011 |
La Base Ste-Foy | Quebec City | 18 | |
La Seigneurie | Pabos | 19 | |
Mont Élan | Westbury | 18 | |
Mont-Sainte-Anne | Beaupre | 12 | |
Mt. Ham Sud Disc Golf | Ham-Sud | 9 | |
Parc Christophe-Colomb | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | 9 | |
Parc de la Rivière DGC | Terrebonne | 9 | |
Parc de la Rivière-aux-Pins DGC | Boucherville | 9 | 2013 |
Parcours Ignace-Bourget | Montreal | 12 | 2009 |
Parcours des Voltigeurs | Drummondville | 18 | 2015 |
Parcours de la Frontière | Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle | 18 | 2014 |
Parcours Île Charron | Longueuil | 18 | 2012 |
Parcours Les Rivières | Trois-Rivières | 9 | |
Parcours Parc du Rigolet Lévis | Lévis | 9 | |
Windsor Park | Dorval | 3 | 2017 |
Yodaco | Mirabel | 18 | 2014 |
See also
List of disc golf courses in the United States
Ken Westerfield disc sports history in Canada
Notes
- ^ All disc golf courses listed below and their related information were pulled from the PDGA,[7] UDisc, Disc Golf Course Review (DGCR), The Disc Golf Scene (TDGS), Infinite Courses, and local course directories unless referenced otherwise.
- ^ All disc golf courses listed below and their related information were pulled from the PDGA,[11] UDisc, Disc Golf Course Review (DGCR), The Disc Golf Scene (TDGS), Infinite Courses, and local course directories unless referenced otherwise.
References
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- ^ "Disc Golf Courses in Alberta, Canada". Disc Golf Course Review. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Disc Golf Courses in Alberta". Infinite Courses. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Alberta Disc Golf - Your Guide to Disc Golf in Alberta, Canada | UDisc". udisc.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Disc Golf Courses in British Columbia". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Disc Golf Courses in British Columbia". Disc Golf Scene. January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Disc Golf Courses in British Columbia, Canada". Disc Golf Course Review. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Disc Golf Courses in British Columbia". Infinite Courses. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "Disc Golf Courses in Ontario". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Disc Golf Courses in Ontario". Disc Golf Scene. January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Disc Golf Courses in Ontario, Canada". Disc Golf Course Review. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Disc Golf Courses in Ontario". Infinite Courses. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Disc Golf Courses in Quebec". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved January 12, 2020.