SPRING ACTIVITIES GUIDE
THE ASTORIAN
SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2022 • 7
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course features Mach-X baskets and rubber
tee pads. Parking is $5 per day or free with
a valid Oregon State Parks pass.
Also known as frisbee golf, disc golf
is growing on the W est C oast, already the
birthplace to similar sports like hacky sack
and pickleball. Like any sport played on
the coast, and especially along the Colum-
bia River, weather is a signifi cant factor in
playing disc golf.
As an August 2019 story in T he Asto-
rian puts it, “on windy days, the discs can
also be spotted in trees, blackberry bushes
and sinking to the bottom of the Columbia
River.”
Park ranger Dane Osis helped with the
installation of the course. “The wind is like
the great equalizer,” Osis said at the time.
The course leads players along the river
and around natural barriers and historical
markers. McHugh worked with Osis to cre-
ate a course that integrates into the historic
space without disturbing the area.
A combination of rubber tee pads and
cement blocks keep baskets sturdy without
breaking into the protected soil. All holes
have at least one tee pad, but most have two,
a long tee and a short tee.
The disc golf course is near the Columbia River.
Lucy Kleiner/The Astorian
ALSO KNOWN AS FRISBEE GOLF, DISC GOLF
IS GROWING ON THE W EST C OAST, ALREADY
THE BIRTHPLACE TO SIMILAR SPORTS LIKE
HACKY SACK AND PICKLEBALL. LIKE ANY
SPORT PLAYED ON THE COAST, AND ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER, WEATHER IS A
SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN PLAYING DISC GOLF.
FITNESS PASSES
AVAILABLE!
We offer fitness and
aquatics classes, lap
swim, swim lessons,
childcare, and more!
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for more information.
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