Disc golf is becoming a popular outdoor activity; it is similar to golf but a disc is used instead of a ball and the hole is a metal basket. The Town has two Disc Golf Courses, one located in Sheep River Park and the other in iitopatopa Park. Both courses are FREE and available to users during normal park hours.
Hours: 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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The location of the course is in the forested area northeast of the Water Treatment Plant. Parking is available in the parking lot east of Rich’s Playground in Sheep River Park and along South Railway Street. Please see map of disc golf and parking areas by clicking the buttons below.
Local residents and volunteers approached the Town in 2019 in hopes of getting a disc golf course created. This idea aligned with a 2019 capital project approved by Council to create a day use area in Sheep River Park. As the addition of a disc golf course is in alignment with the Town’s Recreation, Parks and Leisure Master Plan and Council’s strategic direction to strengthen a healthy and safe community, Parks made the decision to incorporate disc golf into Sheep River Park.
iitopatopa Park is riverfront day-use area that features a nature-themed playground, picnic shelters and a disc golf course. The park is located at 370068 40 Street East, one block east of Bill Robertson Park. Check out the course map and legend below!
This newly developed riverfront day-use area features a nature-themed playground, picnic shelters and a disc golf course, offering residents and visitors new opportunities for outdoor recreation and connection.
The concept plan for iitopatopa Park was guided by the Town’s 2017 Recreation, Parks and Leisure Master Plan, the Social Wellness Framework, and Council’s Community Life Purpose Statement. A Traditional Knowledge and Land Use Assessment informed the planning process, alongside meaningful consultation with our Indigenous partners.
Following a site visit with a Blackfoot assessment team, the name iitopatopa [ee-doo-baa-dopa], meaning “a place where we return to often,” was recommended by Piikani Elder, Shirlee Crow Shoe, and formally adopted to reflect the Town’s ongoing commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and recognition of the cultural significance of the land.
Disc golf is played like traditional golf, but with flying discs instead of golf balls and golf clubs. One stroke is counted each time the disc is thrown or when a penalty is incurred. The goal is to play each hole with the fewest number of strokes possible. The player with the least strokes cumulatively at the end of the course is declared the winner.
Never throw a disc when other players or park users are within range. Always give park users the right of way. Be aware of your surroundings and environment.
Every hole begins with a tee throw. Tee throws must be completed within or behind the designated tee area.
The lie is the location where the player's previous throw has landed. Mark lie with another disc or object, and direct your
next throw toward the designated hole or fairway. The next throw must be made behind the marked lie.
The player with the least amount of strokes on the previous hole will be the first to tee off at the next hole. After tee-off, the player whose disc is farthest from the hole is always thrown first.
Fairway throws must be made from directly behind the point of lie. A run-up and normal follow-through is allowed to move beyond the lie (after the disc has been released), unless the lie is within 10 meters of the target. Any shot within 10 meters of the target requires that the player not move past the lie until the disc has come to a complete stop.
A mandatory sign restricts the path that the disc may take towards the target. A disc must pass the correct side of the mando sign before the hole is completed. A disc has passed the mandatory path when the position of the disc is beyond the mando sign. Mando left and mando right signs are shown below.
Please do not litter (this includes cigarette butts) and pack out any garbage you have or find throughout the course. Permanent and natural obstacles must not be moved, bent or shaped in any way. Leave wildlife alone and vegetation as you found it.