Moon Lake

Pro's. - a diverse and fun lay out. Had to use all of my bag. Good use of canopy, change in elevation, water and tunnels to make all the holes different and interesting. Cons.- Grass tee pads, t ... show more ›

Pro's. - a diverse and fun lay out. Had to use all of my bag. Good use of canopy, change in elevation, water and tunnels to make all the holes different and interesting.

Cons.- Grass tee pads, t pads were not level, no signs, a lot of conflict area with people that are fishing.

The only thing that could really improve this course will just take some time and money as concreet tee pads and signs would got a long way in making this a great course and worth a A rating from me. Another factor that really holds this course up is that on nice days you will have to skip several fairways. When I played on a friday afternoon I skipped 7 holes because of cars parked on fairways. The fort riley guys really developed a fun lay out that rivals all the other courses in the area.

I thoroughly enjoy this course and it is never busy. There is great variety on shot selections and hole designs; you get simple straight shots, daring peninsula shots, precision gliders, and some lon ... show more ›

I thoroughly enjoy this course and it is never busy. There is great variety on shot selections and hole designs; you get simple straight shots, daring peninsula shots, precision gliders, and some long bombs. A good anhyzer or flick will help on more than one hole. Tee pads and signs will make this a premium course. Don’t confuse the good grade for an easy course. Some of the holes leave little room for error, like 8 and 11. Bring some floating discs. Depending on how you throw, you can bring water into play on 1, 8, 11 (over water shot), 12, 15, 16, and 17 (standing spillway water). Since the course is still new, the wooded areas are thick and have not had the brush thinned by disc hunters. Anticipate the difficulty level to go up during tournament play when some mandatory fairways are enforced to protect tee boxes. I agree the walk from 18 back to the parking lot is not enjoyable, but the course quality makes up for it.

Pros: Absolutely stunning atmosphere. Definitely has the feel of a championship caliber course regarding the individual hole variety. Hole 6 "Hanging Basket" is a great novelty feature. Hole 8 "Pe ... show more ›

Pros: Absolutely stunning atmosphere. Definitely has the feel of a championship caliber course regarding the individual hole variety. Hole 6 "Hanging Basket" is a great novelty feature. Hole 8 "Peninsula" is nuts but crazy cool. Hole 13 was a fun precision shot. Hole 15 is an almost replicated version of Hole 1 at the famous Toboggan Course which was really cool.

Cons: Better have some back-up discs handy :P I'm sure this will be a recurring complaint, but the walk from 18 to the parking lot, or back to Hole 1 (tournament scenario) is a bit of a drag.

Overall: Can't wait to come back and have another shot! Definitely reminds me of the types of holes I'd see at the National Collegiate Championships at Augusta. Great work, Rob!

Needs tee pads and signs to be an A+. Still best course in the area. Especially since it's 18 holes and has an abundance of recreational activities to participate in within the course premises. (fis ... show more ›

Needs tee pads and signs to be an A+. Still best course in the area. Especially since it's 18 holes and has an abundance of recreational activities to participate in within the course premises. (fishing, camping, running, walking, kayaking, grilling, playgrounds, horseshoes, and whatever other activities that you desire. There's plenty of room to setup a game of football or soccer as well.) Great place for the whole family.

Here's a little additional info that's lacking from my initial review. (9Sep12) The tee signs and pads aren't installed yet. We haven't installed them for a large reason that there just might be a different line that we didn't see during the planning and we might want to move basket or tee locations. Onto the course…. Hole 1 is very deceiving with its distance due to an uphill drive followed by a downhill approach. The basket is guarded on one side by a large tree. Hole 2 creates a low ceiling drive, either backhand or forehand due to the low hanging limbs on the trees. In addition to this you have a tree line on the right and a road marking OB on the left. Hole 3 is a fun "islandish" type of shot with yet again low hanging limbs and a few smaller trees scattered throughout the fairway. (This tee we might see fit to move back an additional 30 feet to provide a little more challenge) Hole 4 is an uphill tunnel shot with the basket on a slope after the tunnel area opens up. There are many avenues to the drive, even my go to of an overhand throw. Hole 5 is an open fairway which then narrows down to a gap between two trees. Once you make it through this gap, a dogleg right follows. Hole 6 creates ample ways to drive but leads to a heavily guarded hanging basket in a nest of trees. Hole 7 is a nice blind anny/flick shot with the basket at the base of a large oak. Hole 8 is our second hole to claim the most discs. Dogleg left peninsula shot! Need I say more? Hole 9 is dead open up until your approach. It offers a few large trees to navigate through but not too many to loose a disc in. Hole 10 is basically a filler hole but it's our "Ace Race" hole. It's wide open with the fairway tapering down to behind the basket. Throw it off, you're OB. Hole 11 is our water hole. Nothing but 320+ft of water and enough land to nestle a basket on. This hole claims the most discs. Hole 12 provides water to the left and an OB parking lot on the right. Trees through the fairway but one can achieve a birdie with the right line and the right amount of power. Hole 13 is about a 35ft wide anny tunnel shot. Keep it in the middle and you're fine. Veer off the path, you're in the "thick". Hole 14 places a large tree in your face to the left of the tee pad. Eitherthrow over the top or throw a nice hyzer. Either way, get it to stick or it's rolling down hill, OB. Hole 15 is the bomb shot. Over 500ft and on a large slope. To the left you have Moon Lake and if you place it too far right, you're in the woods again. The woods aren't OB but they aren't fun to be in. Hole 16 is another open "Ace Race" type of hole. It might seem easy at around 300ft but don't discredit the downhill grade. Anywhere off the fairway is a place that'll set you back strokes. Hole 17 shares a tee pad with 16. Yes it shares on but it's going to be a very large "Y" shape tee pad. This, I feel, is the hole that you have to work the hardest to obtain par. Your drive has to clear the large lake overflow ditch, clear the trees and land in a spot to where you can cleanly throw to the basket. If you don't overthrow your approach or hit one of the many low hanging branches, you'll obtain par. Hole 18 is a short and sweet finesse hole. Either throw a light anny around the right or flick it around the left. Either way, there's a cluster of trees that guard the basket and you won't have a shot unless you clear this obstacle. Some do find it possible to find an opening in the trees and throw through them. From there you walk back to hole 1. It's a longish hike but gives ample time to talk about the game, crack open a drink and even cool off. If it's in tourney play, everyone is making the same walk so it won't slow down the pace.

Well, this is the edit to my review. It's more like a review/course flow. I hope you enjoy and come out to play. We try to keep course maps stocked at the entrance to the park. Please feel free to stop by and grab one before playing.

A nice compliment to the other courses in the area. The road is ob and it comes into play often. There are many chances to lose your disc in water on 8, 11, 12, 15, and 16, or crevaces made by the hug ... show more ›

A nice compliment to the other courses in the area. The road is ob and it comes into play often. There are many chances to lose your disc in water on 8, 11, 12, 15, and 16, or crevaces made by the huge boulders around 16 and 17. I'm not a fan of throwing or walking across other fairways as required on a couple holes. Holes 16 and 17 share a tee pad and you have to walk straight back up the fairway on 16 after you play it.

Every t-pad requires a different strategy and you will have to rip some drives, throw some controlled mids, bomb hyzers, and controlled flicks. If you stay off the road and out of the water, par should be easily attained.

As the weather gets nicer, be carefull for fishermen on 1,8,11 &12.

Wooden T Pads (Fell and busted my butt on 7)

This course has everything the Riley Conference Center was lacking....and I really enjoyed the RCC course. But instead of hole after hole of huge bomb hyzer shots, Moon Lake will bring out the best i ... show more ›

This course has everything the Riley Conference Center was lacking....and I really enjoyed the RCC course. But instead of hole after hole of huge bomb hyzer shots, Moon Lake will bring out the best in everyone's game. By and large the holes are not overly long (332 ft. on average / 5969 ft. total / 6065 ft. with alternate pin #2 placement), but a nice mix of shots are required to to successfully negotiate the course. Hyzer, anhyzer and flicks are all needed to play the eclectic mix of tight shots through trees, window shots, tunnel shots, doglegs, and anhyzer routes. Add to that a hanging basket protected by four trees on #6, a true peninsula shot on #8, a signature water shot on #11, a tunnel shot on #13, a huge bomb with both water and woods in play on #15, and you've got an excellent course! Moon Lake is also a US Army maintained recreation area so the grounds benefit from contracted maintenance. No more looking for your disc for 10 minutes....in the middle of the fairway. Stray from the fairway into the dense underbrush, different story. There are also several covered picnic shelters, water and electricity access, grills, trash cans, and bathroom facilities. It's like it was set up to run a tournament!