Cascade Gateway Disc Golf Course

Salem, OR

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The Cascade Gateway Disc Golf Course in Salem, OR, has received mixed feedback, averaging a 2.8-star rating. Players have appreciated certain aspects of the course, such as its layout and the variety it offers, suggesting that it has the potential to provide an enjoyable experience for disc golf enthusiasts. However, this positive sentiment is tempered by significant concerns regarding the course's maintenance and navigation. Issues such as overgrown foliage and poorly marked course directions have detracted from the overall player experience, indicating a need for attention and improvements in these areas.

Unique features of the Cascade Gateway Disc Golf Course include its natural scenery and the potential for a challenging yet rewarding game, given its diverse layout. However, players commonly face challenges related to the upkeep of the course and the clarity of its layout. Enhancements in maintenance could greatly improve playability, and better signage or updated course maps would likely resolve navigation issues. Despite the criticisms, there's a hopeful outlook for the course, as its foundational elements and setting provide

Great course for long drives without a lot of trees.

- mike shelton

All holes Between 220-400ft. Clear signs. Great views over the water. Good baskets. (Slightly faded signs, one hole not where it showed, and technically in the out-of-bounds area. Some homeless persons living in the parking lots have added trash around the outsides of the park. But overall, rather clean, very wide open, pretty short. Expect to walk 2.5 miles (4km) to play all 18 holes. There are a few benches amidst the course, primarily in the middle. (Sign on entrance says ‘Cascades’ Gateway)

- Peter Thwing

What a shame. I visited this course a couple years back with some coworkers and had a blast playing it. I recently moved to Salem and came back for a round only to find the course completely inundated with homeless people. I’m not trying to be harsh and have nothing against homeless folks, but they absolutely destroyed the course. It’s completely unsafe. You cannot park in the parking lot because it is overrun with tents and piles of humans feces. Oh and the needles... yeah there’s a ton of needles just laying around. It’s one thing if the homeless want to live at the park and respect it, but this is just downright dangerous and harmful to the community. I hope the city and police address this park and reclaim the grounds taxpayers have paid to enjoy.

- Brendan Baggett

It was a wonderful course several years ago. I came back hoping for a similar experience... I couldn't play several holes due to unsafe conditions from needles to campers. It is a literal humanitarian crisis and Salem officials are doing nothing.

- Luke Russell

This was really beginning to be one of the better courses in Salem until it was over taken by a homeless camp. Now there are tents on the course, yeah all over, feces in bushes near some of the holes, and needles... NEEDLES! Salem needs to do something.

- Andy Vanderwall

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