Burke Lake Park

"Shorts are fun for all abilities. Park is well maintained. Longs have a few challenges. Caution is needed when crowded. Also people just randomly wander around course and fairways. Wonderful on weekdays. "

"This is super close to me, so it’s my “lunch break” course. Mostly wooded, but with clear sight lines. Great for beginners, but still challenging. It gets crowded when the weather is nice. "

"Overall good course, just lost of traffic due to playground close by."

"Very crowded. Expect to wait at each hole. Course is mostly wooded with lots of leaves on the ground which can make it slippery. Short-ish holes, but turns and crowds make it trickier."

"Well defined lines, and well maintained. However, very cramped design, got thrown at, and had a couple errant shots cross into other fairways."

"Pretty basic, lots of players, and tons of pedestrians who unfortunately don’t realize they are on a fairway. "

"Par 3 Woods course with some tight lines. "

"Lots of trees "

"Right amount of challenging fairways without being completely overwhelmed by trees"

"Way too many people walking onto the course. Only go during weekdays"

"A lot of kids and families playing around. Had to pass lots of amateurs. Good course though."

"Easy to find tees and identify holes. Technical because of trees."

"Gets crowded with pedestrians crossing through the park—especially since it’s wooded. The actual course is short with the back 9 providing the better technical and longer holes. "

"Look out for all the people and intersecting flight paths. "

"Lots of fun and challenging holes. "

"Slippery when wet. Fun course, mostly straight-ish holes with lightly wooded fairways."

"Course feels a little cramped with holes right next to each other. Signage could be better"

"Even on a weekday the fairways are just littered with people walking and doing activities in the park"

"Good beginner friendly course. "

"$10 charge for parking out of Fairfax county, not worth it as shots are not too unique or interesting sadly"

"Could be mowed / kept up a bit better, but beautiful and lovely shade. Nice shorter shots! "

"Fun easy course, nice shorts and decent longs"

"Fun place to start off! Very short teas in the beginning so pay attention to where the locations are."

"A great short course to do with the kiddos. Take them on the train, the carousel, and play 18!"

"way too crowded"

"Home course but it’s very short. Great mid week fun "

"Terrible course design, did not enjoy it at all"

"Nice short course. "

"Beginner friendly with challenge abound."

"Good beginner level course. Holes are very close together and a wrong shot will put you in play of another hole "

"3.5 stars for the regular course, 4.5 stars for the seasonal campside course"

"Fun and quick."

"Great course with a couple more open shots but mostly wooded. Pars are very getable and there are several short holes with birdie opportunities. Only thing I didn’t like was some fairways are close to each other and an arrant shot can cross fairways."

"All of the holes intersect and there’s too many people "

"Pretty close layout, great opens, woods are difficult for lefties but fun. Tons of people out "

"Signage at the basket pointing to next tee necessary. Very tight and close quarters, lots of people right up on ya"

"Cool course. Hate the tee boxes tho. I wish they would expand the open section a bit. Good place to practice."

"Really great course. Just missing a couple baskets."

"Very short course. Lots of foot traffic. Play carefully. Have fun."

"Signs need to be facing the fairway not off to the side. Basket placement not fully accurate. Still fun course."

"very tight. more for family and beginner. "

"My first course. Didn't know how lucky I was. "

"Decent, some layout issues."

"Little tight but oh so fun!"

"Burke is fun. First holes are short, and can get busy. Great place to play a round with casuals or kids. "

"Short front 9 moderate back 9. Good beginner course!"

"Excellent course! Wooded and technical but not frustrating. Fairly intermediate lines. Gorgeous park. Lots of shade "

"Tee boxes are near baskets and fairways. Very crampt course."

"Can be crowded. The best time to go is during the week in the mornings."

"Great beginner course. Most holes rely on a good drive being the “make-or-break” for par. But lots of birdie opportunities if you can manage!"

"A good short wooded course, lots of hikers who occasionally cross the holes and entrance to the park costs $10 for non Fairfax County residents "

"The course is nice, but I got stung right as I stepped onto the first tee. There were a TON of yellow jackets, but I think mine was a bee because the stinger stayed in. The ice cream shop staff let me use their first aid kit. So be aware. "

"Fun, short, technical course in a great family friendly park. "

"I enjoyed myself at this park! Fun short holes and easy to find discs"

"Short tees very short. Compact. No bad roughs. Well maintained. Lots of pedestrians. "

"Busy park and criss cross holes"

"Always enjoy this course"

"Course is in great shape, and is playing fairly easy. Front 9 has a lot of birdie (or better) opportunities, but the lines are tight and will make you scramble for par if you miss "

"Absolutely love this course. Great variety of shots required. It’s technical without being overly difficult."

"Good tight course. Challenging holes"

"Nicely wooded section of a big regional park makes for narrow lanes that reward control over distance. Holes have alternate tees and/or baskets to make “Pro” and “Advanced” layouts. For such an old course with hole lengths that were common 30 years ago, Burke Lake holds up pretty well, for throwing mids on many holes. Because of all the other park activities and walking trails, I would avoid this course except during the winter months "

"Very busy park. Clustered holes. Short course. "

"Relatively easier course in terms of distance. The layout can be tough when there’s a lot of people playing at the same time so be careful. "

"Pretty technical course and holes are almost on top of each other. Good to practice mid range shots. Not horrible but not super great as it’s not as nice as other courses."

"Fun little course, continues to grow on me the more I play it, and it has made me so much better inside of 250ft"

"Super tight lines but great course holes are well marked and it is well played"

"Very fun course. Some of the “long” tee pads (Holes 3, 5, 7) aren’t concrete and can get muddy if it’s been raining. Overall course is well maintained and they often change the basket locations which is a nice change of pace."

"Fairly tight, very wooded course. Pedestrian paths running through a few holes do pose a timing challenge, but it’s okay if you trust your shot"

"The course has bathrooms! Pretty straight forward course "

"Shorter course but fun. Great layout and quick to play. "

"Great short course mostly in and out of trees. Comments about pedestrians walking through the course is real but most everyone is friendly "

"Well built and maintained course. Mostly woods with excellent canopy cover. Shorter course"

"I have been playing this course since the 1980's. The holes are right and technical and require precision over power. The holes across the park road do open up some, so you do have the chance to let a couple rip from the tee box. Signage is the best I've ever seen. Park management is dg friendly, be sure to visit the ranger station for a range of Innova and Discraft plastic. Favorite hole is 14. Hardest is 15. Be wary of pedestrians using the fairways as a short cut to the lake path."

"Course is hard but fair. Way too many people on the trail for a a Monday morning."

"Nice course but lots of pedestrians just walking in the middle of the course. Most are nice and understand the mistake "

"Too tight, pedestrians galore"

"Good signage, wooded"

"pretty crowded, very compact. The shots themselves were all pretty fun, but i found the whole experience very stressful dealing with how jam packed the park gets."

"Pegs are in various places not according to signs but fun course "

"Muddy in some spots"

"Good mix of technical and a few open fairways"

"The first few baskets are very busy with pedestrians but the course is very well laid out. I thoroughly enjoyed playing here and I will definitely come back. "

"This course is fine if you are a beginner or have kids. The holes are short, very close together. It is nice to have alternate tees but they are not drastically different from the short tees. Course could also use some good signage for next tee. "

"Short but fun"

"Straightforward wooded short course. Good for learning. But... there’s a lack of signage warning families to stay out of the disc golf course. Families are constantly riding bikes and pushing strollers thru holes. "

"Fun course, early on there are 3 or 4 holes with a decent amount of pedestrian traffic near the holes, but it gets clear after that. Nice and shaded for most the course "

"The first 5 holes leave a lot to be desired, but the course improves in quality after that. Lots of narrow wooded fairways, with a few open shots. Good experience. "

"Fun wooded course"

"Lots of people in the fairways on the weekends. "

"Nice short course, but pretty crowded"

"Awesome course"

"Beautifully designed and well maintained. Burke Lake Park is a course that disc golfers of any skill level will enjoy."

"One of my favorite courses to play. It tests good technical skill, as well as plenty of opportune lines to try out and hit. Great local community too. Wednesday night doubles!"

"Nice course. Mostly wooded, the majority of the holes are pretty short but still quite fun. Ice cream parlor on site is rad too. "

"Nice, mostly wooded course with a few open air baskets. A lot of foot traffic and can be very busy at times. "

"Great course. Have played many times. "

"Wet "

"Other than the poor signage that deters people from wandering the course, this is my favorite place to play, my second home "

"Great condition, relatively well mapped out, new re-design for some of the holes, so if you have played here before you should give it another shot"

"Wear sturdy shoes and most you'll need is a fast mid for the easy course"

"Front nine is a little too short. Back nine is much better but still lacks in difficulty."

"wooded"

"Beautiful park/course. Not overly complicated to play. Plays over itself a lot, can be a little confusing at times."

"Very nice short range technical course. Will definitely be back. "

"Played back in 2007 nice shot -8"

"I wish they would move hole 9 back and make it a par 4, then make 18 a par 3. Also need more signs on hole 7 near the carousel/playground area. Would love to see a safety net added not only to deter children from running into the fairway, but to prevent any accidents. (I guess that's what keeps it from being a perfect course) have my first and only pro rated round here at -6, not even a year into the sport. The best time to play is early in the morning on weekdays"

"fun!"

"awesome course. "

"I rated it so high because this is an excellent beginner friendly course for anyone to learn on.... Advanced players can practice their tunnel shots. Almost impossible to lose a disc here."

"Great course to practice pretty technical shots around trees. Lots of bugs though so bring spray."

"Wooded course except for 3 holes. Fairways are somewhat narrow but are not littered with trees, so if you put it on the correct line it will get through. The rough isn't bad, so you should never lose a disc. The holes are shorter in length, but a lot of them have decent turns. Two tee pads and one basket per hole, but it looks like the basket gets rotated every so often. Very nice relaxing park. Sometimes they charge a fee to get into the park if you are not a resident of the county."

"Fantastic beautiful course in the woods mainly with 3 open holes. Hilly, so dry. Lots of fun !"

"Not real challenging, a lot of short holes"