Seneca Creek State Park

"Great really - played it the first time today. Terrific upkeep, short grass, wide open fairways punctuated by some tight openings with workable rough around mature trees. Lots of signage navigating 3 undulating nine hole circuits. Lots of benches, often one at each tee pad. Tee pads due for an update. Writing review because I was led astray by an earlier negative one which didn’t correspond to anything I experienced."

"Best course in the area. Only complaint is some of the greens are a little bit of a poke and hope even from the fairway. "

"Helpful signage and a beautiful course!"

"Awesome course. Pretty technical but not too tight throughout. The full 27 hole layout will have you worn out with all of the elevation change! A great mix of shots and shapes. Really enjoyed it!"

"Really excellent well-maintained course with a strong variety of shot shapes and distances across the shifting layouts! Beginners and families will appreciate the much easier novice tees, while more advanced players will be challenged by the technical course design. The intelligent layout is also convenient for players who prefer to play fewer holes, or to replay sets of 9 if the energy is there!"

" Nice and tough course for an amateur. Had a good time with the family."

"Nice signage, decent facilities. Tee pads show a bit of wear and age, a bit more technical than many suggest. Go off the fairway and you are into bogey land or worse. "

" Nice course. Middle 9 seemed the hardest. "

"Course is great built on beautiful piece of property. The only issue I had was hole 17 I was sent down into the brush trying to find the teepad. It's the only one where it's placed wrong and GPS sends you to the wrong location. Also, I played the whites 27 layout and teepads for whites are marked so making sure youre at the right place takes a few minutes. Some of the baskets don't have the number plates so making sure it's the correct basket can be a little difficult. Overall, good course. "

"Amazing course!"

"(Front 9 impression) beautiful and fun!, wish I had the time to play the full course! Mature forest with clear and moderate difficulty lanes. Most similar to an easier (but still challenging) version of Hornets Nest. I agree with previous reviews that a re-organization m from 27 to 18 holes with a less chaotic design may improve the course. I’d only add that this course has potential for becoming a destination/championship-caliber course; Seneca creek is a diamond in the rough."

"I want to rate this a 4, but could not convince myself to do it. I love the effort that went into this course and can see how experienced players can enjoy the tight lines. I did enjoy my time on the course. There is need for new baskets, better signage, and I actually think going back to 18 good holes instead of 27 holes that criss cross at times. I agree with the other reviews, go with two good tee pads, a static long basket, and alternate the shorts to mids. Maybe crowd fund new baskets."

"Nice course with a lot of variety. However, the tee pads are terrible and at times unsafe. And the bugs are terrible."

"Try a non busy day. Otherwise you have to wait around 30 mints to play. "

"This is a great staple in Maryland! A must try! Only downside is I wish the baskets were better "

"Good signage, didn’t have trouble navigating my first time here. Course in great shape."

"lotta bugs"

"This is a really fun course and has some good challenging shots!"

"Great course - would benefit from better directionals pointing to next holes - sometimes they are there and sometimes not."

"Bring bug spray. Great wooded track, technical with elevation change."

"Very well kept and a lot of people playing."

"A lot of fun holes! The paver tee pads are a little rough and some of the holes play like 3.5 pars. Definitely an enjoyable course and nice that there are 27 holes."

"Well kept, good variety. Felt like if McKeldin (Patapsco) and Woodsboro had a baby, this is it. Solid course."

"Not great really. Course design is pretty good for an experienced player, but upkeep is pretty poor. Beginner beware though. Fairways are tight and the ones by the creek have gotten unkempt, teepads are uneven and likely to cause rolled ankles. Benches, while they exist, are sometimes half rotted planks of wood on cinderblocks. There is no water available anywhere near the course so if you don't bring any you might as well turn around. Baskets are OK, older but workable. Sinage is also OK."

"Good course design, unkempt fairways. "

"Really nice course. I will be back. "

"Champ course except for those damn pesky gnats! "

"Technical lines for both RH forehand and Backhand throws. Deep brush so control is super important. Incredible course I really enjoyed it!!!! Thank you for the volunteer hard work at making this such an awesome location to play. Great signage and arrows to direct you to the next pad and Udisc works great here. "

"needs to have a current layout board somewhere (not only on UDisc) because baskets are often not visible from teepad and outdriving/wrong disc selection happens"

"Well maintained. Scorable. Super fun wooded golf with plenty of holes to work out the kinks."

"Great course excellent fun. You can be challenged from any angle with any experience level."

"Awesome course. I only played the first 19 holes but was very impressed. Very wooded but well maintained with good signage. It has four sets of tees and is enjoyable for all skill levels. "

"Beautiful course. 27 holes of awesome. Middle 9 is a bit wet in spots (6/22). White tees could use some traction but otherwise amazing and worth the drive!"

"Beautiful but buggy"

"Absolutely BEAUTIFUL course. The walk alone is amazing through the state park. Signage could use a little work but overall an extremely fun course and well worth the drive!"

"Really nice, some holes hard to find because some holes are close and some you have to walk a ways for. But really cool uphill and downhills. I think we played from reds to long, I think some were white. "

"Very fun course with a variety of shots. Signage is very confusing however."

"Great course but pars need updated to include several par 4’s. No one playing here is pro so 400+ dogleg should be a par 4. Other than that it was beautiful and well maintained. Will be back for sure. "

"Signage is very confusing "

"Awesome course. Mix of distance and short technical shots is incredible. Well maintained and definitely a difficult course. "

"Well maintained and good sinage. Also has a lot of options for each hole. Great job on this course"

"Very tough course and well maintained. Could use better signage for where the next hole is"

"Udisc needs to update GPS, but an epic course@"

"If you like generous fairways, look elsewhere. Two to three baskets on each hole, all with same color flag. And enough close flags for other holes that you have to guess which on your drive (if you can see any flags). No GPS map for at least two of the abundant overlapping layouts. I think it tries to accommodate too many skill levels and compromises too much clarity for all. "

"Lots of holes. Some long and technical holes provide a fun challenge. Odd layouts with no indication of par. Gets VERY crowded on the weekends. Tee pads could use some love. "

"Hard"

"Challenging course"

"Next holes are not well marked but fun and challenging course. "

"Arrows on course and baskets would help"

"Course is absolutely beautiful!! But the scenery isn't what the ratings about. This course was horrendously mismanaged. When you finish the majority of the holes there's nothing telling you where to go next and some of the holes are a 1 1/2 minute walk through the woods to the next tee so I got lost for 10-15 minutes 4 different times, and found myself giving directions to other lost people. None of the course is mapped on udisc. It should be an 18 and just a separate 9 for 10-18"

"Could be a 5 star course but is let down by teepads, tee signs, and general course maintenance "

"Fun course needs new Discatchers👍"

"One of my favorite courses I’ve played. Great day of disc, so many shots and beautiful scenery. Challenging. "

"A little outdated but some fun tough holes"

"Worn down. Not easy to navigate. Broken signs."

"Beautiful, well maintained, easy to navigate. Probably not the best course for a beginner, but very fun and challenging! "

"Not super beginner friendly in the summer as the tight course surrounded by bushes are easy to lose discs in and it’s long if you do all holes. Super cool course though."

"Literally the best."

"This is an absolute must play if your in the area. Great elevation change, some open shots, mostly wooded but great lines. Well maintained too! The rest of the park is a beautiful place to be as well. "

"Not too beginner friendly…definitely confusing layout for first timers. Can see it being fun if you know the layout better. Definitely a hike as well "

"A heads up - free on weekdays, $3 in-state resident and $5 out-of-state. However, this course would be worth playing for $30!"

"Great wooded pitch and putt course! Well maintained and fun shot shapes."

"Great course, lots of bugs though."

"Fantastic course, challenging lines, and many options depending on your skill level. Bring bug spray and a bottle of water or two, its quite the hike"

"Fun and woodsy. Can be pretty buggy though. "

"Cut grass more , use different color flags that pop against the background. Clear marking of t signs include t signs for every hole. Make it 18 & a 9 hole count 27"

"Where’s Waldo with the pins"

"Well kept. "

"Nice mix of technical and open shots. Bring bug repellent. The swarms of gnats seem unique to this location. "

"Fun and challenging, bring bug spray"

"Beautiful course. Well manicured. One of the top courses in MD!!!"

"Beautiful, well conceived course. Wooded, but nice fairways. Do yourself a favor and don’t play the safari layout. "

"4 1/2 * because it kicked my butt. "

"Course was super tits. Condition was litty, wet only where it needs to be brahhh. Didn’t just send it, full sent it."

"Definitely a tough course, winds up and down hills with a lot of challenging gaps between trees. Signage is not the best, but better than most. Highly recommended."

"Better pad labeling"

"Very hard for beginners or intermediate players "

"Muddy"

"Enjoyed the course a great deal - minor critique is basket placement isn’t the easiest to locate. Great layout where the end of each 9 brings you back to the parking lot."

"Better signage for newbies"

"Beautiful design!!"

"GNATS!!! Also, it whooped me today, so I'm kinda mad at it."

"Best course in the area. Bugs do get pretty bad in the summer. Can get crowded on really nice days. Most holes have 3 tee and 3 pin locations (most holes only have 1 pin up at a time). You can play the course many times and feel like you are playing a different layout/course."

"Great course! Lots of fun! "

"Beautiful course with amazing scenery, pretty challenging but the scenery makes up for that "

"nice course! Tricky to find some of the teepads though"

"Can be buggy and kinda sewery smelling at times. "

"Great course. But is extremely crowded. Went on a Saturday right at open, so I'm sure that's about the busiest it gets, but there was a group at basically every hole"

"Course was great, just needs some updated signage. Some areas were tough to navigate "

"Great course, good obstacles. Lots-o-trees"

"Great woods course!"

"Beautiful but the roots will kill your ankles. The markers for next tee needs improvement"

"Great signage!"

"Needs some better signage and direction. Also seemed to be missing some baskets. Kinda confusing. "

"Overall a really good course, well maintained. Long walks between some of the baskets though."

"Pretty muddy early in the mornings took a few spills. Looks like the grass was freshly cut. "

"Difficult. Very well designed. Many trees and many OB. "

"maintain rough and fairways better"

"This is a must play for everyone, no matter the skill level, well maintained and easy to follow layout, as long as you have a map( they are provided), some tees need work but it’s an enjoyable course"

"Good course. LONG. And technical. Fun as well "

"Fun course, lots of levels of play. Hard for beginners. Costs money on weekends to enter. "

"this is a well maintained and challenging course. diverse terrain wooded, creek side and fields. great feature the end of each round ends back at parking lot. "

" Very difficult for a new player that is back hand dominant. I spent more time trying to find my disc in the OB creek on 5 but it is a beautiful course. Bring a good stable forehand to play well"

"Best course I’ve played"

"Beautiful wooded Couse, could use a couple more arrow signs in a couple locations to help direct new players. "

"Tough course. But still awesome to play. 19-27were beautiful and best part of course. Very well maintained!"

"Huge 27 hole course featuring wooded and open air baskets. This one is a workout, be prepared to walk a lot! Highly recommended. "

"There’s some good holes. Definitely the best course in the area. I can see the rating being so high because of the lack of courses of this quality. Course design is pretty bad. There’s so much land to use but they managed to have a couple holes cross over another fairway to get to the next tee pad. It gets confusing on where to go next a couple holes. If they redesigned this course it could be pretty amazing. "

"What’s there to say? It’s Seneca. One of the best in the state."

"Awesome course. Multiple tee pads and baskets, a variety of shots and lines, nice use of terrain. The overall layout is nice with three 9 hole loops back to the parking lot. More visible signage on the course would be great, but once you know your way around it won’t be so bad."

"Great course. All three loops circle back to the parking lot. Heavily wooded but not super tough. "

"Difficult and varied course, beautiful scenery in the woods. "

"Great course for a full day. Technical with a lot of elevation changes "

"Excellent late fall conditions on the best course in Maryland. "

"More than 18 holes available. Very challenging course to play. Don't worry there's plenty of trees to throw your disc at. Lots of fun and a great course to build your skills. Highly recommended.. "

"Looks great solid course "

"Great course. Some new benches. "

"Lots of tweeners"

"Loved the place, the layout is great. This was my first course to play on 2013. Haven't seen it since 2016, but know it's still my favorite. "

"It was very dry today. A very long course, tricky to play on the first time without a local."

"Top quality course. Near pro level quality. Lots of variety, from narrow wooded to open space shots. Plenty of elevation changes. Great course. "

"This course has been described as "the best course in MD" and given that people also say Scarborough Hills is equally good, I was skeptical. However, this course lives up to the hype. The teepads are good, signage good, basket placement is good and it changes. The grounds are kept really well, not much underbrush to lose discs, either! The layout is done really well for novice to advanced players. My only gripe would be: Paint the teepads their corresponding color. "

"Beautiful, well maintained course. Great variety of holes. Plenty of options between multiple tee's and baskets. A lot of elevation change. You will have to break out every type of throw and every type of disc. Gorgeous park by itself."

"First thing is I’d like to thank Mr. Bill for all his hard work making the course look beautiful. He’s amazing. The course needs new baskets. The park should be able to do that and I don’t see why it hasn’t happened. There should be two pins on every hole possible, there are six at the moment. The long locations should always be available like at Patapsco. Always have Seneca’s monster on display. Then move the short baskets around. "

"Great course! Pathways to every tee, multiple tees for each hole, and beautiful scenery "

"Muddy"

"Great course. Variety of layouts. Great signage. Some of the tee pads are very dated. "

"Beautiful course, little slippery today, but lots of variation."

"Kill the mosquitos lol"

"Fun course, a little buggy but manageable. Good variety of wooded and open holes. Well marked except for 12-13"

"Currently muddy."

"The best course in MD!"