Beacon Hill Park Disc Golf Course
The Story
Beacon Hill Park Disc Golf Course was established in 2013 in Highland, Utah, at the base of Hog Hollow Canyon. The course was privately designed and installed by local disc golfers as a community project in a mixed-use public park.
The original baskets were handmade Mach 3 clones built around 2006 by Rob Dallin and Martin Baughn of the Wasatch Disc Golf Club. Those baskets were first installed at Art Dye Disc Golf Park in American Fork before being donated to Beacon Hill in 2016 when Art Dye received new equipment.
Scott Gardner emerged as the course's primary steward and tournament director, coordinating improvements with Josh Rowberry and Brandon Balkman (PDGA #81251). Gardner designed the Beacon Hill logo in February 2025 and has led a sustained course improvement campaign.
In 2025, a significant layout redesign addressed longstanding feedback about blind shots and course flow. Several holes were removed, added, and adjusted. Seven concrete fiber tee pads replaced dirt pads, a new par 4 was added, basket positions were updated, a new starting hole was designated, and wood chips were spread throughout the course.
On February 21, 2026, a brand-new set of 19 Innova DISCatcher baskets was installed — funded through community donations and city support via the Highland Foundation. The course fund, managed through ElevateUT's platform, had a balance of approximately $1,700 as of that month.
In April 2026, Gardner designed and built a bridge between holes 14 and 7, with 40-inch deep concrete piers and heavy-duty steel I-beams. The bridge enabled another routing overhaul that reduced walk distance by 300 feet and added a wooded hole to the front 9. ElevateUT processed a $599.87 reimbursement to Gardner through the platform's course fund payout system — validating the full fundraising-to-payout workflow.
The course's inaugural PDGA-sanctioned event, the "Hog Hollow Huck" (2-round C-tier), is scheduled for June 27, 2026.
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What Players Say
It’s been a few years since I’ve played and saw that a new bridge had been added and the flow had been modified to make the course play smoother. It did not disappoint! Plus compared to the early days of the course with the single chain Costco baskets, seeing DISCatchers, the lil pyramid at 16, the fun gate on 17. Loving it!
Extremely underrated course. If you want shot variety, it doesn’t get much better. No 2 holes are exactly alike.
Awesome course!! Scott, Brandon & the community have worked hard to transform the track!!
The work being done here is making this place amazing! Love it! Shot variety is improving, and the layout is making disc finding much easier than before.
Fun front 9 for beginners. A few holes with a little challenge but not too much. Most holes are pretty open but a few are in wooded areas so best to have a spotter. Back 9 more technical.
Maintenance
Beacon Hill is privately maintained by volunteers — the course steward Scott Gardner and collaborators Brandon Balkman and Josh Rowberry handle design, basket placement, tee pad installation, brush clearing, and infrastructure projects. The Highland Foundation provides administrative support, allowing purchases under their EIN. Course improvements are funded through tournament proceeds, community donations, and the ElevateUT course fund system. The park sits below the Suncrest saddle, making it frequently breezy — heavier and more stable discs are recommended.