North Boundary Disc Golf Course

Built to be taken seriously

Designed by J. Gary Dropcho and Doug Cloutier, the course officially opened June 15, 2019, and was named North Boundary Park’s own Township Project of the Year the year before, in 2018. It’s an 18-hole championship layout carved out of the park’s 30-acre western portion, nicknamed “No Boundary” — a name that isn’t just a pun. Disc Golf Scene describes it as “rigorous to walk, demanding to play, and rewarding to complete,” and UDisc rates it “Very Hard.”

One of the longest courses around

At 10,742 feet from the championship tees (par 71), this is a genuinely long course — most disc golf courses run somewhere in the 3,000 to 6,000 foot range, so North Boundary is roughly double a typical layout. Both the PDGA’s own course directory and UDisc independently confirm the same number, and each hole plays from three separate concrete tee positions (intermediate, advanced, elite) with three different pin placements, so the course can be set up easier or brutally harder depending on who’s playing.

The Learn to Play course — its own thing, not an afterthought

Alongside the championship layout sits the North Boundary Learn to Play Disc Golf Course — a separate 6-hole, ADA-accessible course near the Penn Power Pavilion, with turf tee pads and DISCatcher Pro 28 baskets. It’s genuinely built for beginners: the holes progress from easiest to most challenging, with an emphasis on accuracy and putting rather than the long, punishing drives the championship course demands. It carries its own 750 skill rating — a fraction of what the championship course calls for.

It’s not just tacked onto the bigger course, either — Google lists it as its own distinct place, and the Township runs a dedicated 5-week Learn-to-Play Disc Golf Clinic here each summer, with separate sessions for kids ages 8-11 and 12-15, covering putting, approach shots, and both backhand and forehand drives. If you or your kids are curious about the sport but the championship course sounds intimidating, this is genuinely the right place to start.

Hosting genuinely major tournaments

This isn’t a quiet neighborhood course. It’s hosted the Butler County Disc Golf Classic, a PDGA A-tier event run by Pittsburgh Flying Disc — the 2022 edition alone was part of the Disc Golf Pro Tour’s Silver Series, carried a $10,000 added cash purse, and drew more than 100 of the sport’s best professional players. And in July 2026, the course is set to host something even bigger: the PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships, presented by UPMC — a genuine PDGA Major, running July 7-11.

Beyond the big pro events, North Boundary also hosts a regular calendar of “PFD Bag Tags” tournaments, and the Cranberry Sunset Rotary’s annual charity Disc Golf Doubles Tournament — a fundraiser that’s benefited organizations like the Butler County Humane Society and Sleep in Heavenly Peace in different years.

Actually playing it

The course is free — no fees, no reservations, just show up. A typical round takes about two hours and covers roughly 3.1 miles of walking. There’s a weekly “NoBo Random Draw Doubles” league Wednesdays at 5:30pm from May through August if you want a regular game with other local players. A dog-friendly Nature Trail runs alongside the course through the woods — dogs just need to stay leashed, same as the rest of the park.

The Township also runs a 5-week Learn-to-Play Disc Golf Clinic each summer for kids ages 8-15, covering putting, approach shots, and both backhand and forehand drives.