Parking Full Time Disc Golf Reviews: Harrison Lake State Park Disc Golf Course in Northwest Ohio

Basic Information

Course Location: Harrison Lake State Park

Geographic Location: southwest of Fayette, OH (41.64472, -84.37066)

Date Visited: October 2025

Number of Holes: 9

Course Length: 1880 feet, par 27

Cost to Play: free
Difficulty Level: recreational, low

Carts: should be fine

Potential to Lose Discs: medium to high due to dense woods nearby

Park Information: https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/harrison-lake-state-park

DG Course Review Page: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/courses/harrison-lake-state-park.9845

UDisc Page: https://udisc.com/courses/harrison-lake-state-park-GB5D

Course Walkabout Video: (coming August 14, 2026)

Driving Directions: From Fayette, take US 20 west 2.9 miles to CR 27 and turn left on CR 27. Drive CR 27 south 1.5 miles to CR MN and turn left on CR MN. In 0.4 miles, angle right to enter Harrison Lake State Park. Park in the small perpendicular parking area on the right near the picnic shelter in another 400 feet. #1 tee is just behind the parking area to the left of the concrete path to the picnic shelter.

Course Constructions:

Tees: dirt/grass, 1 per hole

Baskets: Discatcher, 1 per hole, in good shape on my visit

Signage: single numbered brick to mark each tee

Amenities: restrooms, picnic shelter, other amenities elsewhere in the park

Summary Review: 2 Stars (out of 5)

The disc golf course at Harrison Lake State Park is best thought of as a beginner's course, but there are a few too many trees close to the line of play for me to rank it at that difficulty level. All holes are under 250 feet long, and the terrain is flat enough with few enough obstacles that skilled and experienced players will expect to birdie or ace every hole. The designers did make good use of what few obstacles are here. In addition to the easiness, perhaps the worst thing about this course is the tees: there are no constructed tee pads, and only small bricks with yellow numbers printed on them mark the tees. The bricks are embedded in the ground, and thus they are hard to find or see unless you are very close to them. I needed the Udisc map several times to help me find the next tee even though my logic correctly told me where it should be. Thus, even though the course has good flow, it is not easy to navigate. Although the grass was a little long, the course maintenance was passable when I came here late one afternoon in early October. Several walkers were in this part of the park, but I was the only player on the course. This course does have some safety hazards: holes #1 and #3 play over a concrete path, and several lines of play are near picnic tables or grills. If you are in northwest Ohio, this is a decent place to throw your disc around a little, but this course is too short, too simple, and with too poor course constructions to appeal to most players.

Hole-by-Hole Review

Distances taken from Udisc; link provided above. Picture sequence for each hole is 1) tee, 2) approach, 3) basket to tee.

Hole #1: 235 feet, par 3

Comments: They say the first cut is the deepest, and on this course the first hole might be the hardest: not only is it one of the longer holes, but the direct line plays through a tight gap between 2 trees. The options going around the gap aren't much easier. If you get through that gap, it's clear sailing to the basket. #2 tee is to the right near the park road.

Hole #2: 190 feet, par 3

Comments: This hole plays slightly uphill, and a single tree stands right in front of the basket. Dense woods stand just beyond the basket, so don't miss long. Try a right-to-left disc flight that ends up just short and left of the basket. #3 tee is to the left, back into the mowed grass field.

Hole #3: 250 feet, par 3

Comments: In the tee shot picture below, the direct line plays through the left of the 2 gaps. Playing slightly downhill, this hole has another tight gap similar to hole #1, but now some overhanging tree limbs also create a low ceiling. Going left and using a left-to-right disc flight gives a slightly wider line but equally low ceiling. This is my favorite hole on this course. #4 tee is behind the basket and to the right.

Hole #4: 175 feet, par 3

Comments: another hole with a very low ceiling. The direct line takes you right beside the dense woods on the right. Keep your disc low and don't miss right. #5 tee is behind the basket and to the left.

Hole #5: 185 feet, par 3

Comments: an open and boring hole with a single large tree guarding the front right of the basket. #6 tee is to the right.

Hole #6: 225 feet, par 3

Comments: This hole has a wider fairway than some previous holes, but now 3 trees surround the basket. The gaps between the trees are remarkably symmetrical, so there is no advantage to missing left or right. Just make sure you aren't right behind a tree for your putt. This is a good use of that trio of trees. #7 tee is to the left near the edge of the woods.

Hole #7: 150 feet, par 3

Comments: The shortest hole on this course is a dogleg right with dense woods guarding the inside of the dogleg. A couple of large trees to the left force you to challenge the dense woods if you want to get your tee shot close to the basket. You could play safe out to the left, but on a hole this short where's the fun in that? #8 tee is to the left and back toward the tee.

Hole #8: 235 feet, par 3

Comments: 2 large trees guard the fairway, one on each side. The most direct line goes under the right side of the first tree and then left of the second tree. #9 tee is to the right.

Hole #9: 235 feet, par 3