The Hangar Disc Golf Course at Wingfoot Lake State Park near Akron, OH

Basic Information

Course Location: Wingfoot Lake State Park

Geographic Location: southeast of Akron, OH (41.01719, -81.36041)

Date Visited: October 2025

Number of Holes: 18

Course Length: 5710/4147 feet, par 55/54

Cost to Play: free
Difficulty Level: recreational, high

Carts: usable, but expect some steep areas

Potential to Lose Discs: medium to high due to lake and dense woods

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

DG Course Review Page: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/courses/the-hangar.4092

UDisc Page: https://udisc.com/courses/wingfoot-lake-wZ7a

Course Walkabout Video, Front 9: (coming October 23, 2026)

Course Walkabout Video, Back 9: (coming October 30, 2026)

Driving Directions: From the intersection of US 224 and I-77 in Akron, take US 224 east 4.1 miles to Waterloo Road and turn right on Waterloo Rd.  Drive Waterloo Rd. east 3.3 miles to Goodyear Park Blvd. and turn right on Goodyear Park Blvd.  Goodyear Park Blvd. deadends at the park.  Turn left at the first intersection, and park in the large blacktop parking lot on the left.  #1 and #10 tees are side-by-side at the northeast corner of the parking lot.

Course Constructions:

Tees: concrete, 2 per hole

Baskets: Chainstar, 1 per hole

Signage: hole sign on each tee, some signs to next tee

Amenities: practice basket, benches on most holes, trash cans, other amenities elsewhere in the park

Summary Review: 4 Stars (out of 5)

Formerly the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company's employee park, Wingfoot Lake State Park has many nice amenities, one of which is its disc golf course.  The course is short by present-day standards: only 1 hole measures over 400 feet from the back tees.  Yet 3 par 3's measure in the 350-400 foot range, and the dense smattering of trees makes for tight lines on some holes.  Thus, this course has enough length and tightness to challenge most players at least occasionally, and the course has a nice mix of tight technical and open bomber holes.  It would be nice to have a couple more long holes.  The course has plenty of elevation via lots of short but steep ups and downs; that elevation is used to good effect.  There are several long walks from basket to next tee on the front 9, but the back 9 has better flow.  The course and park are popular: there were many people in the park and several groups of players on the course when I came here on a pleasant Saturday morning in mid-October.  I did have to wait for walkers to clear several times before I could throw.  The course maintenance was excellent, but maybe some trees could be cut back to open up new lines of play.  Overall, this is an enjoyable recreational-level course, and as long as you don't come here expecting solitude or a professional-level test, you should have a nice round here.

Hole-by-Hole Review 

Distances taken from hole signs.  Picture sequence for each hole is 1) back tee except where noted, 2) approach, 3) basket to tee.

Hole #1: 270/253 feet, par 3

Comments: a gradually uphill hole, the basket is located to the right of a row of trees on the right.  So you have to bend your disc flight left-to-right just enough to hit one of the gaps in that row...or else get very lucky.  If you get through the row of trees, you will have a decent birdie putt.  If you hit the row of trees, you will be scrambling to make par: the basket is in a rather tight area.  This is a very intriguing opening hole.  #2 tee is a few hundred feet away; go past the tennis courts behind the basket and look left.

Hole #2: 288/187 feet, par 3

Comments: a super-tight hole that plays straight downhill.  Distance is not much of a factor due to the downhill, so try to keep your disc straight and hope you miss the large tree directly in front of the basket.  #3 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #3: 345/225 feet, par 3

Comments: From the back tee, a seemingly impenetrable wall of pine trees stands about 100 feet in front of the tee.  Yet the back tee is elevated, and I found that going over the left side of the wall with a left-to-right disc flight is the best option.  Past the wall is a more open area, but the basket is in a tight corner guarded on 3 sides by dense honeysuckle bushes.  I'm not sure I like this hole, but it's a different kind of test for sure.  #4 tee is to the left.

Hole #4: 250/213 feet, par 3

Comments: Much more conventional than the previous hole, this short, straight, and tight downhill hole has a very low ceiling due to overhanging limbs.  Keep your disc low!  #5 tee is several hundred feet away; go to the parking lot on the right and walk back to the west side.

Hole #5: 365/205 feet, par 3

Comments: You could go left or right of the 2 trees that stand directly ahead, but from the tee you can't see that 2 large trees with overhanging limbs guard the left side of the basket.  Thus, I prefer the line to the right (i.e. the second gap from the right edge of the blue building) with a right-to-left disc flight.  #6 tee is downhill to the left.

Hole #6: 295/195 feet, par 3

Comments: an intimidating hole because it involves a forced water carry over a corner of the lake.  The trees stand close to the water on the left; you will need to start your disc over the lake and use a right-to-left disc flight to avoid the trees.  On the bright side, it is less than 200 feet to clear the lake, so a decent throw will stay dry.  The basket is in an awkward location on the hillside to the left.  It will take a good tee shot and putt to make birdie.  #7 short tee is uphill to the left; #7 long tee is on the east side of the lake.

Hole #7: 314/252 feet, par 3 (tee picture is from short tee; see comments)

Comments: Now it's confession time: I did not realize this hole had a long tee until several days after I played here.  Moreover, the two tees make the hole play very differently because the lines on which they approach the basket are 90-degrees apart.  I could blame the poor course flow and lack of next tee signs for my error, but it's still my error.  From the short tee, this hole is a boring hole with an elevated tee, super wide fairway, and a single tree guarding the right side of the basket.  From the long tee, this hole is kind of a repeat of the previous hole but with flipped sides, i.e. the lake on the left and trees on the right.  I wish I had found that long tee while I was here.  #8 tee is a couple hundred feet behind (east of) the basket at the top of the hill.

Hole #8: 420/229 feet, par 4/3

Comments: a pure bomber hole that uses the same wide fairway as #7 short tee.  There is a stormwater collection basin long, so make your miss short.  #9 tee is behind the basket past the parking lot.

Hole #9: 390/225 feet, par 3

Comments: a couple of trees stand right in front of the tree, but past that this slight dogleg right really opens up.  Use a slight left-to-right disc flight and throw it far.  #10 tee is to the right, right beside #1 tee.

Hole #10: 270/215 feet, par 3

Comments: After a series of long and fairly open holes comes a slightly downhill super tight and super technical short hole.  You need to stay right of the tree that seems to be directly ahead: additional trees near the basket completely block you out if you go left.  Also, mind your distance: an overthrow will lead to tree problems too.  #11 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #11: 261/220 feet, par 3

Comments: a short but steeply uphill slight dogleg right with wild grass to the left and dense woods to the right.  A couple of tree limbs overhang the mowed-grass, so you will need to challenge the wild grass if you want to get near the basket with your tee shot.  #12 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #12: 285/195 feet, par 3

Comments: Two possible lines of play present themselves.  The direct line requires hitting a tight window with a low ceiling; the left line is longer but more forgiving.  Pick a line and execute a throw.  #13 tee is behind the basket and past the tennis courts.

Hole #13: 285/185 feet, par 3

Comments: a fairly open uphill hole with dense woods tight on the right.  Those woods have a lot of pine trees that eat discs, so don't miss right.  #14 tee is in the woods to the right.

Hole #14: 372/358 feet, par 3

Comments: a big arm's dream: a very elevated tee and no threatening obstacles in sight.  Throw every disc in your bag and see how far you can throw!  I like this course's mix of technical and bomber holes.  #15 tee is to the left.

Hole #15: 310/220 feet, par 3

Comments: This hole plays along the park's north boundary, so dense woods stand to the right.  Otherwise, this hole is mostly open until you get within 50 feet of the basket.  The basket is located in a small but dense grove of trees, so you want your disc to land near the dense woods on the right to have a clear and straight putt.  #16 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #16: 335/260 feet, par 3

Comments: A seemingly random smattering of trees stands between the tee and the basket.  The right line looks tempting, but it leads into denser trees on the right side of the basket.  Thus, the best option is to stay left.  You will need both power and accuracy on this hole.  #17 tee is beside the parking lot to the left.

Hole #17: 345/250 feet, par 3

Comments: A large tree 50 feet in front of the back tee creates a low ceiling, and there is no easy line around that tree.  That tree is kind of unfair on a hole this long.  Past that tree the hole really opens up, and this is a straight-forward slightly downhill par 3 from the short tee.  #18 tee is to the right.

Hole #18: 310/260 feet, par 3

Comments: a long super-tight uphill finishing hole.  You can use the corridor that goes straight ahead for awhile, but the basket is actually right of that corridor behind some trees.  You will need an accurate or lucky throw to get through the trees to the basket.  The parking lot is behind the basket.