R. C. Bradford Park Disc Golf Course in Huntersville, NC

Basic Information

Course Location: R. C. Bradford Park

Geographic Location: northeast side of Huntersville, NC (35.44486, -80.79083)

Date Visited: April 2026

Number of Holes: 18

Course Length: 6786/5496 feet, par 59/55

Cost to Play: free
Difficulty Level: intermediate

Carts: usable, but expect a few stairs

Beginner Friendly? somewhat: the length may frustrate beginners

Potential to Lose Discs: medium due to dense woods

Park Information: https://huntersville.org/3073/Parks-Recreation-Department

DG Course Review Page: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/courses/bradford-park.4711

UDisc Page: https://udisc.com/courses/bradford-park-GZWb

Course Walkabout Video, Front 9: (coming May 21, 2027)

Course Walkabout Video, Back 9: (coming May 28, 2027)

Driving Directions: On the north side of Charlotte, take I-77 to SR 73 (exit 25).  Exit and go east on SR 73.  Drive SR 73 east 4.8 miles to the signed park entrance on the right.  Turn right to enter the park, and drive the main park road around the softball fields to the large paved parking lot at its end.  Park at the far/east end of this lot; #1 tee is in the woods to the east behind the welcome sign below.

Course Constructions:

Tees: concrete, 2 on most holes, blue back tee and white front tee

Baskets: yellow DisCatcher, 1 per hole

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

Amenities: practice basket, bench at each tee, restrooms near #12 tee, playground, ball fields, hiking trail

Summary Review: 5 Stars (out of 5)

The disc golf course at R.C. Bradford Park may be the most fair course I have ever reviewed.  The course is not crazy long, but it has enough length for a heavily wooded course.  Likewise, there is no crazy elevation, but there is enough elevation to keep you interested.  But what really makes this course fair is its fairways: they are wide enough to accommodate a decent throw and most disc flights, but the rough is very dense and rough.  Thus, good throws will be rewarded with birdie putts, but bad throws will be scrambling for par.  This statement is true on almost every hole.  The course and park are popular: there were a couple other groups on the course and many people in the park when I came here on a rainy afternoon in late April.  Course maintenance was flawless on my visit.  There are a couple of longer walks from basket to next tee, and I did have to use the UDisc map a couple of times to navigate the course.  Those 2 things are the only real negatives I can think of for this course.  Charlotte has many fine courses; which one is the best is a matter of personal preference.  This one is as good as any of them, and if you live near Charlotte or are planning a trip there, this course should make your play list.

Hole-by-Hole Review 

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

Hole #1: 379/275 feet, par 3

Comments: Gradually downhill, the tee shot plays out of a somewhat tight chute of trees before the hole opens up.  The fairway has a right-to-left cross slope.  A retaining wall and steep ravine guard the left side of the basket, so don't miss left.  Also, hope you don't get a bad ricochet to the left off of a tree.  #2 tee is down the hill behind the basket.

Hole #2: 569/410 feet, par 4/3

Comments: The tee shot from the back tee is odd: it plays steeply uphill and through a tight window in the trees before busting out into a flat wide open mowed-grass field.  A stormwater collection basin sits just beyond the basket, so you have to be careful how aggressive you get with your approach even with this hole's openness.  #3 tee is in the woods behind the basket and to the right of the stormwater collection basin.

Hole #3: 335/295 feet, par 3

Comments: a gradually downhill dogleg right with dense woods on the inside of the dogleg.  A single tall tree stands in the middle of the fairway just over 100 feet in front of the back tee.  Going left of that tree is safer, but you will also have to bend your disc flight more: bending it too much will land your disc in the dense woods.  The area immediately around the basket is open until you hit the dense woods, so an accurate well-shaped throw will yield a makeable birdie putt.  #4 tee is to the right.

Hole #4: 304 feet, par 3

Comments: Now we head into the woods where we will stay for the next 4 holes.  The next 3 holes go up and down the same hill in spaghetti fashion.  This hole plays uphill, and it is a slight dogleg left.  The fairway is generous for a heavily wooded hole, but dense woods lie everywhere except the fairway.  If you stray from the fairway, your next throw will probably be a short recovery throw.  This hole is a fair and fun challenge.  #5 tee is to the left.

Hole #5: 303/280 feet, par 3

Comments: This hole is tighter than the previous hole, but the downhill also makes it play shorter.  Aim at the 2 trees that stand straight ahead 250 feet from the back tee.  You actually want to go just left of those trees but behind the trees you see on the left.  If you can execute that plan, birdie is likely yours.  Dense woods lie everywhere except the fairway.  This is another fun hole.  #6 tee is to the right.

Hole #6: 348/270 feet, par 3

Comments: back up the gradual hill we go for the tightest hole yet.  This hole is almost arrow-straight, but you will need to keep your disc flying straight for a long time to avoid hitting a tree.  There is a little open space around the basket, so birdie is possible if you can get within 50 feet of the basket.  All but the straightest of throws will hit a tree and/or find the dense woods.  #7 tee is to the left.

Hole #7: 312 feet, par 3

Comments: a gradual dogleg right where the fairway has a slight right-to-left cross slope.  The tightest gap is only about 60 feet from the tee, so the fairway is plenty wide to accept a well-shaped throw.  As with the last 3 holes, dense woods lie everywhere except the fairway.  #8 tee is in the clearing to the right.

Hole #8: 720/360 feet, par 5/3

Comments: Now comes a very interesting decision: you can play two 300-foot holes (hole #8A and #8B) or one 720 foot hole that is basically an end-to-end joining of the 2 shorter holes.  Because so many of the other holes on this course measure in the 300-foot range, I prefer the one long hole option, plus that option yields a total of 18 holes.  This/these hole(s) play(s) around a pine planting with pines on the left and dense broadleaf forest on the right.  The fairway is reasonably wide, although I know from experience that pines will really smother your disc.  The one long hole option has a dogleg left, but the dogleg is about 250 feet from the tee.  Thus, straight and accurate throws are better than trying to cut the dogleg.  Don't try for the left "fairway" off of the tee: it more or less deadends.  What genius hole design!  #9 tee is a couple hundred feet into the woods to the left.

Hole #9: 500/315 feet, par 4/3

Comments: back into the woods we go for a couple of tight holes.  From the back tee this hole is a dogleg right with the dogleg at the short tee.  More problematic is a large, dense cluster of trees directly between the short tee and the basket.  There is a line around either side of that cluster; the line to the left has a tighter entrance, but it gets wider than the right line beyond the entrance.  Pick a line and execute a throw: dense woods are everywhere except the fairway.  #10 tee is to the left.

Hole #10: 270/200 feet, par 3

Comments: very tight and very straight with a cedar tree 10 feet front and right of the basket.  Try to leave your tee shot just right of the basket and hope you don't get blocked by that tree.  #11 tee is behind the basket and to the right.

Hole #11: 280/255 feet, par 3

Comments: straight and slightly uphill but not as tight as the previous hole.  The main feature is a huge boulder directly in front of the basket.  The boulder is taller than the basket, but otherwise the area around the basket is completely open.  So you're actually better off with a throw that isn't dead straight: you have a better chance of having a makeable putt around the boulder.  Just don't leave yourself directly in front of the basket.  I wouldn't say this is my favorite hole, but I certainly remember the "boulder hole."  #12 tee is several hundred feet away; walk to the right out to the soccer field parking lot and look to the right.

Hole #12: 312 feet, par 3

Comments: a slightly downhill dogleg right with dense woods inside the dogleg.  The left side is very open at first, but the basket is about 70 feet into the woods.  You can't see the basket from the tee, so I recommend walking up and locating the basket before you throw so that you know which opening in the trees your disc needs to enter.  It will take a very good tee shot to hit that opening and make a birdie.  #13 tee is a couple hundred feet away in the woods behind the basket and past the collection basin.

Hole #13: 321/255 feet, par 3

Comments: Back into the dense woods we go for 4 more holes, starting with this gradually uphill dogleg left.  The fairway has a couple of tight spots, but it also has room to maneuver a disc.  The most obvious option is to start your disc straight and work it a little left.  There is some open space around the basket, so birdie is possible with a good throw.  #14 tee is behind the basket and to the left.

Hole #14: 321/305 feet, par 3

Comments: a long dogleg left that plays down and up across a ravine.  As with the previous hole, the fairway has a couple of tight spots, but it also has room to maneuver through those tight spots.  It would take a very well-executed tee shot to make birdie on this hole.  #15 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #15: 262 feet, par 3

Comments: another dogleg left; maybe this part of the course could use more variety.  The fairway gets very tight just short of the hole's midpoint, but it's not poke and pray: there is a discernable line of play.  There are also lots of trees guarding that line of play, so there's a lot of pressure to hit that line.  #16 tee is behind the basket on the same side of the park road.

Hole #16: 251 feet, par 3

Comments: slightly downhill and super tight, but also short and super straight.  The basket is on an "island" surrounded by retaining walls built into the hillside, so this hole feels like disc golf's version of ball golf's famous 17th hole at TPC of Sawgrass.  You need high accuracy, decent distance control, and good putting skills to make birdie here.  This is one of my favorite sub-300 foot holes anywhere.  #17 tee is to the right.

Hole #17: 330 feet, par 3

Comments: Things open up kind of for good with this hole, a dogleg right that is similar to hole #12.  Dense woods lie to the right, so the left-to-right cross slope in the fairway can help you by bouncing your disc around the dogleg or hurt you by kicking your disc into the woods.  The basket is just into the woods, so you will need to come in from the left by bounce or by flight to have a clear putt.  #18 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #18: 669/505 feet, par 4

Comments: After 8 consecutive par 3s, we close with a long hole.  The tee shot is uphill and out of the woods; it is tight but not super tight.  After about 200 feet from the back tee, the hole levels out and enters a completely open field.  If you can get out of the woods with your tee shot, you can get aggressive with your second.  The basket is atop a small pyramid, which makes putting more challenging.  This isn't the best finishing hole in Charlotte, but it closes a very fun course.  The parking lot is to the left.