Long holes, good hiking, scenic, challenging and sometimes a little muddy. Stafford Lake in Novato is home to a giant hole 8 at 1,044 feet.

Truckee River Regional Park is in Truckee, CA off Highway 80 around Donner Lake. Great 18 hole course which includes the infamous Shanker Trail.

The Auburn Regional Park Disc Golf Course is scenic and though little elevation change, it has a good mix of densely forested, wide open grass, and water hazard holes.

18 holes in Monterey, CA at the Ryan Ranch Disc Golf Course. Great views, cool weather, nice trail markers, this place has it all.

18 holes near the North Shore stateline in North Lake Tahoe, not far off 80. This course offers a good hike, lots of hills and unmatched scenery. Great course.

18 holes at the Penn Valley course rewards disc golfers with 18 holes each having a plethera of basket locations (A-G in many cases). There’s even a moat! These pictures do the course no justice but I haven’t visited during Winter or Spring yet.

Condon Valley Disc Golf course in Grass Valley off Hwy 80/20 is probably my personal second favorite course. Water hazards, trees with a lot of tricky shots and several long holes.

The 18 hole disc golf course in Rocklin, California has some fairly long shots and is much prettier and the weather nicer during Spring.

Treat yourself to a day in the far North Bay for scenic discing at Skyline Wilderness’s 18-hole course in Napa, CA. Best in winter or spring while the grasses are green and the heat index low.

One of several awesome disc golf courses in Lake Tahoe, the Zephyr Cove disc golf course is located just over the south shore state border in Nevada, offering forest, hills and excellent views of Lake Tahoe and Mt. Tallac to the west. 18 holes. One of the author’s favorites.

Disc among the redwoods toward the top of the hill on Hwy 17 in Santa Cruz. The Black Mouse disc golf course is a nice and shady 18-holer.