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📍 City guide · Updated August 2026

Disc Golf in Chicago

The Canyons, the Oaks, and a deep bench of park gems — Chicago's disc golf lives in the suburbs and it is seriously good. We're publishing the metro's best first.

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Courses listed
4
Free to play
4.5
Avg rating
2
Beginner-friendly
4
18+ hole courses
§ The lay of the land

A real disc golf town, if you beat the heat

Chicago's disc golf scene is a suburban circuit with a superstar: The Canyons at Dellwood Park in Lockport, a 27-hole championship layout with variant holes, water hazards, and an on-site pro shop that draws players from across the Midwest. The Oaks in Mokena offers another 27-hole marathon through giant oaks, free and friendly.

Katherine Legge in Hinsdale is the gentle park-style course with a dog park attached, and Highland Park in Joliet rounds out the top tier with wooded-and-open variety. All four of our published Chicago courses are free.

New here? Start at Katherine Legge, then work your way up to The Canyons — it's a full day.

Chicago at a glance

Total courses4
Free / public4
Pay-to-play0
18+ hole courses4
Lit for night play0
Wooded courses3
Beginner-friendly2
§ Every course, mapped

The Chicago course map

§ 01 — Ranked by players

The best disc golf courses in Chicago

Ordered by player rating across verified rounds. Filter by what you're in the mood for.

All 4FreeBeginner-friendlyWooded18+ holesQuick 9Dog friendlyOpen now
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The Canyons at Dellwood Park
IL-1004 · Championship · 27 holes
4.8
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The Oaks
IL-1002 · Wooded · Giant oaks
4.5
03
Highland Park
IL-1003 · Wooded · Open
4.4
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Katherine Legge Memorial Park
IL-1001 · Park-style · Beginner-friendly
4.3
§ 02 — Curated picks

Best Chicago courses for…

Hand-picked shortlists from our Chicago editors, for whatever today's round calls for.

The championship 27

Bucket listThe Canyons at Dellwood Park★ 4.8

The friendly park round

Family friendlyKatherine Legge Memorial Park★ 4.3
§ 04 — Browse by area

Courses by neighborhood

Chicago's spread out — find the chains closest to your side of town.

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Lockport
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Mokena
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Hinsdale
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Joliet
§ 05 — Good to know

Chicago disc golf, answered

How many disc golf courses are in the Chicago metro?
Around 65 courses across the metro and its suburbs. We're publishing the best first — 4 are live today, with more added every week.
What's the best disc golf course in Chicago?
The Canyons at Dellwood Park — a 27-hole championship layout with variant holes, water hazards, and an on-site pro shop. It's the highest-rated course in the metro by a wide margin.
Are Chicago's disc golf courses free?
Yes — all four of our published courses (The Canyons, The Oaks, Katherine Legge, Highland Park) are free to play.
What's the best beginner course in Chicago?
Katherine Legge in Hinsdale — a short, friendly park course that also doubles as a dog park. The Oaks is another approachable option with its 27 gentle holes.

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