If you are a frisbee or golf fanatic, then chances are you’re well aware of what disc golf is all about. For those of you that are neither, let me enlighten you: It’s kind of a mashup of the two aforementioned sports.
Using plastic discs and raised baskets instead of clubs, golf balls, and holes, you follow a similar game structure and use the same terminology as traditional golf (par, fairways, greens, tees) to play the game.
Unfortunately, disc golf players are probably all too used to having to travel a fair distance from pretty much everywhere to find a good course, and the same holds true for the Bar Harbor area.
The majority of the spots on this list are an hour or more away from Bar Harbor’s northern border—but if you’re passionate about the game, then you probably won’t bat an eye about the commute.
Map of Bar Harbor Disc Golf Courses
Here is a map of all the disc golf courses in the Bar Harbor area.
Hapana Disc Golf
Built in 1992 and the closest disc golf course to Bar Harbor (6 minutes away), the 18-hole Hapana Disc Golf Course offers 55-par play along 4,065 feet of flat, mostly wooded fairways.
The baskets are Prodigy T2 and the tees are brick/paver/concrete. Hapana is open for play year-round—although the website disclaimer states that you can use the course at your own risk during the winter months.
This is a very affordable pay-to-play, honor box course, and all school-age children—including high schoolers—play for free. There is a pro shop on-site, as well as bathrooms and drinking water; dogs are not allowed.
Location: Hapana Wy, Trenton, ME 04605 (6 minutes)
Website: Hapana Disc Golf
Rock Solid Disc Golf
Rock Solid opened in 2013 as a 9-hole course and has been enjoying steady upgrades and improvements with each passing year since then.
Located just under 40 minutes from Bar Harbor, this course now offers 18 pay-to-play holes, DISCatcher Pro targets, and mixed-surface tees.
At just over 2,500 feet, the Rock Solid course features 28-par play with challenging elevation changes, heavily wooded fairways, and plenty of newly-added, clear signage.
Location: 820 Main Rd, Holden, ME 04429 (39 minutes)
Website: Rock Solid Disc Golf
DR Disc Golf
Just under an hour from Bar Harbor, DR Disc Golf offers players three Dave Enman-designed courses at their Orrington location, two of which are 18-hole—The Lynx and The Bobcat—as well as a 9-hole, beginner-friendly option.
Comparable amenity-wise to a regular golf course (full-service clubhouse, pro shop, lessons with an on-site touring pro, and disc rentals, as well as trash receptacles and picnic tables at every hole), DR is an affordable disc golf option for the whole family.
The par-72, heavily forested Lynx course was built in 2009 and offers 18 holes along 6,000 feet with Mach X targets, while the 66-par Bobcat, built in 2015, is 4,788 feet and features Mach 2 targets; both courses have raised wooden tees.
The 9-hole option offers 1,642 feet of par-28 play, mixed-surface tees, and Mach 2 targets; no dogs are allowed on any of the courses.
Location: 5 Tupper Dr, Orrington, ME 04474 (56 minutes)
Website: DR Disc Golf
Dr. Disc Golf
Also owned by DR (this course appears as “Dr. Disc Golf” rather than “DR Disc Golf” in most instances online), the 4,922-foot Bear course opened in 2009 just under an hour from Bar Harbor and offers 18 holes of 64-par play, with mostly flat and moderately wooded fairways.
The tees are wooden platforms, there are bathrooms on-site, and drinking water is also available. While The Bear is pay-to-play, you can utilize all of DR’s courses for one fee at either location, if you are so inclined.
Like the three DR courses in Orrington, there are no dogs allowed at The Bear, which was also designed by Dave Enman and is open year-round.
Location: 85 Kelley Rd, Orono, ME 04473 (58 minutes)
Website: Dr. Disc Golf
Legacy Farms Disc Golf
Open all year and featuring 18 holes of par-59 disc golf, Legacy Farms is an hour from Bar Harbor.
Moderately hilly and wooded, this course—which was designed in 2019 by Henry Grover—offers an easier front 9, while the back 9 provides more challenges.
Players love that the friendly owners live on-site—and while this is an honor box, pay-to-play spot during the week, they man the well-provisioned pro shop on the weekends.
You’ll find Mach 3 targets and rubber tees along the 5,300-foot course; dogs are allowed and bathrooms are available.
Location: 26 Fisher Rd, Winterport, ME 04496 (1 hour)
Website: Legacy Farms Disc Golf
The University of Maine at Orono Disc Golf
Free and open to both students and the public, this 18-hole, 64-par course is located just over an hour from Bar Harbor on the University of Maine campus at Orono; the first hole is just behind the New Balance Recreation Center.
Built in 2013 on the campus’s former ROTC training area, this year-round course is 6,512 feet and features natural tees and DISCatcher targets.
Fairly flat and predominantly wooded, you’ll find this spot offers a surprising variety of shots; you can even rent discs at the front desk of the rec center.
Location: 22 Hilltop Rd, Orono, ME 04473 (1 hour, 5 minutes)
Website: The University of Maine at Orono Disc Golf
Hidden Acres
Built during the height of Covid in 2020, Hidden Acres brought another option for outdoor entertainment to folks in the Old Town area, which is an hour and 15 minutes from Bar Harbor.
Open all year, this 18-hole, dog-friendly course has Prodigy T1 targets, wooden platform tees, and an honor box payment system.
Heavily wooded and highly technical with narrow fairways, players describe Hidden Acres as a challenging, affordable course with a friendly, knowledgeable owner.
Location: 98-2 Lakeside Ln, Old Town, ME 04468 (1 hour, 15 minutes)
Website: Hidden Acres
The University of Maine Machias Disc Golf
Another free, public UMaine disc golf location on this list, the Machias course is 15 minutes farther from Bar Harbor than the Orono location.
The first tee is directly behind the white gazebo, and the 9-hole, par-29 course is mixed-use, winding throughout the entire campus for a total of 2,980 feet of play.
The tees, which aren’t marked (the course layout can be uploaded from the webpage, which helps), are natural and the targets are single-chain baskets; the course itself is flat and mostly open, with some lightly wooded areas.
Location: 116 Obrien Ave, Machias, ME 04654 (1 hour, 20 minutes)
Website: The University of Maine Machias Disc Golf
Circle Two Disc Golf
Also known as Two Clapps Disc Golf, this pay-to-play seasonal spot is also an hour and 20 minutes from Bar Harbor and is only open for tournaments and events during the off-season.
Established in 2019, the 18-hole, 59-par course is a work in progress and currently features 6,500 feet of play from the longest tee, all of which are concrete.
There is a pro shop, and the targets are Black Hole Gravity; dogs are allowed, and the course has been described as challenging, tight, tough, and fun.
Location: 316 Reeves Rd, Bradford, ME 04410 (1 hour, 20 minutes)
Website: Circle Two Disc Golf
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