Stafford Lake County Park

Stafford Lake County Park is part of the Marin County, California Parks system. The park is located in Novato, 33 miles north of San francisco California, is 139 acres and is in a classic northern california valley among grazing farmland. The lake is manmade and a water source for the Marin Municipal Water District and there is no boating or swimming allowed. The land in the park includes lakefront fields, creek, meadows and some redwood groves, and is named for the Stafford Farm, on which the lake sits. The park hosts many events such as concerts with bands (known as Rocking Blues by the Lake) such as Journey (band), Yonder Mountain String Band and Jefferson Starship. For a number of years the park hosted the Marin Renaissance fair.

Disc Golf

The disc golf course was first constructed as an object course in 1993 and baskets were installed in 1997. In 2007 3 concrete tees were installed. The course is long by most standards and is very hilly, and in turn very challenging. Walking the course is approximately a 4 mile walk and is mildly strenuous due to the very hilly nature of the terrain. Each of the 18 holes holes have one or two tees and two to five pin locations, with a total of 60 basket locations in total. Course length can vary from 5,224 feet if all holes were short to 7,743 feet if all holes were in long. The 'traditional' layout is a hefty 6,625 feet.

Photos of the Course

References

(1) http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/PK/Main/pos/pdstaffordlke.cfm
(2) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=stafford+lake+county+park,+novato,+ca&ie=UTF8&ll=38.114807,-122.651582&spn=0.014401,0.024977&t=k&z=16
(3) http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=60