The west side of Pocatello will soon get to experience a nine-hole disc golf course located within Sacajawea Park, with the potential for an additional course that could be added at a later date. The first nine holes have been designed and installed and over the next few weeks the final touches will be completed and the course will be ready for public enjoyment. The creation of the new disc golf course was a collaborative effort between NeighborWorks, the IFFT Foundation, Neighborhoods of Historic Downtown and the Portneuf Valley Disc Golf Association, all of which helped raise $10,000 for the project.
“We were trying to build a course mainly for beginners and seniors and to accommodate the west side,” said Roger Frey, a NeighborWorks board of director member. “All the other courses in town were on the east side or south of town and we didn't have anything on the west side for people to do over there. We decided that'd be a good spot, went to the foundation, received a grant and started building about a year and a half ago.
” Interested disc golfers have been playing the course for around nine months, but it is currently in an incomplete state. A ribbon cutting has been set for noon on Sept. 10 at which point the course will be fully operational and ready for disc golfers and outdoor enthusiasts alike.
According to Frey, area residents initially raised concerns about how construction of the course could damage the environment and local ecosystems, but everyone involved.