Buena Vista is an 18-hole public layout at Buena Vista Park (67 Buena Vista Drive, Frankfort), built on the old Duckers Golf Course grounds. You can play it while the rest of the park is still being finished.
This is an opening spotlight, not a hole-by-hole review. The facts below come from county records, the State Journal, and the live UDisc course page.
Old fairways, older name
Franklin County bought the roughly 130-acre Duckers property around 2022 for about $850,000 for public park use. The name comes from the historic Todd / Mary Todd Lincoln estate on this ground, also called Buena Vista. In July 2026, the Franklin County Fiscal Court formally named the park Buena Vista Park.
Disc golf got ahead of some of the polish. Baskets went in around July 18, 2026; tee pads around August 29. OB stakes are in. Tee signs, trees, and other amenities are still on the way. Concrete tees, DISCatcher Tour baskets, dogs allowed, carts OK, free to play.
How hard is it?
UDisc rates it Hard / Very hard. Plan on about 2½ hours and roughly 1.6 miles of walking on hills. Bring water.
Who built it
Kyle Holt designed the course. The Frankfort Disc Golf Association handled the project, install, and upkeep, with thanks on UDisc to John Bartram, Darrell Motley, Mark Wallace, Aaron Ashcraft, and Robert Jordan. Franklin County Fiscal Court funded the course and tee pads. Nathan & Alex (Rocky’s / Bomb Discs) handled clubhouse amenities; Nate Linton is working on tee-sign design.
Layouts
UDisc lists more than one layout. One example is Vista-WHITE: 18 holes at 8,130 feet. Rough average-distance guide from UDisc:
- ~200–300 ft — White
- ~300–375 ft — White to Blue (mixed)
- ~375+ ft — Black
A full mixed layout is still listed as a work in progress. Check UDisc before you tee.
On the property
You’ll find rolling hills, rock walls, creeks, ponds, and tree cover. Players talk about water in play and lines mattering more than raw distance. Read the live UDisc reviews for the details.
The old clubhouse area has Rocky’s Pub & Grill, a Bomb Discs pro shop, and cart rentals ($10 per seat — call (859) 319-4860). There’s also Bomb Discs Pitch & Putt: a lit 9-hole warm-up / night round by the pub and shop, free to play.
Already on the calendar
The Bluegrass Regional National Qualifier (Oct 17–18) lists East Frankfort, Anderson County, and Buena Vista. Details are on the event listing.
Go throw it
- Buena Vista on UDisc
- County park page: franklincounty.ky.gov/buena-vista/
- Bomb Discs Pitch & Putt