Lexington cut the ribbon this week on a new 18-hole disc golf course and walking trail at Coldstream Park, giving the city its first new disc golf course in 12 years. Mayor Linda Gorton joined city leaders at the ceremony to unveil the new attractions, marking the opening of what city officials describe as the fifth disc golf course in Lexington.
The ribbon-cutting was announced by the City of Lexington, Kentucky, which framed the new course as the city's first in over a decade. Gorton said the course represents the city's first new disc golf course in 12 years, according to WKYT.
“I think fresh air and being outside is really good for your health,” Gorton said, per the station's report, adding that she hopes the new course will encourage Lexingtonians to spend more time outdoors. She also noted that disc golf is growing in popularity in Lexington, the outlet reported.
A Long-Planned Project Finally Takes Shape
The Coldstream Park course has been years in the making. Back in 2021, Lexington set aside $1 million in savings for the new public course, according to Kentucky.com. The city later brought on Houck Design, a disc golf design firm, in June 2024 to handle the course layout, the same report noted.
The site sits at Coldstream Park, adjacent to the University of Kentucky Coldstream Research Park off Newtown Pike, per the same account. Parks department spokesman Paul Hooper had said the city anticipated construction beginning in the spring of 2026 with a completion date of summer 2026, and the plans also included a walking trail for the area expected to open later in the summer. The course design also needed sign-offs and permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before work could move forward, the outlet reported.
How Many Courses Does Lexington Really Have?
Just how many disc golf courses Lexington has depends on who's counting. The city's own disc golf page lists four public courses in city parks: 18-hole layouts at Shillito, Veterans and Jacobson parks, plus a 9-hole course at River Hill Park, according to the City of Lexington, Kentucky. The new Coldstream Park course is described as the fifth in the city, per the seed reporting on the ribbon-cutting.
UDisc, however, displays ten disc golf course entries for Lexington, four of which have 18 or more holes, according to UDisc. That broader count also earns Lexington a ranking as the fourth-best disc golf city in Kentucky and 54th in the United States, per UDisc's listing. The city and UDisc listings present different totals.
