McClain Park Disc Golf Course

McClain Park carries a note of history before the first disc leaves your hand. The City of San Antonio bought and named the 97-acre park in 2001 in memory of Bryan McClain, a Texas A&M student killed in the 1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, making it one of the more poignant memorials in the city's park system. The disc golf course arrived in 2007 and has since grown into the most-played, most-reviewed course in the San Antonio metro, with nearly 3,800 ratings on UDisc.

Its appeal is variety. Tight, tree-lined tunnels demand surgical accuracy on some holes, while adjacent open fairways invite full-power drives, and a creek corridor and moderate elevation keep the round honest. It plays to a par of 56 over roughly 5,533 feet from the regular paved tees, with shorter red-stake tees for a friendlier round. The standout stretch is holes 5 and 6 — a steep climb followed by a forced carry over a ravine that punishes anything short. The Bryan McClain Open, now well past its 15th year as a PDGA-sanctioned event, anchors the local calendar for the Alamo Community Disc Club.

The course is free and public, with parking behind the adjacent elementary school, picnic areas, water and trails through the park. One honest caveat echoed in recent reviews: upkeep and signage can fluctuate, and the course sometimes runs a 'backwards' layout without clear on-course markers — so carrying the UDisc map is less optional here than usual. The tree canopy is a genuine break from the Texas sun, but summer rounds still play best early.