Roots Disc Golf Course

Roots Disc Golf Course sits on the Jordan River Parkway in Salt Lake City's Rose Park neighborhood, on ground with an unusually layered history. Around 1981 the site held an early disc golf layout; that gave way to the city-run Jordan River Par-3 ball golf course around 1986, which the Salt Lake City Council voted to close in April 2014 after a study found the city's golf system running steep deficits. The SLC Tunnel Runners disc golf club had already been organizing fundraisers on the site, and just 20 days after ball golf ended, Roots opened on November 22, 2014, designed by Markus Mika with Mike Milne and Marc Grimes. The Salt Lake City Public Lands Department now lists disc golf as the site's amenity. It's free to play and open to the public, maintained day-to-day by the SLC Parks Division with volunteer course work from the Tunnel Runners.

The course runs 18 holes over flat ground with green grass fairways, large old-growth trees, and concrete tee pads, with the Jordan River running along its east edge. Every hole plays under 300 feet, so it's a short, technical round built around accurate shot-shaping rather than distance — a good fit for newer throwers or anyone looking for a fast 18. Salt Lake City Parks has been preparing the course to serve as one of the venues for the 2026 US Women's Disc Golf Championship.