How much does it cost to play disc golf at Tendick Nature Park?

UDisc and the PDGA directory list $5 per day or $45 for an annual pass. Day fees go in the drop box by the first tee, and the county sells season passes on its reservations page; check the county reservations page for current fees.

How many holes is the Tendick disc golf course?

Eighteen holes on concrete tees. UDisc lists the main layout at par 56 and 4,749 feet.

Are dogs allowed at Tendick Nature Park?

UDisc lists the disc golf course as dog-friendly. Check the county's park rules for leash requirements before you go.

Who donated Tendick Nature Park?

Donald Tendick Sr. donated the woods and farmland to Ozaukee County in 1999, asking that it become a park for everyone to enjoy.

Tendick Nature Park, Saukville: Disc Golf, Trails, Kayaks

Q: Can you launch a kayak at Tendick Nature Park?

Yes. Ozaukee County lists a canoe and kayak launch into the Milwaukee River. The county lists no boat rental, so bring your own.

Par 56 over 4,749 feet, $5 a day, an archery range, a kayak launch on the Milwaukee River and Blue Heron sanctuary next door.

About 2.6 miles north of Saukville on County Highway O, the woods and old farm fields of Tendick Nature Park run down to the Milwaukee River. It is an Ozaukee County park of woods, restored prairie and wetland, with an 18-hole disc golf course, an archery range and a launch for canoes and kayaks.

It is a park built on a gift: Donald Tendick Sr. gave the woods and farmland to the county in 1999 and asked that it be developed as a park for everyone to enjoy.

The disc golf course

Tendick's course is 18 holes on concrete tees, and it is pay-to-play.

Tendick Nature Park

UDisc lists the main layout, blue pins from the main tees, at par 56 over 4,749 feet, about two miles of walking and an estimated hour and a half to play. Sixteen holes are par 3 and two, the 12th and 13th, are par 4; the shortest is the 154-foot second and the longest is the 399-foot 16th.

Travel Wisconsin counts 36 concrete tee pads, pro and standard, with PDGA-certified baskets, and calls it one of the only 18-hole disc golf courses in Ozaukee County.

The PDGA course notes describe two different halves: a front nine through tight woods, and a back nine that is mostly open with rolling hills. The same notes say wind is a near-constant factor. UDisc rates the course 4.0 from 890 ratings and describes it as mostly flat, rated moderate to hard.

Conditions change with the season: an August 2026 review on UDisc mentioned long weeds on about half the holes, while a report in October called conditions good. If you are driving any distance, the UDisc page is the place to check recent reports first.

The holes, by the numbers

UDisc's hole list makes the shape of the round easy to read. The front nine adds up to about 2,240 feet, with the 386-foot third as its longest hole and the 154-foot second as its shortest. The back nine is longer, at about 2,510 feet, and holds both par 4s, the 231-foot 12th and the 342-foot 13th, before the 399-foot 16th, the longest hole on the course.

Most holes fall between 189 and 342 feet. UDisc also lists layouts from the pro tees, with the same holes and different par values. If you are new to the game, the short second hole is the one to warm up on.

What a round costs

Disc golf at Tendick is $5 a day or $45 for a year; check the county reservations page for current fees. The PDGA listing says day fees go in the drop box by the first tee, so bring small bills. Ozaukee County sells the season pass through its online reservations page, the same page used to book the park.

UDisc lists the course as dog-friendly and cart-friendly, with restrooms on site.

Trails, boardwalk and restored prairie

Away from the fairways, Tendick is a walking park. The county lists a boardwalk through the wetlands, and our listing describes walking trails that wind through prairie and woods.

In June 2020 the Ozaukee Press reported that about 40 acres of the park had been restored to prairie and wetland, with money from Ducks Unlimited, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the American Transmission Co. tree planting program. The county had recorded about 70 new species of native flowers and grasses there by then, plus many birds and insects.

The same story covered a $500 Bird City Wisconsin grant to put up 10 to 15 bluebird boxes at Tendick. The Press gave the park as 125 acres; the county's own page now says 122.

On the Milwaukee River

The park has a canoe and kayak launch into the Milwaukee River. The county lists no boat rental, so bring your own.

Blue Heron Wildlife Sanctuary, just up the road, also has spots to put in a canoe or kayak along its riverbank. Check the river level after heavy rain before you launch.

Archery range and the pavilion

Tendick also has an archery range, and the county park page lists no separate fee for it. The county lists grills, a pavilion and parking alongside it, and the park can be reserved through the county's reservations page. For questions, Ozaukee County Planning and Parks is the department that runs the park.

Next door: Blue Heron Wildlife Sanctuary

Blue Heron Wildlife Sanctuary is less than half a mile north of Tendick on the same road.

Blue Heron Wild Life Sanctuary

Our listing describes about 90 acres of woodland, wetland and prairie along the Milwaukee River, with trails for hiking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. The Park Next Door gives the size as 92 acres and says local resident Sally Stefaniak established the sanctuary after the death of her husband, Michael.

A limestone path leads to a short boardwalk and a deck on Turtle Pond, and the path, walkway and deck are wheelchair accessible; check current accessibility with the sanctuary before you go. Our listing adds that you can picnic by the river and pick apples from the orchard trees in fall.

With UDisc estimating about an hour and a half for a round, a round at Tendick and a loop at Blue Heron fit into one afternoon.

Pair it with the rest of the north side

Riveredge Nature Center is about 3.8 miles northwest of Tendick, with more than 10 miles of trails and a $5 adult trail fee.

Pioneer Village is about 2.8 miles northwest, and the 24 pioneer buildings on County Highway I open on weekends from mid-May through October.

The Cedarburg Bog is about 3.3 miles southwest, reached from a lot on Highway 33. Back in the village, Saukville's downtown and its places to eat are about 2.6 miles south.

When to go

June is the wettest month, at about 4.3 inches of precipitation, and April and May average about 3.8 inches each by the 1991 to 2020 normals, so expect soft ground near the wetlands. September and October are drier, with about 3.2 and 2.8 inches, and cooler, with average highs of 71 and 58 degrees.

Getting there

Tendick Nature Park is at 3919 County Highway O in Saukville, and the county lists parking and restrooms on site. For reservations and park questions, the county page lists its Planning and Parks Department at 262-238-8257.

In winter the county page lists no groomed trails or winter programs, so check Saukville's winter weather and the county site before planning a snowshoe outing here; Blue Heron's trails are the ones its listing names for snowshoeing.