Regional Park Auburn Disc Golf Course 3770 Richardson Drive, Auburn, CA 95602

"A nice disc course although it's a real shame that it plays directly on top of some of the last few Native American Grinding Stones left in the area. For those who don't realize or know, untold generations of California Native Americans harvested acorns from the many variety of Oak trees as a main food source. Once acorns were harvested they were pounded as fine as possible into flour, it was then leached. Acorns contain tannic acid which is very bitter and which is poisonous in large amounts. The leaching process removed the tannic acid from the acorn flour. The leaching was traditionally done by digging a shallow sand pit near a creek. The flour was then carefully spread in the bottom of the pit and water was continuously poured over it until it was sweet. It would take several hours of pouring to leach the flour.All the while singing and telling stories of their traditional and religious beliefs and experiences. From Grandmother on down to Mothers and Grandaughters. For so long in fact, that they hollowed out recesses into the extremely hard granite stone that have now come to be known as Grinding Stones. Now, left unprotected by the Regional Park and unnoticed by Disc Golf players who trample them everyday. I'm sure Native American descendents would consider this place sacred and find this disturbing. I wonder, would it be too difficult to realign the disc course around them? I believe basket #7 sits directly on top of the rock outcropping where the grinding holes are, so people are pretty much forced to walk all over them searching for their disc, albeit- unknowingly. Without even a sign or marker, it should at least be preserved and promoted as a historical site of some significance that others may enjoy today alongside the other attractions of this beautiful park. Who knows, if the Park Service were to clear away the thick overgrown blackberry bushes along the meandering creek, that more would be discovered and enjoyed instead of encouraging homeless dope friends to squat there. I could see something like other popular Grinding Stone parks in California where school kids come to learn about the People that lived here for thousands of years harvesting and hunting in harmony with their surrounding World. I contacted the Parks Service which could not seemed concerned at all nor interested in dialogue. Way to go Auburn Parks and Rec."

"I love bringing my dogs here! There is so much space to walk and lots to smell! Squirrels are everywhere! I also bring Placer County shelter dogs here - they love their Doggy Day Outs!"

"We really enjoy the park, it's kept in great condition, clean and beautiful. Our granddaughter loves the play area and loves taking walks around the pond with our German Shepard."

"Woo hoo! Great place for Frisbee golf or pickleball. Nice campsite area and lots of grass. Every year for the last eight, they host Ain't Necessary Dead concert. So much fun for free,"

"Very large park space complete with a good sized duck pond that has a sidewalk all around which creates a paved "hiking trail" if you will. There's two playground areas on either side with lots of picnic tables and BBQ pits. There's about four fully fenced tennis courts for tennis or pickle ball. There's a free disc golf course that goes through big oaks and by a small creek. The whole place is very natural and picturesque. During spring there's baby ducks and geese, too cute. There is a baseball field which is used during the season. I think you can even fish in the pond. Great space to bring the family or do some sports things with friends."