Banff Council Confirms Temporary Disc Golf Course For Sundance Park

Banff council has confirmed plans to install a non-permanent disc golf course at Sundance Park, with a target launch in spring 2026.

Council asked staff in 2025 to look at a temporary, low-impact course instead of building something permanent. That came after talks with Parks Canada and a request to see what it would cost and whether it was practical.

The idea behind a temporary course is to give residents another easy, low-commitment recreation option. It would be something people can use on their own, without locking the town into new permanent infrastructure or long-term changes to how the land is used.

During the Town of Banff’s 2026 Recreation Service Review, Alison Gerrits, the Town’s director of community services, told council the project can move forward without any new capital or operating funding.

“We actually already owned 30% of the equipment that would be needed to initiate this type of an amenity,” Gerrits said. “We will be able to purchase the remaining equipment needed for this objective within our existing annual equipment budget line.”

Because the course is designed to be deployable and removable, Gerrits said no additional funding approvals are required at this stage.

“We’re planning on launching the amenity in the spring of 2026, so no further requirement is needed on the part of council,” said Gerrits. “We can manage it within our annual operating budget.”

The temporary course will allow the Town to test community demand while limiting environmental and land-use impacts at Sundance Park, though no specific opening date has been confirmed yet.