Pros:
- beautiful, unique location
- well designed private course
- multiple, cool pin locations
- dual tees
- 1/3 of the holes have terrain challenges
- 1/3 of the holes have water hazards
- there are little white trash cans on nearly every hole
- nice, hand carved/painted wooden tee signs
- some directional signs for lonk walks, or intersections on the course
- a few signs showing where families can skip holes to play a shorter round if their kids are tired
- port-a-potty near tee 12 for a midpoint bathroom break
- at least 1 legitimate par 4
- the pro shop has a decent selection of discs and some collector's discs with the Cranberry Valley logo
Cons:
- still a fairly new course, so some of the holes in the woods (like 8) still have lots of stumps, or just all-around rough fairways
- after a heavy rain lots of the course will be muddy/waterlogged, so plan your footwear accordingly
- some of the wooden signs are broken from being weathered
- older baskets, still in decent condition
Other Thoughts:
Cranberry Valley is a good drive off of the freeway, but worth every minute/mile. It has a smooth, well designed layout, taking into consideration all of the terrain features the area has to offer. It is a well maintained course, and they are even in the process of switching all the old baskets with brand new, cranberry red DISCatchers.
The pro shop also has so much more to offer than just discs. There is a huge assortment of homemade goods, but I highly recommend checking out some of the donuts, cider, or fresh cranberries from the bogs.
This course plays very long, and the rough can be unforgiving, so take your time and have fun with what a beautiful course it is, and when will you ever be able to say you played around a cranberry bog again? Cranberry Valley is a truely unique disc golf experience and should be a welcome addition to any disc golf road trip that takes you through Maine.
I have pictures of the course to put up, but I keep getting an error for some reason... this is the only course I've had trouble with that on, so I'll talk to the site manager and try and get them up soon!