The Deadwood disc golf course is one of the rare courses that is ENTIRELY wooded. Not a single wide open hole to be found. My kind of golf. It's $4 for a daily car pass for non county residents, but is well worth it for that price.

The baskets are DD Veteran's with a blue cage and red band. Beautiful looking targets. They catch great and are easy to spot in the woods. Some of the nicer baskets out there imo. One pin position per hole it appears.

The tees are plenty big enough. Two tees per hole. I like the rough finish on these. Very grippy surface. The difference in the placement of the longs compared to the shorts varies. Some are just a little longer back and offset. Mostly on the shorter holes. But it's quite the drastic difference from longs to shorts on most holes. We played the longs only, but we walked past numerous short tees. Plus both locations are shown on the tee signs.

Speaking of tee signs. These are very well done. They have the course name on the top. A basic, but very serviceable diagram of the hole, showning each tee area and a basic line to the pin. Next tee arrow/arrows by the basket on the diagram help with navigation. There's also red arrows pointing you in the direction of the next hole. Long and short arrows if they're in different directions. Great flow to the course. Starts and ends by the parking lot.

The section of the park this course is set up in is gorgeous. Gently rolling terrain that never is overwhelmingly strenuous, but hides the basket from the tee on some holes and offers rollaway potential aplenty. For the most part, a very well designed course (see cons). I was standing on top of a log in the swampy section off the fairway of 18 looking for a disc. I turned to my right to look in that direction and as I did so a hawk flew, I kid you not, 3 feet in front of me. Chest level, then landed about 25 feet over the other side of the trail and watched us search for the disc. Almost had a heart attack, but it was a cool experience. Lots of squirrels and chipmunks. Very out in the woods feeling.

My biggest con here is that a couple fairways on the front half play down a winding path that is used by walkers and bikers. I nearly decapitated a kid on a bike. Well not really but shortly after my shot landed just off the fairway he came flying around the corner. Not good design on this hole. Hole 3 or 4 I think it was.

A few of the lines off the tee are kind of poke and hope. At least from the longs. I didn't have any problem with the design, but is worth mentioning, because some will be turned off by this.

The marshy area off the fairway on the last few holes wasn't too thick or even wet in late September. However I'd imagine it's very easy to lose a disc in the marsh in the spring or after heavy rains. Again not a con really, just worth noting.

I was not disappointed in the least with this course. Only a few minutes off the tollway. Great place to get out of stretch the legs out if traveling through. If in the area, it's definitely worth a spin. Fun course in a beautiful park. Definitely recommend this one.

A the end of the day, I settled on a 3.5 rating. Which is very good. It's not quite "phenomenal", but it's close. I'd play it again in a heartbeat.

This course will test your mid-range and short game with tough, narrow throw routes through trees. Excellent cement tee pads, signs and new Dynamic Disc Veteran baskets with red rims that are visible in dense woods. Large, well-done red signs help navigation by pointing out short and long tees. There are some additional course details such as gravel at Hole 11, a bridge crossing a marshy area at Hole 16, and neatly raked trails pointing the way to many of the baskets. Some lowland marshy hazards add some variety. This course is intermediate length from the long tees, but is more challenging than its length suggests. Not a crowded course when we were there, and appears to be a part of the park not used for other activities. A great choice on windy days where play at other nearby courses is more affected by weather. Hole 18 finishes the course with an epic downhill drive leading to a long trail bordering a low, wet area. Lots of woodpeckers and other wildlife.

The entire course is located in dense woods, with few tunnel holes and no wide open holes. Some themes are repeated here from hole to hole, with some holes leaving a minimal impression. Occasionally the baskets are close together and may have you shooting at the wrong basket, though the signage helps this a bit. The lowland areas would make likely make this area very buggy in the summer months, and also means you might leave with muddy shoes.

Despite being located in a flat area, the terrain bordering Cade Lake does provide some elevation changes and unique ridge side drives and upshots. Not sure whether or not this is a free course, but we left four dollars in the mail slot of the door of the park building just in case. A nice addition to an area with few other courses.

Tough course will test your short game. Fun, challenging throw routes through thick woods. Good signs and large, cement tee pads. Has nice, large red signs indicating short or long tees. Some rolling hills give this course some features besides just being a walk through trails. Good course for windy weather. Holes 16 and 18 have ridge top tee shots wet hazardous areas.

Some wet areas present disc loss hazards. Few grip-and-rip opportunities, with luck often being a factor. Some holes are forgettable, but remain challenging despite some short distances.

Fun course with some challenging aspects. Good fun factor. Watch for the wet area past the tee for Hole 15.