Pros:
Championship course? Nope! Intermediate level then? Nope! Dog Island is a nice little recreational level course. It's not trying to impress you. It's fun and challenging for those 14 year kids playing with one disc or the father teaching his son.
The course has concrete tee pads and Innova baskets. The signs are metal and give all the needed information.
Dog Island plays all throughout this park with two names, Ayer Park & Dog Island Park. It starts out by the front parking lot and plays all the way to the far back park where it ends, then you have to walk back against the disc golf traffic. Remember to duck coming around on # 8.
There were a lot of fun Little, short throws here. # 2, throwing from off the small hill to a basket 171' below was fun.
# 6 was a cool LITTLE hole! Just 131' but the basket sits in a small hole and is guarded by four trees.
# 7 was a par two, 148', with this basket guarded by 5-6 trees. I don't think any hole should ever be a par 2. Give the player an easy birdie.
The back nine playing in the far park are longer and more open. They're almost like playing a whole other course.
This also makes a great pit stop the drive up I-5.
Cons:
# 1 basket currently missing.
Scruffy homeless population hanging around.
Front 9 is pitch and putt.
Back 9 is open and more boring.
Fairly long walk back after 18.
You're walking right into blind throws (# 8) on walk back out.
Other Thoughts:
I liked this course quite a bit. I actually enjoyed the short front 9 more. All those ACE runs are great fun. I really enjoy seeing middle school kids and families out playing and this is the kind of course that you'll see them on.