Pros:
An inspiring and challenging course that is mostly short holes under 300 ft but all with some sort of challenge, generally determined by the elevation and the trees. The entire course is on a wooded slope and zigzags up and down said slope.
I was thinking that there was a pro tee and an amateur tee, but it appears there's just one tee and one basket per hole --which is just fine. Less clutter on this rather tight, densely-wooded course.
You have to love the downhillers nos. 9, 13, and 18. They are all getable! Heck, I birdied 13 and parred 18 on my first outing!
While I think you would have to walk off of the course to more fully see the waterfalls at Oxbow, you can certainly hear them and see the bottom of one of the waterfalls from the no. 14 tee. Uphill and longer, no. 14 is the solo par 4 on the course. It's a challenging hole, but it's fair.
As are many of the holes on the course, if less daunting than no. 14.
I love the tributary from one of the waterfalls that passes through the course. You walk over it a couple of times on footbridges. Gurgling water in nature is such a balm.
Cons:
It gets muddy after the snow melts or when the rains come through. It can be dangerous going up and down steep slopes with all that mud.
Because it is a tight course, some of the holes do jumble up on one another. You might have to wait for your disc-golf brothers and sisters to fire their shots before firing yours. To get through certain portions of the course for safety and good play (e.g. nos. 6, 7, and 18 are parallel).
Other Thoughts:
All in all, I think the Oxbow is an awesome, little course. I intend to play it the next time I am in the Syracuse area. While it is way out in the sticks, if you pair it with Sullivan and/or Green Lakes, you're much in the same area (Erie Blvd eastward) and should have a lovely disc golf day trip.
There is a practice basket on the other side of the rail fence as you come into the large (if unpaved) parking lot for disc golf. Between nos. 1 and 3, there is a picnic pavilion and restrooms (you will need to be careful around the pavilion if there are people there). The restrooms are locked in wintertime, like most parks.
Before or after playing disc golf, you might want to drive up Oxbow Road to the upper park and walk along the trails to get a better glimpse of the 3 or 4 waterfalls that run down into the lower portion of the park where the disc golf course is. These cascades are truly divine. You can also picnic in the upper park.