Course is in surprisingly good condition for being in the middle of nowhere. Sign at the beginning shows pars and a map of the course. Mostly par 3 with a few par 4 and I believe 1 par 2. Each hole has two cement tees - a "normal" and a "short". The pads are easy to differentiate as the "normals" have a typical tee box while the "shorts" are more akin to a small square.

Udell possibly has the best signage I've ever seen. Each hole has a detailed sign at the "normal" tee, "this way" markers are present whenever there is *any* confusion about where to possibly go, and the course is marked by blue trail diamonds - not sure if these are out-of-bounds markers or just identifying lanes, but they work very well.

Foliage and rough is surprisingly light for being in what amounts to a forest. It's not a lawn, but I was never really worried about losing a disc along the course with only one or two exceptions.

Bugs weren't bad at all, which was surprising.

BEAUTIFUL views - the course plays along a STEEP incline that leads down to the Manistee river. Course has good facilities for having a picnic as well as access to the river, though if you're looking to double dip a trip with boats of any sort it's gonna be a bear hauling them up and down that incline - there is a set of (many, many) stairs that is in good repair.

A dirt road leads back to the park. It was in pretty good repair when I went down it but there was one low spot that was pretty muddy and churned up. I would be cautious about driving back there after heavy rains.

Tree density is a little silly. You'll be threading the needle on the majority of the holes or praying for a good ricochet. The course could really do with some strategic thinning.

Deadfall is cluttering up a few holes. It's generally pushed off to the side and doesn't interfere with play, but it can make navigating a nuisance.

Some signs are damaged, usually from when the tree they were attached to came down. One sign missing completely.

Parking is ok, but I can see problems if it's a super-busy day. I'd be surprised if it was a high-traffic course (one other play group when we were there), but holding a tournament or something would be problematic.

Local towns are small. You could buy a meal and basic supplies, but don't expect anything like a pro shop. Discs may or may not be available locally at this point - I didn't stop in to check. Camping is plentiful.

Course is a pay-course. It's a sort of honor-system deal as the park looks to be unmanned. No idea how frequently they patrol/check in. We didn't see anybody during our several hour stay.

Minimal trash/benches.

Michigan fact signs are at each hole, but they're filthy. Compulsive cleaners are going to be aching for a bucket of soap and water to clean them up.

My wife liked the course more than I did. It's probably the prettiest course I've played, but there's just SO many blasted trees and the randomness of the bounce caused a lot of frustration for me. It would probably be more enjoyable if I had a better grasp on technical fundamentals for short, shaped shots.

Course is really a lot nicer than I ever would have expected given it's remoteness. Every single shot is a tight one though, and even the couple of "long" holes are still tunnel shots that are more or less the width of your average road.

Very nice tee pads, amazing signage with tagged trees to direct to next whole and path for discs.

Soooooooo many trees really needs some more trees cut down to open up the holes. Seriously need like remote control of your disc to make some of the shots as it stands on some holes.

Very nice overall course but a little more work on the holes and disc flight path area and this course could be extremely nice.

Great signs! nice detailed course map and hole maps. Trees are marked along the fairway all the way down to the basket. Nice long tee pads. Spectacular scenery.. Like DOUBLE RAINBOW scenery

SCORE:
Disc Golfers:2
Trees: 100

This course was great in almost all ways. If they would just clear out the lanes a little more, it would be at least a 4 out of 5.

A remote setting among a beautiful hardwood forest with stunning views of the Manistee River lends this course some spark that's usually missing in most flat, wooded courses.

The main tee pads are large and flat but the alternate tee pads are very, very small. The main pads are marked with a 4x4 post with very nice, though oddly placed signage showing the basic layout, basket placement, and the location of the short tee. There are now plenty of next tee signs and both fairways and paths are marked with blue diamonds with hole numbers sharpied on.

There's a lot of variety in hole layout and distance in this course, easily making up for the lack of any elevation changes. Be prepared for long curving rights and lefts, a couple of straightish holes, and several sharp doglegs. On many holes there are two or more obvious routes to the basket. Accuracy and a huge dose of luck are VERY highly rewarded on this course!

There are now 2 course kiosks, one of which has a stunning map of the course layout and a box with scorecards, maps, and pencils, and the other contains the Innova throw techniques plaques. There's now also a practice basket and the new signage is just beautiful. Each long tee, besides having a tee sign, now also has a sign highlighting facts on location flora and fauna.

This course is so new the paths between holes are not naturally obvious or worn-in yet. In addition, there's still lots of small brush and rough terrain both in the fairways and on the paths. Locating pin position and navigation was difficult in a couple of places and the course layout is very awkward in a couple of spots, so make sure you take a map with you.

The short tee pads are too small anything more than a single step....forget doing a cross step here!

This is another course where the abundance of trees and the lack of any clear fairways on most holes got old after a while, although the distances on the back nine will keep you coming back for more (particularly the evil left dogleg on #11, the diabolically straight and long #16, and the long, curvy #18). Lots of tree clearing would be necessary to make this a truly fun, rather than just frustrating, course.

Just off the parking lot is a very nice picnic area and a long stairway down to the Manistee River. New bathrooms have been installed just off the parking lot, right at the short tee for #1. This is a pretty remote setting, so bring refreshments and snacks.

Very hilly but stunning mountain biking and hiking is available within a few miles at both the Big M bike/hike trail and the North Country Trail.

The local gas station about 5 miles east of the DG course on M-55 (Whitetail Party Mart) has course information and a small collection of high-end discs for sale. There's also several lodges and inns between the course and Wellston.