-A short compact Par 3 course that offers an Ace Run on all 9 holes.
-The course offers obstructions with trees, shrubbery, and man-made objects. Good for playing approach shots from the tee. All skill sets will likely find the course entertaining and fun.
-Tee pads are a short field turf with what is likely a plywood platform underneath. Offering great footing. One of the best tee pads I have played on a 9-holer, and better than several 18-holers I've played.
-Hole information is on the tee pad, no map needed, all can be seen from the tee. Also an arrow on the basket point to next tee. The holes are all par 3's.
-Good navigation, most of the course can be seen from any tee pad.
-When floral is in full bloom, the course is likely to be very scenic.
-The baskets Dynamic Patriot stick.
-No. 7 has an alternate tee from the sidewalk to help avoid the picnic tables.
-The park is more of a rest area with only restrooms and a few picnic tables. Great stop for a break before entering the resort area with a round or for getting warmed up for Casey Logan and Currituck County courses.

-Too many obstructions on the fairways. Number 3 and 6 cross parking spaces. Picnic tables on 7 fairways. All hole's border parking or the road getting into the park and out. 1 and 2 borders a fence into backyards. You may find patrons strolling along the fairways.
-If you like throwing a full driver and mid, not on this course.
-If you use the alternate tee on No. 7, it will do you know good, the picnic tables are still in the line of sight and the basket is behind the picnic tables. It just lessens the angle to the basket.
-Both 1 and 2 share the same fairway, so if someone else is playing, you may need to wait a short time.

Ace Run is an entertaining short run, and fun! I had thought of just taking a mid and putter to quicken the round, so I could have at least 1 round at Casey Logan before the drive back home. But, as I looked around, I thought hmm I may want to take my bag. I played a lot of flick shots over shrubbery, around trees and obstructions. A good workout for the approach game, as if I were getting myself out of trouble, except it was from the tees. I ended up using 5 different discs from the tees. I disc up and threw nice and easy.
Yes, every hole is an Ace Run if you have the distance on the fly. I'm still looking for my first Ace, on this run I flew by the basket where it looked like the disc was going to drop in on holes 3 thru 5, and 7-8. Too much excitement and disappointment in such a short amount of time.
With an entertaining, fun, and creative course, a good work out for the approach shot, scenery, and heart stopping ace runs I anchored my rating on a 4.0. However, its very possible you may get shut out on several holes on a busy weekend at the park or rest area. On a Tuesday morning I waited on the 2nd tee for a garbage truck to clear, and on number 7 for a park service truck to park next to the restrooms. I ended up using the alternative tee to clear the truck with a 30-foot gap between the truck and a tree. I would not have thrown if it was a private vehicle. No. 6 fairway is straight down a row of parking spaces. As I was finishing number 9, I notice a twosome had parked car on the 3rd fairway, they were playing 1 not knowing they would have to move their car. I hope you get the picture. On a busy park day, you may not get to play all holes and maybe just a few, and that's not good. That knocks my overall rating down a bunch.
My round taking pictures, and the wait on 2 and 7 took 18 minutes.
Notable Holes:
No. 4 at 190 feet with a down hill slope, park road and trees on the right, basket straight ahead. I saw a wooden utility pole about 130 feet down fairway on the left with oak trees to its left and about a 15-foot gap. The pole was something different for me, and I decided to hit the gap instead of down fairway. I am a lefty and I managed to hit that gap and almost dropped it in the basket. The fairway is scenic, and so was watching the shot.
No. 5 at 142 feet the basket is straight ahead with a little lean right, but blocked by trees and shrubs. My first thought was there is no line to get there. But I looked up at 45 degrees and found a hole thru the branches throwing left to right. A flick shot with a driver, and another fun throw.
Signature Hole:
No 9 at 174 feet straight down tree lined, with a little lean to the right, and a gap to the basket with guardian trees. The gap is as narrow as 6 feet, and that tunnel starts off about 10 feet in front of you. An Ace is possible, but I thought nope, not me. I hit a tree about 130 feet down fairway.
Trouble Holes:
Both No. 1 at 176 feet, and No.2 at 203 feet both share the same fairway, and baskets are next to tees going both ways. Not a problem, but the fairway is only about 35 to 40 feet wide. On the side towards the parking lot, is the parking lot, cars if their there. I waited on a garbage truck playing 2. On the other side of fairways are a line of trees with gaps. Behind those trees is a fence, and behind the fence were backyards. An errant disc shot could be damage to a car, a lost disc in a backyard or some type of damage. Not exactly a warm and fuzzy feeling on the tee.

First time friendly, easy to follow, quiet, good practice course

Short holes, plays over parking lots and through picnic areas.

If you're looking to get away from the family beach vacation and show your more favored cousins/nieces/nephews how to play disc golf, then the course at North End Park in Manteo may prove a worthy outing. This course is in good shape, easy to follow, very short, has nice bathrooms, and will probably be quiet and relaxing for your visit. The course is a good OBX counterpoint to Casey Logan Park in Kill Devil Hills, which is first time friendly but not all that beginner friendly.

North End Park is on the far side of Roanoke Island on Business U.S. 64 just before the Old Mann's Harbor Bridge. So not much more than 30-40 minutes from most of the main OBX towns, but far enough away from both the tourist spots and even Manteo proper that the park will probably be quiet whenever you visit. And that's a good thing, because more than a few cars or picnickers will cause you to have to skip holes or rework your shots at least. I have never played a course that is set on less land and overlaps with parking lots and picnic shelters so closely.

Assuming the park is mostly empty, though, as it was on the August Monday I played there, and you can have yourself a fun time here. The landscape is flat, open to lightly wooded, and well groomed. With all but one hole less than 200 feet, this is definitely a no drivers course. But I did use all three of my midranges and got some good putting practice in, as there are enough obstacles and shot shaping needed to keep things interesting. If you follow the mandos (which have the coolest signs ever, BTW) and play the parking lot as OB, then you have like a Putt-Putt version of disc golf - par two and you have to find the right path to get there ("This is the way").

Still, a mando to keep you from throwing straight through the one picnic shelter in the park was a new one for me.

Overall, I rate this course as Reasonable, and worth checking out if you're in the main part of the OBX and want to get in a practice round or otherwise head over to Manteo for the shopping, walking, and history. Yes, it may be the shortest course you ever play, but it is still a worthy challenge to play it well - and follow the way.