The little nine hole golf course sits under a canopy of amazing old growth Redwood trees. There is a lovely little stream which runs through the property and the entire area is immaculately landscaped. Several cool little bridges cross the creek. Brooktrails is similar to Pier Park in Portland but Brooktrails is much more landscaped and cared for and thus, much more beautiful.

There are no carts allowed here so that is not an option. The cost is $12. At the start is the clubhouse which sells delicious looking burgers (although a little pricey) there is a practice basket. The tee pads are carpet with basic while the signs are basic but very large. You get a professional looking scorecard/map as well. The baskets are a very pretty red Mach V models.

The front nine starts and finishes at the clubhouse as does the back nine. The golf is also fairly outstanding providing a nice combination of technical type holes as well as many long par 3's and a couple of par 4's. The course is well designed and will test your shot shaping skills. # 14 is my choice for my favorite hole here. You tee off high on a hill with the basket set down in the trees 485' away.

Oh boy, It's going to be really difficult to find any cons here.

The $12 charge.

It might not be quite long enough to really challenge top players?

$13 for a hamburger seems a little steep for my tastes.

Not only is Brooktrails possibly the most beautiful course I have ever had the pleasure of playing but the girl in the clubhouse was easily the most beautiful lady to ever take my money for a round of disc golf. And that was maybe the most beautiful hamburger I've ever witnessed.

Sorry, it's easy to get carried away in a setting like this. The hamburger probably wasn't that spectacular but the girl and especially the course were truly amazing! I hope that all of you get a chance to experience this course. It's truly a wonderful, amazing place and i'm thrilled that I got to experience it.

Easy walking on trimmed ball golf course. Back at the car after nine. Make the most of the creek as a water hazard. Score card with map. Pretty course. They make the most of the little elevation train and trees. No brush to walk through. Nobody on the course on a weekday. Not difficult.

Short holes. Gotta pay to play. The back nine has different tees and pins, but is next to the first nine. Play with ball golfers nearby. Heavily shaded. Not difficult.

*Disc Golf in Redwoods.
*Beautifully manicured Greens and fairways
*Rewarding shots
*Uphill/Downhill Fun
*Beautiful creek running throughout the course
*hard but not too difficult. Made for a fun day.
*Nobody else on course, just 1 ballgolfer.

- Pay to play $12.50

but totally worth every penny.

tee boxes are just ok

I really loved playing Brooktrails. The redwoods are seriously awesome to play around, even if they are HUGE and almost impossible to see a basket around.

Even if my score wasn't under par, this course was instantly a classic. ill always remember just about every hole here as it was that impactful. Totally worth the detour off the 101.

Girl inside the clubhouse could not have been friendlier. She commented on how they love having the DG course in now because so many people come from all over to play. Really livens up the area. Used to be only locals in there before with the ballgolf.

Agree with the other reviewer who said better than Milo. I will have to agree - for mid August. im sure Milo is better when its not 100 degrees and the grass is dead.

Located on a 9-hole golf course in Mendocino county and surrounded by redwoods, I find myself at a loss to describe just how beautiful Brooktrails Golf Course is.

The course makes excellent use of the available elevation, and has a nice mixture of holes where you're either forced to throw a specific shot or allowed much more creativity with multiple lines to the target.

The holes I found most engaging are the ones where a birdie is possible with a limited selection of shots. For example, there is a hole where the only potential birdie lines are a RHBH roller or huge flex forehand--difficult shots to be sure, which makes the opportunity for birdie and converting your putt that much more rewarding.

There's another fantastic downhill hole (14) that has you throwing to a basket situated in a valley 485' below. The only conceivable way to birdie as a rightie was to throw either a flex backhand or take an understable disc on a flat line and have it turnover before fading back to the basket--this was an absolute blast of a shot, and I ended up throwing multiple shots with a smile on my face the entire time.

One of my personal favorite features of the course was the absence of random tiny limbs and leaves sticking out everywhere. The giant sequoias are the obvious objects to avoid and do not have tiny tree limbs. Awesome!

There are several less tangible attributes to the course that enhance the experience: The way the sunlight shines through the redwoods, illuminating the meadows; the sound of the creek babbling in the background; and the damp earth and dewy grass keeping the surrounding air cool. All of these help create an unforgettable experience.

The admission price is $12/round. Even though I am listing this as a con, I will not factor this into my overall rating as it's absolutely worth the price, and is more than commensurate to the product being offered. The price may be prohibitive for some, which is why I'm listing this as a con.

The course uses rubber tee pads (10/16/21 UPDATE: Pads have been upgraded to turf, see other thoughts below).

There are large white tee signs next to each pad. These are visible from hundreds of feet away and provide the hole number and distance. Ideally, they would have the infographic type tee signs which display more information, but the white signs were sufficient and didn't hinder our experience or cause confusion with course navigation.

My buddy and I arrived on a Friday morning and we encountered a seniors ball golf group that plays every Monday and Friday mornings. The disc golf course shares many areas with the ball golf course, but several holes do not play directly on it. The ball golfers were nice enough about letting us play through.

It seems there's a dress code, but I'm uncertain if it applies to disc golfers. One of the ball golfers gave my buddy a dirty look as we passed him, ostensibly because my friend was wearing a sleeveless shirt. The people in the pro shop didn't mention anything to us about a dress code; I only noticed they had a dress code as it was printed on a sign near the first hole.

I believe there was only one hole (4) with a mando. While this was an entirely artificial mando as it did not affect players' safety, it actually enhanced the hole by forcing you to throw a super fun touch flick with a putter. Some people might dislike it, but I personally thought it was fun to hit the gap between the sequoias.

My friend and I took a disc golf road trip from San Diego to Portland and played DeLaVeaga, Brooktrails, Riverbend DGC at Milo McIver State Park, and ended with Sylmar. I expected Milo to be my favorite, but Brooktrails ended up beating it. Unfortunately, the grass was dead at Milo and it was very humid, so I think this affected my experience there.

Any of the cons I listed are mostly superficial. In my opinion, this is likely the best course in CA, and should be a disc golf destination for anyone traveling to northern CA. Highly recommended for all experience levels.

10/16/21 UPDATE: After playing some excellent California courses recently and noticing Brooktrails has upgraded their teepads, I've decided to raise my rating to a 5. I've always vacillated between a 4.5 and 5 rating for Brooktrails, but couldn't justify a 5 because of not just the substandard signage but more importantly the rubber tee pads. With this recent upgrade to turf pads, I'm confident this course is absolutely deserving of a 5. It is seriously that impressive and I cannot fathom a course more beautiful and amazing than Brooktrails. Go play it already!

I don't give a lot of 4.5 stars and but it deserves a 5 because it lives up to its hype, even though its really a 4 but on the way to a 5 with just a few minor upgrades. This course is a top 10 course of California on anyone's list. It plays in on a 9 hole ball golf course in a overgrown redwood forest with maintained grass. The only course that might compare would be if the Humboldt's redwood curtain had a ball golf course going through it. It has elevation change, water hazards, a variety of open, tunnel, right, left, all the goodies including elevated baskets and tree stump locations.

As soon as they finish upgrading their tee pads from mixed and get the tee signs put in, it will be a 5 all day long.

beautiful course on a wooded ball golf course in a redwood forest- very little undergrowth and nice fairways/greens.

shot variety- left/right/straight/up/down/short/long- little to desire there for this piece of property.

secluded- up the hill from willits and at $10 for dg and $20 for ball golf, never crowded.

tall redwoods provide nice shade and the course is in a damp area so it's a good place to beat the heat in the summer.

signage- big white tee signs and next tee arrows make navigation easy, the map on the scorecards at the clubhouse is helpful for your first few times out as the navigation isn't totally intuitive to some holes.

clubhouse has discs, scorecards, drinks, food, bathrooms, and probably some other things i haven't seen yet. right next to holes 1, 10, 18, and the parking lot(great way to lay out a course!)

teepads are currently rubber, which are no good when wet. forms for concrete pads are already built, which will be a huge upgrade. probably an upgrade to a 5-disc course for me.

potential danger if a lot of ball golfers are on course, since the dg course is in or near it the whole time. but i haven't seen that many ball golfers or people in general here so it hasn't been an issue.

$10 to play, but this place is pretty immaculate. when those concrete pads go in, can't see anyone complaining about the price to play.

this place is awesome! it's the best course in the area by a great measure.

This is a beautiful course in the redwoods. It shares real estate with a ball golf course, but they don't share too many fairways.
All the holes were really well designed. It doesn't feel like a lot of the disc golf courses that are built on ball golf courses. The locals at the pro shop are friendly, buy some snacks from them.

Tee pads are currently rubber mats. There's only one pin position for each hole (with the exception of #18, I think). Permanent tee signs would be a nice improvement.

I played Brooktrails on the Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend. While there were other people on the course, it didn't impact the flow of my round at all. There are forms built for concrete tee pads, but they haven't poured any of them yet.

This course is at a higher elevation than I'm used to... I wish I had brought some flippier plastic!

Great views - redwoods and streams
Great variety of obstacles and distances for holes
Beer is available at the pro-shop (good selection too)
Trash cans and recycling are easily accessible

Pay to play is slightly pricey
Shares space on a 9 hole golf course

The cost to play is WORTH IT
At least for me, the golfers were cool and usually let us play through
I will be back...

I wont reiterating everything everyone else has said and try to add me thoughts. By far the best ball golf conversion course i've played. This course does not rely of length for difficulty like many course, but requires you to shape shots, hit tight fairways and every once and awhile unload a bomb. Great baskets and fairways. tee pads are fine, with concrete coming in the future. Nice little food shack that has disc. We didn't see a single golfer on the ball golf course the whole round. Has an alternate tournament layout that is extra challenging.

It's too far away from my hometown

Must play if you're in the area.

I'm not going to duplicate much of what other reviewers have said about the beauty of the course, the admirable mixture of ease, difficulty, and length on the 18 holes.

It's a wonderful course for a hot day, as almost the entire course is played under the shade of the redwoods.

All the baskets have an wooden arrow at their base, showing the direction to the next tee.

Rubber tee pads are uneven, I stumbled during one initial drive, and they collect a LOT of debris from the trees with nothing there with which to sweep them off.

Due to the challenges of running an 18-hole DG course around a 9-hole BG course, twice, there are a lot of baskets visible at any time (four, I think, from Tee 1). Be sure of what you're throwing at!

The tees still have temporary signs on them with no indication of where the hole may lie. Sometimes it's easy, you can see it, sometimes it's hidden from sight and the first drive is a wing and a prayer.
The project to upgrade to concrete tee pads is apparently on hold. There are forms on several of the holes but none have been filled since the review last year.

Some of the wooden arrows at the base of the tees have imaginative directions indicated. Double-check with the course map.

This review is especially intended for the three guys who showed me the way around Bijou Park DGC in south Lake Tahoe on Monday. Thank you. -- Michael.

Be sure to note that Brooktrails is a pay-to-play course. $10. As a traveler, I paid this. If I were a local, I would hope that they have season passes. But don't let the cost put you off, this course is worth playing, just make it a special event. The course is similar to Bijou but substitute fewer, bigger, redwoods for the pines at Tahoe. There is currently one par 4 hole.

To give you an idea of the difficulty: as a releativeIy new player, incapable of making long drives, I made par on three of the holes of the 15 I played at Bijou. Here, I made par on only one of the 18. There are a few uphill putts, a couple of "Side of the World" shots and several that reward accuracy. Play by the tournament rules with the map on this site and you'll have even more fun.

Due to the shade and Willits Creek, mosquitoes could be a problem. There were a few when I played but I'm usually not tasty to them so I had no problems w/o repellent.

Be sure to get one of the 8.5 x 11 course maps when you sign in because they are much more detailed than the one available here or on the rack card available in the office.

Tip: on hole 17, just go across the creek on your first drive, then look up the hill at about a 1:30 o'clock direction and you'll see the basket and an easy uphill second drive. From the map, I thought it was much further and had to drive backwards, uphill through the trees to get to it.

- a very unique disc golf experience
- plays through mature redwood forest to make forest some incredible scenic shots and views
- plays along with a 9 hole ball golf course which works much better than I expected, the only ball golfer I encountered was quite nice
- technical shots around and through redwoods and using the ball greens and OB
- variety of medium to huge distances, I would think once everything is permanent there would be at least one or two par 4s
- manicured course that seems like it would be nearly impossible to lose a disc on
- clubhouse with helpful staff, drinks, snacks
- great brand new bright red baskets
- great flat rubber tee pads that appear to be in the process of an upgrade to concrete

- the course is clearing being improved but as of right now it could use some better tee signs and some better navigation signs
- I could see how the course layout could lead to some injury but the staff does seem to try to educate everyone

This was a very unique experience and I can't wait to come back next year especially if all the improvements will be finished. I would recommend this course to any disc golf fanatic.

- incredibly scenic course set in a mature redwood forest with a lovely stream running through the entire length of the course. Yes it is a hazard, and yes it costs strokes if you land in it.
- great mix of technical and more open shots.
- Excellent balance between right and left dog legs.
- pre manicured since it has been built upon a golf course
- benches, nice snack bar, beer cart. What you'd expect out of a small golf course in norCal
- friendly people throughout
- possibility for expansion into longer pins
- small fee to pay ($5?) for such a great location

- can get wet and slippery in the rainy season
- way up in Willits, which is about 2 and a half hours north of the golden gate bridge without traffic
- no alternate pins currently. I'm sure this will change.

Brooktrails is an amazing addition to the norCal disc golf scene as it basically is ready to play out of the box. And not only that, the combination of having a nice snack bar with pretty good food, beverages (both the adult variety and soft drinks), many picnic benches to hang out at, and benches at many holes makes this course a real treat to play. The golf design is fair and you can score well here, making it highly accessible to most disc golfers around. I'm sure there will be many tournaments here, and the holes will be tweaked so that tournament level players get more challenges.