BASICS:
>Teepads--Concrete, fairly short but in decent condition. A couple holes seemed to have two pads.
>Baskets--DisCathers, good condition. Holes 1-11 have two basket positions. There are no indications which are which, I basically just chose the first one I could see on these holes. With many holes not having tee signs, this turns out to be quite confusing. Is it pick your basket each time? Are there A and B positions? Totally unsure.
># holes--18
>Setting--11 in the woods, though fairways are pretty open, though tight, 7 in more open fields.
>Elevation--Some nice elevation changes, including the wooded holes, especially considering the area is mostly flat.
>Distance of holes--A few woods holes in the <200' range, most in the 225'-250' range. The field holes are generally from 300'-400' plus.
>Free/pay to play, type of course--State park, free.
>Ease of getting to--A bit outside of town but not bad.
AMENITIES:
>Parking--Ample, includes practice basket.
>Bathrooms--There is one by hole 18 (next to parking lot). It was closed this day, but possibly due to COVID. Unsure if it is usually open this time of year.
>Water/food nearby--There is a park office nearby with water, a non-functional (COVID?) water fountain on hole 1, and a marina with a snack bar (possibly closed due to COVID, did not visit). Beyond that, fast food is about 15 minutes away.
>Clubhouse/disc shop--No
>Benches--Yes, several throughout the course.
>Trash cans--A few scattered, one large one was filled to overflowing.
>Bag holders--No
>Tee signs--More than half the holes have no sign at all. Most of the wooded holes baskets can be seen from the tee pads, but several overall cannot. An online map is suggested, download before you get there, my cell carrier had signal there but it is out in the sticks a bit. Yours might not.
>Next tee direction/signs--A few, but mostly not. Wooded holes have well-worn trails, but here again a map is helpful.
>Wheelchair/cart friendly--No, somewhat.
COURSE PLAY:
>Shot variety--Pretty nice. Some touch shots in the woods, FH, BH, even a couple where a flex shot is the best play.
>Layout, long walks (inc back to car), loops--one long loop, though 1-11 make a nice wooded hole only loop as well that ends near the parking lot. No long walks from basket to next tees, most are 100' or less.
>Total distance walked--1.8 miles.
>Ease of finding next tee--Not bad, but next tee signs are few. A map would be helpful the first time.
>General difficulty--If you can hit tight lines (heaven knows I can't all the time), the wooded holes are quite easy--fairly short. The field holes require good (325'+) distance for birdie opps, except the par 4's, which most rec players could get birdies on (if I can get them…) with a couple decent drives.
>Mud/water issues--Seems to drain pretty well, but has been dry lately.
>Water or O/B to contend with--Hole 10 is near the lake, but it would take a bad tree kick or grip lock to find it. No O/B except hole 17 and holes near roads, where an errant shot could cross or land in the road).
>Difficult rough/lost disc risk--Medium risk on the field holes, especially 12 and 14, which are long downhill shots with lots of places a disc could hide. A spotter is recommended if you throw like me.
>Scrape/scratch risk--Medium, mostly on the wooded holes.
>How busy was course/park--Nary a soul was playing besides me, on a very nice weekday around noon.
OVERALL
>Fun/enjoyment factor, would I play again? Yes, I like the course, a few of the field holes are quite fun--12 and 14 are long downhill bombs. 17 is a long left to right island hole with a decent size hill on the left and near constant left to right headwinds from lake making shots interesting.
>Who will this course challenge? Most up to mid 900 ratings. Perhaps up to a 1000 rated for those who aren't great at hitting small gaps.
>Is it worth a drive? Yes, especially if you can play it twice--once to see where all the teepads are, the 2nd you can pick which baskets you want to throw to.
>Anything unique? Holes 1, 4, 5, 12, 14, and 17 (a nice island hole) are pretty nice.
>Would be a half star higher with--Tee signs, next tee directions, emptied out trash cans, a general appearance of being maintained--looks like it has been ignored for some time, not any welcome sign or map at hole one or anything.
I am in my 50s, 80 or so courses played, 875ish.