First, I think all course reviewers on here know, but it needs restating how difficult it is to review a private course. Everywhere you look you see dedication to a passion and someone willing to create something that wouldn't exist otherwise. It's impossible to be completely objective in that situation. Cabin Creek falls squarely in that category, an amazing labor of love that shows signs of great care all throughout, from the (possibly) homemade baskets to the hand built bridges and stairs. Still, it's important for reviews to give a fair assessment of a course so that future players will know what to expect, so that's what I'll endeavor to do here.
Pros:
-Concrete Pads on every hole, with the occasional alternate pad as well.
-Baskets, which appeared homemade, caught really well and often had alternative pin placements.
-The real beauty of this course is the variety, longish par 4s, woods, open, elevation, water hazards, death putts...This course really had a little bit of everything.
-The natural beauty of this course was outstanding. Since this is private land you really are the only person around and can appreciate the sights and sounds. There's a creek running throughout the course that is just lovely.
-My favorite stretch was holes 16 and 17. 16 plays downhill and over a 10' wide creek to the basket on the opposite bank. It's a classic risk reward moment. Then 17 plays 250' across an open field into a difficult wooded area that forces you to pick a gap.
-This course has pedigree, as others have mentioned Cabin Creek was the site of the 1998 Worlds Final 9 between Climo and Stockley. While the layout was modified for that event, it's still great to be able to play the same course.
-Private course means it's nearly always empty.
-Owner was extremely friendly and responsive when I messaged them. Facebook appears to be their preferred form of contact.
-Porto-Potty by the parking area

-I've avoided the elephant in the room to this point, but now it must be stated that Cabin Creek is first and foremost a paintball retreat. The paintball courses clearly take priority to the disc golf, both in land usage and time. While this is perfectly understandable for the owner to do (I'm sure he makes significantly more from large paintball groups then from disc golfers), it does put a damper on the disc golf course. You first run into it on hole 6. A lovely, slightly downhill shot to a protected green by the creek must first play overtop of 200 feet of paintball barriers. Later, hole 8 plays uphill over several paintball walls and hole 9 and 10 play through a similar obstacle course as does 14. Every one of these holes are still excellent, but it does leave a part of you thinking "what if". Still, this is not a slight on the owner, who has created an amazing duel facility.
-The ever present creek results in plenty of flooding which makes a lot of the holes tough to maintain. I played in the winter so high grass wasn't an issue, but it's a much different story in the summer.
-Holes 1 & 2, as well as 17 & 18 play near the owner's home. This brings multiple parking areas and driveways in to play. I accidently parked in 2s fairway unknowingly.
-Some discarded tractor equipment in 1's fairway, nothing major.
-2 plays near a shed and a few cars
-No real signage to speak of, just have a course map handy and you'll be fine.
-Costs $5 a round and requires advanced notice to the owner. This isn't a con, but you should be aware of it. There's a collection box by hole 1 or you can send them the money via Venmo. It's also $40 for a year's pass and they run a couple of tournaments a year where they wave the course fee.

I'm really making an effort to give a complete look at Cabin Creek so that anyone making a trip here knows what to expect. Most factors are just a result of it being a private course on someone's property and none of this should deter you from going out there. Genuinely, the shot variety and natural beauty alone make this course memorable. If it didn't share the space it would likely be an easy 4/5 but I still going to get to experience one of the best home courses I've ever played.

This course has a lot of pros, first of which is the family that did the clearing and design and now does the maintenance they are just wonderful people. The landscape of the property itself seems as it was just made for this layout/design there's a little bit of everything here so bring a disc for every shot. Hyzer, anhyzer,helix shots on the 2 500 footers 2 and 15. I watched Climo and Stokely just put on a clinic here on a modified layout for the final 9 for the 98 Worlds when Climo won his 9th straight world championship. They both were putting from around 50 ft on the 501ft hole 2 which was the starting hole for the layout. Then it was 3 long which is a rip in and of itself but Stokely took it up a notch.Climo took the traditional fairway route and went well past where 3 short is right up to where you have to step up about 3ft to get into the little cave of trees the basket for 3 long is in. Stokely you could say took the alternate route he crushed a hyzer out and around the 2 sycamores that you have to throw through on 16 and came crashing in behind 3 long. And there was a lot more but sorry I got sidetracked. The courses major issue as a pay to play was no one knew it was there. But even though that was the case Midge and Scott always kept the course in pristine condition. Preparing for the 98 worlds me and some friends walked around the whole course with Scott he had the tractor and the trailer and we picked up every branch,limb, twig you name it on that course. Scott was always coming up with and installing new pin placements and the long tee on 14. I took him to buy and helped him plant the pines around 1's green, 15 and a few other places. They were about 5 ft tall then now they're about 25ft. It was just the amount of pride that went into every step of the course's development. And it definitely showed in the end result I pretty much lived out there when Scott didn't have time to do the weedeating I would do it for him. There's a street light right above 1's basket and I would be leaving at dark to go home and end up pulling over and putting until 11p.m.

The biggest and only con I can think of is the course has to be shared with paintball now since no one knew it was there and disc golf wasn't making any money paintball started. It started out small but when I got back from my ten year hiatus from disc golf due to my second wife I was heartbroken. The perfectly groomed disc golf course I came to know and love was littered with tractor tires, pallets, corrugated pipe you name it. I'd stand on the tee looking for the line I had aimed for 100 times and there is a pallet a tire or a big piece of pipe right in the middle of it. And god forbid I shank a shot or not be throwing from an upper elevation because all them obstacles are at perfect disc line height you have to change so much about your throwing style to avoid them. I'll never quit playing there and I'll never stop helping Bill and Midge when they need it. They had to do something to bring in the extra money disc golf was supposed to.

I don't know what happened but I ended up with a different username. I just did this review and wanted to make an edit to it to let everyone know because I saw it brought up a couple times. The issue with the baskets for the 98 worlds wasn't about them not conforming to PDGA standards it was that they were made by a manufacturer that didn't hold the patent. So they had to get permission from who did hold the patent to use them for a sanctioned PDGA event.

The pros about this course can go on for some time. No doubt if I was rating this course before paintball took over it would get a 5 hands down. The rural atmosphere that make it feel like it's nothing but you and the course is so calming. In the fall when all the leaves start to turn it makes it even more stunning. There are alternate pins on nearly every hole and 14 has a long tee. The Erkenbrechers are some of the nicest people I've met they go out of their way to make you feel welcome and will answer questions about the layout if you have any. Of course I have the benefit of having a lifetime membership for all the work I helped do on the course it was only 15 minutes from my house. I helped plant all of the pines on the course and did a ton of weedeating. The property just seems like it was designed for this layout one hole just flows to the next. It was used in the 98 Worlds and a modified design was used for the final 9. That was the year Climo won his 9th straight World Championship him and Stokely just put on a clinic. Rolling hills, a creek that runs straight through the heart of the entire course meaning water hazards on nearly every hole, and just a beautiful layout.

The first big con for me is all the paintball obstacles that now litter the course you not only have to fight the terrain, the design, and the foliage you have countless pallets giant corrugated pipes and tractor tires stacked so high there's just no line when there really should be sometimes and it will drive your score up. Mother Nature has taken her toll on the course as well and with Scott focused on paintball that leaves his mom and dad to do all the upkeep. They do their very best but age takes it's toll I know I met them 20 years ago and I've lost a step or two as well. The distances used to be spray painted on the tees but have long since worn off. That's one of my projects I have to do. I can see how having no next tee signs or marker to show you which pin placement is in can cause problems but I've probably played the course close to 100 times so I generally know where to look. So for me I guess the paintball is the issue. The course never had bridges across the creek and Scott wanted it that way so that never bothered me.

Beautiful layout and if you're a lucky one that got to see the fairways and how manicured everything was before paintball you know what I mean. I'll still be a regular it's my home course and I want to help Bill and Midge all I can.

Concrete teepads, although a bit small.
Really fun design, with some longer holes and opportunities for both RH and LH shots. Pin placements were well thought-out and accessible.
Real potential if a little time and money is able to be spent on it.

A bit overgrown in places since it hasn't been played in a while. Update: A lot of clearing has been done, and if they clear a reasonable line for the tee shots on holes 4 and 18 they'll be just about done.

The baskets were extremely rusty and as a result were really hard to see at times.
No signage so hard to find your way around, even with a scorecard.
Paintball obstacles are sometimes in the way.

The owners opened the course for Labor Day - it is on private property and is a 35 acre facility dedicated to paintball with multiple playing fields. Part of the disc golf course runs among the paintball fields, so the paintball obstacles become part of the course, sometimes adding and often detracting from the course play.
The baskets are unusual in that they have three sets of chains - I heard that they caused an issue during the 1998 Worlds because they were non-conforming. Today, they are completely rusted but still catch well.

Would like to see them re-open the course, as it is a cool design with nice elevation changes, moderately wooded, and a challenging layout.

I'd rate this course a 4 or even 4.5 if they got some decent signs, did a bit more clearing, and galvanized the baskets.