- large concrete tees
- well maintained, picturesque park
- basket but well maintained baskets

- tee "signs" are built into tees which makes navigation challenging
- very open park with minimal tree hazards
- possibly the shorted 9 hole course I've played; no hole over 200'
- really no challenge unless you're brand new to disc golf
- hazards throwing over walking path on holes 3 and 5

Carpenter Park is a very pretty park with a nice enough disc golf course. I wish the designers had tried to make a few of the holes longer, as this course is basically a par 2 course unless you're an absolute beginner. It can still be a fun putter round if you come with that in find.

There is a creek that would have been nice to incorporate as a water hazard. While some holes have a few tree hazards (hole 9 in particular), most are very open and very short. There's nothing forcing any shot shaping at all.

I'm really not a fan of the numbers being incorporated into the tees instead of on signs. It actually LOOKS really nice, but on these wide open courses with no obvious flow it just makes navigation that much harder... especially if there's snow on the ground, and it is northern Illinois.

As mentioned above there's a few walking path hazards, but given how open the course is, these are pretty easily avoidable. I did have to wait for several dog walkers during an otherwise short round, but it wasn't that big a deal.

Overall, this course is not worth going out of your way for, but it's playable if you're right by it. It won't challenge you or offer anything unique but it's a nice little park nonetheless.

The course plays around a very well maintained little park. I doubt that the course is every really busy as far as disc golfers. The course starts and ends near the same spot on the south end of the park. There are nice concrete tees on every hole. These also serve as the tee signs which is kinda cool. They have the hole number, par, directional arrow to the pin and distances imbedded in the pad itself. I've never seen this anywhere else and it's a cool feature. The baskets are brand new Mach 3's that are in fantastic shape and catch great. The flow of the course is very easy to follow as well. The course is permanent and free to play.

This is a really nice beginner course but will not be worth playing for experienced players unless you're a course bagger like myself. The longest hole is only around 175 feet. The walking trail winds throughout the park and seems pretty busy so just beware of pedestrians.

This course is not worth going out of your way to play. If you're in the area though, it only takes about 20 minutes to play a round. As I said earlier it's a great place for beginners or trying to get an ace (I got my 3rd of the year on hole 5).

This course is a perfect course to get children involved in the sport. It could also be a fun course for first time players of all ages. Most holes around 150 feet, with the longer ones being around 175. For casual players looking to improve their game, it is an okay course for upshot practice. Mach III baskets with updated trays. Easy to follow layout.

This course is passable for even the most casual of disc golfers. These holes are SHORT. I would even say that it's not even worth the time to use for practice, as Randall Oaks is up the road a few miles.

This was not the course in the original park layout introduced to the public within the last few years. It was supposed to follow the perimeter of the entire property. However, this park can be busy, and the original layout would have caused plenty of problems between discers and pedestrians/vehicles. They wound up tucking the course in the south end 3-4 acres, where there is minimal pedestrian traffic. Don't get me wrong, this course is nothing but putter practice for anyone reading this review, but it IS a GREAT course for kids under 13 to have fun and improve their game.