Deerfield Park is located just west of Mt. Pleasant, MI and contains two 18-hole courses. This review is for the "Wildwood" course, and the other course on site is "Deerfield". Disclaimer: These courses are similar, so large portions of this review are copied and pasted from the Deerfield course review that I just wrote a few days ago! I will end with a comparison.

The Wildwood course provides a fun round of disc golf that will be suitable and interesting for a variety of skill levels. The first ten holes play in a forest, with many tight fairways cut through the trees. Elevation changes pose additional challenge throughout this part of the course. The last hole in this section is a 380' fairway (from the long tee) that slopes downward at first but quickly flattens out, then cuts 90 degrees sharply to the left about halfway through. A large pine tree on the far side of the fairway at this turn adds to the aesthetic (and catches discs that miss the line). The basket is perched on a slope off the right side of the fairway that is decorated with ornamental rocks.

After a longish walk, you'll reach a second hole that I liked a lot. Hole 11 is another sharp left turn, but this time you're throwing down a more open valley. Only a couple of trees are in the way - but stray off the fairway and there is thick rough on either side. The basket is up and over the other side of the valley, hidden an arm's length behind another tree. The remaining holes continue with the "more open, but thick rough off the fairway" theme. There are a couple of opportunities to air out longer drives.

The last hole on the course offers a water carry across a small pond. The carry is maybe 200' from the long tee or 100' from the short tee. A few trees ominously stand guard around the edges of the pond. I threw poorly and watched my disc get caught up in one of the trees, lose all momentum, and nosedive into the center of the pond. Those nervous about doing something similar can lay up off to the right, where there is open grass.

The tee pads are concrete and have "Wildwood" engraved into the front of them, which is a nice touch. There are two pads per hole, creating a long and short layout. I played a single round from the long layout. From the longs, this course is not overwhelmingly lengthy but decent power will help - and you will need to be accurate on the shorter wooded holes to score well. I would say the longs play at an intermediate level. The short layout looked like it would be more accessible to newer players, while offering a few different lines to baskets.

The baskets are Chainstars. In the woods, I do prefer the visibility of the yellow banded DISCatchers that the Deerfield course has. But these are fine too. One per hole.

Navigational signage is good. There are tons of "Next Tee" signs and they are all large, well made, and color coded by course (green for Wildwood and brown for Deerfield course). If you look at the map, you can see that the two courses are not just adjacent but actually "overlapping". I'm putting that in quotes because I'm not sure what word to use - the overall footprints of the two courses overlap, but individual holes do not. What I'm trying to say is, this could easily be very confusing - if not unsafe - but the color coded signs are good enough to completely prevent this. There are a couple of long walks between holes, but it is always very clear where to go.

There is a large kiosk at the parking lot that has maps of both courses on site, as well as a weatherproof box with scorecards inside. A couple of restrooms exist in the park, though it isn't obvious where either one is from the disc golf parking lot (closest one is tucked into the woods next to Deerfield course hole 18's fairway). There are many benches at long tees, and a few trash cans spaced throughout the course.

The tee signs are just green painted plaques with the hole number, distance, and par (Deerfield course has the same plaques but painted brown). These do appear at both long and short tee pads and they are well constructed, but with so many blind holes I would have really appreciated a hole map or at least a rough line drawn on these signs. I didn't need the course map for navigating between holes, but I found myself referring to it many times just to figure out which way fairways turned. It got frustrating having to pull out the map on my phone and/or walk down the fairway to find the basket on hole after hole. I would also like to see "long"/"short" or similar language added to the tee signs.

Hole 14 ends near the park road. Errant drives or approach shots could easily land in the road.

I was having deja vu (back to the Deerfield course I had played earlier in the day) as I played the last few holes of Wildwood. The ending holes are flatter than the rest of the course, and not memorable other than one water carry mixed in. It seemed like the rough was thicker around this area than anywhere else in the park too - disc loss is definitely possible in the summer.

There was no practice basket, and plenty of room to add one!

Road noise from M-20 can be heard throughout the course, detracting from the aesthetic a little bit.

There is a $6/day fee to enter the park, payable at a staffed entrance station. Credit cards accepted!

The two courses here at Deerfield Park seem very comparable to me. They offer similar challenges in terms of distances, elevation changes, mix of wooded vs. semi-open holes, and even the presence of a single water carry on each course. I finished with roughly the same number of throws on both courses. "More of the same" is not a bad thing in this case, since both courses are solid. I wrote in my Deerfield course review that my actual rating of that one fell just below a 3.75, so I rounded down to 3.5. I think that Wildwood is very slightly better due to a couple of holes that were a bit more memorable for me, and fewer safety concerns. I see that as just enough to push this one over the 3.75 threshold, so this time I'm rounding up to 4.0.

If I understand DGCR and am calculating correctly, this 11th review of Wildwood is going to push it into visibility somewhere in the listing of Michigan's top 5 courses - just behind Deerfield course. To repeat myself from that review one more time, I'm not convinced that either of these courses are quite as good as the ratings would indicate. Deerfield Park is very nice - but more at the level of other solid local destinations like Northend Riverside Park in Big Rapids, not at the level of Michigan's very best courses.

Don't expect to be blown away, but if you're a disc golfer within a couple hour's drive Deerfield Park is definitely worth an afternoon of your time - or even a full day trip!

- Like it's old brother - Deerfield Original - this is set in the woods and largely away from all the other park activities.
- Signage and navigation here like the other course is simply fantastic. You get lost here you're not paying attention.
- Benches everywhere. Trash cans everywhere. Hardly any trash on the course.
- The tees are great concrete pads.
- All the baskets are in great shape.
- Short and long tees. The shorts are not a simple shorter version of the hole but are almost always a different look which I simply love.
- Everyone at every skill level is going to be challenged here.
- Really enjoyed the cobblestone landscaping throughout. This was a nice touch especially on 18, One of the best looking finishing holes I have ever seen.

- The number of blind tee shots and crazy sharp doglegs is just too high IMHO. For a first timer it just takes a long time to play when you have to walk up most of the fairway to see what's going on with the hole.
- I felt like 14 (I think) plays way too close to the park road there. My group spent a lot of time waiting for cars to go by.. it's a great hole on its own and I am not sure how that could be fixed. Plus I am running out of cons and I have to be really picky so I can fill this space a little lol.

This is a great course. Yes, the rather excessive number of blind tee shots is a touch annoying but the reality is this is a very well designed course in land that naturally lends itself to great disc golf. Like the original, bugs could be really bad here mid summer and there is the potential for poison ivy but that's disc golf life in Michigan. With the hills here I am not sure it'd take my cart again especially with the ample number of benches throughout. With two great courses here that both offer long and shorts it is well worth the $6 entry fee.

Fun tight course

Not good for novice or beginner. My son lost a disc

Fun tight course. Lost a red innova driver disc in the left side of hole 13. Disc has name 'Malinda Hebert' on it. Please message me if found.

Aesthetic-- plays through a large multi-purpose park with a second 18 hole course which intertwines with this course at many times. Hiking trails and roadways intersect this course many times.

Teepads-- Beautiful honestly. they have the course name "wildwood" imprinted in the "follow through zone" so there should be no confusion where you are. Another cool thing is the foul line is recessed into the concrete so that the line isn't painted and won't become slick when wet.

Teesigns-- at least they are there. they are basic, listing the long tee (blue) and the short (white). no maps or description of the hole but maps are available at the onset. Distances seems mostly accurate.

Baskets--nice new discatchers. visible with orange necks in the woods...

Multiple tees-- each gives a fully unique view of the hole. #8 gives the most radically different view of the hole. the tees form a giant "t" in the woods.

Challenge/risk v reward-- there are several dangerous hyzers that are available but carry you over thick thick rough. The variety of challenges here range from water to thick rough to marshy areas.

Routing/nav-- use the map, it's not an issue. Next tee signs are (overly) abundant

#14--nice to stretch your arm out after so many short holes. great to be able to air one out finally!

#18-- one of the most awesome holes ever. it may be short but it has a bit of everything, elevated long tee, elevated pin, water, guarded pin... truly an awesome disc golf hole.

Length-- seems kind of short BUT runs in line with the average length of the holes on the original course. I teed off with a midrange 75%+ of the time.

Pay to play--honestly, not a huge con because the upkeep is so awesome here but $6 might not fit into everyone's budget.

Rough--horrendous in places, but this will improve with use.

Minor minor issues here, but this course will only get better with time.
Overall very impressed with this complex.

Good variety of shots from the long tees, with risk/reward choices to be made an many tee shots.

Short tees appear to offer a completely different course.

Water pump available to refill bottles about halfway through the course.

Nice long tees, stamped with "Wildwood". This is especially helpful since Wildwood is entertwined with the original Deerfield course.

Plenty of changing elevation adds an element of interest.

One shot that has to carry water, so Wildwood hits that checkbox.

The rough is BRUTAL! This is probably only a temporary con, but if I hadn't been playing with a large group of guys we would have lost discs for sure. Keep multiple sets of eyes on every shot for safety's sake.

Navigation can be a little difficult at times. Eventually a path will wear in, but for now follow the flags on the ground.

Course is intertwined with the original Deerfield course, which could lead to navigational confusion, as well as danger from errant throws.

Some clearing of scrub brush needs to be done in order to provide legitimate lines on a few holes.

Wildwood is a fantastic addition to the Deerfield complex. Wildwood seems to be intended as a slightly shorter, and tighter complement to the original course. Having two courses with somewhat different character allows for a more complete experience if you play both. Additionally, it allows for a more balanced competition.

Wildwood still has some work to do, but it has a world of potential, and will be a top notch course once it's done.

I didn't have to pay, as my brother has a season pass, but even at $6 this would seem reasonable to me as long as I had time to play both courses.