- Fun mix of wooded and open holes
- Amazing tee shots from 8 and 13
- Free course on federal land
- Great baskets

- SO...MANY...MOSQUITOES! And ants. And ticks.
- Tall grass (about 18-24") on holes 9-12 make it hard to find discs until you stumble over the top of them
- Occasionally having to wait for other park users to clear the fairways
- Tee pads are just wood boxes with gravel in them, which were very rutted and uneven last time I played
- Signage needs to be improved, especially for telling how to get from each basket to the next tee

This was a fun course with a great mix of wooded and open holes. My last round, however, was basically ruined by the insects. Holes 1-7 are in the woods and the mosquitoes are terrible. Every time I stopped moving, they were swarming me. It was hard to tee off because I was just slapping them away constantly. Also, there are massive ant hills in the fairways on those same holes and every time I put my bag down, there would be a dozen ants on it when I picked it back up, and then they would crawl onto me. Make sure to do a tick check when you get home; I had two on my legs during my most recent play, one of which I saw on the course, the other I saw when I got home.

Holes 8-14 are wide open, which is a nice change of pace from the tight wooded holes. 8 is a 1,200 foot par 5 with a huge elevation drop from the tee to the landing area. It is a lot of fun to just mash the drive and watch the disc fly so far. The tall grass on holes 9-12 is annoying because it is hard to find your disc if you don't know exactly where it landed. I walked within a few feet of my disc several times, but didn't see it because it was hidden in the grass. The drive on hole 13 has a 300+ foot carry across the spillway that adds a lot of tension to the drive. Don't even attempt it with a disc you don't want to lose, because there is no chance of getting it back if you go in the water.

Holes 15-18 head back into the woods, but it is woods with a different character from the first holes. These last four holes have straight pines creating nice alleys with interesting lines and the need for straight, controlled shots. What doesn't change, unfortunately, is the level of mosquitoes. As soon as you get back into the trees, the mosquitoes start swarming again.

All in all, I enjoyed my play at Franklin Falls, but next time I will bring bug spray with me, which will hopefully make the woods holes tolerable.

This is a new course, so obviously there is work that needs to be done. That will come with time.

The course itself is fun and inviting! A ton of different shots that will utilize every disc in your bag, without a doubt.

Every course needs a signature hole, one that will keep you coming back time and time again. Well, an 1100+ foot par 5 where you're shooting off of of a dam wall into an open field is signature enough for me! If that isn't enough, then a 300 foot drive over open water to a pin on the other side is the second signature hole!

On hole 13, only drive the pro tee if you are CONFIDENT in making a 300 foot drive!!! If you aren't, then pick an old disc you no longer use because if it goes in the water, you are NOT getting it back... I counted 25 discs under water when I looked down, and with the current and proximity to the dam, you can't go in and get it without risking your life.

Great course that will only improve, this has the chance to be something amazing and put NH on the map, but it needs to have the right improvements made.

Tee pads - The holes that have them, they are rough and gravel. There are many holes that don't have one at all! This is one of the improvements that needs to be made, because with holes as long as this course has, you shouldn't need to worry about your footing.

Signage - More permanent signage needs to be installed, and correctly marked. The 4th hole sign says that it is 477 feet.. Without a doubt there is no way it is more than 280 feet, you'll see it when you play. There is also some miss signage in terms of diagrams, it shows holes to the right, when the pin is right in front of you.

Signage (con't.) - Path signage needs to be implemented in between the holes. Thankfully there is pink ribbon installed on some trees to kind of help golfers... But it is so easy to get lost, and we did several times trying to navigate the front nine.

Ticks - Not necessarily a negative, more of a warning. I found a tick on me today after finishing hole 14 in the field, and this is when the grass is dead. Next spring / summer, it is so crucial for the upkeep of the grass. If that grass gets long, you can forget about disc golf without ticks, you will be pulling them off of you all night.

Great course that just started. It needs work, and that will come. But for a course that hasn't been around for long, it has a ton of potential and is already fun.

Make sure to utilize the practice hole at the beginning to warm your arm up, because you will throw more than most courses here.