Looking at the course pictures uploaded to this site in 2012, this was once a nice-looking course with nice looking baskets. Unfortunately, it's now 2024.
- Very basic yet effective layout. Aesthetics aside, this is a nice small-town park.
- Five wooded holes and four wooded holes offers some nice variety.
- A little bit of rolling hills throughout the park gives a taste of elevation.
- Outstanding views. Love the mountains as your backdrop.
- #8 is most scenic, most fun hole on the course. Short hole throwing over a small creek to a basket protected by several trees.
- Multiple ace run holes throughout the round. Lots of layouts you'll want to throw a second disc off the tee. #1 & 3 are two of the better holes for this.
- Each hole has a second basket location. Play through twice. Or throw twice from the tee and knock out two layouts at once.
- Big field good for practice.
- Good course to for casuals and beginners.

The pictures on this site make the course look a lot nicer than it is. Maintenance has been somewhat lacking over the past decade plus.
- Paint is chipping off the baskets. Tee sign for #6 was layout in the field, closer to where #5's tee should be located. #5's hole in turn, was missing its own tee sign.
- Not of all of the course is playable when park activities are taking place. On the Saturday morning I was there, a group of kids soccer games was just starting. Had to skip #6 and part of #7.
- There is enough room here to create a more varied layout. Based on the old pictures (again), they did replace a couple good holes with lesser ones.
- Unless you consider a trash can an amenity, course has zero amenities.
- It'd be nice if dual baskets were more varied. #3 & 9, especially, had both baskets within about 20 feet of each other. On both holes, my tee shot landed right in between both holes, and I had an easy birdie putt to either basket.

Heritage Park is about as no-frills as you'll find. Thankfully, the layout is just good enough on its own, that it's not a problem.
- If you're in eastern TN, this is an easy course to bag to add NC to your played list.
- #4 is your wide-open, slightly downhill tee shot. Most scenic tee shot on the course as you're looking at the mountains when throwing.
- #5 has you throwing from the open to baskets on the edge of the treeline.
- #6 & 7 are the most boring holes as they're wide open with minimal obstacles. At least the second tee on #7 is closer to some trees.
- I had to drive an hour out the way to finally bag this one. I realized if I didn't do it now, when would I ever bag this one?
- If you're coming from the east, on NC-74, this is the last course you'll play in North Carolina. From the west, it's the first. Probably not the first or last image you want of North Carolina's disc golf scene.

I stopped at this one to get a little stretch in, not expecting a lot and it was a tiny bit more than I thought it would be. It's two baskets per hole with 9 teepads to get to 18 holes. Mainly concrete pads with a couple natural mixed in, looks like a few holes might have had to move around a bit recently.

Most holes are mildly wooded in the 200-250ft range with a few open holes to break out the big throws for a couple in the middle. Throwing out over an and around a soccer field.

You wrap up with a shot over the creek and then back to the car.

A couple of picnic tables as seating dotted around.

The baskets are disccatchers with yellow bands for one set and faded green bands for the other. One has a couple of broken chains but most are in good shape.

Biggest plus is the view of the surrounding mountains which is quite beautiful.

It's not a terrible play but super basic, mainly you throw either a hyzer or a mild flex and you hit your line then get a putt. Design is not perfect but the property is smallish and a weird shape so it's hard to fault it too badly.

Not a tournament course, or one that you would go out of your way to play but it's not terrible.

I'd move some of the pins a little farther apart, on some the "long" its in the circle for the "short".

On one hole has logs in the ground mozzarella stick style guard the pin and I'm not a huge fan of that.

It's a beautiful area, and it's disc golf there. So big credit there, but it's not an amazing play.

--Nice, clean park.
--First part of the park is a nice wooded area that is well maintained & provides some nice shade and challenge.
--Some slight elevation change in the first part.
--In the second part of the course, the wide-open field lends a great view of the wonderful North Carolina mountains.

--Clear signage is lacking, which made the course difficult to play. Could not tell from many of the tees which basket to aim for.
--The back portion of the course is in a field with tall grass, thus not only is there no obstacles, but the tall grass makes it difficult to find your discs.
--No obvious place to park; we parked on the side of the dirt road.

Not bad at all for a course located in a small mountain town. This course is far from perfect, but if you are in the area and need a disc golf fix, it will certainly do the trick.

(1.999 Rating) A small city park course with a mix of open and wooded holes.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - I'm not sure the locals realize how good they have it. They could have put this course just about anywhere in town and I likely would have scored the natural beauty above average. The park itself has average city park feel to it and there are a couple manmade structures in view. However, what makes this course beautiful is the backdrop views. The snowbird mountains on the western backdrop look absolutely wonderful.
- DUEL PINS - One of the better things about Heritage is the duel pins at each of the 9 holes. I'm a big fan of this type of format when space is at a premium. 18 quasi-unique plays just feels a bit more like a real disc course even if the fairway lines start off the same.
- CHAINS - Two beautiful DISCatchers per tee. One yellow and one green. The yellow baskets are labeled (1-9) and the Green layout is labeled (10-18)
- NAVIGATION - Adequate. There's a course map near tee (1). I took a picture and referred to it a couple times. Although there are no navigational cues, The layout is open enough to easily spot other tees.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - Although the target audience is lower Recreational players, bringing a first timer out here is very doable. There's limited overgrowth areas and no water hazards. Several open plays but also some short moderately wooded plays. I found the course layout to be near ideal to learn the game.
- PICNIC TABLES - There are 3 picnic tables at 4 tees with one picnic table two tees, for holes (3) and (9).
- QUICK PLAY - Whether playing 9 or 18, the layout moves quick. Figure 25 to 30 minutes solo and 50 minutes for a group of 4 to play 9. Double the time for all 18.

Doesn't quite feel like 18 holes, but close.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - A touch below average. The course reads as low Recreational level difficulty. The shorter woodsy portion has no overgrowth below meaning a miss will still allow for a good look to save par. The open portion of the layout, although longer, has just about no obstacles in play and the fringe overgrowth here should easily be avoided by experienced players. I figure 850 rated players should average par out here.
- UNIQUENESS - Other than a good mix of moderately wooded holes and open holes, the variety is lacking. No water elements on the layout and there are no heavily wooded holes with defined tunnels or pockets. Only one par 4, but at 475 feet and open, Advanced players should be able to deuce it.
- ELEVATION - Sadly the course is located in a flat valley. Not one hole rises or drops by more than 10 feet.
- MISSING SIGNAGE - Lots of missing or damaged tee signs. I want to say that less than half of it was intact on my May 2018 visit. The signage that is here only shows hole # and distance.
- TEES - Most were dirt or mud. The info on DGCR says wood chips, but I don't recall seeing any. In the open portion of the layout the tees were a worn grass patch.
- PARKING - I drove around for a couple minutes and couldn't locate any parking. I checked Google Street View to write this review and also could not find any. Perhaps the locals park on the grass near tee (1). I have no idea.
- SPACING - Holes (1-3) and (8-9) are really crammed together. It could get interesting with a bunch of players out on the course.

Heritage Park is a solid 9 hole course that I'd happily play all the time if I happened to live in town. Worth a stop for those traveling through this part of North Carolina that are going through disc golf withdrawal. It has all the basic elements of the game and is void of any glaring flaws other than subpar tees. Plus, there really aren't any other courses nearby, so at least the one that is out here is reasonable.
- FUN FACT - There are 14 courses in the U.S. with the name Heritage DGC or Heritage Park DGC. I somehow have played 4 of them. My personal favorite of the four is in Live Oak FL, I gave that one a high 2.5 and it was my first review ever.

The holes by the parking lot are quite fun, especially #2. Baskets are in good shape. The two baskets adds a bit of variety if you want to stay and play 18 (full disclosure, we did not).

No tee pads. Open holes are pretty repetitive and boring, and if you were to throw a disc into the rough, it may be tough to find.

Glad to see a disc course where there's no other courses around for miles. This one is relatively thoughtfully built, but could use a bit of work before I'd call it "average".

This course has an excellent layout given the space available. You can tell a lot of thought went into the design. There are a variety of shots required, so no particular throwing style has an advantage over another. There is also a nice mix of wooded and open holes. This course is located in a valley adjacent to the Nantahala Forest, providing gorgeous mountain views throughout the round.

Most of the holes are on the short side, experienced players will only need drivers for about a third of the drives. The natural tee pads tend to become very slippery after a stretch of rain. Also, there doesn't seem to be any distance markers from the tee.

Although many of these holes are short, that doesn't necessarily translate to easy. There are several courses that are much longer where I typically finish with the same score.

This course appears to be maintained in most part by a small group of enthusiasts. I assume mowing and maintenance is a responsibility of the parks department, which seems a little inconsistent. Last summer the town held a firework display in the field, and apparently did nothing to clean up the debris afterwards.

Adding concrete or some other tee pads would go a long way for this course. I think it'd also be great to add some trees or bushes in the large field. This would improve the aesthetics and course layout simultaneously.

The design and beauty of this course is a real treat given the location in rural appalachia. It isn't a professional caliber layout, but nonetheless a very enjoyable day of golf.

This course is set in an open field behind the park and away from all other park activities. A few holes play in your standard park-like area with several isolated trees to throw around. There is a good mix of open holes and holes with trees. The holes are mostly short and good place to learn and practice. Experienced players will have birdie chances on every hole and many ace runs. Despite the length and relative ease, each hole has some interesting features.

I normally don't like wide open holes, but I really like what has been done to #8 and #9 to give these open holes some challenge and character- #8 has an "island" green with rocks and rough as the border and a drop zone to make an open 200' hole tougher. #9 is the only hole like it I have seen as it is surrounded by a circle of large fence posts (no fence) about 4 feet apart and about 20 feet from the basket.

The course claims to have 18 holes, but in reality there are 9 tees and 2 baskets per hole- a yellow and green. For example (1 and 10 are the same tee, but the yellow basket is #1 and the green is #10). Though not as good as having 18 distinct holes, I appreciated the varying basket placements of the two- one may be to the left while the other is to the right, one may be shorter while the other is longer, and it is done in such a way where the yellow 1-9 which is just a touch easier and the green 10-18 are of equal difficulty for the most part. The tee posts had distances to both baskets.

Despite being in the Appalachian region this course is very flat as the town is in a plain between all the mountains. The views of the surrounding mountains are nice however.

The course map on this site (which I took from the town's webpage) and really nice glossy postcard versions with scorecard on back are available at the Chamber of Commerce on the main highway. However the map is completely inaccurate and is really only good to help you find the course itself. I am not sure if the map reflects an old design or a proposed new one (probably old), but it is completely wrong as far as holes go.

The course needed mowed and trimmed. The woods holes had thick grass making finding your disc difficult. They were however mowing the open field, which some of it could have been left up as a fairway border in my opinion. (The pics show corn, but that was not the case.) Tee #3 is tucked in the thick stuff off the gravel road but was surrounded by tall grass that was over my head on including in front of the tee making a blind tomahawk the only option probably not the intention and nothing a weedeater couldn't fix.

There is a creek that the map said came into play, but the current set-up did not involve it at all. However, depending on maintenance, which seemed to be minimal, it is probably best that the thick rough along the creek is not in play, even though it is too bad at least one hole could not involve the water.It appears there used to be 18 holes that played in a circle around an open field- if so, I think this current arrangement is very good and a good use of the existing baskets.

#9 and #18 share a basket, which they should because this finishing hole is worthy of playing it twice. The basket also says "practice" on it. Then there is a longer walk back to #1/#10. I wonder what happened to the green #18, seems like it could have been placed somewhere as a practice basket?

This is actually a decent and enjoyable course for what it is and where it is. It was pretty easy for me but still enjoyable and a nice break on my long drive through the mountains as this course is just off the main highway.

It appears there used to be 18 holes that played in a circle around an open field- if so, I think this current arrangement is very good and a good use of the existing baskets.

#9 and #18 share a basket, which they should because this finishing hole is worthy of playing it twice. The basket also says "practice" on it. Then there is a longer walk back to #1/#10. I wonder what happened to the green #18, seems like it could have been placed somewhere as a practice basket?

This is actually a decent and enjoyable course for what it is and where it is. Nice design and use of the land available. It was pretty easy for me but still enjoyable and a nice break on my long drive through the mountains as this course is just off the main highway.

Brand new DISCatcher baskets
Well kept
Easy access
Not a lot of people
Beautiful setting

Short holes
No distance markers to the pins

The course lies on a plain between two mountain ranges, which makes for a beautiful setting to play disc golf. The course is very well maintained, mowed, and beautified with tons and tons of wildflowers. You can tell that the city takes great pride in keeping the course beautiful, which improves the overall atmosphere. It's also very clean with no litter.

The course itself is short, which doesn't make for a too terribly challenging experience, but it's also not as easy as they come. There are some holes out in the open, which at first appear easy, but if you pay close attention, there are OB markers. You must stay within the mowed fairways, or you are OB. Most of the holes are short, so there are plenty of birdie opportunities out there. There are also some wooded holes, which make the course more challenging, even though the holes are short. If you hit a tree, you're looking at a bogie or worse.

The DISCatcher baskets are top of the line, double chained (24 chains) professional baskets, which are a definite plus! The tee pads are natural, but kept up with wood chips so that they're not muddy. There are 9 tee pads, with two baskets per tee pad. This makes 18 holes of golf. Hole one is also hole 10, hole 2 is also hole 11, etc. If you play the circuit, you play the yellow baskets first, then come back around and play the green baskets. The pins are in quite different positions, so you will use different techniques and discs for the second set of pins. For instance, for hole 2 a forehand flick works best for the drive; but from the same tee pad, hole 11's pin requires a backhand throw (for right handed players). Hole 5 plays completely different than hole 14 from the same tee pad as well. So, given the space provided, the designer has done an excellent job incorporating two pin placements per tee pad to make for a good 18 hole course.

Overall I liked the course a lot! You wouldn't expect to see a disc golf course in such a small town, so to have one here is brilliant! The design was well thought out, and the holes, while short, are challenging enough to make it a really fun round of golf.