Whew boy this is a gem of a course. Right off the bat this is a tremendously balanced course with technical woods, open fields and park-style mix of the former coming in fairly equal measure. The front nine is spectacular, starting with a terrific starter hole of a downhill bomb. Hole 2 seems really routine until you notice the pond just left of the basket. Holes 4-9 are superbly pleasant wooded holes with rolling elevation, very appropriately sized fairways and plenty of line shaping. The wooded holes are very Charlotte-esque which is always a good thing.

The back nine mixes it up as well, starting with hole 10 that is a solid, wooded hole reminiscent of the front 9. Then hole 11 gives you some relief from tight woods with a city park-style hole with open grass and a few ornamental trees to circumnavigate. Holes 12 and 13 give you more tricky woods to thread, then another interesting hole by some very marshy vegetation that you have to clear. This is a polarizing hole and it's not a really long carry but if you are paralyzed by the thought of losing a disc you may not enjoy hole 14. 15 is a nice wooded par 4 then hole 16 gives you another park hole with some old growth trees to avoid. Two more fairly wooded tunnel holes and you've ended a fun round.

This course has two sets of perfect concrete tees I believe on every hole which turbocharges the variety. To spice it up even more, many if not most holes have an alternate pin placement. I played it in the shorts which yielded plenty of fairly earned birdie opportunities but I wish they were in the longs because those holes looked like they had a little more bite to them.

The course looks like it is being well-maintained and I have to shout-out the nice preservation tactics I've noticed like the logs used to terrace hole 9 to retain soil and keep it from turning into a sloped mess. Great little hole by the way. This is also a really nice park with plenty of other stuff to do.

15 comes a little too close to a playground for my liking. I don't love hole 11 playing over and near a popular sidewalk, same issue with hole 14 and you can easily hang a hyzer out and hit the park entrance road on hole 16.

Hole 3 is the only real ho-hum hole, just a wide open field bomb decently uphill.

Navigation is really easy after you figure out the hole's start, for now. I say for now b/c the "next tee" signs are laminated paper signs stuck to stakes that could easily get dicked with or blown away. These same signs make up the tee signs as well and clearly show an impermanence. So far so good though.

Minor quibble but the "long" tees don't really add much length as far as I noticed. They're more like alternate angle tees than long tees and the difficulty added doesn't seem substantial. This might also be just me but I seemed to throw a lot of the same discs repeatedly; I was doing work with my stable mid and putter. Maybe I was just on, maybe the fairways needed a bit more tweaking to induce other shots out of me, I'm not sure.

This is a great course, truly. You could plop this down in Charlotte and it wouldn't miss a beat. It's more in the Scrapyard, Eastway, Reedy, Robbins tier of CLT courses but it can hang with the big boys too I think. The woods are really nice and pretty, the park is nice, there's great use of elevation change and terrain, etc. It doesn't quite have the length or space to get in that elite tier of courses but it's maxed out and perfectly entertaining as is.

Located in a nice big park

Recently added flags to top of baskets for easier pin location

Long tees have nice new pads

Lots of longer holes so you have a chance to use every disc in your bag but still a few short ones where you have a chance for an ace

Beginner tees have no pads yet and not always clearly marked

A couple holes are easy to get lost unless you've played it before

I play a little better each time I play here. Hard course for beginners, but once you get a feel for it, it's a pretty good course (my buddy from Michigan shot a +17 and says it's the worst course he's ever played because of the elevation changes... just be careful when shooting uphill at the basket because there's a chance you roll 200 feet downhill and behind a tree)

Great teepads, benches, and baskets on every hole. This is one of my biggest gripes on courses but Jackson has solid course hardware.

The location of the park is great, especially in a multi-use park like Jackson. The only issue I could foresee would be spill-over near the tennis courts on Hole 2.

Greens and fairways (for the most part) are well-defined and manicured. Exceptions in the Cons section.

Course flow again (for the most part) was pretty straight forward as I was a first-timer.

Variety of tee shots is definitely there. As a 50/50 FH/BH player I threw all shots. FH, BH, BH annys, FH annys, driver shots, putter shots, etc. Good variance of drives.

Signage, especially near Hole 1. With the massive size of Jackson Park, finding Hole 1 was pretty annoying. There were no directions or signs pointing where to find Hole 1. We ended up parking by the tennis courts and back tracking from Hole 3's teepad.

Hole 12 and Hole 14 are gimme holes with no real obstacles to navigate. I would recommend an elevated basket platform on Hole 14 and moving the basket on Hole 12.

Hole 12 and 16's fairways/greens are within 80' of each other with no obstacles between the two. There were some errant shots from Hole 12 that inhibited our play on Hole 16. These two holes could use a redesign.

Hole 15 needs some trees removed to make it a legitimate hole with a well-defined fairway. I was able to birdie this hole, but I am not sure how. There doesn't seem to be a defined line after the first 250' of the fairway. The green is great, and the early part of the fairway is great. After 250' however it turns into Plinko.

Hole 18 could also use a better defined opening to the green from the woods, it's much better than 15, but a few trees could go to make it a much better hole.

Overall, this is a great course. It is new, so changes will come with time and I am optimistic for its future!

I found a disc on Hole 3 and called the owner who showed up with a beer for me. Much appreciated sir. This just goes to show that you should always call numbers on discs, good is always earned!

This was my first course in the Asheville area and would highly recommend it to anyone in the area. This is a great addition to western NC and will definitely be back to play it again!!

Jackson Park has just enough variety of wooded holes, elevation changes, challenging throws, and fun shots to make it a very enjoyable course. There are also some more open easy throws, and little water in play, keeping it tame enough for a novice player. I took a friend along who was playing for the first time, and he managed to make a couple of pars, learn and have some fun. I shot two over par on my first round here, 3 bogeys and a birdie. There are tee signs at each hole, concrete tees, and some benches. The baskets are fairly new and in great shape. Layout is fairly easy to follow. The first 3 holes play up and down the side of a large grass covered hill. A couple of trees frame the fairway at hole 1, a nice downhill par 3. Hole 2 is flat, with some rough to the left of the fairway. Number 3 is back uphill a little and wide open. At hole 4, the distance is shorter, but you enter the woods for a while. The gap to shoot through trees off the hole 6 tee is pretty narrow, but the distance is short if you can make a good throw. Hole 8 is the first of three par 4's, still in the trees. Hole 9 is a fun uphill birdie run, only 165'. 11 comes out of the woods for a break, and is the only hole I made a birdie putt. Hole 14 is a nice flat, mid-range between two mature trees. 15 is the longest par 4, just under 500' through the woods. 16 is more open, but still some mature trees. The last hole is the final par 4, and finished me with a bogey. I liked the shifts between open and wooded during the round, and the distance and elevation elements are also mixed well. If you played on a slow day and don't lose any plastic, one or two people should be able to finish a round in around an hour, I would think.

Not any complaints from me. Not a high degree of difficulty for the advanced player.

My favorite hole at Jackson Park was 10. A downhill throw with enough of a window for a big hyzer to the basket at the bottom. I wouldn't say there was a signature hole, but it is a very nice course overall. The course is well kept and fun to play. If you are in the area, or seek unplayed courses obsessively like me, it is worth a visit for sure.

I really enjoyed this course. Review title "finally" because out of the 40 states and 250 courses I have played, few live up to their rating. I was (for the most part) thoroughly impressed with the thoughtful clearing of this course. Underbrush was removed before course broken in, trees relatively limbed, mulched fairways and teeboxes. Wow, great job. The course is not overly difficult but the variety is totally there. I liked the mix of open and wooded shots. The beauty of the fairways enticed me to throw multiple shots on almost every hole. Lines were clear and distinct. I highly recommend this course. I would have to say this is a designer that gets it. Great use of land, elevation and course creation.

I've purposely written my "con's" in other thoughts. These are meant as positive feedback and things that hopefully will get attention to make Jackson a 4*+.
1. PLEASE PEOPLE (around the world)do not cut trees @4" when making courses, either to the ground or 2ft tall so you can see them. I literally almost bit it 5-6 times. These stumps are dangerous and no joke, there are far too many just tall enough to turn an ankle but short enough to not notice in the leaves. These absolutely need to be taken out with a saw, not just kind of painted orange.
2.slight issue...who ever installed the baskets might have been inexperienced. a few were not pointing in the right direction and numbers were not aligned with fairway
3. there are a number of drop offs after tees, some were shored up with logs that will rot. I saw tons of 6x6 in the parking lot, hopefully those are for the course. Sooner than later will prevent much erosion and safety issues now
There were a few areas where cut lumber was not put in condensed piles ( I think I noticed this the most on 6). Dont forget to make retaining walls around your side hill baskets to prevent erosion.
4. Seems like the course could easily hold some long tees like #2 & #3 and a lot of the wooded holes, so this is a great thing for the future of the course.
5. Erosion control throughout on fairways and on steep transitions, if addressed now, will really help the course maintain its beauty. (Logs or lumber directing water flow) I could see areas where water will flow right down paths or through fairways and create erosion, killing trees.

All in all I was picky. The stumps are a major and real issue 1. for safety and 2. for general randomness of discs skipping and hitting in the fairway. Get those fixed PM me, and Ill update to a solid 4* Some well designed longs prepared the same way the current course was... 4.5 all day long.

Wide variety of shots, quick to play, challenging shots that if played well are rewarding, easy lay out

Briars. Those cursed thorned vines! Other than briars I'm thoroughly satisfied. With it being so new I expect it to be unkempt in areas.

I'm proud to call this my home course! I look forward to the many, many saturday mornings I will play before work!

*04/27/16 Update: New concrete tee pads improve the play substantially! A few new benches add to the enjoyment! I named it "Mid-way" because the location is in between the disc golf hot spot "Asheville" & the upstate (South Carolina). This course is set in a large, busy park. There are many sports activities going on here besides disc golf. The course itself offers a good challenge in course design & elevation! The hiking up & down the hills will test your fitness. The course plays long & will take a couple hours to complete which will test your endurance. Pace yourself as most will want to play a second round. You have to 'learn' the course & basket locations, etc. so one round is never enough! The course flows well with intuitive direction & "next tee" signs. I like the mix of open & wooded holes. There is a variety of short & long, up & down, left & right-hand shots! A couple long par 4's force decisions on the drive vs. lay-up shot.

This is a fresh new course so natural (dirt) tee pads are what you get. Some have roots, holes, etc. Tee signs are temporary but are very well made! Deep rough, stumps, cut branches, sticker bushes, etc. can be expected at the edges of the fairways. The leaves have fallen & there is a full, deep carpet of them on the forest floor to swallow up a wayward throw. Trails between holes & fairways are starting to get tramped down a bit & will get better with time. Until then, keep an eye on your throws! Walkers, bird watchers, bicyclists, etc. all run in & out of the course in certain areas. They all have the right-of-way of course & are not afraid to prove it. Keep an eye out for pedestrians! No benches yet & they are needed to catch your breath after hiking around the property!

There is talk of making this a "show-case" course for the area so many amenities are planned such as multiple tee pad & pin placements, bridges & other infrastructure. I live nearby & cant wait!