Pros:
Kenwood Heritage Park is on the west side of Cadillac, MI. A road divides the park into two sections. The side on Lake Cadillac has the 9-hole Beachside course, and the other side has this 24-hole Parkside course. The course is signed as a "main" 18-hole layout, with an optional detour after hole 6 to play the "R" holes 7R-12R before hole 7.
The 24 holes here are almost all tightly wooded. There are a decent mix of fairway shapes. The distances max out at about 300', but the tight lines make up for this to an extent. Beginners and rec players will be hitting plenty of trees here, but the rough is mostly pretty forgiving so it is a decent option for those players. It's also just a pleasant walk in the woods for any non-DGers you may have in tow.
The tee pads are concrete. They are smallish, but fine. The baskets are Chainstars. They are older, but fine. Some numbers on the baskets would be a nice touch - I think some holes had them previously, but they were faded.
Cons:
The course is basically flat other than some very gentle slopes on the first few holes, and it lacks any real standout throws. The variety is a bit lacking too, with all distances basically between 200' and 300' and almost all holes tightly wooded.
All of the tees have a wood post with the top painted yellow and a black hole number painted on. The tee signs, when present, are just wooden boards nailed to the posts with a distance and par routered in. The board portion was missing for all of the "R" holes and several other holes on the main 18.
Speaking of those "R" holes, they basically just play along a walking path in the woods. These six extra holes are arguably too tight, and don't add much to the course. #11R in particular has a line that I would call very tough for a disc to follow. I would guess that most locals skip all six of these holes. Someone wrote "7R-12R made me frown" on one of the tee posts and I have to agree! Even in the main 18, a couple of holes seemed borderline too tight.
There aren't any navigational aids. The course mostly flows pretty well and it is easy to play or skip the "R" holes, but I walked the wrong way on a couple of occasions. Some tape in basket rungs would be a good start.
This course is much safer than the Beachside course across the street, but I still didn't like how close a couple tee pads are to the previous basket. 1-2 and 17-18 stood out as examples of this.
No real kiosk, practice basket, or porta potty (although you could walk across the street to use the restroom on the beach side). There were a couple of trash cans and benches, but overall a bit light for a park course like this.
Other Thoughts:
This course is pretty bland. The main 18 is decent, but the lack of polish combined with the lack of anything memorable leaves me with an overall "meh" feeling. For baggers, this one and Beachside are at least an opportunity to cross off two courses/33 holes relatively quickly - and without moving your vehicle. For me, even though I travel through the Cadillac area several times a year I don't see myself stopping here again.