Pros:
Great desert terrain, plays up and down a levee in this watershed area.
Trees and brush provide throwing challenges, the rocks and levee provide a walking challenge.
Interesting throws with fast green challenges.
#18 is a great finishing hole.
Cons:
No tee signs or course map, most tees are only marked by rocks.
No water or facilities, just a big parking lot and DG.
Pretty tough to follow, luckily I had a couple of guides, would have been tough without them.
Other Thoughts:
Marana Rock is a real challenge, from finding each tee, to the frequent climbs up and down the levee (and a concrete spillway) to all the rocks, trees and bushes. I see from the map that this was designed as a sweeping course circling the lake/wetlands. But, I understand that those areas are overgrown and no longer used, even though the lake is a dried up, cracked anomaly.
All play is now on the "dry' course and I'm glad I had guides. There were a lot of great shots,
down off the levee,
up to a basket on top of the levee,
from the levee across the sand to a basket on top of a huge rock,
to a pin perched above a 12 foot dropoff,
and #18, 327 across the lake (now dry and cracked) to the basket on the opposite shore!
I'd love to see the locals make this one easier to navigate, that would make it a lot more fun to play. I don't think we played all 18, but I got to see most of them!
I understand they have started laying out a new course off the back 9, it would be great to see what they can do with the available land.