Pros:
This is the only course on the stretch of I-20 between Jackson and Meridian, but its a quick jaunt off the highway and a real technical treat.
Encompassing the drainage arm of the lake, the dam face, and the creekbottom below it, there's lovely ravines and hills covered in mature hardwoods with little undergrowth, with only the holes nearest the dam having completely open drives.
The lake and creek provide penalty opportunities on 8 holes, though the water is fairly clean and clear in both, and discs are easily recoverable unless the creek's up or rain has made the lake silty.
With only 3 holes longer than 300' [shorts] its okay for noodle-arms and intermediates, though the leaf cover in fall requires you to keep a close eye on your drives.
Tees were cement, although a few were either natural or buried under dirt from recent rains or leafdrift. If its not fall, the path from basket to the next tee is beat down enough to provide some help in route-finding.
Hole #s 1-2 drop towards the lake with 2's basket being 10' from the shoreline. #3 has the lake close along the right side.
#4 is a beautiful hole, throwing over the arm of the lake for 150' to a pin just left of the draining creek, with gorgeous overhanging branches above the water.
#s 5-6 have the outflow creek and the road to the right, providing righties with a hyzer opportunity.
#s 7-9 have little elevation change, but are openly wooded and have a shallow creek that sits in a 4'-6' deep and wide ravine. On tricky #8 this creek surrounds most of the basket at a distance of about 12 feet.
#s 10-13 are at the bottom or on the face of the dam, providing the only truly open holes of the course, with #12 descending from the top of the dam down its face.
#s 14-18 are back in the woods and hills next to the lake, with 15 and 18 throwing along the powerline cut and #16 having the lake along the left side of the fairway.
I was the only one on the course on a weekday, and the leaf-covered tees didn't look like they'd been thrown from in weeks. Despite some navigation, sign and tee issues it was a wonderful toss.
Cons:
Navigation-you really need the map or a local, as the baskets are gray and undiscernable among the trees, the tee signs are short and unnoticable, and the lack of use doesn't provide enough wear clues.
If you're here between late April and early Sept. you may find out why its called Moccasin Bend.
No trashcans, and one bench at #13.
Fall leaf cover can hide a disc right in front of you, so for that time of the year a spotter is really handy.
Other Thoughts:
Quickie mart just off the interstate, and the massive park has boating, swimming, playground, hiking, camping, and a learning/historic center.