-Baskets good
-Full map at each tee
-Quick play

-Natural tees (a couple of wood toe kicks remain)
-Lots of hazards with other park activities
-Minimal elevation
-#6/#7 fairways cross
-Strange transitions

Oakwood Park hosts a reasonable DGC in the southern part of Lake Mills, IA. A busy park that is located just south of the local school. There is a pool, playground, sand volleyball, basketball courts, skate park, baseball field, and even a small concrete stage all in the city park. #3 has the playground in the middle. #4 has the sand volleyball court in its path. #5, #6 and #7 play in an open field, but anything going on at the stage would fill that up. #8 tees just behind the fence for home plate on the baseball field with the basket being out in dead center. Either a layup around the fence or a good up and over is required here (I went up and over) #9 shoots along the back of the baseball diamond, although no obstacles are in play. #8 and #9 are unavailable during games. I was lucky to have only the playground in use on my round, but I imagine on a busy weekend, play could be iffy. I still enjoyed my round here, but it's not a destination. I'm not sure what could be changed to address the hazards, just watch out for other activities. A course to get some play on if you lived in the area, but I probably won't play here again.

Good maps at the holes that also tell distance and where the next hole is.
Holes were in good shape.
Easy to follow.

Grass tees
Very short course (hole 1 is considered a par 2)
It wasnt a problem because I went early enough in the morning, but I think some holes would be unplayable if the park was busy.
Not a fan of hole 8 which requires you to throw over a 10 foot fence that is about 10 yards from the tee.
8 had a unreadible damaged sign and 9's map was missing

This would be a great course for a beginner who hasnt developed distance yet.
It would also be good for an advanced player who wanted to work on their midrange.
I think they made the best out of this small park.

Variety. For a pitch and putt course, there was a reasonable amount of trees and other objects (like a water tower or a fence) strategically placed throughout the course to provide an adequate challenge, the most interesting of which was a 10 foot fence immediately in front of 8 tee.

Signage. A map of the entire course and of the particular hole is provided at the start of each hole making navigation relatively straightforward. It took me a few moments to find hole 3 basket (just to the left of the water park entrance) and hole 4 tee (across the parking lot from the water park) and hole 8 tee (back across the entrance road for the water park).

Well maintained. Very clean park, well mowed and well kept, makes it impossible to lose a disc and is a relatively nice looking park.

Ace Runs. Nearly every hole has an ace opportunity and at least a chance to birdie.

Nice Baskets and level tee areas.

Amenities. Bathrooms and a large parking area at the beginning, with plenty of shade to park in. A water park is available for a quick swim after you work up a sweat through the round.

Not crowded. I had the entire course to myself, and don't foresee this course gathering huge crowds.

Short. Hole 8 provided the only length to the course at ~350', every other hole was quite short.

Though the course had a decent variety in shots, the majority of the holes were open (4-7 and 9).

Hole 3. I skipped this hole because it plays directly through the entrance area for the water park, there was people going in and out constantly, along with a pile of bicycles, I wasn't about to hit a kid, this is a ridiculous layout for this hole when the water park is open.

Hole 8, I rather enjoyed the challenge but could be considered gimmicky with a 10 foot fence immediately in front of the tee box (this fences off the ball park, if anybody was playing ball there, holes 8 and 9 would have to be skipped).

Holes 4-7 are criss crossed through a wide open field providing minimal variety, and a close quarters number of holes, if there were many others playing it could get dangerous.

A decent pitch and putt course, worth the stop if you're in the area, I wouldn't go out of the way for this course.