Pros:
• Easy to find and navigate with a map or the tee signs
• Great tee signage
• Nice little park (basketball, walking/biking trails, jungle gym) with restrooms and water
• Par is very attainable
• Tees are decent
• Brand new Mach 5 baskets in the lovely orange color
Cons:
• Parking lot is a bit small but there is street parking (not a big deal)
• Course is very tight with people and structures in play
• Holes are a bit criss-crossy in spots
Other Thoughts:
Tips:
• Bring a map
• Go as early as possible to avoid people traffic
Random Thoughts:
I'm quite thrilled to have another course in the East Bay and it is nice to see a course in a clean area of a park versus the backwoods. I can also see that a lot of love went into the construction of this course. The baskets and tee signs are fantastic. The tees, I'm going to say, are just ok. They are built using some kind of formed blocks, with rock fill to even them out, which is fine, except the fill is missing in some small spots making you think a bit about your steps. I imagine with everything filled in, this is a non-issue, so this is probably a problem that will go away. As for the course, it's a fairly small course with a decent variety of throws and good use of the trees as obstacles. As the distances tend to hover in the ~250' range, there are birdies and aces out there to be had, so I find the scoring to be extremely fair. I also notice that most of the holes have alternate basket placements to keep things interesting on repeat visits. I think you'll also be tempted to call this a good beginner course, but I'd take some caution with that assessment. The surrounding neighborhood butts right up against the park so you can quite easily sail your disk over a fence into a private area. More importantly, the non-disc park attendees are definitely in play. If you're not careful, you can hit someone quite easily. It's also quite easy to hit your fellow discers due to the tightness of the layout. So if you're going to bring a beginner out, I'd suggest targeting an early morning weekday. I would actually suggest that anyway as I'm sure you'll enjoy the round more with fewer distractions.
Bottom Line:
This is a good short/technical course that makes good use of an unused space in a nice park located in a nice area. It is also a welcome addition to the East Bay arsenal. I'm looking forward to playing it again.
Update 06/2016:
I'm happy to report that the tees on this course have all been replaced with nice concrete pads. This makes the course FAR more enjoyable. Bravo and thanks to the course crew!