This one plays through beautiful mature coastal Forest with something cool to look @ on almost every hole. Despite the difficulty this course really made an impression on me, mostly good. Because it is inland and heavily forested there are only a few holes where wind has much of an effect, a pleasant surprise on the coast. There is a wide variety of elevation and a decent variety of terrain that is pretty well used. Other reviews have detailed this well so I will only add that I never felt there was duplicate holes and even the shorter holes force you to make good shots.
Pads are well made and good size, pins are well marked and altho there are many where they are hidden somehow, they have hi vis poles to help find them.
Signs and markers for next hole are one area where this course shines, kudos for whoever came up with and maintains there. Despite occasional multiple paths we were able to follow course easily. We only missed one walkout(between 6 and 7) but that was on us. Other than that flowed well. Had to look a bit to spot a couple pins but signs always pointed us in right direction.

Not alot of Cons on this course. Other reviews mentioned very bad underbrush and while there was definitely plenty if you ended up in the rough it seems that the course has been cleared out pretty good, not many sticker bushes left. Go off the fairway and it can get tough but we only had to look for a disc once and found it after a bit. Wandered through alot of brush but it was all pretty friendly. I had my wife along as a spotter which made it easier, there are a fair number of blind shots, but I think I would have been ok by myself. Bright discs are a definite plus.
My biggest complaint is that there are quite a few holes where there isn't much of a clear shot to the pin, not any obvious ones anyway. Seemed there were quite a few shots that you were praying to thread the trees. I don't mind a tunnel shot, but would like a tunnel. I have seen worse but it was tough.
Only other one is that Tee for 13 is right next to fairway of 12 and in danger if 12 is in long position. Open enough to see if anyone is there but I really hate holes that even come close to crossing.

This really is a beautiful, interesting, and fun(ish) course. Either the difficulty is front loaded or I got my head right by back 9. I was 10 over after 9 but ended up only +12 after 19. I dug it overall and want to play it again in the future. Signs and navigation are worth mentioning again, really the best I have ever seen. This course could be pretty unpleasant with out the attention do detail on them. Bring your A game, bright discs, and maybe a spotter and see what a forested course can be.
As an added bonus, there is a brewery and grill right by the beginning.

The new wilder starts right next to the old one
The navigation here might be the best I've ever played. There's signs on every basket pointing you to the next one. As well as stakes in the ground with an orange Bigfoot on them guiding you through the entire course. Almost impossible to get lost they did a phenomenal job with the navigation. Tee signs our great and baskets our in good condition. They have A and B pins that are well marked out with a bolt showing what pin they're in. Good mix of distances and holes to let some drives go as well as technical lines. 19 holes that wrap you back to parking lot well. There's some really fun and good holes here and overtime could become a top level course. Great potential

The potential here is wonderful but how the course currently sits is pretty rough. You'll be looking for discs on majority of holes maybe everyhole. I would never play this course by myself it would take all day or be an expensive round of losing plastic. It's thick underbrush ferns and stuff everywhere.
Some holes our really bad I feel like hole 8/10/19 make this course worse. They're truly not good holes and need to be changed or redisgned. There's a couple throw and hope type feeling shots

This course has chance to be good overtime as it gets beat in. I'll be honest though it's good but not what the old wilder was :/

Not being a local, I would be curious as to what transpired with the original Wilder. I know i'm not supposed to bring up other courses in my review but I believe the similarities and difference between the two are relevant to this review.

As I drove up the street, I realized that I had played this course before. Upon parking and walking up to the kiosk, I think it hit me that this is a totally different course than the Wilder that I played a few years ago. This course has the same nice kiosk complete with map and lots of other disc golf information. There is a practice basket near. It has great concrete tee pads, wonderful informative signs, Discatchers with the yellow band and small numbers and a nice system for finding your way from hole to hole. This is a series of small sticks along the way with an orange Sasquatch on them. Without these Sasquatch signs, this course would have been a bear to navigate. Another very helpful amenity here is the bolt system on the tee sign pole showing you which position, A or B, the basket is set in.

Two similarities between Wilder the original and New Wilder are: A lovely Oregon old growth forest and my personal favorite, the softest, most cushiony forest floor I've walked on. It's like walking on foam rubber!

Hole # 1 is nothing less then intimidating and that's before you actually try to negotiate the path leading to the basket. # 1 is 410' across sick, scary looking gully. This has to be disc graveyard. The path is Sherpa approved.

The underbrush is a combination of sword ferns, salal and stickers bushes. They all want to swallow your disc never to be seen again. Definitely, not a course to play solo. # 3 is 630' down a power line. Near the # 4 tee pad is the biggest protective screen I've ever seen. I felt relatively safe seated behind it. # 4 plays 335' up a fairly steep hill. The elevated basket makes it more easily spotted from the pad. I don't quite figure # 8 out. The basket in the long position sits down in this small depression with a net behind it to prevent rollaways. But there is a tee sign here on this little fence that reads # 11 ?

I loved the bench cut out of the large Fir log at # 10. I loved # 16 where you have to thread the needle between two trees that have grown out of one. It's unique as well as a challenging throw.

Cons? The fact that you will spend so much of your time searching in the sword ferns, salal and various stickers for your discs.

Physical workout needed just to navigate this course will be a deterrent for some players.

No epic or memorable holes. The original Wilder had at least three ultra cool holes throwing over steep gorges. This terrain is pretty tame in comparison.

Very small con but the # 16 tee sign is missing the bolt which shows which position the basket is in.

The # 8 basket was set down in a small gully but a tee sign here says # 11. Confusing?

Having to get a permit will probably eliminate some players or else they will just play the course anyway or possibly might not know that a permit is needed. I was ready to show my passport and my Russian Visa but no-one asked. I was kinda disappointed. I really wanted the Wilder stamp in my passport.

As I was playing this course, I was thinking about how some players (certainly not me) might remember this course in nursery rhyme.

1-2 skip a few.
3-4 lost one more
5-6 tripped on a stick
7-8 late for a date
9-10 never again

This course will have this effect on a certain percentage of players. Hardy players looking for a challenge will embrace New Wilder. Myself, I mostly miss the old course. Those throws over the gorge were special. I won't forget them. I think the memory I will most remember about New Wilder is Hole # 1 and what kind of a man it takes to fire your disc off into that abyss.

Gorgeous scenery
Good concrete tee pads
Most tee pads have a bench and all have signage

Starting on hole one, make sure you keep your eyes on your disc! It's really easy to lose a disc out here.
Can be difficult to find the next tee pad, but they've done their best to mark the path.

Once this course has seen a few thousand rounds more of traffic, I think it'll be a lot nicer. The area is just so lush and untouched!

-Tee signage reads well and layouts shown. Nice touch with pyramid caps on sign post. Reflective grade signs, easy to spot.
-Good left to right lines, vertically challenging. Nice mix of Fir, Spruce and Hemlock guard tight lines.
-Markers for next hole as well trail stakes
-Tee boxes have protective walls and netting to guard players from other fairways
-Nice mix of short and long holes
-Fort Wilder hole is interesting frontier
-#14 is breathtaking run over a emerald green ravine.
-A, B, and C pins offer unique dynamics from tee
-Large, well brushed concrete pads that are whole and uniform, level.
-Trails straight out of a wilderness area style
-Kiosk updated and course map present.

-New course is still establishing itself, needs beaten in but the work done on this course and massive size of it will take time.

Course begins and ends towards parking. There are courses that just rise above the masses, this one was built by guys who love nature and know disc golf. Rare gem!

Pure Coastal forest magic with some wide open shots to boot. Good variety of shots with great course flow.

Lots of trees to string through, but that's all part of the experience. Definitely a long walk.

Permits are required. Check before you play.