-Course is set in a really beautiful area. Several of the holes on the back nine are played through a high-canopy forest on the slope of the mountain that is just stunning. The views over the lake on 18 are some of the best in Michigan.

-Generally really good hole design. Very little poke and pray, and really diverse design that allows players to utilize a variety of shot types. That can be rare for wooded courses in Michigan.

-Very little dense undergrowth/not many places to lose discs.

-For years, some of the holes had less-than-ideal gravel teepads or no teepads but I believe all of them are either paved or carpet now.
-Usually not very crowded at all. You may not even run into any other players.

-There is one legitimately bad hole on this course. It's hole 11, and there is no real line to get to this hole. You have 3 possible options, and all 3 of them are pretty much spray-and-pray shots. This hole requires sheer luck to birdie, probably a lot of scrambling to par, and is really the only example of poor hole design on the entire course.

-You'll probably run into several walkers/bikers on the trail at some point. Multiple holes run right along the trail, which means you have to be careful.

-The final decent is not fun. There's actually not a whole lot of tough uphill hiking on the course, it's usually pretty gradual save for a few areas on the back 9. But the hike down the stairs back to the parking lot will have your knees feeling like jello at the end.

-There is a 5-10 minute walk between 15 and 16.

This is probably the second best course in Northern Michigan behind Hickory Hills. I personally think this course is severely underrated. Definitely a must-play in terms of Michigan disc golf.

This course has been improved a lot. It's much more deserving of a 4+ rating now.

You get a great workout while playing this course. The scenery is really something special. The course can be rather unforgiving, given that there are trees througout the fairways on a few holes, but mostly that just made it more challenging and competitive. The holes are marked well in about the first 2/3 of the course. Its also really easy to find this course as opposed to the Boyne Mountain course. Hole 7 was awesome and I almost aced it and if you've seen that hole then you know how lucky I almost got.

No signage for the final holes. The pads are treacherous to say the least. Long hikes between holes at times, but was worth it. If you're out of shape big time like me, this course will kick your butt. Long downward hill behind basket on hole 18 made me nervous. Also, no hole 3 so don't go looking for it. We just played hole 18 twice to make up for it though.

There are many pedestrians hiking through the woods so you should watch out for them because the trails sometimes run through the course fairways. No big deal, just a heads up. Also, no bathrooms anywhere so keep that in mind until they unlock the building in the parking lot for the summer. I will definetly go back to this course despite the 400 some stairs you have to walk down to get off the mountain. Tiring course, but you'll sleep well the night after playing

The view from hole 18 was just breath taking. This course had a little something for everyone. You have holes with short little dog legs that have ace possibilities, then there are some wide open bombs. There are holes that have you weave through tight lil fairways through the trees aswell. The signs that are there are pretty good with the hole layout, the distance, and hole #. Navigation for the most part wasn't a problem. You did have a long hike on the trail between a couple holes, don't worry you didn't miss it just keep following the trail. With the wide veriety of hole layouts, the cool hole placements, and beautiful scenery this course is a MUST PLAY!

There is no hole# 3 The signage was great for the first half of the course, but after a certain hole the rest of the signs were either stolen or vandalized. The pads were just basically a pile of gravel.

Even without hole 3 and with the missing signs, this course is still one of my favorite courses. You will be hiking up the mountain and it is a work out, but for the most part you really didn't have to navigate through anything too steep.