It's an easily accessible course, in a mixed-use park. There's a large course map by the parking lot, all holes have their own tee signs, and all tees are easy to find.

Most holes are safe throws, when thrown properly, and difficult to lose a disc on.

The City of Brookings has entered into a MAJOR tree and undergrowth clearing program because it is Azalea Park, not Douglas Fir Park. However, this necessary clearing was done without consulting the disc golfers who use this course and, with the best of intentions, the City has decreased the difficulty of the course drastically.

This park was a mixture of beginning-level and seriously intermediate level holes. Because of the decrease in difficulty, there are only beginning and easy intermediate holes. Yes, a badly thrown disc can get lost on #6 and #7 but both baskets have been completely opened up so there is no challenge to an upshot if you need it.
I thought a 3.0 rating was appropriate until last Fall, now I think 2.0 is better.

Azalea State Park is a large, sprawling park with a multitude of activities going on at anytime. The disc golf course starts in the middle of the park and seems to play everywhere. The course has a nice new kiosk with a colored course map. At hole # 1 there is a garbage can and two heavy duty concrete benches. The tee signs are large and well constructed with heavy grade materials. They also show the elevation plus/minus and the next tee. These will be difficult for the vandals to destroy, they'll probably just spray paint them. The course has nice concrete pads and DGA baskets Mach V baskets, I think.

The course starts starts off rather serenely with five more or less average park type holes until you reach # 6 and then BLAM! You get slapped in the face by Mike Tyson. # 6 plays 271' over a very, very deep and nasty gorge. The basket is visible over there surrounded by trees, brush and Mike's entourage. The day I played the wind was blowing hard and I wouldn't attempt that hole with your disc. It would be fun to watch better players play this hole. It would probably be more entertaining to watch idiots who have no clue step up and accept the challenge. This is followed by another ultra challenging hole. # 7 is only 232' but the basket sits at the left field corner of the ball field. On the right just 10' away is the ball field's fence and on the left is deep gully.

Just a couple of holes later you come to # 9. It's very steep, 38' down needing an anhyser throw. Then # 11 is another very interesting little downhill throw. It drops 32' to a blind basket. Spotter recommended on both of these holes. I also really liked # 14 by the gazebo. It's a cool 280' hole with a 20' drop.

I'm not sure who the target audience is here. Many holes play at a recreational level but then you find yourself staring at the gorge at # 6 that appears, at first glance, to never end. With the risk/reward, it's an intermediate and above hole on a calm day. On a windy day, advanced or professional or a fool.

I wasn't a fan of # 16. It's fairly long at 315' with a hidden basket. Even with these awesome signs, I couldn't determine where the basket was. I actually spent quite a bit of time wandering around looking for this basket.

# 5 is a problem if there is ever anyone sitting those bleachers.

Windy.

# 18 could easily be an issue when there are ball games in progress.

This is kind of a schizophrenic course. Much if it plays at a nice, comfortable recreational level but then 6 & 7 are much more difficult. Most of it seems very well designed but then I question holes 5, 6 & 18. Then it has those two wonderful short downhills. It's the type of course that when you play it, the anticipation awaits you as you get close to that favorite hole. Here, a bevy of delicious, unique challenging holes calls out to you even though you might decide to play it smart and skip # 6. Occasionally your cowardice is rewarded.

Azalea DGC is in a pretty but small city park so close to Hwy 101 that if the woods weren't there, many of us could throw a drive that far. It is part of a trio of new courses in Brookings that suddenly makes the town a top coast destination for DG.
The park has a very sculpted, botanical look, almost to the point of seeming bonsai-ed. #s 1-4 and 7-9 all have some woods, trees or shrubbery as technical challenges creating specific arcs of approach. Only 5 and 6 are in the open, though both have their own test of throwing skills. I believe one hole is near 300', and the rest are much more a P&P.
New tees are cement and more than adequate for hole length, and the excellent signs even have elevation change listed, a feature not so critical on these short holes but which many hilly 18ers in OR could use.
Its a cute, quick play, which makes for a good break from the car if passing through, as well as being reasonable for beginners---except for hole #6.
It's not long--227', though it does drop 16' to make the basket imminently reachable. But the basket sits on a 40' wide pedestal of land perched on a steep slope across a 100' deep ravine between you and the pin. Noobs/beginners can stay to the right on the plateau, but the rest of us will relish the dichotomy of a real challenge paired with a tough consequence. Within 30' of the pin is good in any direction, but I'm not sure you could even find a disc in the dense vegetation in the ravine---or if you can even beat a path into it.

Unfortunately, lots of cons, mostly having to do with other activities. The first several holes throw over sidewalks, and vegetation can hide approaching walkers. #5 throws directly behind cars parked on the north side of the ballfield. #s7 and 8 play behind the outfield fence. #9 throws across a parking lot and road.
I was there on a rainy weekday, and the jr. and high school cross-country team were training in the park, as well as some local dog walkers cruising the grounds.
Not having an ocean view, the park seems best to play early morn or late afternoon when the tourist are out on the Pacific shoreline, but weekends might be impossible if the ballfields are in use.

Its literally 100 yards off Hwy 101---the only course closer is Winsor in North Bend. Plenty of amenities nearby in town, as well as two other very good dgcs nearby.
Its worth the stop to play #6 if for no other reason, and that is one hole that can be played no matter the other ongoing activities in the park.