-Scenery
-Lots of lines for each hole. If you are looking to practice different shots then you can do so at this course fairly well.
-Pretty hard to lose a disc if you aren't throwing tragically
-Decent signage and was able to navigate course without much confusion on first play through
-Not super busy and/or feel fairly isolated even with several groups playing due to how course is setup

-Super dusty
-I could see this getting nasty with rain
-During summer you will need to bring lots of water there is no easy route to a fountain while playing
-Some holes are kind of short/too easy

Great spot to duck off to while traveling and there's a cute town surrounding it for a easy lunch/dinner before and after play

Nice short but technical course. Requires a wide range of skills to play effectively and I like that. 18 holes that work perfectly for the redesigning of my game. Good tee boxes. Good challenges. Harder for side-armers like me, but isn't that how we get better?. Compact and fun! In a short couple of months, I've been able to improve my game here and have reached a -5 for my round just last Monday. Baskets are changed often to make each hole more enjoyable and more technical.

Finding the baskets is not easy especially if you are a first-timer and alone. Thankfully, I met up with someone who assisted in the design and everything worked out. Now I can manage solo if need be. Tee Kiosks are poor and barely legible. They need to be updated. Distances seem off from what is labeled.

This course is my weekly visit and is opening new shots because of consistent pin placement changes. I am very happy with this course and how it plays. Still wish for better signage at tees. If you like varying styles of throws in your game, this course has it. Wonderful 18 holes with two great loops for 9!

Easy to find all the holes. It's pretty out there. It's harder than it looks, so the holes are pretty well designed. Conveniently located near town.

It's really dusty out there. But that's not it's fault. It should have alternative tee-pad or basket placements for additional challenges.

I really like this course... I'm always coming back and finding it challenging and fun to play. The people I've met out there are always really nice, too. Small towns are so great, really.

Really good layout and variety overall...
Lots of "scoreable" holes.
Decent shade while playing.
Quiet area...

Difficult to navigate the first couple of times.
No garbage cans on the course.
No elevation changes (next to a riverbed).
Boring final hole.

I've played here several times over the past couple of years while visiting Dead Horse Park and it is a decent layout in a small space. Nice people around and a lot of fun shots!
Play it if you are near the area!

Tee pads, signs, and signs to next tee pad on every hole. Mulch pathways through the sand/dirt help to direct to next tee pad. Well thought/laid out course. Some benches and bag hooks.

Signs are faded and hard to read where the pin positions are. (Had to re-tee on two holes because the basket could not be seen from tee pad and the signs were so faded I had to guess; guessed incorrectly, thus the re-tee.) Only some benches and bag hooks. It is extremely dry, hot, and dusty, so more benches and hooks would be beneficial. Only one (that I can remember) hole had garbage receptacle, but there may have been two.

Found some ground bees near some of the tee pads. Although they didn't come out, they could. Also, saw bunches of ant hills that may need to be addressed soon. Overall, the course was wonderful and well laid out. See the cons for why this course is not a 5/5.

Challenging terrain; most areas "friendly" to errant throws (i.e., small chance of losing your disc). Good signage to next hole. Very challenging course for a first-timer, but probably for those who know where the baskets are too.

Poor basket signage (maps unclear about pin location, position, and direction). Going by the map, my very first shot was off to the right when I should have been shooting straight ahead (it had a "mandatory" sign).

EXTREMELY poor visibility of baskets from tees (only 2 or 3 have orange flags that help you see them). This is made worse by the absence of any color on them causing them to not only blend in with the surrounding terrain. Also, makes it a "nightmare" gauging distance, either from the tee or in-between.

When the baskets are moved, a board would help (or even this website) in identifying which locations the baskets are in. Overall, an enjoyable round. Signage, good or bad, is a key factor for me in rating a course. Like a traditional golf course, the maps should be accurate and understandable. This course is mostly "shrouded."

-Huge amount of variety in scenery and
shot types from hole to hole. Some are wide open, but most are snaking through trees.
-You will need to use a variety of discs for all the different shots this challenging course can present.
-All the tee pads are now either rubber or cement.
-Multiple pin locations offer variety for the regular players
-There is a practice basket next to the parking lot before hole #1. Great way to warm up with out being in the way.
-Well kept grounds but still feels natural.
-Free parking and play

-Navigation from a couple of the holes can be a little confusing your first time here.

-A weekly league of guys ranging from pros to beginners, play here regularly and make you feel very welcome.

Good variation in hole lengths and decent hole signage. Nice baskets.
Pretty well laid out course, though there is some criss-crossing that happens which can get a little confusing.

Missing some tee pad signs and pointers to the next tee, as they are not always obvious. Also, difficult to find hole #1 if you haven't been there before (I updated the directions on the overview page).

Being from Oregon I play mostly lush, grassy courses, but this desert course was extremely fun and enjoyable to play! Bring lots of water!

The course is set in a Riparian area by the Verde River and is extremely beautiful. Walking the course is like taking a a nature walk at at a National Park.
You have 18 baksets, a significant upgrade from the 9 which used to be there.
There are many varied shots to be made. It's a very nice change from all the courses in Phoenix because you have a lot of trees to deal with and there is SHADE (wow what a concept!)
The designers did a terriffic job including this course in an existing park without intruding on any of the other areas in the park.

My first time at this course I bemoaned the tee pads. Well, I just went back yesterday and they have a mix of concrete pads (4 or 5 tees) and rubber mats. These are all such a big improvement over the old tees. I can not stress enough how much more fun this makes this course.
Now this course doesn't really have cons--maybe just a little bit of dirt--but if you can't take a little dirt--DON'T DISC!!

I thoroughly enjoyed playing this course and look forward to doing so again.
This is a course I plan on making the hour and half journey to play again. Great job on keeping up improvements Cottonwood!!
If you find yourself in the Cottonwood area do yourself a favor and play this course.

Great course, cant wait to see the full 18. Good variety. Loved hole 3, basket perfectly circled by trees yet still reachable in two.

Only 9. Lots of red ants. Im sure it can be too hot in summer months.

This looker of a course is situated among a cottonwood tree grove, bordered on one side by a sport complex, and stream on the other. The ground is often times sand, usually around the tees and pins.

Signage was great! Had photos of the hole layout marking the tees and pins, as well as the location of the next tee.

The layout provides you with the opportunity to utilize many different throws and discs. It demands great accuracy with shots from the tee through small windows. Although it's not supremely original, the variety is well above average - 7/10.

In the current layout, Holes 8, 14, & 16 are standouts!

Plenty of parking, plenty of shade, garbage receptacles, Next Tee signs, wood benches (at roughly half the tees). There's been a huge effort here over the last few months to clean up the clutter and debris that used to plague the course. It's looking great!

LOTS of red ants throughout. So be careful where you set your bag/gear/self down.

You have to be wary of pedestrian traffic here as people from the nearby athletic complex and State Park can find themselves meandering down the paths that criss-cross this course. Heads up!

Holes 9 thru 12 can get repetitive as they're similar in the shot you'll throw from the tee. Each of them between 185-210ft, and is a straight throw or one that bends slightly to the right. But in all honesty, I love an Ace Run or two!

The tee pads are weak and don't give you much confidence. Most of them are natural, while a few are concrete, and the rest rubber. The tees are easily the weakest part of this course.

The difficulty is definitely something they had in mind when completing this 18 hole course. Only a couple wide open holes, the rest of them will punish errant drives with their narrow fairways or multitude of bushes and trees to block your way to the chains.

This course is very solid with the potential to rival the best of Flagstaff. What it lacks in elevation change, makes up with clever new layout. The riparian environment is beautiful and raw. I believe this could be a destination course with a few improvements (more interesting layout, more holes, tee-pads, etc)

I love that the 89A is nearby. That road is brilliant!

New 18 hole layout. Has lots of challenging tunnels and a couple holes you can open the cannon on. Fun course, but the Arizona heat makes it a tough course to want to play in the Summer months

Was confused @ hole 17, because that was the old hole 1, only took me 10 minutes to find Teepad #1 and it actually let me get 2 practice holes in before I started my round.

LOTS OF RED ANTS!!!!! BRING LOTS OF WATER!!

it has potential to be nice course but it needs alot of work I hope monies will be available

this course is a work in progress, very rough , tee boxes are not in good condition. there are too many dead trees which hinder play.