Pros:
Crooked River DGC is a solid course for this area. Good course for beginners and with the dual baskets, and there's enough challenge for intermediate players and up.
The baskets here are really nice. DD Veteran's on every hole. Not just one, but 2 baskets, permanently on every hole. The blue ones are the longs (or back 9). The red ones are the shorts (front 9). These baskets look fantastic and catch good enough. Love the dual basket setup, which is rare around these parts. Nicely done.
The tee pads are concrete and of ample size. One tee per hole, but with the two baskets per hole hole this works great. All pads were in great shape, level and had solid traction to them. Zero complaints from me.
The layout is pretty easy to follow. A map is definitely going to speed things along, but isn't necessary to find your way around here. The only lengthier transitions are from hole hole 2 to 3, which is fairly obvious since you're at a pinch point. Then from 3 to 4 which you have to head over to the other side of the basketball courts and tennis courts.
The course offers a decent challenge to most players. Not overly hard but it forces you to hit specific lines in spots and there's a few low ceiling shots that'll punish you if you sky your shot. The difference between the two pin placements adds to this too.
The tee signs and course map kiosk are fantastic. Bright, bold signs with a nice looking hole map showing any OB or mandos, hole #, pars and distances for the blue or red position (which are listed as it being an 18). Great signs.
The course is permanent and free to play. Likely never too busy.
Cons:
Hole 5 is a filler hole if I've ever seen one. It doesn't even aid in the flow of the course either. Rather it does the opposite. Wasn't a fan of this one.
Some of the lines are borderline unfair with the height required to actually pure the line. In ten years or so when these maples actually grow up a bit let's talk. It's essentially flare skip shots with nowhere to flare to, at putter distances. Not ideal.
Lots of pedestrian traffic issues here. Play it safe and you'll be ok. This is just the nature of the game when you play a course in a condensed space such as this.
Other Thoughts:
The idea is really solid here. The execution is about as good as you can do with the available space. I just have to rate all facets of the course and a 2 is what it is imo. Definitely one of the better nines, if not the best in the immediate area. Not a must play, but well worth your time if do find yourself in this area.