- good baskets (Discatchers), decent course flow
- two sets of good concrete tee pads, adequate tee signs (both relatively recent improvements)
- elevation change?
- very unique golf and unique course overall

- lots of walking up, down, and along slopes
- a fair amount of thick grass is kind of annoying to walk through and surprisingly easy to lose discs
- no real top of the world shot
- no benches that I can recall

This might be one of the most unique courses out of the nearly 200 that I have played. The majority is open, playing up, along, and down the relatively steep hillside. There is absolutely no flat golf. Even holes without tee-to-basket elevation change have sloped fairways or nearby slopes that can severely punish errant throws. The slopes make you use and benefit from shots you'd rarely need on other courses, particularly some of the steep and relatively short downhills, or baskets placed on rather steep slopes. This also happens to be the only course I can think of with an uphill finish.

There are a few really excellent holes out here, though the course is undoubtedly limited by being a little too open. Hole #1 is a nice, wooded shot (long tee shoots over a swamp) into some difficult but excellent pin locations. Hole #5 is by far my favorite, the closest on the course to being a "top of the world" shot, though still a relatively gentle >400' downhill shot. Hole #8 is a short (~250') but fun right hand backhand hyzer onto a sloped green, and hole #13 is also a fun little downhill. It also has some holes that seem plain crazy, e.g. #10 and #12. Again, even these crazy holes have the benefit of being unique and challenging, particularly #12.

Running through the holes actually reminds me that this course is very fun. However, this brings me to the main downside of the course: it's exhausting without quite enough disc golf upside. I can think of several other courses where the elevation fun factor was worth the elevation exhaustion. Orange Crush (in nearby Fairmont, WV), Armco Park (Ashland, KY), Branson Trails Blue (Branson, MO), Coyote Point @ Lake Casitas (Ventura, CA), and Shark Tooth Mountain (Bakersfield, CA) spring to mind as having physically taxing up and downs but having awesome holes in which the disc golf more than compensates for any intra-round suffering and end of day fatigue. As I mentioned above, Dorsey's Knob has some good and unique golf, but nothing that quite makes up for the physical toll that it takes on the golfer. In particular, the absence of a real top of the world shot is notable. I can understand why there isn't such a shot, given the steep slope of where the course is situated, as well as some thickly wooded areas between the course's most elevated areas and flat lower areas. Designing course flow to accommodate such an epic throw would sacrifice course flow significantly, not to mention introduce significant safety concerns.

There are a couple things about playing here that can be downright annoying. Even walking the "flat" holes often involves walking on right-to-left slopes. Many of the holes have thick and tall (at least 18") grass. It's possible to lose discs in this stuff even when the course is tournament ready, so make sure to use whatever landmarks exist (bushes, the few trees, etc.) and be careful throwing multiples. Also, a couple of the slopes are treacherously steep and can be slick. The area just below the parking area is one example, but hole #12 may be the worst. It's fun, but it's one of the steepest fairways I can recall on any course. If it's muddy it requires a butt-scooch to get down safely. Speaking of mud, tread carefully on all the course's slopes when it's raining.

Out of curiosity, I just had to look up the elevation change on this course. A quick comparison between Google Maps, the course/park map, and the current USGS topographical map shows about 80'-90' elevation difference between the course's highest (practice basket and parking area) and lowest points (#14's long tee). In terms of lateral distance on Google Maps, the distance between the same two points is about 320'. That leaves a slope around 15 degrees overall, giving some idea of how steep this hillside is. On most courses, having two nine hole loops is a big plus. On this one, looking back down at the back nine can dissuade players from finishing with a second down and up. More than once, I've decided to call it a day after just the front nine. I've noticed plenty of apparent first timers out here, and I've seen at least a couple groups quit after hole #9. Being in Morgantown, this course ends up being a first disc golf experience for unknowing WVU students. One set of close friends played their first (and only) disc golf on this course with multiple catch discs on a slightly windy day. In their words, "we stopped when we lost all our frisbees."

I've played many times in all seasons. This is one course I like almost as much while playing in winter. It might be even better, because the grass annoyance is somewhat mitigated, and the course is already so open that the lack of leaves doesn't make too much difference. The elevation change provides enough challenge to have a fun round. When it's rainy, however, I avoid Dorsey's Knob. It's just too open and too slippery on the slopes.

Directions are fairly simple, and there is a park building that has a restroom (it was always open in non-COVID times, at least). It's also conveniently located near I-68 and a convenience store. The small park road leads through the sizable parking area (and past the practice basket) and makes a loop to return to the main road. In winter, the second half of the loop is often closed, so be aware that there may be two-way traffic on the narrow entrance to the course.

Also, make sure to check out Sky Rock on Dorsey's Knob (maybe the highest point in Morgantown?) for good views of Morgantown, the Monongahela River, or a beautiful sunset after your round.

Rating: 3.0 for "Good." This course is simple, relatively short and frustratingly exhausting, but it's unique enough and fun enough that I have no qualms giving this rating. It's definitely worth a play, but know what you're getting into and I'd stay away if it's raining.

- Two sets and concrete tee pads, short and long

- Innova discatchers that have short and long positions

- Very good use of all the mountain golf. Every single hole out here plays on the side of a mountain and every hole has some sort of elevation. It might be up or down hill or the whole hole might just slant left or right.

- This would be considered a more open course but the trees that are in the park are mostly utilized.

- I really enjoyed how different yet similar a lot of the holes are. Everything is on a mountain so you have to constantly be aware of angles and where the wind is coming from so even though this course is quite easy it doesnt feel as easy as it should because of it. Lots of fun to play.

- The course has 2 9 hole loops that bring you back to the parking lot. This is good and bad. Good so you can play only 9 if you want or get more supplies after 9. Bad because you have to go all the way up and down the mountain twice.

- So far from what I have seen there is only a one lane road in and out of the park and you run into people all the time. Not too much of an issue but still an issue.

- Not sure how much room for improvement there is on the course. Looks like there is a property fence that surrounds the course that would limit some holes from expanding so Im not too sure how this course could get more difficult.

- This course is on the side of a mountain and as a first timer you end up walking up and the slopes more often when you are looking for the next hole. Its pretty simple to figure out where to go next but I did have some confusion at times when looking for some of the long pads.

This is the closest course to where I will be for the next year and Im pretty happy about that. Now there are a lot better courses then this out there but I throw a lot of different shots on this course and I like that about this course. From the shorts its a fun pitch and putt that doesnt feel like a pitch and putt because of the elevation and the longs just add a bit more distance. Overall this course is going to make me a better player because of the variety.
I find myself not having too many putts that are on flat ground. I dont know if I will ever get used to mountain golf but the one thing I miss is having a putt that is on flat ground. Not really a pro or con but different.