My thoughts when I first played this course as an ultra beginner: Wonderful mix of holes, space is used well. Scenery is great. Very fun to play in any conditions. My favorite is hole 7 which goes right next to a creek. Very challenging course over all, but that's what makes it fun. This is not particularly beginner friendly, but that could be a good thing if you prefer more private courses (which I do). This course is a solid 4 star, no more no less, if I had to pick a course to represent each level, this would be 4 stars.

My thoughts now, 2019 (likely more applicable):
-Excellent tee pads and signs makes holes easy to find and tee off from
-Baskets are in decent condition, older innova baskets, they catch pretty well somewhat surprisingly
-Hole design keeps medium distances with technical execution, making this course a sweet medium between a beginner and more advanced skill level. Note: there are some longer holes too
-Fairways are well maintained, from what I understand, this course has been in the ground for a while, so the broken in paths are unsurprisingly very nice.
-Rough gets rough, typical of a PNW course, if you get into the rough, it's going to be tough to get out.
-This is a wooded course for the most part, yes the last 5 holes are wide open, but what defines this course is the woods. Each wooded hole is unique, requires a different shot, and tons of touch.
-For the relatively flat course this is, Elevation is used very well, there are slight hills that you play down, mounds the basket is on top of. The open holes by soccer fields are on the slope that goes down from the field to the fence.

My thoughts as a beginner, circa late 2017: Very easy to lose a disc. Most tees are not maintained, and there is the occasional mom and her 2 year olds going for a walk through the course. After hole 13, the course deteriorates and becomes flat and straight along soccer fields. The trees in the middle part of the course prohibit creativity to a certain extent. The last holes are disappointing, just straight along a fence to get to 18.

My thoughts as a better player circa 2019:
-This course brings in a lot of non-disc golfer hazards, many holes play next to or over a walking path, and probably the last 5 holes are all along the backside of soccer fields, which get super crowded with soccer games
-A couple holes have tee pads that are placed weird, they are sort of pointed into the woods, and so you have to come at the hole from an angle
-Between some holes, there are some awkward transistions/long walks, eg 17-18, 18-parking lot, etc.
-This course gets pretty tight, it isn't the most crammed course I've ever played, but it could get super crowded on busy days

This is a fun course. The only one on whidbey island, which is rather unfortunate. If you are really desperate for some disc golf and you're on south whidbey, make the drive, it's not that bad, but it is a bit out there if you don't live in or near oak harbor.

Good course. All par 3. Short but technical shots trees little water hazard swamp on 4 or 5 . Good mix of wide open shots too. Course has some dog legs right and left. So it can allow players to try different throwing styles. I plan on playing it every time I can when im here.

The undergrowth on hole 2 and some of the others can swallow your disc and you'll never find them. So use a spotter to help see when one goes in the rough. Hole 2,4,5 use spotter .
Also the mosquitos come out like crazy in the evening. If you want really long shots this is not that course.

Fun time will play it again.

This course is located in a very sports-centered park in Oak Harbor. The park seems very well established and busy with people there for activities besides disc golf. Disc golf is also quite established and seems to be a well-received addition to the park. There are signs around some of the busier parts of the course warning about flying discs which is nice to see. Tee signs are pretty nice. They show a map of the course and the distance of the hole. I will say that sometimes the scale of the map seems hard to follow on some of the very short holes; it's hard to describe. Concrete tee pads are great and all angled in the right direction. Baskets are DISCatchers and seem to be in great condition. The practice basket has a circle of logs around it (although I'm not sure what the circle is for. It's definitely not the 10 meter circle). Most of the holes are short and wooded and are a good introduction to wooded holes. Even though you are playing in pretty thick woods, the fairways are actually pretty wide compared to other wooded courses I've played. Almost all of the wooded holes can be reached with a putter or mid range at the most which is another good intro to wooded courses.

The flow of the course is weird. There are quite a few holes that make you throw really close to the next tee pad. Some backtracking in places. The course smacks you with ALL of the wooded holes at once and then gives you the open holes. After hole 12 the course gets very boring. It's all just about 300 foot open shots to the basket. I will give them credit for utilizing the hills near the soccer field, but that's still not enough to save this boring trek back to the parking lot. The walk from 17 to 18 is pretty lengthy and it really just seems like they're trying to get you back to where you started. I felt like there was no variety in the holes. It's either a typical wooded turnover shot or a wide open hyzer shot. I just felt like the design wasn't very creative in this course. I felt like they were just trying to shove a course in here, and they did an okay job, but I think it could have been done much better.

I was very conflicted with the rating of this course because I really didn't like the design much at all. I felt like they could have made a challenging wooded 9 holes, but instead they shortened all the holes and shoved 18 in. With that being said, all the amenities are what made this course enjoyable. Who doesn't like bright tee signs and excellent baskets? Overall, I really did have fun here and I would definitely make a trip back if I was in the area again.

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Great signage.
Easy navigation.
Front half is mostly wooded which adds to the challenge - I really liked it.
Baskets were all in great shape.
Concrete tee pads
Bag hooks on most signs
Plenty of trash cans

Back nine runs along a fence on the left, which makes it harder for left hand players.

The front half really challenges you to make tight shots, and stay in control at all times. Lose focus and your digging through the underbrush for your disc.
Lots of activity, great to see folks playing!

Good signs, cement tee pads, nice baskets and good practice basket. Not hard to navigate. Good for all skill levels. Nice clean park with other decent ammenities.

Some holes are so short they seem like nothing more than challenging putts. Last few holes are squeezed in along the property line along soccer fields. Would like to see more trash cans and benches.

I really enjoy this cousre.

Even though a good number of holes are less than 200' you still need to be accurate to avoid getting into trouble.

When football practice is going on holes 2 and 6 may have to be skipped.

Also watch out when teeing of on hole 3, there is a blind path leading from the housing area to the park about 10' in front of the pad that people will take, I almost let a drive rip into someones grandpas head.

No really elvation changes but that doesn't bother me since the course has a good number of holes in the woods forcing you really on accuracy.

Finally I've played this course on a regular basis since it's opened, it has come a long way and in a completely postive manner. I can't wait to see how much more this course will improve.