This course flows pretty well and there is an obvious emphasis on maximizing the available space and lines. You play through some old growth trees over manicured park lawns. You play around the Water Center, you play around the police station, you play near walking paths, and you play near some park/playground areas. The bulk of the course forces some controlled lines to avoid the OB areas that define most of the holes.

The course is geared more for accuracy than power, though the holes along the river give you a decent grip and rip opportunity for the big arms but the risk of a wet disk is still there. The front nine tend to be the shorter holes (with a few exceptions). If you're playing in hole order, save some energy for those river holes on the back nine! You'll get the chance to try out most of your arsenal with left and right turn holes. There appears to be multiple pin placements too, which is a good sign for repeat players.

The signature hole (for me) was shooting up the sandbank at 18. It was the only really noticeable elevation on the course and it was fun.

Signage was great on the long tees, non-existent on the short, but they're typically pretty close to each other that it isn't an issue if you go the short route and walk past the longer tees to see the pin placement. The online map was helpful too, but overall navigation was straightforward. A handful of benches were scattered around the course and with the exception of the river adjacent holes, most holes had some measure of shade to help on a hot day. Restrooms were open near hole 10's pin as well.

The park was well mowed when I played and despite the wind being crazy gusty, I enjoyed my round.

The OB opportunities are plentiful and of a staggering variety. You have the river, park roads, a busy street or two, the grounds of the Water Center (ponds, streams, water features), the parking lots/immediate areas around the police building, and some walking paths/playground/pavilion adjacent areas. What I'm saying is, keep an eye on your disc and think about what you're throwing so that you aren't doming a park patron, damaging property, or playing in traffic. It's not an unsafe course, but it's not NOT unsafe for some people, if you know what I mean. The 5 or 6 mandos should be a good clue of when you're playing with fire.

No real elevation challenges to the course, with the exception of 18 and some small hills in the front part of the course. The walk from 5 to 6&7 was a little counter-intuitive, but not ridiculous.

This is a nice park along the river with a fun and challenging course built through it. The OB and mando issues take a little off the score for me, but I enjoyed my round here despite the 35 MPH wind gusts.

While driving to the park, it felt like I was not in what I'd call a 'great' part of town, but the park is in great shape and the proximity to the police station eased my concerns.

Herman's Hill in Wichita is a fine representative of good disc golf in Kansas, from of the handful of courses I have played there. It has dual tees on every hole, and two basket locations for each as well. I think mostly they were in the shorter layout when I played there. There were good signs on every tee, and the baskets were fine. The park itself was very nice, with a river and other water features in play occasionally. The majority of the course is grassy, with large trees scattered throughout. There are a few holes with elevation changes that make things more fun, like 4, 5, 17, and 18. A few holes with considerable length where par 3 is no easy task, such as holes 6 and 10, each over 550' from the long tees. The water will also influence shot selection. 12 is especially tricky driving over a small creek with plenty of trees and a low ceiling. 16 crossed the same creek but much closer to the basket, making a good drive crucial. The couple of holes along the river have a little more room for error. I liked the placement of the tee boxes and pin locations, using the trees well to require different shots for each fairway. My favorite holes were 4, 5, 11, 12, and 16, but the rest were also pretty good. Overall park is very clean, grass is short, and other activities are available to for those not interested in throwing discs.

There are several holes that are near roads, sidewalks, and other potentially dangerous misfires. Number 1, 10, 12, and 16 in particular. Not super technical, may not be a strong enough challenge to the advanced player. There is the hazard of losing discs to water, but not overly dangerous if you can trust your arm to be accurate. Wind will almost always be in play on the plains, and it got me once or twice.

I liked the Herman Hill Park disc golf course. A fun round on a fantastic October afternoon. I was recovering from a bachelor party the previous night, and was only able to manage a 59 from the long tees. Still, I had my chances at some birdies despite a couple of unusually bad throws. There is a police sub-station near the parking area, promoting feelings of safety, and good behavior. Wichita is a town with plenty of fun things to do, and if you are enthusiastic about disc golf, I think you will count playing here as one of them.

Well marked and easy to follow. Multiple tees with signs and benches are nice to have. Has enough variety to keep it interesting. If you have a big arm there a some lengthy holes. The river makes some other wise plain holes more of a challenge. This is a fairly difficult course.

This is a fairly difficult course. There are stickers in some portions of the course, so be prepared to take care of them.

This has to be one of the cleanest, best maintained courses I've seen!

All concrete tee pads, plenty big and in great shape. Mach baskets in very good condition. Tee signs are really good, and the map on here is great in helping navigate the course quickly. Facilities are awesome and even a cool river history center in the middle of the course.

Very good combination of length and skill shots..

My memorable holes:
3 - Nice kind of long annie shot, playing along a busy street to help hone your concentration level.
5 - Tough mando, and try to hit the gaps through the tree trunks.
6 - Wide open, but just try and not let the Arkansas river intimidate you on the left...with a slope drifting toward it...I applaud you if that doesn't affect your shot
9 - Blind shot over a knoll, and have to stay very low to not hit low hanging branches.
10 - You might say, oh that Mando isn't too tough...then you see how far right you have to go AFTER it.
13 - Let 'er rip!! Wide open straight hole to test your arm (or lack thereof).
14 - Seeming easy (but kind of long) shot framed by trees left and the river right. Now you would think that with the river on your right you might be OK, but just make sure you throw an overstable disc with a headwind, and you won't lose a money midrange like I did in the drink.
16/17 - Not only really long holes, but very intimidating again with the river tempting you to flip and donate more plastic to it. If you take par on these you are better than me.

Sand...keeps the moisture from building up too much, more solid footing. Good considering Wichita had received an unholy amount of rain in the weeks leading up to (and DURING) my round.

Flat. Limited trees in play, making it seem simple, even though it is really not.
Sand...despite the pros of sand there are also cons. It sticks to everything. It gets in your socks and takes forever to rid yourself of. The big sand mound mid-way on 18 was the icing on the cake when my second shot landed square on top of it and I had to trudge through wet sand ankle deep to throw.

My rating of a 3.5 is based on the fact that this course just did not have much terrain or space to work with. I feel that it made good use of the available land, but there just was not enough foliage or area to create a world-class course
That being said, there is no way you should skip this course if you are in the Wichita area. It was a very fun course (even in the miserable conditions I played in) and would make an awesome stop on a DGer's trip. Overall I'm VERY glad I have added this course to my repertoire.