- good baskets (Discatchers), adequate concrete tees
- well maintained facility and overall good interaction between course and buildings/paths
- golf is simple but almost every hole provides a unique challenge and should be enjoyable even to advanced players

- 5's fairway now obstructed
- 7's tee is slightly misaligned relative to the basket, making footing awkward

This course is 5-10 minutes from I-79 in Weston, WV. It plays through Jackson's Mill, a "special-mission campus of West Virginia University" and "site of the first statewide 4-H camp in the nation." This property is owned and operated by the WVU Extension Service, which has a mission to positively impact youth and communities statewide. It is located around the childhood home of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and has multiple event facilities and lodging available.

The course starts (holes 1-7) at one end of the camp, near the main entrance, through the southeast end of the camp. It then dives into woods for holes 8-14. Holes 15-18 play through the other end of camp before a long finishing hole closes the loop near the main parking area.

Though the course clearly caters to younger and less experienced players, the golf itself is very fun from beginning to end. Only holes 17 and 18 are true distance shots, but holes are not overly short in general. There are six holes in that 280' to 320' range that required me to power up a midrange or throw a decent shot with a fairway driver. Holes 2 through 4 are good examples, with 2 being a cool line into a basket placed on an open green sloping down from left to right. A large tree obstructs the RHBH hyzer line, so the perfect shot here is a gentle, 300' RHBH turnover. It's a simple shot, but I liked the design (and failed to hit the shot). Hole 3 is another very simple but enjoyable ~300' shot, an elevated tee with trees favoring a simple straight/hyzer line. I threw a bunch of discs and will do the same next time I'm here. 4 is also a fun one with a late but wide gap into a green surrounded by marsh. I think these three holes give a good idea of what the course is about: nothing too complicated or challenging, but simple shots that consistently require even skilled players to pick and hit a line. Some of the wooded shots are particularly fun (esp 12-13), one is laughably short (10), and some are a little bit of both (9, 14). Hole 15 is a straight 300 footer into a simple left side green. An OB parking lot punishes you if your RHBH straight-to-hyzer has too much straight.

Holes 17 and 18 are wide open and on the longer side, 17 being a little over 400' and 18 being a little over 500'. These are a good way to end the round, with some opportunities to dust off all those neglected drivers.

Access: It's not far from I-79. The property is quite large, but the location for the course is easy to find. I followed Google Maps to Jackson's Mill and parked close to 18's basket, visible on pulling into the main entrance. I parked here and started at hole 1, behind Lewis Cottage. This is close to the Visitor's Center, and I'm sure someone there could point you in the right direction if lost.

I work in healthcare, and I found it interesting that Novo Nordisk has clearly financed some of the course. Every hole had a decent tee sign with hole layout, and also had a separate plaque with information on diabetes and obesity. These provided good information and are clearly aiming to inform West Virginians about diabetes while getting them outdoors to play some disc golf.

A word about the subpar par scheme: I shot a 17-down round and felt like I played poorly. I've played many courses with similar pars, and I don't count it against the course whe. The real surprise to me was that DGCR rated my round at 949. This is probably just an indicator that there haven't been many recorded rounds here. It seems like any hole longer than 300' was assigned a par of 4, with the only 500' hole called a par 5.

There were a couple negative quirks about the course. The biggest thing is that there's a very large permanent structure (multiple residential yurts, bathrooms, and a land-bridge with other walkways - perhaps it's new?) smack dab in the middle of 5's fairway. The hole is sub 250', and this structure blocks 100% of the fairway width as well as over 50% of its length. I threw 2 shots, a RHFH that hit a roof and still ended up in circle 1, and a RHBH hyzer that cleared all obstacles and also reached circle 1. This needs to be addressed. Another thing I found funny was 7's tee pad. Whoever poured the concrete aimed this pad directly at a 2' wide tree, despite there being a direct line to the basket. This was clearly a mistake, and it does make the tee shot footing awkward. The only other issue with the course was 14's basket, which was substantially tilted after being hit by a vehicle or mower.

Rating: I agree with a 2015 review. It's a 3.0 "good" for me. The course is simple, but it has a good fun factor, is well-maintained, and has an appropriate level of challenge. I'd be happy to have a course like this close to home.

Everything about the course and design matches the mission of the event center. Job well done, and thank you WVU Extension Service!

I actually like this little course here in WV it's has some nice holes and some variety in them. Good use of the grounds and just working with what they had. It's a very beginner friendly course. The tee signs are big and easy to see as well as informative.

Because of the fact it's for kids it has some holes that are super short. And if you are good at this sport you should be getting a birdie on ever hole. The tee pads are a bit small, and the path between holes can be quite long and confusing. Hole 18 is to close to the road especially for kids

So the course was built for kids that's why the pars are so high so you can't fault them for that

Wooded for the middle half of the course, so nice for summer days since it's cooler.

Nice variety of wooded and open holes.

Jackson's Mill is a nice setting for the course, with historic buildings and structures throughout.

When they have youth conferences, they close the course, so you need to call ahead. It can be closed quite often especially in the summers.

Holes 4 and 12 are awful: Hole 4 is never mowed and is swampy even if it hasn't rained in a few days. Hole 12 has a huge ravine right in the middle of the hole that is filled with mosquitoes and stagnant water.

Some of the pars on the holes don't make sense.

The course setting has a ton of history and an enjoyable view. There are a number of different types of shots throughout the course, short, long, uphill, downhill. Overall a fun practice course for a 900 rated player.

Almost all of the posted pars on the tee signs are wrong. I am a 900 rated player and shot a 45 the first time through. Makes it hard to drive the 2 hours to come back.

I really enjoyed my round at this park. The staff was super friendly, the course was very clean, and the scenery is very peaceful and relaxing.

Jackson's Mill is a well-cared for and new course that looks to be in some way sponsored by WVU. It provides a very unique setting in that it begins and ends around old colonial-type buildings (apparently, Stonewall Jackson had a mill here). The setting caught me a little off guard at first and I wasn't so sure how the course was going to be when I pulled in. It surpassed my expectations though and from the looks of it, it seems to be a welcomed addition to the, um, settlement?

I was pleasantly surprised to find as well of a maintained and balanced course as this was. Because of the type of setting this is in, I'd imagine that it is always going to be in good shape. Even being a new course, trails were cleared in the woods to easily direct you to the next tee. There's an even mix of open and wooded holes which allows for a good shot variety.

Elevation is used when present - 2 is a downhill shot, 12 incorporates a scary ravine, and 6's basket stands on a steep slope. The use of mandos and O.B. adds some challenge to the round as well. Water is incorporated in the form of little streams on a few holes. Nothing too scary, but enough to make you think a little extra before you throw. 4 had the best use of water, a creek shot that you can't see from the tee. The basket sits on a little cove so your landing is crucial here.

The tee signs are helpful and show you the direction of the next hole. There is a detailed course map on the side of the building next to where you park, I think it was some kind of souvenir store. The concrete tees and baskets were in great shape.

I had a brown lab walk with me for the entire round, not in an annoying kind of way. What is pretty nuts is that it would often lead me to the next hole like it new where it was going. A few times it got out of sight but then it would be waiting for me near the next tee. I highly doubt they trained it to be a navigational dog, but it sure seemed like it.

Not a whole lot of major cons. The main thing is probably just that it isn't a championship-level course or offer any real memorable holes. The course is short and flat for the most part, only three holes are greater than 300'. The wooded holes were especially short and it would've been nice to be able to throw longer lines in the woods. Most drives in the woods felt like midrange approaches.

It gets a little rugged in the woods. It's not filled with disc-swallowing rough, but a constant presence of weeds, leaves, and other debris might have you searching a little bit. Still, it's in great shape for an almost brand new course. There's also a thin but very steep ravine on hole 12 that is hard to climb up from if your disc falls into it.

A bit off the beaten path. Not much at all within a few miles of the place and cell service is spotty.

Never a big deal for me, but the pars are way too inflated. Every par 4 should clearly be a 3 and the par 5 possibly a 3 as well. I'm only an 850-level player and I parked it on my second shot.

A unique setting to play in, this course exceeded my expectations. It offers a solid round that gives a nice variety of open and wooded holes. Nothing too bad, though nothing too great about the course puts it at a "good" 3.0. I think it's very cool that they agreed to put in a course at a place like this. Even though it's a bit out of the way, it's worth experiencing if you're traveling up or down I-79 in WV.