- Easy to get to and once you enter the park disc golf is very present so its easy to find the courses

- Big overview sign of the course so you can take a picture of it and find ur way thru the course from there.

- Innova Discatchers are always a welcome site

- Carpet teepads were actually not bad. I am known for hating every course that does not have concrete teepads but these surprised me. First off they were pretty long so being tall this was awesome. I was surprised with how much grip I actually had on these. Not ur average carpet.

- Long and short tees and pins on every hole. So on the property there are 8 course which is awesome.

- The course plays in a big circle so its decently easy to figure out where to go next but not fool proof

- Trees, lots and lots of trees. Where Seth Burton was a little more open this is the opposite. Im more of a fan of woods golf so this is up my alley but there may be too many trees

- Basket placements where on point.

- Rolling hills everywhere add to the difficulty, you cant just coast thru this course, you have to constantly be aware of the angles and hills.

- A good mix of long, medium and a few short holes. No distance drivers required for short to short but definitely from the longs.

- Too many trees. Some holes are great and others are not. It seems like they might have just walked into the woods at times and just chose where to put a tee and a pin and then cleared nothing along the way. I did stand on a few tee pads and wonder what the heck I should do because there was no line. I played short to short so maybe one of the other layouts would be better but that was just alright.

- Teepads. Now for them being carpet they are pretty great. Not sure how they hold up in the rain though. My complaint with them is that they are not even. They are decently flat but I found myself finding every dip and hump in them and it got quite annoying.

- Next hole signs. Now they have quite a bit of signage telling you where the next hole is but it was still confusing as a first timer. I feel like when I go back this wont be much of an issue but it was this time. I had to pull up the map multiple times to figure out where to go.

- The walk from hole 9 to 10 is a long one. And I did feel at times where the walk from one hole to the next was a bit longer then needed.

- Now I had no problem parking but I could see there being limited space when a tournament comes around but seeing as they hold multiple tournaments there a year then it shouldn't be a problem

My review is only based on the short to short as of now. I plan on playing all the layouts but thats all I have for now. I also played this course in February so Im sure I played an easier version of the course and I can imagine that once it fills in it is even more of a beast. Being from WI I am used to woods golf and love it but this might be too woodsy and god damn, I am in amazing shape but this mountain golf kicked my butt. Granted I powered through the course in a little over an hour, but still, I died. So I gave this course a 3.5 because I see a lot of room for improvement. Cleaning up the fairways and making them more fair would be where I would spend most of my time. This course is just a little too wooded and on some holes very poke and hope. I would add concrete tees and tall flags to some of the pins. In my opinion this course is good and a lot of fun but I think in a few years it could be great.

This course challenges the most physically and mentally fit people, as it offers steep slopes both up and down, and tricky lines through the dense forest. It is quite fair however, as the park is very clean and well kept. You will find yourself on an adventure through the hills of West Virginia, and then back at the safety of your car. With two tee pads and two baskets, red and orange, this course offers a different round everytime. I played from shorts to long (orange) and found it to be quite fitting for a rec/adv player. The course challenges all the shots in your bag, with rolling hillsides and sharp turns. You really feel with nature, in fact, I saw a deer not 10 feet from my disc! The baskets are very catchy, and are well placed to add for difficult putts and risk/reward situations. Course signage was great, signs directed you towards the next tee, and the basket if it was out of sight! I'm No hole felt the exact same, and I absolutely loved it.

For one, the tee pads were not the best. The shorts were mostly either gravel or natural. I did not have any real trouble, but concrete would go a long way. Also, it does not loop right back to where you started, but with a little poking around you will find your way. The course is not for the feint of heart, so bring lots of water and snacks, so you can maybe play twice

This is an ideal course for the disc golf junkie. You will not be disappointed if you play this course in any of the 4 formats available. You can pair it with Seth Burton Memorial, and this is a top destination. Only an hour and a half outside pittsburgh, this is truly a gem.

This course makes you bring out every type of throw you have.

The layout of the holes flows pretty smoothly.

The length is manageable even for newer players.

There are several signature holes that will stand out in your mind.

The holes are well marked with orange ribbon and flags on top of the baskets.

The walk between the front 9 and back 9 is a little too far.

The hills will test your physical endurance and may cause you to mess up a few throws.

The tee pads are gravel and are not as nice as the concrete pads.

This park has a great combination of two courses: one tests your accuracy (Orange Crush) while the other tests your big arm (Seth Burton Memorial).

Remember: Eat oranges not Whoppers

When I played the course there were only 9 holes. With 18 in place now my score could easily go up.

On the same site as Seth Burton which is a totally different type of course than this one. It makes for an excellent variety on one site.

This course is tightly wooded, and quite long for this type of course. The length of the course if more indicative of more open hole courses than a wooded course of this nature.

This course will require all of your best shot-making skills. It's guaranteed that you will end up off of the fairway and in the woods. So be prepared to use all of your "trick" shots. There are uphill and downhill tee shots. There are right turning and left turning holes. There are doglegs that will require you to be able to accurately layup for your approach. And again, when you're deep in the woods, make sure you have a tomahawk, thumber, scoobie, and any other shot that you can think of ready.

I hate to list this as a con, so I'm going to list it as a pro instead. This is defnintely not a beginner friendly course. You should definitely work a lot on your basic skills before stepping foot on this course. Seth Burton, while not a beginner course by any stretch of the imagination, would be better suited for a beginner than this one.

The course was in very rough, immature shape when I played it. The fairways were overgrown a little and the rough was very thick. Plus the paths between some of the holes were also very overgrown and a bit scary to pass through. High grass, in 85 degree heat, in the mountains of WV is not my idea of a good time. Can you say snake city? Fortunately, I didn't see any.

The tees were natural and still very rough. The tees were marked with plastic picnic cups of different colors. Effective, but not very professional. The signs were made of laminated, hand drawn outlines of the holes. Several of them were quite faded and hard to make out.

I would love to go back and play the full 18 next year. And I would really love to see this course in a few years. Right now, it's very rough and immature. But the hole layout for the nine that I was able to play is wonderful. This course will no doubt be a diamond in the rough very soon.

As I mentioned in my review of Seth Burton, if you find yourself within 100 miles or so of Fairmont, WV definitely check out these courses. You won't be disappointed.

***1-8-09***
164StarValkyrie just let me know that the course maintenance has improved on the course since my review. I played the course in July, 2008. I'm totally psyched to get back out to Fairmont, WV again this Summer... will probably push it up to Spring now knowing that all 18 holes are in place and in primo condition. Thanks for the update man!