Salem Township Park is located just behind the township office. It's a nice little park in a rural area, with farm fields surrounding it. The rolling hills are dotted with a few old growth trees.

This was previously a pole hole course, but sometime in the last few years new DGA baskets have been installed for all nine holes. These have a hole number on top, though it would be nice if these were all oriented to be visible from the tee.

There are a couple of tricky little throws here. Hole 6 is mostly open but with a thick line of trees just feet to the left of the basket. Hole 7 is a little RHBH hyzer that plays between a few thick trees to the left and a walking path to the right. Hole 8 asks you to thread the needle through a tight gap with trees on both sides. Each hole has at least one tree to contend with between the tee and basket. The only exception to this is hole 5, which is open but stretches 300'ish - a good opportunity for newer players to try airing it out. There isn't enough elevation change to really affect your round, but the rolling hills add a nice aesthetic touch.

There is a kiosk at the parking lot that has a park map posted on the back of it. The map is not exclusive to disc golf but does point out each basket and tee post.

There is a walking path that meanders through the park, and across/along many of the fairways. A couple of holes have blind throws with the path in play (I think hole 7 was the worst offender). Be aware of your surroundings. Other than this path, the course layout does a good job of avoiding other park amenities.

No tee pads, and the tee posts are just wood with the hole number.

You aren't going to lose a disc here because you can't find it, but you might give up on trying to retrieve one if it gets caught up a blue spruce tree. For those of you who aren't botanists, that's the extra prickly one. A good portion of the trees in the park are the sort that your disc might get stuck in.

The course design has changed a little bit since the hole info here was added - possibly when the baskets were installed. That said, most holes are still very short. Hole 1 is probably about the 100' listed, hole 5 might be the 300' listed, and the others are probably in the 150'-200' range. That longer hole 5 has no obstacles between the tee and basket. Anyone above recreational level should easily shoot under par here, even considering that the first two holes are listed as par 2.

Multiple baskets are visible from most tees. Without tee signs/pads and with many basket hole numbers rotated away from the tees, it can be tricky to determine which basket to throw to without consulting the map. Especially if you're like me and forget where hole 4's basket was by the time you get to hole 6's tee.

I played this course once last summer then stopped by again today. I enjoyed it more today my second time around. There isn't much here but it's a pretty park and fun little course. If it had tee pads and signs I would up my rating to a 1.5.

Locals and diehard baggers will find a nice family friendly course here. Everyone else can avoid the detour.