The disc golf course is on the north side of the lake in the very large West Branch State Park that has plenty of outdoor activities to take part in. Conveniently, there are numerous signs leading you to the course. A practice basket sits near hole 1's tee and the course begins and ends right by the parking lot. It makes for a pretty quick - and very scenic - 9 holes.

The bookend holes give you two open shots, with the rest of the course playing in the thick woods. The holes are well designed, being nicely carved in the woods. They offer fair shots but have little room for error with the tight fairways. If you get off track, getting back onto the fairway isn't treacherous. There are multiple paths to the basket on many occassions. Though the elevation is not extreme here, most holes have some form of elevation change. There are even three par 4's, though I feel they are a bit inflated.

The tee signs give you a good picture of the hole and the yellow bands on the baskets are helpful in spotting the baskets in the woods.

Hole 5 is a fun one and was the highlight of the round for me. It plays from left to right with the basket right on the water's edge. At 200 feet, it tempts you to make an ace run but any bit too far will get your disc wet. This gives a nice risk/reward aspect to the course.

The biggest con for me was the navigation. The holes run pretty close together - which is nice in a sense - but makes for a confusing layout. I had trouble navigating from basket to the next tee, with many hiking paths traveling in different directions. Sometimes, the intuitive path wasn't the right one and I went to the wrong hole a few times. With multiple tee signs and baskets in view, it is easy to skip a few holes. Luckily, the walks aren't very long.

With hole lengths topping out at 335 feet, this course doesn't give you much opportunity to air out your drivers.

The natural tees were a problem, often muddy and uneven and sometimes not being real clear where to through from.

The course seems to stay muddy easily, being damp throughout even though it hadn't rained in the area recently.

The holes themselves are fun to play, not offering a huge challenge but giving options through the tree lines and allowing for some different shots. However, navigational issues and the natural tees hurt the course's rating. The online map doesn't look super helpful, but I recommend printing it out beforehand.

No fault of anyone's but it was frustrating to have to make a 15 minute drive to the Grassman, which is located right across the lake. It'd be great if there was a way of crossing the lake instead of having to drive completely around to the other park entrance. No fault of the designers, just something to keep in mind when traveling to play here.

Opportunity to work on straight-and-narrow game.

Practice basket.

Single tee/pin position.

Fairly flat, fairly short.

Other than the majority of #1 (beginning) and #9 (ending), this course plays entirely within the dense woods (i.e. thick canopy, so little undergrowth) in a small part of a large public park. Most fairways are tight - one-to-three person-wide walking paths, often needing a sharp turn (lefts more common than rights) late.

The online map aids in navigation, but I still missed tee-4, finding tee-5 instead, then backtracking. From basket-2, backtrack and look right to find tee-3.

Favourite hole: #8. One of the longer holes at 320', it is the only hole that requires an S-shape, and initially loses, then gains, elevation.

If you're in the mood for a quick, short, tight round, pay a visit.