Woodlands Park is an 18 hole fairly vanilla course set within a fairly large, busy, and well maintained city park. There is a course map and practice basket near hole 1 teepad. While there are trees on several holes, there are more open field shots than anything. Someone who can throw a hyzer out 300' to within circle one consistently could get to double digits under par.

PROS:

>Well maintained park setting, though I personally like more trees in my park setting courses.
> Good teepads and baskets.
>Virtually non-existent lost disc risk.

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>Teepad for #5 is 30' from #4 basket, and is blind from #4 teepad--be careful on both those holes.
> Quite busy park, with a walking path that snakes throughout the course, had to be patient several times.
> Fairly repetitive feeling after the 1st 3 holes, which are 3 of the best on the course. Many similar distance holes, many plain open field shots. Just a very low shot variety, only one tee required a true left to right shot. For the rest, a fairly straight or light fade left does just fine.

BASICS:

>Teepads--Concrete, decent length, good condition.
>Baskets--Older DGA but good condition.
># holes--18
>Setting--City park--very busy, but other than the walking path, most activities are set apart from the holes, though with many holes being basically open field shots, others sometimes will walk across your fairway-look before you throw.
>Elevation--Other than an 8' or so hill, used on one shot, course is virtually flat.
>Distance of holes--198' - 412'. 2 par 4's in the 410' range, rest are par 3's. 13 holes are between 240' and 290'.
>Free/pay to play, type of course--Free city park.
>Ease of getting to--Very easy, few minutes off I-75.

AMENITIES:

>Parking--Plenty near hole 1, but I can see even those spots filling up if there is an event there.
>Bathrooms--Port-a-johns.
>Water/food nearby--Lots of fast food nearby.
>Clubhouse/disc shop--No.
>Benches--No.
>Trash cans--A few sprinkled throughout park.
>Bag holders--No.
>Tee signs--Basic hole # and distance imprinted on teepad. Other than hole 1, I believe all baskets were clearly visible from the teepad. The basket you CAN see from #1 teepad is NOT the right one. #1 basket is to the left, between a few trees. The distance is about the same, so it is easy to confuse.
>Next tee direction/signs--Arrows on baskets to next tee, not too much difficulty finding the next tee.
>Wheelchair/cart friendly--Yes, very.

COURSE PLAY:

>Shot variety--Quite limited. Nearly all holes are straight to light fade for the RHBH player. Not much distance variety either, with 13 of the18 holes being between 240' and 290'. It frankly gets repetitive feeling.
>Layout, long walks (inc back to car), loops--Course is somewhat of a large figure 8, but one is never far from where you start.
>Total distance walked--1.9 miles.
>Ease of finding next tee--Pretty easy.
>General difficulty--On the easier side, not many challenges. Two of the three holes over 310' are par 4 open field shots.
>Mud/water issues--Seems like it would stay pretty dry.
>Water or O/B to contend with--No, do not know if local rules play walking path or beyond as O/B.
>Difficult rough/lost disc risk--Zero. (unless you leave it on the ground like I have done twice this year).
>Scrape/scratch risk--Zero.
>How busy was course/park--Very, on a beautiful late MO afternoon. A few other groups playing DG as well.

OVERALL:

>Fun/enjoyment factor, would I play again? No--too little shot and distance variety.
>Who will this course challenge? Beginners and some rec players.
>Is it worth a drive? Not really.
>Anything unique? Not really.
>Would be a half star higher with--Better variety--maybe move some baskets around to better take advantage of trees, force some lines other than straight. Maybe some distance variety too? Probably not much can be done with how busy the rest of the park stays.

I am in my 50s, 90 or so courses played, 875ish.

Woodlands Park is a 42 acre piece of land that hosts a walking trail, athletic fields, playgrounds, and more. Contrary to its name, the park is mainly wide open with some scattered trees sprinkled around the property. The city of Perrysburg produced Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh!

+ The kiosk area by the first tee is very solid. There's a practice basket, detailed map of the course, and picnic benches. A sign says that you can rent discs at the local library!

+ The designer did a great job incorporating trees and elevation whenever it became available. There's a pretty good mix in distances as well.

+ I really like what they did with the tee pads here. They're like the tees at Walnut Hill if you've ever played in Columbus. Concrete with a plaque showing the hole number and distance engraved into the pad itself.

+ There's arrows on every basket pointing the way to the next hole. Makes navigation a breeze.

+ When I arrived on a warm Sunday afternoon, I saw the full parking lot and walking path. I thought I was going to have to wait a ton, but the design does a great job at diverting almost every hole away from foot traffic.

- Many holes are pretty open and pretty flat, making it a simple task for more advanced players to shoot way under par.

- There aren't any tee signs that show which way to throw. If you don't use UDisc, it might be frustrating your first couple times out.

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Woodlands Park isn't going to blow you away, but it's a solid place to throw. I can appreciate the thoughtful design! The course gets a lot of use, I saw 8 groups out during my round.

well kept. nice benches. easy to get to. there's a map at the first hole. baskets are numbered. Tees have info embedded into the cement.

no posts or other signs or markers to guide you. While the baskets are numbered, as are tees,without posts, it's not always apparent which way to go. OB hazards could be dangerous for cars. no elevation. Very open/sparsely wooded (not a lot of variation). No water hazards. No scorecards. walking paths share disc golf space - no issue with the hazard, only a less enjoyable experience having to share space.

for where it is, there's not a lot of room for improvement. It just can't get that good.

Clean, maintained park. Great kiosk maps, nice concrete tees. Easy to find. Course wraps back to the parking lot on hole 18.

The course winds in and around (and through) other multi-use areas of the park.

This is a decent/typical city park course, hence the 2.5 star rating. They did a decent job utilizing the space they had to work with, but holes 13-15 veer way too close to a kid's playground area. There is nothing particularly memorable or challenging about this course. If you are in the area and just want to play a round, it'll do the trick. But not worth a special trip. Most of the holes are in open grass fields, and you are just throwing back and forth in an open field.

1) Good place to go to get your tan on
2) Lots of women walking and jogging around
3) concrete tees

1) lack of trees and elevation
2) no pro tees
3) pedestrian paths are dangerously close on quite a few holes

There's not a whole lot to say about this course. It's got some holes where trees come into play, but they are scattered about and don't significantly guard the target for the most part. There's very few elevation changes. There's quite a few holes where you can air out a drive.

The design has some S shots, some lefty and righty shots, and a few shot shaping shots as well. Even so, after playing it, I just felt that it was "ok." Not very impressed. I don't recommend traveling very far to play this, especially when Ottawa Park is only 15 minutes away. If you're in the area and have some time to kill, then hit it up.

-Well manicured park is very beautiful. Especially in the spring when the trees are blooming.
-Some well designed holes that make you think.
-Lots of benches and water fountains.
-Nicely sized, concrete tees.
-Good signage and easy navigation.

-Too many holes are just wide open field shots.
-Busy park and the course comes close to the playground. I've had people in the way on hole 14 numerous times. They've always moved for me, but it's still a hazard.
-Busy path and road come into play at several places.

This isn't a bad course, but it has limitations. Unless it's a very windy day (which is fairly common in this area) it is very easy. There are a number of fun and interesting shots through tunnels of trees. However, the large number of wide open holes is why I gave this course a 2.5. Still, it's a nice play and a great course to take new players to.