-Mostly short technical holes
-Very little traffic on the day I was there
-Several decent shots at an ace
-Easy to navigate layout once you start playing
-Map of hole locations near the start to hole 1
-On the Yellow River, but it doesn't come into play much
-Short course so can be played solo in under 30 mins

-Most holes play back to back, so you may need to wait or join the group in front
-Several holes throw at walking or parking areas
-No hole numbers on baskets
-All but 2 hole numbers missing from pads
-Basket for 17 is missing, the one for 15 is almost broken
-No real facilities besides a port-o-potty

Really should have been a 9 hole course which would've played better
First time playing on elevated deck-like pads but as the holes are mainly short, didn't really bother me & they were dry the day I played

Yellow River has an entertaining mix of short shots mixing in and out of the woods.

-Amenities: DISCatchers and a course map. There were tees, but read up on that in the cons.

-Navigability: Easy to find the next tee. So easy that the next tee signage was unnecessary.

-Shot Shaping: Reasonably interesting, due to having a lot of trees. There are a couple of possible approaches to each shot. I think it's fairly forehand-heavy, but I had to use straight shots, flex shots, and hyzers. The preponderance of holes have the basket straight ahead but a lot of wood to navigate with your most comfortable throw.

-Variety: In terms of trees, (1), (2), and (18) are very open, with a few more of the back nine being semi-open and the other holes heavily wooded. In terms of hole direction, there are a lot of straight shots (with trees to curve around), but some left-turning and some sharp right-turning holes. On my appearance, hole (4) was the quirky one, having an interesting 10' x 8' gateway you had to throw through with a diagonal crossbar to catch poorly placed shots.

-River View: Around (2)-(4) you can see the Yellow River. It's not a spectacular body of water, but a little natural touch.

-Rec Friendly: Too many trees for total beginners, but recreational players will enjoy racking up the birdies (this rec-level player scored back-to-back turkeys from (3)-(8)).

Design, safety, and upkeep.

-Length: Almost everything is 150-250 feet here. The course does very appropriate things with that kind of distance, but it excludes a lot of interesting disc golf plays. A great example is the gimmick shot (15), which is a 100 foot jump putt with a tiny double mando--it's about as interesting as a natural 100-foot shot gets, but still feels lame.

-Tee Pads: Nightmarish. Elevated wooden platforms turn into a slip'n'slide with any dampness. For safety, I teed off behind, in front of, or beside almost all of these. There were rubber mats at the front end of each pad, but those mats need to be extended to cover all the wood.

-Fairness: Several of the woods holes have fairways that, while delivering a believable birdie, look to me to completely exclude tee shots from actually touching metal. Gaps of only 2-3 feet are prevalent in the (7)-(12) range of the course. (16) requires an amazing RHFH spike hyzer to even have a look at the deeply pocketed basket.

-Safety: This course could be very dangerous if multiple parties were playing. Many tees within 15-25 feet of the previous basket are susceptible to being hit by perfectly good tee shots, and adjacent fairways pose risk as well. If I were throwing with a partner, we'd stand back-to-back at all times to keep an eye out for flying objects. Walking path will also necessitate some pauses from throwers.

-Upkeep: Tee signs are mostly broken/gone. They were very artistic wood designs that just couldn't stand up to the elements. Also, basket (17) appeared to be missing on my appearance, just a pole.

I enjoy Yellow River for what it is--an 18-holer with interesting 150-250 foot shots. It needs tee pads overhauled, new signage, and very aware golfers, which keeps it away from a solid "Typical" for me. I enjoyed it as a warm-up for the stellar Parker's Pasture 10 minutes away.

-Porterdale: Not related to actually golfing, but take a short walk around Porterdale after your round if you like historic small towns. Really neat little place that was built around a twine mill, withered away when the mill closed, and is doing lots of improvement and historic preservation work now. Beautiful view from the bridge on Broad St. of the Yellow River going over a dam.

Park was clean, recently mowed grass

Very short, small course, good for beginners or kids just learning the game.

Baskets are easy to see from the tee pad

Easy to find the next tee

Too many holes too close together, this would probably be a much better 9 hole course

Signs broken on a few tees, had to look online for par/distance info etc

Baskets aren't numbered, so it was confusing on some tees which basket you're throwing at. I just picked on and threw at it.

Tee pads aren't great, kinda small, but you don't need a big run-up for any of the holes, just x-step and throw.

This was a fun course for a noob like myself, a nice area with a few restaurants nearby. Not much challenge i would imagine for strong players, but it's a good short course just to throw on. A few of the holes in the woods were confusing, from the tee pad you can see 2-3 different baskets and none are marked with numbers. I'll play it again definitely as it's close to my house. It's not worth a long drive (pun intended) but if you're in the area with discs check it out.

Great short course.
Marked well.
Close to home for a quick round.
Parking accessible to course.
Porta-Potty

One of the Mando's was confusing, on 16 I think.
Wood tees were slippery.
Some holes close together, I was only one on course but may be an issue if it is crowded.

New course that you can tell is a work in progress. I am thoroughly excited since it's so close to home. Park looks to have room for expansion. Wear some bug spray, course is next to the river. Glad to see the sport continuing to grow.

Course has 18 holes with Mach 2's.

Park seems to be pretty nice.

Good signage at the tee pads, with next direction marked on every basket.

Park seems to be pretty devoid of other activity, other than canoe/Kayak access which does not impact disc disc golf play.

Shule has been cleared from the underbrush.

I thin the course would be a good place to take someone new to the sport of disc golf as the vast majority of holes are under 250 feet.

Not thrilled with the Mach II's. Threw a great putt on 18 that spit through the chains.

I'm sorry, but I hate the wooden tee pads with mat attached. The mat slipped on my tee on 8. Still managed to park the hole, but teed from behind the mat on the rest of the round. I would prefer to throw form the dirt behind the pad.

Tee pads and baskets are very close on the back nine. Could be a problem if the course is crowded.

Some of the mandos on the back nine are hard to fathom. Hole 16 in particular is a hard to fathom shot. Unless you throw an extreme LHBH hyzer or flick a spike hyzer, I'm not sure how you get close enough for a look. I get the mando on 15, since it is so short. But 16, who knows.

It seems kind of odd to park in the parking lot and backtrack to hole 1. It seems logical to me to start at hole 2, and no backtracking would be required.

I think the course is a good addition to the greatger Atlanta disc golf scene. It's a good course to take someone new to disc golf, so they won't get frustrated not throwing 300 feet. Just be prepared to throw mids and putters.

It's not a destination course, but it's another course in an area which had few courses.

Short course - excellent for the junior or player working on the short game or ace runs

Has tee signs

Has next tee indicators on the baskets

Course flows pretty well

Water doesn't really come into play on this short and flat course - not much chance in losing a disc in the river

Porta potty

Free parking (very limited)

Tee pads are wooden, elevated, and potentially slippery - really doesn't get much worse than this...I recommend teeing off the natural surface if possible

Lots of broken glass scattered on some of the fairways

Many of the holes were bunched together - not much space between some of the fairways

Some of the fairways are not fair where there are no clear lines but some trees are still tagged for removal

Many fairways are flat and have no grass - so there is potential to be very muddy after rain

Walking path meanders throughout the course and parkgoers can cause some delays

Park can get very busy on the weekend with other parkgoers

This is nice, short course in the Newton County that I believe will be great for a junior or rec player but not for the seasoned disc golfer. I was mostly disappointed by the tee pads. Of all the courses that I've played, this is the first one that I've seen where they are wooden and elevated - bad combination for slips and falls on any broken glass that is scattered over the course. It may have been better for this course to be a quality 9 hole than a crammed 18 hole course. If you play here, be sure to bring some insect repellent as they are really bad since it's close to the river. So it's definitely not a destination course but maybe it can serve as a warm up course for others nearby. Hopefully, the parks department will clean this course up a little more and make it safer to play.