This course is about 35 minutes northwest of Eugene, Oregon. On the way there, you could stop by Pitney DGC, which is essentially en route and would only take about 20 minutes to play. The drive up to Camp Serene is scenic. You'll see a sign for the camp (Lutheran Retreat, Camp Serene) on your left as you approach. James, the caretaker and course manager, has a white house you'll drive next to, then you will see a sign welcoming disc golfers on the right, with parking off the gravel road. $5 to play, either by putting in a box near hole 1, or hand off to James if he is around.
I listed the distance from the signs, but there are now multiple pin positions, so some distances may be off a bit since I was not sure which hole I was playing. However, this gives you a general sense of the distance.
Hole by hole description from 14 JUNE 2020 for RHBH
#1. 400ft. Cement tee at top of slight hill, straight shot down to a flat, wide fairway, with a pond behind the pin and edging towards the right side. You need a big arm to reach water on the drive, but an errant upshot could get wet if it is too long. Grass along the entire hole, mowed and manicured.
#2. 285 ft. Cannot see the basket from the tee. Level drive, needs to bend right towards end of flight. The basket hidden is behind trees and in the woods on the far side of a cul de sac meadow. Straight or slight left to right shot, but drooping branches guard the last 30 ft.
#3. 300 ft. The tee is slightly raised up, with steps heading down to the fairway, which is quite tight. Straight shot with a large guardian tree near end of fairway to right of basket. Creek is about 30 ft behind the pin, so be careful on approach. Creek is shallow and clear, but moving at a good clip. Can see the pin from the tee.
#4. 245 ft. Creek is on left, out of shot, and fairway heads into a grove of skinny trees and large ferns. Basket is tucked behind a couple of trees, but a decent mid-range drive should give you a chance to birdie. Pin is not easily seen from the tee.
#5. 240 ft. Creek is again on left, but trees line the fairway, essentially a straight shot. Pin is in full view.
#6. >330 ft. Narrow window off the tee, with two offset but large tree trunks in defining the path of your drive. RHBH hyzer, with pin not in view, off to the left. Pin nestled in ferns, stump, and small trees, protecting it.
#7. 225 or 255 ft. Basket is 6 ft in air, suspended from a moss-covered tree. Multiple trees near the basket. Another straight, mid-range shot where accuracy is key.
#8. 220 to 335. There is a natural arch (tree), which is a mando on the short position. The pin was in the long when I played, and it is hard to reach the pin on the drive due to trees filling much of the air space. Little walk from pin to tee of #9, with footbridges over a creek. Cannot see the pin the long position until about mid-fairway.
#9. 300 ft? Walk to this tee is very scenic, very green, moss-covered trees, and the feel of a temperate rain forest. Cannot see the pin from the tee. Straight shot, then needs to fade right, pin is protected by a row of 6 small tree trunks.
#10. >300 ft. This may be the most technical hole on the course. Trees come into play immediately, with fairway curving slightly right, then bending left, but then taking a hard right after that. Cannot see pin or reach it from tee. Essentially a mid-range drive to ensure you are on the road/fairway, ideally past the first curve, then you can reach the pin on the second shot with a secondary drive. Pin up the road, narrows as you approach.
#11. 250 ft? Tee is on small ridge, basket is below and to right, not visible. Straight shot with fade to right.
#12. 300ft? Slight uphill, with basket on left, tucked behind a wall of skinny trees. Drive straight, with a fade to left. Pin is up the gentle rise, with lots of trees surrounding it. Pin not visible from tee.
#13. "250ft? Tee is atop a ridge again, similar to tee #11, and this is essentially the mirror image shot, with a straight shot fading hard left, across a little canyon and up on the far side past some logs. Pin not visible from tee.
#14. 270 ft? A trench runs along right side of this hole, with clear running water, maybe 1-2 m wide. Slight fade to right can get a birdie look but also can put in the water (disc easily recovered). Pin (cannot see from tee) is in a stump, just past the footbridge that crosses the creeklet.
#15. 250ft? Wall of trees visible from tee, with flight path a RHBH gently hyzer, with slight downhill slope on latter third of fairway. Pin not visible from tee.
#16. 300ft? Mostly long, straight shot, with slight fade left, pin tucked near edge of pond, but should not come into play. Pin not visible from tee.
#17. 270 ft? This has the highest pucker factor, since the tee is on the edge of the pond, and the pin is on the far side next to the pond's outlet and the bridge. There is a large, safe landing area on the left, but if you have any hope of a birdie, you may get wet. Great risk/reward hole.
#18. 300 ft? Next to a shed, close to pin #1, and driving towards trees on far side of mowed area. Pin is visible, up the slope slightly, tucked into leading edge of trees.
I really enjoyed this course, both for the scenery and shot shapes. James was great, and I hope this course can keep going. The $5 fee was worth it, and I played through twice. The second time took only 40 minutes and was as much fun as the first time. This place is worth coming to!