Pros:
Very Challenging- the course record was set at a recent tourney at 48.
Well-defined fairways
Great signs
Never crowded
No poison ivy
Great hole length variety
Beautiful setting
Well-run C Tier tourney each July
Cons:
Deep, deep, awful schule/rough
Stinging weeds
Thick mosquitos
Chin-high grass in the rough, and, if not mown, in the fairways
A long hike
Very tricky connection between front and back nine
Spotter required on nearly all holes
Very easy to lose discs, even with a spotter
Many short tee pads
In the middle of nowhere
Rarely played
Other Thoughts:
The pros of this course are very, very good, but unfortunately, I could only give it 3 stars because the cons are so bad. If you've ever tooled around your local course and said, "I wonder what this was like before 200 people played it a day for 20 years", well, go to Soda Springs and find out. This course is most definitely NOT beat in. Even if you were a local, you wouldn't be able to go play this course every day for two reasons: First, you cannot go play this course without a group of 3 or 4 people. 2 people only allows you one spotter, and that just isn't enough sometimes. Second, it takes several days to recover from playing this course. Not only is it a pretty good hike, but tromping through the brush cuts you up so badly it just takes time for the wounds to heal, not to mention the mosquito bites. WEAR PANTS! (Thanks English for this tip on the pants, and for the great round!) If you can stand it, wear long sleeves too. Bug spray and sun screen are mandatory items during the summer. You will be out there a long time.
Because the course is so rarely played, the locals and the park folks have to put in a ton of effort to keep the jungle back. You'll only want to play this course early in the year before the grass gets going, late in the year after it dies off, or after it has been mown. When you're lucky the grass is only two feet high. Also watch out for the "disc-velcro" trees. I've never had to pull so many discs out of trees in one round.
All that said, this is a don't miss course. It really forces you to hit the lines. Hole 16 from the long tees is incredibly fun, a long 500 foot bomb with a well-defined landing area guarded by cliffs and trees on the left and trees and a pond on the right. Don't miss, because not only will you card an awful score, you'll probably never see your disc again. Hole 14 is a nearly 600 foot true par 5. If you're smart, you won't use anything but your putter on it. Hole 5 is also pretty cool. It is a long, narrow fairway with sandtraps (OB) right in the landing area. 3s are pretty rare on it and a 5 isn't a bad score. This course plays more like a ball golf course than any I've ever played. You'll need to hit fairways and play mids and even drivers from the fairways.