Course reviews
+6 votes 
THE "BEAST" OF THE WOODS
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June 30, 2012
Front 9 reminds me of the Speeder Bike scene on Return Of The Jedi! New tee-pads make this course much more playable year around. If you have not been here in a long time, you should come back to see how much work has been done.
+4 votes
Shaun Kirk
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July 23, 2012
Good lines and lots of birds, use a spotter and you will have fun.
+3 votes
Carl Boje
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June 20, 2012
This course is awesome! I love the front 9 birdie time! Tightly wooded though so dont mess up, lots of vegetation, so keep an eye on your disc. The back 9; time to let her fly, alot longer and a couple of water shots makes for a great all around course, word is there are now tee pads! Great job CCDG, and to all the whiners about the vegetation and losing your discs, you should be able to watch your disc and have a general idea of where to look and if not, take it easy, or stopd drinking/ smoking so much lol
+3 votes
Ugh Massa
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February 23, 2012
awesome improvements. the course is playing the best i've seen.
+3 votes
Gavin "Sonny" Raney
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April 18, 2011
Front 9 is fairly technical for a beginner like me, narrow wooded drives with several angles of approach. Back 9 is more open & has several unique tee shots. It's a new course so I cant really complain about the foliage. Love how it feels like you're in the middle of the woods.
+3 votes
Michael "Parker" Ray
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August 10, 2012
The course has improved a lot in the last year. A lot of love has gone into it and it's showing. Thanks to everyone that's involved. Hole 1s new position is way easier in my opinion than the spot on the hill. But hole 15 just got twice as ridiculous to make up for it. I mean, cmon.....really? 3 it and you'll feel very fortunate. Tee signs are in some silly spots around the tees and no restrooms or water that I noticed but that's just getting picky. Other than that and hole 6, which has always fe ...
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+2 votes
TOE "Tee Off Even Under Pressure" UP
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October 7, 2010
man i played there before they open the place and man it was really hard but fun and i have seen lots of deer there witch was pretty cool
+2 votes
Robert Littrell
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April 18, 2013
*UPDATE* This course has only gotten better. Concrete teepads and tee signs at every hole. Lots of brush has been removed. Very technical. Bring spotters. Great course. Caution: POISON OAK & STINGING NETTLES. No biggie though. Tough it out. New pin locations on #14 & #15 add even more distance.
+2 votes
Shay Courville
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January 14, 2012
Great course. Nice and technical. Just needs cement tee's.
+2 votes
Alex Lofting
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December 20, 2012
Loved it but, it was really wet the day I went. Great Challenge course. Little hard finding holes but, the map helped.
+2 votes
Matthew Bressler
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December 13, 2013
Really enjoy this course. In the summer look out for poison oak. Two over water shots. 18 holes with great tee pads. Lots of variation. Not much elevation change.
+1 votes
Mr CLEAN
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January 3, 2014
ground cover is ubr tall but stil playable if your buddies keep eyes on the disc. course is well established now, new concrete T-pads, trails are easy to follow, clearing around pins is done...EVEN SOME OLD HOLES MADE BETTER, ENTIRLY NEW HOLES 17~18! perfect example of how course improvements can be made. I think this course doesn't get the credit it deserves. I personaly love this course and am amazed with the improvements done here thankyou. but the signage is just plain stupid!
+1 votes
Bill Harpster
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December 26, 2011
Overall this is a great course needs some finish work done to it, but as you can see it will be challenging without a SPOTTER especially in the fall and winter months. Keep up the good work and finish this damn course already.
+1 votes
Don Alexander
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February 3, 2013
Lots of Potential - Course needs major brush cutting and poison oak removal in some areas. Recommend spotters.
+1 votes
Chris Herber
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October 6, 2012
this course has come a long way in the short time I've been playing
+1 votes
Russ Brown
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September 3, 2013
This is one of those "going to be a great course" someday courses. A course that's a lot like Bryant or Wilder, as it needs a lot of work all the time, to keep it from getting out of hand. I would really score higher with me if it was a little less blackberry, poison oak and scotch broom. Over all a really good layout with some tough holes.
+1 votes
Daniel Schoonover
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July 7, 2017
Fun course that challenges you throughout. Once you get through the woods you are rewarded with some holes you can open up a bit with. And then it ends back in the woods. One of the best courses within 20 miles of Salem.
+0 votes
Andy Verhoeven
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September 17, 2010
clean up the fairways some and this could be a killer course
+0 votes
kelly heard
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August 10, 2011
Real fun and tough course. It's tough finding some holes with out a guide to direct u. Aldo should have spotters lots of vegitation
+0 votes
Dru Stylez
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January 30, 2014
Nice Course, lots of Great shots here and a Few Hole's to stretch your arm out on too. Good Tee's and decent Signs. Flows a little rough, need a guide for sure. POISON OAK HELL! I will NOT be playing this Course in Summer.
+0 votes
Shane "Never Say Die" Becker
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May 19, 2011
The opening of the last 6 or so holes mad for a very nice 18 hole course.love the wooded atmosphere. But with that atmosphere comes the Poison Oak!!! It is thick out there BE CAREFULL
+0 votes
Lance Jones
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April 19, 2012
fun course, recommend spotters, played it solo and did not lose a disc but did spend a little time looking.
+0 votes
Steve A
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April 24, 2019
Great mix of technical woods shots, water hazards and open fields. Drove down from Portland out of curiosity and was not disappointed. Great course, and very clean and well maintained. Only negatives were finding the course was a bit tricky(does not share main entrance with main park, you have to drive past it), and course navigation was a bit wonky for a first timer on the first 3 holes or so, and a few on the back nine, so bring a map!
+0 votes
Tim Becker
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December 10, 2013
Awesome new layout with a variety of all shots! Love the new course and its definatly moved up in my book.
+0 votes
Jimmy Moore
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September 9, 2019
Front 9 has some tight poke and hopes! Back 9 has some bombers. Overall, excellent mix of open/wooded holes for the advanced level player.
+0 votes
Cody H
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July 17, 2013
They have been making some change to this course like moving holes 17 and 18 and with the use the course has been getting the holes are getting a little tamer. This is a blast one of my favorite courses.
+0 votes
Cron Emus
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July 21, 2013
Great variety of shots, some holes seemed too easy and unnecessary. Lots of blackberry and nettles. Basket for 18 was missing. Really fun course, great addition to the Salem scene.
+0 votes
Jason DeMartin
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May 18, 2023
Fun course. 2/3 is wooded and technical, 1/3 kinda open. Two water carry shots, not too hard though. I really enjoyed this place. All shots will be needed.
+0 votes
B Zastoupil
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May 18, 2014
Very good technical course, tough and will challenge you but, tons of great shots to be had, this is also a very hiking style course, so if you don't know how to spot poison oak and don't like searching off the beaten path for discs you might not like it. I love over water shots even if I did lose a disc playing. This was a lot better than some people have stated, only thing I'd like to see is maybe a bit more general mowing but I say that mostly cause it was raining and I was soaked to the knees
+0 votes
Broken Top
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March 23, 2014
I do not like this course. I get tired of ferns and brush. Many people do like it and the people I play with love it, but I'm just not a fan.
+0 votes
Silas Prince
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May 9, 2014
This course seems to scare a lot of players away. Please do not place judgement until you give this course a go. I have a feeling you will like what you find in the forest! Rapids is my overall favorite 18 holes in the area, just for the added degree of difficulty. It's a very technical course with lots of obstacles, and the added thrill of a few holes at and a bit above 400'. The pads are concrete, Mach baskets, and beaten trails are all pluses in my book. I suppose the only "downside" would be ...
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+0 votes
Christopher R
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February 23, 2015
Course was fun. I got to ask though, why are the tee markers facing Away from the tee pad?? Just seems weird. Gets a little confusing with half of the signs missing. But I would definitely play again, now that I know which way to go.
+0 votes
Jenn Woodward
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March 28, 2016
So fun! This course is a terrain challenge. A few ponds and uphill/downhill action. Will play again soon!
+0 votes
Robert Voss
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January 24, 2019
Pretty good course requiring a few technical shots. Varied selection of woods holes, open shots, and a couple holes carry over water. Can be hard to find the next tee pad even with sign on the previous basket because the trails crisscross all over. LOTS of poison oak, but an underused park makes for quick rounds.
+0 votes
Scott Bresee
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July 15, 2017
Great course! The first half is very technical in the forest, then it really opens up. Even has a water crossing which is cool. I love the challenge of this course, it seems to have a little bit of everything. Usually only run into other golfers and dog walkers, which means the course is quite clean compared to some of the other courses in the area that are littered with garbage from bad humans. All holes are clearly marked, there is a map board at the entrance, and arrows on each basket point ...
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+0 votes
Emma Blackwell
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August 19, 2018
As a first time player on this course, I absolutely hated it. Most of it was that it is so hard to find the next tee pad. The only hint is a direction sign on the previous basket but there are so many trails that lead from that basket it was hard to tell which way to go. The next complaint, it didn't seem like there were any fairways at all in the woods. There was just a basket tucked away about 300' or so. All that being said, that was just the first impression. I did par all the holes in ...
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+0 votes
Malum Nothis
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May 21, 2020
Great course in the immediate Salem/Keuzer area. Lots of trees with both technical and long shots.
+0 votes
David James
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January 21, 2020
POISON OAK in summer. 2 water hazard holes. Timber + some open.
-1 votes
Josh Jones
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July 8, 2013
Lots of poison oak!! Otherwise, not a bad course. Better than I had expected actually. Definitely some sketchy shots that would not be good for a beginner.
-1 votes
Zac Teuscher
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October 5, 2015
The actual part of the course is great! More cleared out than even after the mowing!
The tee sign posts are a hazard as stated numerous times. I hit two of nine on my follow through. The lack of tee signs, is expected :-(, still though? Thought they were to be in months ago?
And... can we get a basket moved? #1 maybe?
The tee sign posts are a hazard as stated numerous times. I hit two of nine on my follow through. The lack of tee signs, is expected :-(, still though? Thought they were to be in months ago?
And... can we get a basket moved? #1 maybe?
-2 votes
Ryan Wright
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December 29, 2013
This course is not well taken care of, and is a mess in many areas. I am glad I played it the winter when most of the overgrowth is dormant.
-2 votes
Mark McKeever
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June 15, 2014
I only give this course a C (passing grade). It has nice tee pads but the course in my mind is a big mess, no alt tee pad for 12 or we gave up looking after about 15 mins. It was so windy I wasn't going to try to throw it across the water. then from there we ended up getting confused on holes and 17 tee pad throws to 18, we gave up and just thought the hell with it. And won't be going back.
-7 votes
Slick WIllie
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October 9, 2012
Tee Pads awesome, the rest of the park kinda sucks, overgrown worse than Waterloo, now i remember why I have not been out there for 2 years.