The Valley at Wilderness Valley Golf Resort

Every year my son and I play a good course for his birthday my treat. We knew we would be in Gaylord this week and Black Forest came highly suggested. I never even knew this resort was there. We got the 52% discount by taking the 7:30 tee time. We were the only ones there and made it to the first tee by 7:00. The only people we saw during the whole round was a twosome that we allowed to play through and a groundskeeper that followed us for a few holes. The course is challenging and the greens are anything but flat and straight but they were not as hard as others have written. I did 3 putt 8 greens but most were due to just poor putting. I really don't like paying more than $50 per round and with the discount this course is fantastic.

discourse id see the tornado the day before and it was in pretty good shape only if you down trees but the markers in the fairway were terribly disappointing you couldnt even see them!

Great course, cut through the pines as typical northern michigan premium courses. Tough undulating greens that will require a good flat stick player. Several tee boxes are challenging as you are hitting out of a narrow chute and need plenty of carry.

We will be back. Good non intimidating course of us amateurs. Thanks!

from the whites, hit my driver a half dozen times. greens in very good shape and roll great! fairways also in good shape. bunkers need work tho, they look horrible! lots of turning fairways and can't wait to shoot here again. specially now I know what's n the other side of those hills. good for more accurate and not so long of hitters. keeps the whole group competitive.

Generous fairways and very nice greens. The scenery was beautiful and the play was very relaxing.

Great layout but course conditions with a few rough edges. The layout wins as it is awesome for a golf purist! Tough test with a few crazy greens!

Played as a foursome, Great course for the weather and new golfer, Everything was smooth and easy. First time using book now. Thanks

Course was is great shape. We had a hole-in-one on #6. Priceless!

We go to Michigan twice a year and Black Forest is one course I always enjoy playing. It's also a great deal early in the morning. If you have a chance to play it, you won't be disappointed!!

After playing the Tribute course at Otsego, I was expecting even better golf conditions and views at Black Forest. I was very disappointed, the course is in terrible shape and the views can not compete with the Tribute course which is in great shape and has spectacular views. My recommendation is to skip Black Forest and play the Tribute course at Otsego.

The course has a very good layout, but the condition of the course for the amount they charge was POOR! I understand that they have a new course superintendent, but it's not worth the money!

This course has some great views and is a blast to play. We golfed on a Thursday afternoon and didn't see anyone after the first tee. The condition was very well kept up seeing we played late in the day. A must golf course if you are going to be in the Gaylord area!

Course was in very good condition. Greens were fast and well maintained. Fairway yardage markings were hard to find and no yardage stakes at all. This made each fairway shot take much longer to find the markings before choosing a club.

This is a beautiful northern Michigan course. The layout is forces both right to left and left to right ball flight skills. From the time you tee off until the end you will not see another foursome.

The most memorable feature of this course though is the greens. Most of them are small and challenging to hit. All of them have multiple breaks and are extremely difficult to read.

Well maintained, hard fairways that make the ball go longer, but needs extra features.

Loved the course. It was very challenging. We started at around 1:00 on a Friday. Practically had the course to ourselves, so no waiting or pressure. The layout is beautiful and challenging. The greens were difficult. Staff was very friendly. The only negative was on a few greens there was some frost burn and a little rough,not many and not enough to take away from all the positive attributes of the course

Some of the greens were in distressed conditions, but the overall course was very enjoyable to play. Hadn't played in in 10+ years, and it was better than remembered

Excellent greens, fast and true. Some front pins were outrageous.
Loved the variety of doglegs and challenging tee shots.

the course is gorgeous not to many holes that are flat here but that what half the fun. seems like your on your own private course its out int the middle of the "wild" so to speak, did see 2 deer on this trip was on the green of the 2nd hole and herd them in the woods, came right to the edge of the woods and watched us on the green very awesome