Bill Love mixed woodland holes with links style ones at Heritage Oaks, and he's said it's one of his favorite designs. It's a par 70, and it's compact enough to walk easily, which isn't true of plenty of courses around here that were designed for carts.
The men's and women's teams from James Madison University call it home, as do Eastern Mennonite University's team and several local high school teams. The City of Harrisonburg owns it and runs it through Parks and Recreation, and it opened in 2001. The fairways and greens are bentgrass.
There's a lot of wildlife on the property. The Fairways Foundation gave the course a grant to get started on wildflower plots for bees.
There are evening leagues for juniors, men and ladies, including ladies learning the game, plus Fling Golf.