Best of any Portland area municipal
I moved to Hillsboro a few months ago and was thrilled to find Redtail. I look for two things in a golf course: challenge and value. Redtail can stretch to 7,100+ yards from the tips and plays to a 74.1/136. That is the most challenging of any municipal course (and most others, too) in the Portland area, and they also have the some of the best prices, too. I can also report that the staff is awesome! I've never waited more than a couple minutes to pay and play, and they are always friendly. They even gave me a jump once when I left my lights on.
The course itself is always well-kept, even in Winter, with the greens and tee boxes clean and cut. As I mentioned, it can be challenging, with lots of elevation changes, trees that linger and haunt, water, OB, and all the rest. The 7th hole is a 646 yard par 5 that usually plays straight into the wind. The 15th is a 470 yard par 4 that also plays into the wind from an elevated tee box with water right, OB left, and a green protected by water, bunkers, and slope. These holes are among the toughest on an unrelenting test of golf. I'm sure the more forward tees (that are 4 sets total) offer an easier go of it, although I've never tried them.
Check this course out if you like a good test of golf or like a good deal. I've played Heron Lakes, Rose City, Quail Valley, Meriwether, and most of the other municipal and full-length public courses in the Portland area and none of them can really compare to Redtail.