Boomer’s Mini Golf – Palm Springs, CA

Reviewed by Mr. Tee

Played February 2 & 3, 2023

Each winter we try to plan a winter trip in January or February to escape the frigid temps and little temps in our home state of Minnesota. Many friends had talked about how much they loved going to Palm Springs over the years. Since neither of us had been there before, we made the journey to Sonoran Desert of southern California known for its hot springs, stylish hotels, golf courses, and spas for some sun, fun, and even a little mini golf.

Rating

Since the beginning, we’ve always favored the classic West Coast-styled courses with big castles and theming. We found out later that many of these courses were built by Castle Golf. The courses they build are consistent, fun, and usually challenging. Each course usually has a large feature that you play through pipes to the lower green or in some cases for an automatic hole-in-one. This course didn’t have the automatic hole-in-ones like Golf N Stuff but has a similar variety of gameplay across large and long playing areas. Aside from the massive landmarks on each course, the holes blend together across the facility. This isn’t a bad thing and you can see the subtly in the variety of gameplay as well as some similarly styled holes that are fairly common at Castle built courses. The desert setting and nearby mountains combined with the course lighting make it a really beautiful place at night as well as during the day. While there is little relief from the sun on the course, the large castle serves as the clubhouse and arcade. The additional amenities including bumper boats and go-karts make this family entertainment center a great destination if you’re in the area. We didn’t find any other mini golf options in Palm Springs but fortunately, the facility has 3 great courses that should satisfy your putting needs.

First visit to the course was in the evening

Place looked incredible with the palm trees backlit by the night sky

Each course has a list of rules next to the start of each course. Course #2

Touchy hole to begin the course next to the go-karts

Lots of slopes and bumps to make it challenging to get in the hole

Small obstacles that you can redirect your ball into or away from the cup

The major landmark on the courses add a nice sense of height to the course

This windmill is around 20 feet tall. Easy to see from the main road.

Classic looking school set back by trees

Usually a shoot-through on these castle holes but this one gives a side route

Nice to see the castle and windmill lined up with each other

The course closest to the clubhouse had a large pagoda

Love how the holes circle around the landmarks across the course

This is a classic shoot-through that you have to play into

The big features make for great photo ops

Narrow path on this one gives you a better chance for an ace

Those colorful light fixtures are one of the small elements of these courses that we enjoy

All of the courses finish up at these holes that collect the ball

Boomer’s Palm Springs Website

67-700 E Palm Canyon Dr, Cathedral City, CA 92234

Comments

Classic west coast style course built by Castle Golf
Wide variety of gameplay
Large theming features including a castle, windmill, Victorian House
A handful of shoot-through / pipe holes that were random
Long holes making scoring low challenging

Nerdy Notes

3 18-hole courses. No par set but good scores probably in the upper 30s and low 40s on most of the courses
Miniature Golf – $14.99 | Go-Kart Driver – $19.99 (Add Passenger $2.00) | Bumper Boats – $14.99 | Rock Wall – $14.99 in 2025. Numerous play packages are available including 2-hour unlimited ($24.99) and all-day ($36.99)
Located in Canyon Plaza Shopping Center
Additional attractions include cafe, food, arcade, bumper boats, go-karts, batting cages, and a rock wall.
Built by Castle Golf
Only active mini golf course we could find in the Palm Springs area