Minnesota. Our home base and a place that is known for its 10,000 lakes. What would surprise many people is that at most times, this upper midwest state regularly has over 50 active and operational mini golf courses. While the long and cold winters limit the outdoor courses to 4-6 months worth of play between April and October, you can easily find a way to putt 365 days a year.
Our initial idea for A Couple of Putts was to provide a handy resource for finding information on the variety of scattered mini golf locations across the globe. We initially struggled to just find reliable details for miniature golf courses in our own state of residence. This led us down a rabbit hole to seek out and document all of the places to putt.
After playing for a number of years, we created the 2018 Top 5 Courses, Putting Guide & Archive. As we’ve continued to find new places far and wide opening and closing, we’ve created a new round up for mini golf across the state:
- 2021 Update on the State of Putting
- Top 5 Most Unique Courses
- Favorite 10 Traditional Miniature Golf
This page will serve as a hub to collect and update information on Minnesota courses. We’ll add links and updates as we whittle down the list of courses we have yet to either visit or play. This list starts with our top-rated courses based on our review system and a list of places we have not reviewed or played yet. A handful of courses below were courses we visited but we felt comfortable placing them in a review tier based on what we saw.
We have provided info on whether the courses are located in the Twin Cities Metro (30 minutes from Minneapolis or St. Paul) or Outstate Minnesota (which includes a few courses that are less than 30 minutes over the state border into Wisconsin) as well as details of whether the mini golf course is situated indoors or outdoors.
Don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you see anything missing from the active list or if you have updates about courses that have closed or new ones that are opening. Drop us a note at acoupleofputts@gmail.com or reach out to us @coupleputts on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Arts + Rec (Minneapolis) – Indoors / Metro – 9 hole course just opened in November 2022. Changed names to Uptown Collab in Spring 2023 and was indefinitely closed in July 2023. Not sure if they will re-open under new management but the course is still new.
Big Stone Mini Golf and Sculpture Garden (Mound) – Outdoors / Metro
Oakdale Burrow (Formerly Big Thrill Factory (Oakale) – Outdoors / Metro (re-opened under the new name in May 2022)
Walker Art Center (Minneapolis) – 2022, 2021, 2019, & 2018 – Outdoors / Metro
Whistling Wolf (Cross Lake) – Outdoors / Outstate
Wildwedge Golf & RV Park (Pequot Lakes) – Outdoors / Outstate
Big Bear Mini Putt at Golfzone – Indoors / Metro – Re-opened March 9, 2021
Can Can Wonderland (St. Paul) – Indoors / Metro
Captain J’s Mini Golf (Superior, WI) – Outdoors / Outstate
Dark Moon Mega Golf (Cross Lake, MN) – Outdoors / Outstate
Grand Slam (Burnsville) – Indoors / Twin Cities Metro
Kendahl Miniature Golf (Cloquet) – Outdoors / Outstate
Lark Toys (Kellogg) – Outdoors / Outstate
Lilli Putt (Coon Rapids) – Metro / Outdoors
Loon’s Nest at Island Lake Golf (Shoreview) – Metro / Outdoors – Review and tournament coming in 2023!
Nowhere Haunted House Mini Golf – Indoors / Twin Cities Metro (13 hole course)
Pirate’s Cove (Brainerd) – Outdoors / Outstate
Riverside Amusement (Lacrosse, WI) – Outdoors / Outstate
Rock Of Ages (Bloomington/Mall of America) – Indoors / Twin Cities Metro
Rogue Eagle (Proctor)– Outdoors / Outstate – Opened 2022 -Played in July 2023. Review coming soon
Summerland Mini Golf (St. Cloud) – Outdoors (x2) / Outstate
Walsh Golf Center (Lacrosse, WI) – Outdoors / Outstate
Adventure Falls (Taylors Falls) – Outdoors / Outstate
Betty Danger’s (Minneapolis) – Outdoors / Twin Cities Metro – Closed in 2022. Has been open for pop-ups but not open regularly
Bison Creek Mini Golf (Buffalo) – Outdoors / Outstate
Captain’s Course at Cascade Bay (Eagan) – Outdoors / Twin Cities Metro
Centennial Lakes Putting Course (Edina) – Outdoors / Twin Cities Metro
Country Inn Mini Golf (Two Harbors) – Outdoors / Outstate
Eagle Lake Youth Golf Center (Plymouth) – Outdoors / Twin Cities Metro – Turf and walls replaced in 2023 season.
Edgewater Hotel & Waterpark Tiki Adventure Mini Golf (Duluth) – Outdoors / Outstate – Review coming soon!
Eko Backen (Scandia) – Outdoors / Twin Cities Metro – Anyone know if this is still operational?
Grand Slam (Coon Rapids) – Indoors / Twin Cities Metro
Green Lagoon Golf (formerly Highway 8) (Chisago City) – Outdoors / Near Twin Cities Metro
K & A Mini Golf (Cambridge) – Outdoors / Metro-ish – Opened 2019. Turf replaced since 2020 review.
King Park (Lakeville) – Outdoors / Metro – Opened 2020
Longville Grill / Birdies (Longville) – Outdoors / Outstate – Remodeled in 2021 and re-opened
MaltTees aka Wheels Fun Mini Golf at Veterans Park (Richfield) – Outdoors / Twin Cities Metro – Remodeled 2019-2020
Moose Mountain (Bloomington/Mall of America) – Indoors / Twin Cities Metro – Updated in 2019
Niagra Cave Mini Golf (Harmony, MN) South of Rochester – Visited June 2022 – Review coming soon!
Northland Kart Kountry (Brainerd) – Outdoors / Outstate
North Shore 9 at Adventure Zone (Duluth) – Indoors / Outstate
The Puttery in Downtown Minneapolis – Indoors (3 9-hole courses) / Metro – Played July 2023. Review coming soon
Putt N Pets (Grand Marais) – Outdoors / Outstate
Putt’er There / Como Park Mini Golf (St. Paul) – Outdoors / Twin Cities Metro – Remodeled 2021 – Updated review coming
Skyline Raceway (Rochester) – Outdoors / Outstate
St Croix Falls Mini Golf (St. Croix Falls, WI) – Outdoors / Outstate
Towering Pines Resort (Pequot Lakes) – Outdoors / Outstate – Private course for campers
Traditions at Cayuna Falls (Deerwood) – Outdoors / Outstate
Trout Lake Camps Mini Golf (Pine River) – Outdoors / Oustatee – Private course for campers
Victoria Burrow (Victoria) – Indoors / Twin Cities Metro
Victory Links (Blaine) – Outdoors / Twin Cities Metro
Cosmic Golf (Eden Prairie) – Indoors / Twin Cities Metro
Gator Greens Mini Golf (Whalan) – Outdoors / Outstate – Played June 2022 – Review coming 2023!
Goodrich Golf Dome (Maplewood) – Outdoors / Twin Cities Metro
Spirit Mountain Mini Golf (Duluth) – Outdoors / Outstate
Striker’s Sports Bar (Superior, WI) – Outdoors / Outstate – Free course
Wildwood RV-Park and Campground (Shafer) – Outdoors / Outstate
Coming Soon!
Puttshack locations in North Loop Minneapolis and Edina opening in 2024
Not Reviewed or Played Yet
AJ’s Family Arcade (Marshall) – Outdoors / Outstate
Big Kahuna (Spicer) – Outdoors / Outstate
Big Thunder Mini Golf (Grand Rapids) – Outdoors / Outstate
Boardwalk – Minigolf and Snack Shack at Lake Bemidji (Bemidji) – Outdoors / Outstate
Casey’s Amusement Park (Alexandria) – Outdoors / Outstate
Falls Stay N Play Mini Golf (Thief River Falls) – Outdoors / Outstate
Unamed Course next to Deer Trails Gift Shop (McGregor) – Outdoors / Outstate
Forest Hills Resort (Detroit Lakes) – Outdoors / Outstate
Greens on Fourteen (Virginia) – Outdoors / Outstate
Minneapolis Southwest KOA (Jordan) – Outdoors / Outstate
Nisswa Falls Mini Golf (Nisswa) – Outdoors / Outstate – Opened 2023. 18 hole course
Pier 77 (Tower) – Outdoors / Outstate
Schreier’s on Shetek Campground (Currie) – Outdoors / Outstate
Water’s Edge Mini Golf (Owatonna) – Outdoors / Outstate
Wow Zone (Mankato) – Indoors / Outstate
Permanently Closed Course Archive
Amusement City (St. Paul), Beaver Mountain Water Slide (Burnsville), Big Backyard (St. Paul), Big Thrill Factory (Oakdale), Big Thrill Factory (Minnetonka), Birdie’s Sports Park (Eden Prairie), Burnsville Mini Golf (Burnsville), Challenge Park at Valley Fair (Shakopee), Country View (Maplewood), Fairway Golf (St. Paul), Family Funway (Burnsville), Family Golf Center (St. Paul), Far Par Golf (Duluth) – Selling in 2018, Fore Seasons Miniature Golf (Long Lake), Fun City (Elk River), Galaxie Golf (Apple Valley), Game Time Sports Park (Ramsey), Gasoline Alley (Blaine), George’s (Mendota Heights), Glow-in-One Golf (Blaine), Golf Mountain (Bloomington/Mall of America), Goony Golf (Spring Lake Park), Grand Rounds (Minneapolis), Grand Slam (Eagan), Great Northern Golf Range (Ham Lake), Hegi’s Enterprise (Loretto), Island Lake Golf & Training Center (Shoreview), Lava Links (Roseville), Lillihei (Hastings), Lilli Putt (Minnetonka), Maple Hills Golf Center (Maplewood), Pitt Stop Putt-N-Go (Monticello), Putt N Go Amusement Park (Bemidji), Putters Paradise (Blaine), Putter’s Paradise (Rochester), Putting Green (New Ulm), Putt-Putt (Bloomington), River City Miniature Golf (Red Wing), Saints North (Maplewood), Second Season Golf Center (Lakeville), Sports Spree Fun Park (Fridley), Tilt Mini Golf (Burnsville), Troon Golf Center Mini Golf (Savage), Triple Play (Prior Lake), Weilte’s Family Farm 6 hole course
If you have any archival photos, information, or stories about these permanently closed courses, write us at acoupleofputts@gmail.com or leave a comment.