Chicagoland Miniature Golf Course Listings
Are you, perhaps, like me? Do you like playing miniature golf and always wonder where there might be another place to do it? And also, you live in Chicago? Here is a compendium of links that may be of some assistance.
Courses I've Played
| Course Name | Address | Distance from City | # of Holes | Difficulty* | Recommended? |
| Congo River (IL) | 1325 N. Barrington Rd Hoffman Estates, IL |
30-45 mins | 36 | Easy | Yes |
| Congo River (WI) | 7610 120th Ave Kenosha, WI |
> 1 hour | 18 | Easy | Yes |
| Coyote Crossing | 27W650 North Avenue West Chicago, IL |
45 mins | 18 | Medium | Slight yes |
| Cozzi's | 405 N. Rand Rd Lake Zurich, IL |
45 mins | 18 | Medium | Slight yes |
| Diversey Mini Golf | 141 W. Diversey Pkwy Chicago, IL |
In city | 18 | Medium | Barely |
| Green at Grant Park | 352 E. Monroe Chicago, IL |
In city | 18 | Excessively difficult | No |
| Harry Semrow's Mini Golf | 1150 E. Golf Rd Des Plaines, IL |
30 mins | 18 | Medium | Yes |
| Lighthouse Mini Golf | 2126 N. Lewis Ave Waukegan, IL |
45 mins-1 hr | 18 | Medium | Yes |
| Mountain View Mine | 510 E. Algonquin Rd Des Plaines, IL |
30 mins | 18 | Hard | Slight no |
| Navy Pier | 600 E. Grand Chicago, IL |
In city | 18 | Easy/medium** | Barely |
| Novelty Golf | 3650 W. Devon Ave Lincolnwood, IL |
Just outside | 36 | Medium | Yes |
| Par King | 21711 N. Milwaukee Ave Lincolnshire, IL |
45 mins | 36 | Easy/medium | Big yes |
| Pioneer Park | 7135 N. Harlem Ave Niles, IL |
30 mins | 18 | Easy/medium | Yes |
| Putt-Putt Fun Center | 408 E. Devon Ave Elk Grove Village, IL |
20-30 mins | 54 | Hard | No |
| Putting Edge | 275 Parkway Dr, Ste. 321 Lincolnshire, IL |
45 mins | 18 | Easy | No |
| River View | 8 North Ave St. Charles, IL |
1 hour | 18 | Hard | Slight yes |
| River's Edge | 2205 Skokie Valley Hwy Highland Park, IL |
30 mins | 18 | Medium/hard | Barely |
| Traveler's Quest | 3459 Oakton St Skokie, IL |
10-15 mins | 18 | Obnoxiously hard | No |
| Wilderness Falls | 145 S. Clow Int'l Pkwy Bolingbrook, IL |
45 mins-1 hr | 36 | Easy | Yes |
*By difficulty I mean the ability of a decent player to challenge the course's
stated par. I don't want to give the impression that people should shy away from any
"hard" course, but if a course is fairly challenging and sets a
correspondingly unreasonable par, I have a hard time recommending it for "fun."
** Navy Pier actually has no stated par, so this is based on my interpretation of what par
likely would have been on a better-run course.
Now that we've covered courses I have played, here's a list of courses I would like to play. Or, at the very least, they're area courses that I haven't yet played. This is as much a checklist for myself as anything else, but you may also find the collection of links useful.
Course |
Location | Distance from City |
| Action Territory | 12345 75th St Kenosha, WI |
1 hr 15 mins |
| Crystal Mines Mini Golf | 370 Liberty Dr Crystal Lake, IL |
> 1 hour |
| Golf Waters Mini Golf | 1100 W. Wood St Bensenville, IL |
30-40 mins |
| Holes and Knolls Mini Golf | 845 Pershing Ave Glen Ellyn, IL |
45 mins |
| The Hub at Berens Park | 493 Oaklawn Ave Elmhurst, IL |
30-45 mins |
| Lambs Farm Mini Golf | 14245 W. Rockland Libertyville, IL |
45 mins |
| Libertyville Sports Complex | 1950 N. Route 45 Libertyville, IL |
45 mins |
| Lighthouse Point Mini Golf | 14 State Route 25 Dundee, IL |
45 mins-1 hr |
| McCarthy Park | 16801 S. 80th Ave Tinley Park, IL |
45 mins-1 hr |
| McCollum Park Mini Golf | 6801 S. Main St Downers Grove, IL |
45 mins |
| Putter's Peak | 950 W. Lake St Addison, IL |
45 mins |
| River Trails Park District | 1500 E. Euclid Ave Mount Prospect, IL |
30-45 mins |
| Smuggler's Cove | 4400 Westbrook Dr Aurora, IL |
1 hour |
| Sportsman's Country Club | 3535 Dundee Rd Northbrook, IL |
30 mins |
| Stony Creek Golf Complex | 5860 W. 103rd St Oak Lawn, IL |
45 mins-1 hr |
| Zigfield Troy Mini Golf | 1535 75th St Woodridge, IL |
45 mins-1 hr |