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Kings Beach Miniature Golf
Category: Active Life Mini Golf Mini Golf [Edit]
8693 N Lake BlvdKings Beach, CA 96143
(530) 546-3196
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
14 reviews for Kings Beach Miniature Golf
14 reviews in English
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Review from Brian S.
Alameda, CA
1/10/2010
I love going here on boring summer nights.
Been going here since I was a kid, never gets old. Just 5 minutes from my house. As a real golfer, this brings a whole new aspect to the game. There are 2 courses here. Some of the holes are really challenging, which is really fun. After you finish any of the 2 courses, you are greeted by a putting challenge. If you make it, you get a free game. They put a wire mesh over the hole, so it's impossible to cheat. I have only once gotten a free game. And once my sisters friend did a full swing and on the backswing, hit me right in the face. An amazing place that you should be sure not to pass up.Listed in: Lake Tahoe
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Review from dave t.
Campbell, CA
8/22/2011
My son's first mini-golf game was a hit!
The staff was very friendly - he was funny and pretty cool with my son. It's $6.50 a game per player (cheaper and better than the one in Carnelian Bay) and only $2 more if you pay for both courses upfront (otherwise, $4 more if you decide to play another round after playing the first). But remember - CASH only! There's an ATM in a liquor store one block away.
There are two challenging 18-hole courses, each with a bonus hole for a potential free game. We finished each course in about 45 minutes, but be sure to get there early (it opens at 10am) or else it will start to pile up especially if there's a large group ahead of you. -
Review from Sam G.
Kings Beach, CA
8/5/2011
Best put put I have ever been too. Lots of fun. 36 holes is awesome.
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Review from Jeff H.
Whittier, CA
8/11/2011
I love this place. The courses are difficult but a lot of fun for the whole family. The staff is very friendly. The best thing is the price. Consider paying for the extra 18 holes when you go... It's only an extra $2!!
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Review from Melissa W.
Marina del Rey, CA
9/5/2010
This is a great miniature golf course!
The address is messed up, and I'm not sure why. The map for this place when you look up the address shows you going away from the Lake, but ignore that - it is on Lake Blvd, so if you are going around Lake Tahoe, you're on the right street.
Besides a little misstep in getting here, since the GPS was telling us to turn onto streets that didn't exist to get to this address, this place was really great! $6.50 per person for 18 holes. There are two different courses to choose from, and we ended up doing both courses. The holes are different, challenging, and fun. A great way to spend an afternoon off.
Oh yeah - CASH ONLY. -
Review from Gil S.
9/1/2006 7 photos
What a sweet little place.
The two courses were built by hand almost fifty years ago by a former merchant marine who was at once thrifty and incredibly creative. He operated it for the next forty years before selling it to Chris, the new owner, who wanders the grounds with a giant rescue-laborador named Buddy, arranging the padding, cleaning things, picking up pine needles.
The obstacles are brilliant -- a rubik's cube for example, a skeetball chute made out of rubber mats, a slot machine that spins when you hit the ball through the hole. Most are on a gaming / local sports theme but there's the requisite windmill, totem pole, and wooden bear. And some very clever funny ones like dancing hula girls. Some are so fun you want to do them again and again, such as a luge-like bank shot.
I kept honest score because it's really pathetic if you cheat playing miniature golf by yourself. . . "That's like reading the answers on a crossword puzzle," Chris suggested. After a miraculous hole in one on the first hole I nose-dived to a ten over par 55 on the first course, then a more respectable 5-over 50 on the second.
There is much randomness to miniature golf but it plays very fair here. Not once did I get frustrated or feel I was cheated out of anything. Holes are smooth, fun, and entertaining, and it's all in top condition compared to other courses of its era and style, most of which are sadly either gone or in disrepair. That's not to say perfect. There's some wear and unevenness, so the ball does meander around a bit.
You can rent out sections for parties and events. It's open in the warm months only; in the winter the course is under many feet of snow and things are safely in storage.
I haven't comparison shopped for miniature golf lately, in fact I don't think I've ever played: (1) alone, (2) as an adult, or (3) after drinking. But given all the above it's an incredible value. $7 for two games. I've run the math in my head, and considering how much the land would be worth as a condo development it's a miracle the place is still here after fifty years. The world does not need more time share condos so please support the miracle and play miniature golf next time you're in Lake Tahoe.
There's no alcohol or junk food sold here but there are some snacks and a soda machine. If you're nice and not rowdy I doubt Chris would mind your bringing a beer, and Buddy looks like he could use some.
The 120+ foot pine trees provide lots of shade and the lake view is stunning. There's no way you can leave here unhappy, if you do you're just a grinch.Listed in: Five star for sure
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Review from Dan A.
San Francisco, CA
7/29/2009
Not as challenging as the peewee course on Catalina Island, but what could be? Make this spot part of your Tahoe tradition and your future generations will thank you. I almost always win a free game and leave it for the next family to use the cabin.
After the round hit up the ice cream shop across the street and behind the log cabin. -
Review from Mace M.
San Lorenzo, CA
4/2/2009
Sincerely, this place is an absolute gem!
Every time I am in Kings Beach, I'm golfing here. Although they have a golf course for "grown ups", I enjoy playing Mini-golf here! It is absolutely one of the most fun places for friends and family in the entire area. They have tons of holes, 38 to be exact, all with something new and fun! This isn't your average mini-golf experience, especially being among the woods, and just a minute walk to the beach & lake.
I love KBMG!!! -
Review from BL S.
Danville, CA
8/29/2011
This place has a lot of charm. The course was fun, and it was nice to be in the shade. I would definitely take my family there again.
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Review from Joseph S.
7/1/2011
Nice old school mini-golf course. At $6.50 a game it's a couple bucks cheaper than the other courses I saw around Tahoe though I was a little peeved that they charged the same amount for kids as they do for adults. They have two 19 hole courses we chose the one on your left from the street and found it to be a lot of fun though it seemed a lot more challenging than other courses we've played. I found the top 40 music they were blasting a little loud and distracting.
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Review from Corey C.
San Francisco, CA
2/16/2010
Awesome! A great mixture of Lake Tahoe and mini-golf, perfect for a summer Tahoe distraction.
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Review from Brian B.
Kings Beach, CA
8/9/2010
My little boy likes to play this course at least once or twice a week. Wish they had a lower price for kids.
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Review from Mary T.
Sacramento, CA
2/29/2008
Knowing that this place is still open makes me feel slightly less cynical about Lake Tahoe getting paved over and turned into a theme park for Bay Area yuppies and the Super Rich. My parents used to take me here as a kid during family vacations when we'd stay at our neighbor's nearby cabin. Sadly the original Jim Bob's taco truck that we'd visit afterwards has vanished, but it makes me happy to see that this place hasn't been torn down and turned into timeshares or somebody's McMansion getaway.
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Review from Sarah M.
San Francisco, CA
5/28/2007
This place is the real thing: 38 delightful holes of perfectly challenging minigolf (it includes two compact, 18-hole courses, each with a bonus hole for a potential free game). The beautifully maintained home-grown course is 50 this year; incredibly, it still has a handful of the original obstacles. And it's in a great location in downtown Kings Beach (don't confuse it with the less charming Magic Carpet minigolf a little ways west on Lake Blvd in Carnelian Bay). I'd go back every time I'm in the area.
