Mini - Golf / Edwards Park
Mini Golf is closed for the season
Laura E. Corn Mini Golf Course at Edwards Park
Location:
Edwards Park - 904 N. Main St. Hendersonville, NC 28792
2024 Schedule:
Modified Schedule: September 2, 2024 - October 6, 2024
Open Friday 3:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Open Saturday & Sunday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Last tee time is 9:00 PM. Players must be off of course by 9:30 PM.
Schedule subject to change or close due to staffing or inclement weather.
Cost:
Adults (18 and older) $3 per round
Youth (3 -17) $2 per round
Toddlers (2 & under) Free with a paying adult
Course Details:
The City of Hendersonville offers the community an 18-hole Mini Golf Course at Edwards Park named after longtime mini golf staff member and community treasure, Laura E. Corn.
The course is ADA-accessible (ADA accessible holes are #1 - #9 and #18).
Edwards Park and the Laura E. Corn Mini Golf course is managed by the City of Hendersonville Public Works Department
Public Works Phone Number: (828) 697-3084
“It is the happy voices of families large and small celebrating hole-in-ones that makes this beautiful park come alive!!!” - Laura E. Corn
Edwards Park Amenities
Edwards Park is a 1.47 acre park located on the corner of North Main and Locust streets owned and operated by the City of Hendersonville. The park, which was reimagined and reopened on October 19, 2023, includes the following amenities:
- Laura E. Corn Mini Golf Course: 18 hole, ADA-accessible mini golf course that includes challenging holes, a water fall, and themed features highlighting local historical and tourist attractions in Hendersonville, Henderson County and surrounding communities
- Concession Stand: During Mini Golf operating hours, a concession stand operates to provide players with putters and balls, as well as offering a variety of snacks and drinks for purchase
- Restrooms: Park restroom facilities are available during course operational hours
- Playground: A playground and musical playground features are located at Edwards Park
- Bike Corral: Bike racks, bike repair station and bike pump are available on the North Main side of the park
- The Boy Scouts utilize the cabins located at Edwards Park
Let's Play Mini Golf
The course theme of the Laura E. Corn Mini Golf was patterned after the previous course located at Boyd Park. Seven items from Boyd Park were refurbished and relocated to Edwards Park and nine new features were commissioned or crafted specifically for the reimagined course.
An amazing group of community partners, artists, craftspeople and collaborators worked together to create a truly unique and historically significant Hendersonville mini golf experience.
* Denotes ADA accessible holes
| 0* | Putting Green | Check out the signage near the putting green to learn about the Mama Bearcat and 175th Anniversary bears located in Edwards Park |
1* | Let's Go to an Apple Orchard | Apple feature created by the Apple Country Woodcrafters; special thanks to Gary Mach and Don Speese for leading the coordination, research, and planning of the pieces built by the non-profit for holes 1, 9, 11 and 14; worm feature repaired by Hendersonville Public Works from many years of mini golf at Boyd Park and painted by local artist Judy Dempsey |
| 2* | Let's Go to Jump Off Rock | Visit Jump Off Rock |
| 3* | Let's Go to Carl Sandburg's Home | Local artist Dee Ballenger painted a goat statue to highlight the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site with a goat statue |
| 4* | Let's Remember Boyd Park | Hole 4 is dedicated to remembering Boyd Park and the Teen Canteen and jukebox it once offered in the 1960s; Musical play instruments generously made possible by the Shipman family; Clifton Shipman originally built and operated the Boyd Park mini golf in its early years and his descendants are continuing to spread joy at the course’s new location; a plaque from Boyd Park is also on display Boyd Park remains as a public space outside of Fire Station 1 |
| 5* | Let's Hike Bearwallow Mountain | Hike Bearwallow Mountain |
| 6* | Let's Go to Chimney Rock | The rock that appeared at Boyd Park representing Chimney Rock is incorporated into this hole |
| 7* | Let's Go in a Bear Cave | Local artist Judy Dempsey repainted the bear statue that originally appeared at the Boyd Park course |
| 8* | Let's Go to Looking Glass Falls | Visit Looking Glass Falls in Pisgah National Forest |
| 9* | Let's Go to Main Street | The Apple Country Woodcrafters created a tribute to Historic Main Street for this hole |
| 10 | Let's Go Tubing on the Green River | Visit the Green River |
| 11 | Let's Go to the Depot | This mini–Historic Train Depot was designed and built to mimic the dimensions of the actual station that still stands on Maple Street; the talented team of Apple Country Woodcrafters working on this feature included Paulo De Sousa, Don Speese, Karl Schultz, Jim Kovalchek, David Kuhn, Tom Cramer, and Gordon Barner; members of the Apple Valley Model RR Club also weighed in and provided track and train pieces to enhance the feature |
| 12 | Let's Go to Church | A classic piece from Boyd Park, this feature was repaired by Hendersonville Public Works staff and repainted by Judy Dempsey |
| 13 | Let's Find a White Squirrel | Another classic who has had many different looks over the years, the Boyd Park squirrel has been repainted as a white squirrel to pay homage to the many white squirrels seen in the region |
| 14 | Let's Visit the Biltmore House | The Apple Country Woodcrafters designed and built a Biltmore House tribute for this hole |
| 15 | Let's Fish the Mills River | Local Fishing Resources |
| 16 | Let's Bike the Oklawaha Greenway | Thanks to a co-sponsorship by The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club, this hole has a bike corral nearby equipped with whimsical bike racks, bike pump and repair station |
| 17 | Let's Honor the Ninth Avenue School | Equipped with a list of names of seniors and faculty from the Ninth Avenue School Tiger yearbooks, a majestic tiger was painted by local artist Diamond Cash to honor the legacy of this school that was in operation from 1950 - 1965 before Henderson County Public Schools were integrated |
| 18* | Let's Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway | A kiddie car adorns the final hole of the course and leads players back to the concession stand |