Mini - Golf / Edwards Park

Boy playing minigolfLaura E. Corn Mini Golf Course at Edwards Park

Location: 

Edwards Park - 904 N. Main St. Hendersonville, NC 28792

2024 Schedule: 

Mini-golf will be closed on Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28 due to Tropical Storm Helene.

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

Campbell Hodge playing minigolf in her wheelchair
Campbell Hodge playing minigolf in her wheelchair
People golfing next to a large apple feature made by the Apple Country Woodcrafters
People golfing next to a large apple feature made by the Apple Country Woodcrafters
Artist Bethany Joy and members of Laura Corn's family pose next to a bear statue created in her honor
Artist Bethany Joy and members of Laura Corn's family pose next to a bear statue created in her honor
A woman playing mini golf beside a pink vintage car course feature
A woman playing mini golf beside a pink vintage car course feature
A boy putts on a mini golf green
A boy putts on a mini golf green
Melinda Lowrance and Diamond Cash stand next to the Ninth Avenue School mini golf green
Melinda Lowrance and Diamond Cash stand next to the Ninth Avenue School mini golf green
City Council standing on the putting green at the grand opening ceremony
City Council standing on the putting green at the grand opening ceremony
3 people standing next to colorful bike racks made possible by the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club
3 people standing next to colorful bike racks made possible by the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club
The playground at Edwards Park
The playground at Edwards Park
Replica of the historic train depot on the course
Replica of the historic train depot on the course
Tommy Shipman playing mini golf near a musical flower installation
Tommy Shipman playing mini golf near a musical flower installation
Public Works team members standing in front of the mini golf waterfall
Public Works team members standing in front of the mini golf waterfall

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 GreenCheck 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

Visit Henderson County Apple Orchards

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 

Visit the Carl Sandburg Home

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

Visit Chimney Rock

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 

Visit Downtown Hendersonville

10Let's Go Tubing on the Green RiverVisit the Green River
11Let'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 

Visit Hendersonville's Historic Train Depot

12Let's Go to ChurchA classic piece from Boyd Park, this feature was repaired by Hendersonville Public Works staff and repainted by Judy Dempsey
13Let'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
14Let's Visit the Biltmore House 

The Apple Country Woodcrafters designed and built a Biltmore House tribute for this hole

Visit the Biltmore House

15Let's Fish the Mills River Local Fishing Resources 
16Let'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

Bike the Oklawaha Greenway

17Let'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

Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway