Hot Shot Miniature Golf — Attraction in Big Bear Lake

This was a very fun place to play miniature golf. Not a large area. It has a lot of large pine trees throughout the course keeping the air cool on a hot day. As we were playing clouds came in and started to rain. No problem. The trees blocked just about every raindrop. If there's a slow group in front of your group you're encouraged to skip to another hole and come back later. There are fun signs around the course like "if you hear a bear behind you let it play through". The lady working there, maybe the owner, has a great...

Some may not consider this 5 star, but it is all perspective. So here is mine. Shade. Tons of it, very important in hot days in the altitude. Maintained well enough to keep it fun. Yes there is some tape here and there, but it still works. Good balance of types of holes, anthill, ramps, banks, multilevel, etc. Yes some banks are a challenge, but it is so fun. Price point is logical, good balance of cost to benefit. Plenty of ball color choices and club lengths. Overall a good way to spend some family time on a summer...

I absolutely love places like this! A little gem that was a highlight of our trip. We arrived right at the opening and there was nobody there yet. We had the whole course to ourselves. We had a great conversation with the folks who run the course. The green isn't perfectly smooth, but that made our game unique and interesting! What could've been just another mini golf course felt special because of its imperfections. Will definitely be returning to hopefully play a round each...