Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf

The course is made up of 5 levels of difficulty. Thoroughly enjoyable.
The 4^th course is adequate up if a number of water traos… and trap me they did.
The winner gets ice cream scoop from next door at Captain Scoopys

This was a fun mini golf destination whilst visiting the Dells in 2015. As a beginner, I was challenged by courses and enjoyed the scenery. There were also different photo ops (i.e. sit next to pirate statue, taking photo of yourself locked up in wooden bars, etc.) It was also entertaining to watch the cars from automation get pulled over by cops haha The price is decent and the atmosphere was fun and friendly.

I’ve had the pleasure of golfing at several Pirates Cove mini golf and while this open wasn’t terrible it doesn’t hold a candle to the other ones. It needs some tlc to catch up to the others. Still had a nice time golfing with my family. There’s a free ice cream coupon on the score card for the winner. Only $ 8.50 for an adult for 18 holes so I did find that fairly reasonable.

We’ve come here quite a few times, and this course is really nice. Definitely a must-​do in the Dells. However, for some reason, they rate the Captains Hook 19 as the 2^nd hardest course. Don’t do this course — it’s in the back and it’s not as good as the others.

Very nice!
½ if you do another 18 holes
Keep course in good shape
Fun way to spend the afternoon.

Mini-​putting is a favorite past time of mine (and I say past-​time because I’ve not had the opportunity to do it several years) so of course my fiancé and I had to hit it up as one of the first stops of many on our vacation. When we approached the window the ladies greeting hs were very nice and we were able to take advantage of the special going on where we were able to play 2 18-​hole courses for about $ 12 instead of just playing one course for $ 8. Playing the two courses definitely made the fun (or the torture of regularly hitting 6 over par) last.
Yes, okay, I suck. I totally completely suck at golf, even Mini-​putting but I still have fun, even though I pretty much have a full blown temper tantrum when that freaking ball won’t go in the freaking hole after 8 puts! It’s not my fault that I don’t know my own strength okay???
You probably don’t want to hear about my abilities to Mini-​putting but I bet you want to hear more about the availability of courses? Yep, I knew it. Okay, so here it is: they have five different cousin ranging from easy to difficult and it’s your choice if you want to be a super trooper and commit to a challenge or not. I did do the most difficult courses, but you don’t have to… I’ll understand if you’re not up for a little friendly competition.
Overall, it’s a very fun course and it’s extremely pretty too, especially when you have a whole view of the Dells from the top. It’s great for kids and those of you who are a kid at heart like me.

Although the course is pretty and they have 4 or 5 course choices, we were disappointed that there were no moving obstacles, such as a windmill or animal with opening and closing mouth, etc… on the course. It’s been years since we’ve visited any mini golf so maybe those types of holes are considered old school, but we would have liked to see more exciting challenges than simply a change of elevations on the greens.
The staff was very friendly, the facilties were clean and the price is affordable.

Loved our visit. Came here as a little kid and it has really grown since. Like the Disney World of all mini-​golf. Was also excited to see the winner received a free ice cream cone… Perfect ploy to stop by their gift shops after to spend some $ but who are we kidding in the summer evening heat. My husband ended up with the winning game so I convinced him to go down to the little shops so he could claim his prize. Upon entering the ice cream parlor in a very kitsch store, my husband had to chose between vanilla or sherbet. There was a sign that said for a 1.00 more, the winner could pick ANY flavor. My husband didn’t see this sign until AFTER ordering and said he really felt like a loser. I thought marketing was good but could’ve been a little better… But nonetheless I am a putt-​putt fanatic so I still gave it 4 stars

Loved this place! I personally love mini golf! This place had at least five courses to choose from and they are rated from easy to most difficult. There were coupons for here in the coupon booklet too. Always a plus! Very lit up for night golf which is my favorite!

We went here for something to do during out visit to the Dells. They have about 5 courses to choose from easy through as they put it difficult. We had some younger kids in our group so we went with a happy medium course. Pricing is as expected being located in a tourist town. For a family of 5 with three adults and two children we paid about $ 36.00 for a round of mini golf (18 holes).
The place was clean and easy to get to, the course was pretty good and not overly difficult. However if you were looking for a stereo type, «mini golf» course with windmills and other amusing things to putt your ball through… not here. The greens are standard greens with standard hazards such as inclines and rocks that they put in place to make your trek to the hole a challenge. The scenery is nice and the staff was friendly. This location also puts you right on the out skirts of all the other tourist activities for the area along with the edge of the main drag of all the Dells activities.
Overall, this was not a bad place to go if you are looking for some quick entertainment for your family visit. If when you are done, you want more stuff to do, you are in the right place to move on to something else easy enough.
As a TIP — If you are staying at one of the local Water Park Resorts like Great Wolf Lodge, they offer discounted tickets to many of these attractions, Pirates Cove was one of them.

Cool place, Never been to this «Landmark» of the Wisconsin Dells. But it was a pretty quiet yet warm night at the end of September so me and my fiancé decided to hit a few balls. The lady at the counter was nice and said they were staying open later cause of the weather and the people coming in. So we did 18 holes. It was a good time, we did the «medium» skill course, and i don’t believe anything was over a par 2 hole… Can’t imagine what a easy course is. Some nice views when you’re at the top of the course. Good value too which is nice to find in the Dells.

Very fun place to mini golf very cool and creative course you can golf 18 to 90 holes, but it tends to be busy and with a group in front of you it can get long and boring, but it is still a very fun place not any to pricey they have a gift shoppe and an arcade! Would recommend it to anybody

We went here on a Thursday night (around dinner time) and it was 5 girls. The lines were outrageously long for having 5 different courses. We had other plans that night so in order to actually get out of there on time we could play one of the fun ‘harder’ courses and duck out halfway through or go to the easy course… obviously not as fun as any of the other ones because we flew threw 18 holes in like 30 minutes with the 5 of us (not good mini golfers). It says that you can’t have groups of more than 4 at a time… but they didn’t in force that rule – which was nice. Lots of ball color options and club sizes. I know its a tourist attraction, but they should have more than one person working the register when there is a line out to the parking lot. I will probably go again sometime when we have more time (I bet it took people 2 hours to play 18 holes) and there are less people.

Our entire family had a great time playing mini golf here. Anytime we see a Pirate’s Cove when we’re on vacation, we always stop. This location compares to the ones we’ve been to in Orlando and Brainerd. Kids play free and they enjoyed it. We only played 18 holes, but we probably could have spent half the day there, trying out their many courses. We’ll be back the next time we visit the Dells.

Pirates Cove is a great time had by all. My husband and I came here on a Saturday night in late September around 7pm. We did see other people on the courses but thankfully there were no lines. We asked the girl working behind the counter which course she recommended and she told us the most difficult one. We’re glad we took her suggestion! The course really isn’t all that difficult, but it is fun. There are lots of stairs and walking, but that’s to be expected when playing mini-​golf. We enjoyed the adventure. Each of the 18 holes on this course were different and just enough of a challenge.
I’m sad to say that I lost by 5 strokes. But I still had a great time and we’ll definitely play here again. We didn’t have any coupons but for the two of us it was around $ 15, which really isn’t bad in my opinion.
We thought about buying another round after we were finished but we were surprised to see that they had already closed for the night. It was maybe 7:30pm by this time and I found that odd. If not for this (and a few minor cosmetic improvements that could be made to the course itself), I would have given them 5 stars.

Best Mini-​Golf Center I’ve ever been to!
Short and simple: Great value, fun themed courses, cleanly, and great for all ages!
I bought the 5 course combo which I think was about $ 23. Best part about that deal is that your tickets are acceptable for 2 years from the date of purchase! I was in a group that played all 5 in one day… but I stopped at 2 rounds to explore the rest of the Dells. I was super relieved that we could save our tickets for the future.
Anyway, I had to detract one star because some of holes were very similar… and yes yes, I understand its difficult to create 90 distinct type layouts but hey, I kinda déjà vu’ed a few times, ya know! haha.
Overall, great courses! Can’t wait to go back when I’m in the mood for a mini road trip and some mighty fine put-​put!

I had never been to Pirate’s before and since this was my first time, I decided to play 36 holes. The course has 90 holes of mini-​golf to play with 5 different levels of difficultly. The courses are well maintained, clean and not the run down type of facility you sometimes find in a mini-​golf course. It’s worth the money to at least play it once. My only complaint is the course rules state no groups larger than 5; however, there were MANY instances where there were 6 or more in a group. Granted, these very large groups were families with small children; which we got stuck behind and ended up waiting at every hole. Something that the management team can’t exactly control, but they can control the number of people in a group. Overall, great place to mini-​golf if you’re ever in the Wis Dells area.

«Look at me world,» I screamed, holding my putter up to the heavens after a hole-​in-​one, «I’m the King of The Dells!»
Okay, I admit, that didn’t actually happen. I mean, the hole-​in-​one did, but not the celebration. For one, that’s hokey (and slightly embarrassing) behavior even for Wisconsin Dells. Two, with it being spring and all, one never knows when a sudden lightning strike will emerge from the skies (so holding metal up to them is a bad idea). And three, everyone knows the King of The Dells is the ghost of Tommy Bartlett. And you don’t mess with that force!
But, realistically, that reaction could happen here. Pirate’s Cove’s three most difficult courses (of an amazing five) are on the top of a large hill and offer views for miles of the bucolic Wisconsin River basin. Even for mini-​golf haters, these courses are the cheapest way to get these views (the only other way is at the top of a water slide). It’s not every mini-​golf course that has scenic lookouts between holes.
As far as the courses themselves go, they play really fairly, by and large. They rely on the natural contours of the area rather than loop-​de-​loops and blind walls. There are not a lot of par threes to make up strokes, but there are also not impossible holes that send a ball skittering back at you and out of bounds.
The pirate theme is a bit cheesy (but who doesn’t like posing in a wooden cutout as a pirate?) of course. However, there are actually quite a few interesting facts about pirates through the ages on the placards between each hole. So while the golfer is working out their legs climbing hills (just a warning for summer golfers, there isn’t much shade), they can also work out their minds with useless facts.
However, the coolest thing about these courses is that there are a lot of coupons floating around for discounted rounds. And two rounds for the price of one should make anyone feels like the King of The Dells. Tommy Bartlett’s vengeful ghost aside.

Pirate’s Cove is humongous, offering several courses of varying skill levels. We tried the 19-​hole course, which I believe is the second-​hardest. I have no idea how far over par I was (I shot a 63, I think?), but I do know that I got a hole-​in-​one (my first ever).
The highest-​scoring person on your team gets a free ice cream cone, which to me is a way better prize than the promise of a free game if you get a hole-​in-​one on the last hole or navigate some schtick-​y trick hole.
My only complaint is that, at least on the course we were on, there was absolutely no breeze because of the hills/​landscaping. It was a hot, sticky day and the thick, stagnant air was really uncomfortable.

I lost, but still had fun!
Now, I’m not very good at mini golf, but I like it.
Stopped here on a recent trip through WI. I’ve been here a basketful of times on trips to the Dells as a kid, but this time it was different. There was suppose to be something on the line!
Found a coupon for 20% our party on their website. I walk up to the counter and hand it to her and say 2. She says to the other girl working, «Is this buy one get one 50% off?» Whatever. I pay $ 12 something for the 2 of us and head to the most challenging round. This is according to them. I didn’t think it was that hard and other rounds looked easier and less populated, but it was too late now.
Remember, it’s summer — there are families playing who play slow, there are DBags playing who play like idiots, and there are middle age people there playing like morons, so have your patience and something to drink. It can take a while.
Next time — I’m winning!