This was a really great place to play mini-golf. Great setting under the trees, with a creek and…read morelarge pond in the middle of the course. Great way to have fun outside - even on sunny days - with the shade from the trees.

From the owner: Steve Klein opened Puttmasters At The Pines in 2005. Steve is a Johnston native and has lived in…read morethe area all his life. You might catch him operating the mini golf area or mowing from time to time. Steve purchased the property knowing that a majority of it was on a forest reserve. Steven enjoys the wildlife and the outdoors and made it his mission to protect the area and restore it to it's natural state. Steve added min golf, the shelter area and sand volleyball as an attractions where he could share the wildlife and beautiful landscape.

The experience was great, only downfall is that everyone knows this as it was SUPER busy.read more

We were looking for a place to take our five year old granddaughter so she could try mini golf for…read morethe first time. The course is well maintained and the bonus for us was having a practice green with three holes - our granddaughter loved trying it out before we got to the first "official " one. At hole eight, she declared she had to go to the bathroom- uh oh - we had to walk to the clubhouse, a bit far but the restroom was clean. Luckily we were able to slip back in and finish our game. Our Granddaughter loved it!

Excellent nice atmosphere for Iowa football game and very decent beer prices…read more Service was great

I love the idea of this place!…read more The putt putt was glitchy and took a while to learn the interface. Plus at 22$ a person it wasn't cheap. We didn't try the food, but it looked like a solid selection of fried bar food. Had some drinks and those were fine. Hard to rate beers, but The bartenders were so kind and awesome! I wish I had more time to just hang with them. The place has that "I'm modern" quasi flavortown vibe. Graffiti and bright colors. Had more potential than follow through but maybe it's brand new and will iron out the kinks over time.

Summer tubing! This was a great activity for summer. 2 hours…read moreof summer tubing fun. Pay, grab a tube and go down the hill. Get hauled up by the moving sidewalk. Wear closed toe shoes, prepare to get a little wet and go have fun. Pick your timed reservation online or show up. Mini golf while you wait! Also have yard games. Refreshments available as well.

What a fun use of land! Tubing in the summer! There's a lift to take you up, the hill has water…read moresprinkling and you go fast! You end on artificial grass and go again!

The friendliest clubhouse staff around! From the time we pull into the parking lot till we are…read morebuying our last beer of the day, the staff is friendly and making sure our group has a great time.

First off, this is one of the only places I found that let me play with a group of five, which was…read moregreat. The course was in excellent shape and I really enjoyed it. It's a wooded golf course and I didn't see any sand traps. The staff was friendly, though there were some hiccups with getting everyone paid and started. The carts have range finders and GPS, which was a nice touch, and the drinks were strong.

The price of this place was way to expensive for the amenities they offered. The greens were torn…read moreand falling apart. The water was green and slimy. The benches were falling apart. I would probably drive a bit farther if I wanted to play mini golf again. We probably will never go back.

Great place to bring your family or the perfect spot to go on a date! Definitely recommend! Great…read moreambiance with tons of large trees, ponds, etc! Super fun mini golf experience!

Daughter and I stopped in to check this out a couple weeks ago! Was smaller that I though but we…read morestill had a great time. We're not much for video/arcade games but we ended up spending an hour and a half here. Definitely like the one time fee. We will probably be back if we need a lil time to kill.

With a wall of pinball machines, a special room full of even more spectacular pinball games and so…read moremany retro games (with a few newer ones in the mix) how can you go wrong? We could have played here for many more hours! One price gets you all the games you can stand until closing time. There's something for about all ages and skill levels. We loved the selection. They have a party room which would be great for a celebration or event. The menu has a variety of fun ice cream treats. There is a slightly higher fee if you're going to use the special room of pinball machines. It would be very worth it if you were intending to play yourself and not there with a small child. The only bad thing is the "all for one price" deal gives rise to many ADHD players who seem to hop from one game to another without having played for more than a minute or two. Many machines are sitting mid-game from players walking away. Plus there's no thrill of winning the extra ball at pinball or extra player in a game because there's no weight to the loss. The space also fills up so much there's little to no walking room so you have to squeeze between players once there's more than a dozen or two in there. As a tip: a couple of the pinball games were stuck at a selection screen or unable to provide any balls. The power switch tends to be on the bottom, front right side. If you reach under and power off for 10 seconds and back on they all reset and appeared to work perfectly. Our six year old loved it and we plan to be back again soon.

This place is RACIST. I'm coming into town with a few colleagues and asked my business…read morepartners(Asian) to set up some tee times for us. They booked online and then got a call from the golf course saying that they're going to cancel it. My goodness, what load of crap is that? I've been to some really strict golf courses out here in CA but this is the first time I've heard of a golf course canceling your tee time with no explanation. Wow Norwalk, Iowa, what a trash place you have.

I have been playing this course the last few years. The course is well maintained and one of the…read morebest in the Des Moines area. The staff has always been highly courteous. Highly recommend!