TRR photo by Jill Padua Children and adults alike enjoyed their race around the go cart track. (Click for larger image)

Family fun at Costa’s

By JILL PADUA

HAWLEY — Set beautifully among nature’s landscape, this fun park takes parents and children alike right into a wholesome, clean atmosphere to be enjoyed by all.

Costa’s Family Fun Park, on Route 6, three miles east of Lake Wallenpaupack, was the scene for our Saturday afternoon outing. We arrived to find quite a few cars in the parking lot, yet there was enough to do that there were no lines or short lines to await our adventure.

We first headed for the driving range. Various sized buckets can be purchased; we chose the large to share among us. I was amazed to see how well my nine-year-old could hit a ball.

We then headed for the batting cages. No one did very well, but all tried hard. The park offers baseball and softball, from slow pitch to fast pitch.

From there it was ice cream, with fast and courteous service by the staff (which, by the way, we found throughout the park).

On to the go-carts, which impressed me the most during our day. There are three different go-carts: The IROC for children, Jaguar for two passengers, and the Leopard for adults. The staff is well trained in instructing customers on the proper way to ride, park and more. They ride around the track with the children once, prior to allowing them to drive on their own if they haven’t been on these go-carts before. The children are directed to stay on the inside track, so as not to block the adults who are driving faster cars.

There wasn’t enough time to fully enjoy the 18-hole miniature golf course due to other commitments, so we let the kids take a fast turn around the course. We started on the fourth hole, and skipped a couple along the way, but we know that we will plan to have more time to spend at Costa’s Family Fun Park on our next trip.

My son’s last words this morning before he got on the school bus: “I can’t wait to go back to Costa’s again, mom.”