Nu-Bowl Lanes

Nu-Bowl Lanes at a glance
Twenty-eight lanes on 17th Street
Nu-Bowl Lanes occupies 1315 N 17th Street in Mt Vernon, Illinois, and its 28 ten-pin lanes make it a sizable bowling floor for a town of this kind. The center runs its own site at nubowl.com, which is where the opening hours below come from.
The week is built around evenings. Tuesday is the earliest start, at 10 AM, while Wednesday and Thursday open at noon and close at 10 PM. Friday and Saturday also begin at noon but run to 11 PM, and Sunday is the short day, noon to 9 PM. Nothing is listed for Monday. to ask about leagues, parties or lane prices, none of which the center publishes online.
Tuesday to Sunday, until 11 PM on weekends
Hours are taken from the center's own website; there are no listed hours for Monday.
Source: the venue's official page (nubowl.com).
North 17th Street
Nu-Bowl Lanes is at 1315 N 17th Street, Mt Vernon, Illinois 62864.
1315 N 17th St, Mt Vernon IL 62864
Rolling in at Nu-Bowl
Ring the center to ask about lane availability and groups; no online booking link is listed.
Other lanes in southern Illinois
Sources
- nubowl.com · lane count
Sources consulted November 2026. Not a live availability check.