Bowling centers in every state, checked one listing at a time.
More than a thousand places to bowl, from a 90-lane house in Allen Park, Michigan, to small-town alleys with six lanes and a grill. Each listing gives the lane count, what a game costs where the center publishes it, and opening times in that center's own time zone.
One big operator, thousands of local houses
About a quarter of the centers listed here belong to Lucky Strike Entertainment, the company formerly called Bowlero, which also runs the AMF centers it bought. Their branch pages share a design but not their prices: each center sets its own per-game rate by day and time, usually with a separate shoe-rental fee.
The rest are a mix of family-owned houses, bar-and-bowl venues, college and military centers, and regional chains such as Spare Time, Round1 and Main Event. Some of the biggest rooms are not chain centers at all: Las Vegas has two casino bowling centers with 64 and 70 lanes, and Spins Bowl in Akron, Ohio, lists 64.
New England and Maryland keep their own games. Candlepin, with thin pins and a small ball, is still bowled in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, and duckpin survives in Maryland, Connecticut and Rhode Island; listings say which format each center offers.
Find a bowling center by state
Pick a state to see every listed center. Open-now labels use each center's local time, including Arizona, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, which do not change their clocks.
Northeast 220 bowling centers
Midwest 348 bowling centers
South 344 bowling centers
West 237 bowling centers
Three things worth sorting out before you go
Bowling on military bases
Sponsors, base passes or open doors: how three military bowling centers in Texas and Hawaii handle visitors who are not service members.
Read the guide Lane typesTraditional vs. boutique lanes
Full-length lanes, boutique lanes with lounge seating and private rooms: what changes in the reservation, using real centers as examples.
Read the guide TimingWalk-ins on league nights
Why a center can be open but have no free lanes: league schedules, walk-in rules and seasonal timetables in Anaheim, Winnetka and Lewiston.
Read the guideU.S. bowling questions
Which bowling center in the United States has the most lanes?
On this site, AMF Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Michigan, with 90 lanes, followed by Lucky Strike North Brunswick in New Jersey with 82 and Bowlero Wauwatosa in Wisconsin with 72.
Which states have the most bowling centers?
California has the most listings, followed by Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and Florida.
Where can I bowl candlepin or duckpin?
Candlepin centers are listed in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, and duckpin centers in Maryland, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Each listing names the format so you know which ball and pins to expect.
Do open-now times account for time zones?
Yes. Every listing works out its status in the center's own local time, so a center in Phoenix or Honolulu is not shown on Eastern time.