Nineteen chains and three duckpin alleys

Maryland: 27 centers and five AMF rooms tied at 48 lanes

Bowlinghall lists 27 bowling centers in Maryland, and 23 publish a lane count that adds up to 839 lanes. Nineteen of the 27 are chains. Five centers tie for the largest room at 48 lanes, all of them AMF venues, and three are duckpin alleys.

Most lanesAMF Dundalk Lanes · 48 lanes

Lowest adult game rateLucky Pikesville · $6.99

Latest closingRound1 Towson · 2 AM

Best Google ratingMount Airy Lanes · 4.6 from 467 reviews

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20 Custis St, Aberdeen MD 21001

20 lanes Open to the public

A modern 20-lane ten-pin house in Aberdeen with bumpers, dinosaur ramps for kids and a snack counter.

AMF Dundalk Lanes

AMF Dundalk Lanes

4.2 (1.2k)

1101 Merritt Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21222

48 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Forty-eight lanes on Merritt Boulevard in Baltimore, open from 10 AM on weekdays from Tuesday to Thursday.

AMF Perry Hall

4359 Ebenezer Rd, Baltimore, MD 21236

48 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Forty-eight lanes on Ebenezer Road in Baltimore, with a 10 AM Thursday opening and Friday hours from 2 PM.

AMF Woodlawn Lanes

6410 Security Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21207

48 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Forty-eight lanes on Security Boulevard in Baltimore, open from 10 AM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

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6703 York Rd, Baltimore MD 21212

Hours listed  Open to the public

A duckpin house on York Road marking eighty years in Baltimore County, with leagues and party packages.

Lucky Strike Bethesda

5353 Westbard Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20816

34 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Thirty-four lanes on Westbard Avenue in Bethesda, open from 2 PM on Fridays and until midnight on Saturdays.

Lucky Strike College Park

9021 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD 20740

40 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Forty lanes on Baltimore Avenue in College Park, Maryland, open until 1 AM on Friday and Saturday.

Lucky Strike Columbia

7100 Carved Stone Rd., Columbia, MD 21045

32 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Thirty-two lanes on Carved Stone Road in Columbia, Maryland, open from 2 PM on Fridays.

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406 Bow Street, Elkton MD 21921

32 lanes Open to the public

Thirty-two lanes on Bow Street in Elkton, refitted with synthetic surfaces in 2006 and busy with leagues.

Bowlero Normandy

8419 Baltimore Nat'l Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043

32 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Thirty-two lanes on Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City, opening at 9 AM Monday through Thursday.

Lucky Strike Gaithersburg

1101 Clopper Rd, Gaithersburg MD 20878

48 lanesHours listed from $8.99 Open to the public

A 48-lane ten-pin center on Clopper Road in Gaithersburg, with walk-in games from $8.99 per person.

Lucky Strike Rockville

15720 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877

40 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

A 40-lane center on Shady Grove Road in Gaithersburg, Maryland, open until 1 AM on Friday and Saturday.

AMF Capital Plaza Lanes

4601 Cooper Lane, Hyattsville, MD 20784

48 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

A 48-lane AMF bowling center on Cooper Lane in Hyattsville, Maryland, with its own phone line.

AMF Southwest Lanes

4991 Fairview Ave, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

40 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

A 40-lane AMF center on Fairview Avenue in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, reached by phone at (410) 789-2400.

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Mount Airy Lanes

4.6 (467)

304 Center St, Mount Airy MD 21771

13 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Thirteen duckpin lanes in downtown Mount Airy, with a full bar on site and a 4.6 Google rating.

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11920 Grand Park Ave, North Bethesda MD 20852

Open to the public

Bowling and bocce with an Italian-American menu and private event rooms at Grand Park Avenue in North Bethesda.

Greenway Bowl

Greenway Bowl

4.2 (654)

8246 Telegraph Rd, Odenton, MD 21113

40 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Forty lanes on Telegraph Road in Odenton, open from 9 AM to 1 AM at weekends.

AMF Southdale Lanes

8056 Jumpers Hole Rd, Pasadena, MD 21122

32 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

A 32-lane AMF bowling center on Jumpers Hole Road in Pasadena, Maryland, open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

Lucky Strike Pikesville

1723 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville MD 21208

40 lanesHours listed from $6.99 Open to the public

A 40-lane ten-pin center on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville, Maryland, with walk-in games from $6.99.

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1834 Market St, Pocomoke City MD 21851

16 lanes Open to the public

Sixteen lanes and a restaurant on Market Street, with league nights and a points-for-dollars rewards scheme.

Interior seating and service counter at Severna Park Lanes, from the operator website; some bowling approaches are visible on the left.

840 Ritchie Hwy, Severna Park, MD 21146

32 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Thirty-two lanes on Ritchie Highway offering both ten-pin and duckpin, with late weekend hours.

AMF Marlow Heights Lanes

4717 St Barnabas Rd SE, Temple Hills, MD 20748

40 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

A 40-lane AMF center on St Barnabas Road SE in Temple Hills, open from 9 AM on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Lucky Strike Timonium

2165 York Rd., Timonium MD 21093

36 lanesHours listed from $7.99 Open to the public

A 36-lane ten-pin center on York Road in Timonium, Maryland, with walk-in games from $7.99 per person.

AMF Towson Lanes

AMF Towson Lanes

4.1 (1.2k)

701 Southwick Dr, Towson, MD 21286

48 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

A 48-lane AMF center on Southwick Drive in Towson, Maryland, rated 4.1 on Google by about 1,190 people.

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825 Dulaney Valley Rd, Towson MD 21204

Hours listed  Open to the public

A Round1 bowling and arcade center in Towson Town Center, with karaoke, billiards and a 2 AM daily close.

AMF Waldorf Lanes

11920 Acton Lane, Waldorf MD 20601

32 lanesHours listed from $7.99 Open to the public

A 32-lane ten-pin AMF center on Acton Lane in Waldorf, Maryland, with walk-in games from $7.99.

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44 W Pennsylvania Ave, Walkersville MD 21793

Hours listed  Open to the public

A duckpin center near Frederick with a split-hours weekly schedule and a free $10 open bowling certificate.

Baltimore, Towson and the AMF rooms

Baltimore has four centers, the most of any city in the data. Towson and Gaithersburg have two each. AMF Towson Lanes, AMF Dundalk Lanes, AMF Perry Hall and AMF Woodlawn Lanes all have 48 lanes, and AMF Capital Plaza Lanes is in Hyattsville.

The four cheapest adult games listed are Lucky Strike Pikesville at $6.99, Lucky Strike Timonium at $7.99, AMF Waldorf Lanes at $7.99 and Lucky Strike Gaithersburg at $8.99.

Duckpins and ratings

Three Maryland centers are duckpin alleys: Stoneleigh Lanes in Baltimore, Mount Airy Lanes in Mount Airy and Walkersville Bowling Center in Walkersville. Mount Airy Lanes is also the top-rated center in the data, at 4.6 stars from 467 reviews.

Walkersville Bowling Center is 4.4 from 190 reviews. AMF Dundalk Lanes in Baltimore is 4.2 from 1,205, and Greenway Bowl in Odenton is 4.2 from 654.

Questions

Maryland bowling questions

How many duckpin alleys are listed in Maryland?

Three: Stoneleigh Lanes in Baltimore, Mount Airy Lanes in Mount Airy and Walkersville Bowling Center in Walkersville.

Which Maryland center is rated highest?

Mount Airy Lanes in Mount Airy, at 4.6 stars from 467 reviews.