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Indoor spots for teens to play



Older kids need to have some play time too

Indoor spots for teens to play


Teens need places to go and things to do. When the weather is not cooperating, we have 17 great spots for your teens blow off some steam. 

Dutchess County:

Bounce! Trampoline Sports. 2 Neptune Rd., Poughkeepsie. 845-206-4555. Bounce around on various indoor trampolines for kids and adults. Teens will love the Jump N Glow Nights complete with glow in the dark dodge balls and hula hoops! They can also get a team together for Slam Dunk Basketball or Dodgeball. Make your reservations early!

DC Sports. 1630 Route 9, Wappingers Falls. 845-632-6621. Teens can practice their swing with a PGA Tour Golf Simulator, plus enjoy an arcade, volleyball, basketball, a rock climbing wall and indoor black light mini golf. Outdoor mini golf closed in winter.

The Gravity Vault Indoor Rock Gyms: 6 Neptune Rd., Poughkeepsie. 845-462-1920. Open Monday through Friday 9am-10pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am-8pm. If your teen doesn't know how to climb, sign up for lessons. For those who know, just go on in. They have more than 13,000 sq. ft. of climbing, walls up to 40 feet, 65 top rope stations, and lots more.

RPM Raceway: 2001 South Rd., Poughkeepsie. Open Monday through Thursday 2-9pm, Friday & Saturday 12-9pm and Sunday 2-7pm. Your teen will have a blast racing these all-electric indoor karts. VR battles, racing simulators, arcade games, gel blasters, digital darts, and bowling all add up to an afternoon of fun.

Spins Bowl Poughkeepsie: 47 Taft Ave., Poughkeepsie. 845-471-1820. 34 lanes, redemption arcade, and axe throwing. Plus, a kitchen where teens can fill up after playing.

Spins Bowl Wappingers Falls: 1677 US 9, Wappingers Falls. 845-297-8110. 27 lanes, redemption arcade, gaming lounge with billiards, air hockey, foosball or darts. Grab some grub at the kitchen too.

Ulster County:

BC's New Paltz Climbing Gym. 234 Main St., New Paltz. 845-255-7625. This spot is a boutique bouldering space with an emphasis on climbing movement. They set and re-set the gym walls often. Their philosophy is that carefully curated routes teach movement and body positions that translate to outdoor climbing. Kids 13+ and adults! 

Wood ‘N  Wheel. 365 Rte. 9W., Ulster Park. 845-331-9680. This is a great place for teens offering roller skating, laser tag, arcade and bumper cars. There are also activities outdoors during warmer weather.  

Patel's Kingston Lanes: 644 E. Chester, Kingston. 845-338-1414. Teens can enjoy regular bowling and cosmic bowling, and play in the arcade, and grab a bite to eat. 

Orange County:

Quinnz Pinz. 13-19 Railroad Ave., Middletown, (845) 343-8121. Enjoy open bowling times, escape rooms, or let loose and have fun in the arcade. Reservations recommended.

Pat Tarsio Lanes. 173 South Plank Rd., Newburgh. 845-562-5250. For over 50 years the Tarsio family has been giving local families affordable bowling fun. Enjoy a high energy entertaining experience with a night of cosmic bowling.

The Castle Fun Center. 109 Brookside Ave., Chester. 845-469-2116. Indoor/outdoor amusement park offering Ballocity, laser tag, climbing wall, arcade, bowling, inflatapark, roller skating, and axe throwing. They also offer outdoor fun during the warmer weather.

Ice Time Sports Complex. 21 Lakeside Rd., Newburgh. 845-567-0005. Ice Time Sports Complex is the Hudson Valley’s premier ice skating and sports facility that hosts a variety of programs for figure skaters, hockey players and patrons of all ages. Come for public skating, stick time, host a birthday party and more.

Pin Street. 154 Rt. 94 S, Warwick. 845-986-3565. A family-owned bowling center with 28 synthetic bowling lanes (bumpers always available), food concession, an arcade room, and billiards. Handicap accessible.  

Urban Air Adventure Park. 1 Galleria Drive Middletown. (518) 723-5210. Urban Air is a full-service family entertainment adventure park attractions for all ages. Go-karts, virtual reality, Sky Rider, ropes course and ProZone Performance Trampolines, and more. 

Sullivan County

Liberty Heights. 1939 State Rte. 52, Liberty. (845) 747-8080. This indoor park offers trampolines, laser tag, virtual reality, arcade, climbing walls, basketball, dodge ball, wipeout trampoline and more. 

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Updated 10/27/2025



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