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!
Hyde Park Roller Magic. 4178 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park. 845-229-6666. Teens can show off their skating skills. Inline and quad skates available.
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 and indoor black light mini golf. Bumper boats and 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 don'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 and bowling all add up to an afternoon of fun.
Spins Bowl Poughkeepsie: 47 Taft Ave., Poughkeepsie. 845-471-1820. 34 lanes, redemption arcade, laser tag, 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 and bar too.
Ulster County:
BC's New Paltz Climbing Gym. 234 Main St., New Paltz. 845-255-7625. Climbing the rock walls of this indoor facility offers fun for the 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, play in the arcade, have fun with laser tag, 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, Inflatapark, laser tag, climbing wall, arcade, 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), a full-service bar and 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 November 18, 2023