Just curious if anyone knows about any bowling alley that still has true wood lanes (edit: on 2nd thought overlay would be fine also) in Arizona or New Mexico?  Not as easy to find as one would assume online.  Be nice for giggles to bowl on wood for a change as haven't done so in decades. Thanks.

You might also consider asking or checking out some private organizations like churches or clubs.  Some had lanes installed decades ago.

None in Cochise County that I am aware of.

Good idea.  Thanks.  Not terribly optimistic but have a feeling if there is a public alley it will be in po dunk New Mexico out in middle of the desert somewhere.

I knew I had read something about church lanes somewhere.  Here is the link.

https://www.messynessychic.com/2016/09/23/churches-and-their-hidden-basement-bowling-alleys/

Found more:

https://sojo.net/articles/bowling-lanes-disappearing-us-churches

https://religionnews.com/2012/03/16/church-bowling-alleys-are-disappearing-fast/

If you want to broaden your bowling experiences do a vacation and stop in St. Charles, MO for cocked hat bowling then hit New England for some candlepin.  There is still plenty of wood lanes in the St. Louis area so you could double dip.

The Bowl in Page probably still has wood. Stop and get a burrito at the market in Cameron on your way through. 

Morenci Lanes is also a good possibility.

Bravo and thank you!  Absolutely amazed anybody has ever been to both these locations (at least to bowl) as talking boonies for both.  Morenci will work as I can stop there next time I come back from Albuquerque and do the scenic 191 St. John's back way to avoid crappy ass I17 (and charlie foxtrot RV traffic in Payson).  Only reason I would ever go to Page anymore is perhaps to take son to Antelope Canyon.  If get itch to ski in Utah these days I would fly for sure.  That drive was hairy IIRC (lot of natural beauty in that area though).

(edit:  Out here in the west our infrastructure is very new so pretty hard to find old wooden lanes as we never had that many to start with)

There were plenty of places that had wood, but the places that have been able to stay open have upgraded. A lot of smaller towns have had centers close. Second centers in Flagstaff and Kingman, along with Globe, Benson, Winslow, Holbrook, Cave Creek, Cottonwood.  Probably a few others I can't remember.

Thanks for everything.  Yeah only been in AZ for about 15 years so history fuzzy.  Still sad to see the mom and pops go.  Need to see more of the state while I can.

Quote from: itsallaboutme on April 12, 2019, 07:12:55 AM

The Bowl in Page probably still has wood. Stop and get a burrito at the market in Cameron on your way through. 

Morenci Lanes is also a good possibility.

Bravo and thank you!  Absolutely amazed anybody has ever been to both these locations (at least to bowl) as talking boonies for both.  Morenci will work as I can stop there next time I come back from Albuquerque and do the scenic 191 St. John's back way to avoid crappy ass I17 (and charlie foxtrot RV traffic in Payson).  Only reason I would ever go to Page anymore is perhaps to take son to Antelope Canyon.  If get itch to ski in Utah these days I would fly for sure.  That drive was hairy IIRC (lot of natural beauty in that area though).

(edit:  Out here in the west our infrastructure is very new so pretty hard to find old wooden lanes as we never had that many to start with)

Morenci website says Refinished Lanes.  I used to associate 'refinished' with wood lanes, but I have heard some use that term when they replaced panels on synthetic lanes that had warped or had other issues.

http://www.morencitown.com/morenci-lanes/

A list of NM Centers, I know all the ones around Albuquerque/Rio Rancho have no wood lanes.

Artesia Lanes
1701 Tumbleweed Road
Artesia, NM, 88201
Phone: 575-736-4545

Fun Connection
11000 Broadway Blvd. SE
Albuquerque, NM, 87105
Phone: 505-724-3866

Holiday Bowl
7515 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM, 87110
Phone: 505-268-3308

Lucky 66 Bowl
6132 4th St NW
Albuquerque, NM, 87107
Phone: 505-345-2506

Silva’s Eu-Can Bowl
3010 Eubank, NE
Albuquerque, NM, 87111
Phone: 505-298-5583

Starlight Bowling Ctr
54 Jemez Canyon Dam Rd
Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, 87004
Phone: 505-771-5333

Strike Gold Lanes (Cities of Gold Casino)
10-B Cities of Gold Road
Santa Fe, NM, 87506
Phone: 505-455-4262

Big Rock Bowling Center
460 North Riverside Dr
Espanola, NM, 87532
Phone: 505-747-2695

Bowlero Lanes
3704 E Main Street
Farmington, NM, 87402
Phone: 505-325-1857

Gal-A-Bowl
1900 E Aztec Ave
Gallup, NM, 87301
Phone: 505-863-9669

Thunderbird Lanes. (Wood)
300 Jefferson Ave
Grants, NM, 87020
Phone: 505-287-3394

Tenpins and More
1416 Deborah Rd SE
Rio Rancho, NM, 87124
Phone: 505-892-7117

Cal’s Cactus Lanes
1609 S Canal St.
Carlsbad, NM, 88220
Phone: 575-887-1933

Mainline Bowl
120 Maple St
Clovis, NM, 88101
Phone: 575-769-9055
Bel Aire Bowl
905 E Bender Blvd
Hobbs, NM, 88240
Phone: 575-393-3333

Ten Pin Alley
1201 E Amador Ave
Las Cruces, NM, 88001
Phone: 575-526-8855

Town & Country
3905 SE Main Street
Roswell, NM 88203
Phone: 575-623-8557

Ruidoso Bowling Center
1202 Mechem Dr
Ruidoso, NM, 88345
Phone: 575-258-3557

Silver Bowling Center
2020 Memory Ln
Silver City, NM, 88061
Phone: 575-538-3612

Mountain View Bowling
515 S Lake St
Tucumcari, NM, 88401
Phone: 575-461-2133