MU Bowling Alley

Location

In the MU Games Area, in the basement of the MU

Hours

See http://gamesarea.ucdavis.edu/hours.php

Phone

(530) 752-2580

Website

http://gamesarea.ucdavis.edu/bowling.php

The Memorial Union Games Area's Bowling Alley is the bowling alley for Davis. This is because, well, it's the only bowling alley in the city. The prices are cheap for all and you get a discount for showing your Reg Card. This is where the UC Davis Bowling Club practices.

If you want to 'palm' the ball you'll need to use one of the special palming balls located next to the first lane. This is because the wood used in the lanes is especially sensitive and the holes hitting the ground somehow cause problems if the ball's being palmed, so just pick up one of those nearly holeless balls and palm away.

The bowling alley has "Lightning Bowling" (aka "Rockin' Bowling" or "Disco Bowling") when they turn the music way up and they turn down the house lights in favor of a crazy multicolored light show on the bowling floor. It's kind of distracting when you are trying to bowl, but it makes it really entertaining. This takes place Thursday-Saturday nights. It goes from 10:00 pm until 12:00 midnight. (During vacation schedule, it's from 9:00 pm until 11:00 pm.)

If for some reason you have the desire to flee Davis and want to go bowling, Vacaville is home to STARS Recreation Center, open 24 hours. STARS has around 40 lanes of bowling, it also has a small arcade, laser tag, and a bar. STARS is at 155 Browns Valley Parkway, across the street from the Nugget. To get there go Westbound on 80, take Monte Vista/Browns Valley Parkway exit. That will put you right there. There is currently construction, I apologize.

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I've also heard that there's some bar upstairs with pooltables, but I'm underage so I don't know.

2009-09-22 16:23:09   I just called the MU to reserve 4 lanes for this coming weekend as a part of a birthday party. Be warned they require 1 week notice to reserve lanes. On a seperate note, I've been to Stars and it's wonderful, I wouldn't pay to bowl there, but the comment below is correct they have a small seperate bar upstairs with pool tables and a balcony so you can look down on the music stage. They have great live music on the weekends, mostly cover bands, but there is a cover. —SaraRoscoe