Coal Creek Bowling Center of Erie

Coal Creek Bowling Center of Erie is a bowling alley in Erie, Colorado, situated on Coal Creek Dr in Lafayette. The alley provides open bowling seven days a week along with a full schedule of hosted events, including birthday parties for kids ages 4 to 12, teen parties for ages 13 to 17, team-building outings for small companies, school field trips and summer camps, and group gatherings for families, sports teams, and work events. Birthday packages include two hours of unlimited bowling, shoe rental, and the option to add pizza or ice cream, and the team-building package is built for groups of 10 to 14 people with bowling, shoes, and pizza included. Open play is priced per person with shoe rental available separately, and the alley also offers a BOGO deal on Mondays. It holds a rating of 3.90 based on customer reviews.

The on-site Ten Pin Bar and Grill serves a broad menu alongside the lanes. Snacks include French fries, tater tots, pretzel bites with cheese, mozzarella sticks, chips and queso, onion rings, chicken tenders with fries, supreme baked nachos, quesadillas, wings, and a snack sampler. Breakfast items range from avocado toast and a breakfast sandwich to a classic combo and a la carte sides. Lunch and dinner options feature grilled chicken Caesar and Nashville hot chicken salads, cheese quesadillas, supreme baked nachos, and pork carnitas or southwestern chicken tacos. The bar pours beer from Bud Light, Coors, Miller Lite, Michelob Ultra, and Corona alongside seltzers and non-alcoholic options like Athletic Run Wild IPA and Heineken Zero. A lineup of signature cocktails includes the Drunken Parrot, White Sands, Island Breeze, Coconut Bay, Hawaiian Mimosa, Watermelon Rancher, house margaritas, and Bloody Marys. During the World Cup tournament the alley rolls out a themed menu with Argentina chimichurri wagyu sliders, England pub chips with curry dip, Mexico street taco nachos, Portugal chorizo flatbread, and Brazilian steak bites.

The center sits on Coal Creek Dr near the Coal Creek Sports Center, just off West South Boulder Road, and about a third of a mile from Whispering Meadows Park and The Arts HUB. A longstanding local bowling spot, Coal Creek Bowling Center of Erie pairs its lanes with a full kitchen and bar in the heart of Lafayette.