Boondocks Food and Fun - Parker

Connor’s Visit (August 2026): “I finally made it out to Boondocks in Parker on Sunday, and I’m not exaggerating when I tell you it might be heaven on earth. It’s technically a place built for kids, but I’m fairly certain it was actually built for me… I for some reason volunteered for the bumper boats instead of the go-karts and got absolutely soaked, which made some kids very happy (some of whom I didn’t even know)… Fair warning, in any given heat there’s always one kart that is mysteriously slower than the rest, and getting stuck in it is never, ever fun.” (DougCo Drop, August 13, 2026)

Boondocks Food & Fun is Parker's big indoor-outdoor family entertainment center at 18706 Cottonwood Drive, just off Cottonwood near Parker Road. It runs two go-kart tracks (a road track for adults and older kids, with little ones riding along as passengers, plus a rookie track where the younger crew drive their own), a two-story laser tag arena, bumper boats, a 38-foot ropes course, an XD dark ride, dark-mode bowling, and two 18-hole mini-golf courses themed like a skull island and a pirate cove.

Inside, the arcade is stacked - racing games, skee ball, basketball, bag toss, and a wall of claw machines - and your tickets bank onto a reloadable Fun Card to cash in for prizes at the redemption counter. There's a full restaurant and bar plus a private event area, and the place is open year-round, indoors and out, handling everything from a two-person outing to birthday parties and big group events.

Attractions

🏎️ Two go-kart tracks - road track (adults and older kids; little ones ride as passengers) and rookie track (younger drivers)

🚤 Bumper boats (you will get wet)

🔫 Two-story laser tag arena

🧗 38-foot ropes course

🎳 Dark-mode bowling

⛳ Two 18-hole mini-golf courses (skull-island and pirate themed)

🎢 XD dark ride

🕹️ Arcade with racing, skee ball, basketball, and a wall of claw machines - Fun Card redemption

🍔 Full restaurant, bar, and private event space

Good to know: wheelchair accessible; on-site parking; credit, debit, and mobile pay. A lot of the best stuff - go-karts, bumper boats, mini golf, the ropes course - is outdoors and weather-permitting, so it's a summer-into-fall favorite. Open year-round, seven days a week.