45 Best Indoor Playgrounds in the Dallas Area

When your family is looking to escape the summer heat or hide from the cold winter temps in Dallas, we like to visit one of the many indoor play places in the area. I’ve compiled a list of our favorite indoor activities in the area with options for big kids and toddlers. While some of these play places do charge admission, you’ll also find several free options on the list! This list of the best indoor playgrounds in the DFW area offers a variety of children’s activities like climbing, ninja obstacles, soft play, and pretend play!

1. The Watermark Tree Fort

• Features: A tree house style play area full of stairs and bridges, small toddler area, and adjacent coffee shop.
• Age limit: All ages allowed
• Address: 7540 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Dallas, TX 75251
• Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm and Saturday 8am-1pm
• Cost: FREE

2. The Play Place at Galleria Dallas

• About: This free indoor playground features rainforest-themed soft play area on level 3 near Nordstrom.
• Age limit: Best for toddlers and younger kids
• Address: 13350 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75240
• Hours: Monday – Saturday 10am – 8pm and Sunday 12pm – 6pm
• Cost: FREE

3. Strong Ninja

• About: American ninja warrior style open play with a toddler area plus obstacles for older kids. Strong Ninja also offers great birthday parties!
• Age limit: All ages allowed
• Address: 4207 Simonton Road, Farmers Branch, TX 75244
• Hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m to 6 p.m, Saturday 10 a.m to 6 p.m, Sunday 12 p.m to 6 p.m
• Cost: Admission starts at $10.95

4. Moody Family Children’s Museum at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science

• About: Little ones can climb and slide through the scaled down Dallas skyline, grab some fruits and veggies at the pretend farmer’s market, or explore the water play table at the interactive children’s museum. Bigger kids will enjoy the other exhibits throughout the Perot!
• Age limit: Open to ages 5 and under
• Address: 2201 N. Field Street, Dallas, TX 75201
• Hours: Monday 10am – 5pm, Tuesday Closed, Wednesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sunday 11am – 5pm
• Cost: Entrance to the Children’s Museum is included in General Admission to The Perot. General Admission starts at $15, children under 2 are free.

5. eKids Indoor Playground

• About: Whether your kids are into dressing up, playing with cars and trains, or prefer to climb and slide, there’s bound to be something they’ll love at this awesome indoor playground!
• Age limit: Open to ages 11 and under
• Address: 3017 E Interstate 30 Rockwall, TX 75087
• Hours: Monday – Friday, 10am-5pm
• Cost: $10 for the first child and $5 for each child after

6. Cheeky Monkeys

• About: Indoor soft play with slides and climbing structures. Little siblings can play in the dedicated toddler area. This is one of the best indoor playgrounds in the Dallas area!
• Age limit: Best for children 10 months old to 8 years old
• Address: 341 Town Pl, Fairview, TX 75069
• Hours: Sun – Thu, 9am – 6pm / Fri & Sat, 9am – 8pm
• Cost: Entry starts at $13.99

7. CAMP Dallas

• About: You’ll find a rotation of interactive experiences behind their hidden door. Children can also do arts and crafts or test out toys in the store.
• Age limit: Great for all ages
• Address: 9830 North Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75231
• Hours: See website for experience and craft hours
• Cost: Entry to store is free, activity prices vary.

8. Kid Mania

• About: This indoor playground is great for little ones and elementary-age kids! There’s a dedicated toddler area, multiple play structures with slides, and arcade games. You’ll also find a special seating area for adults with free wi-fi.
• Age limit: Great for all ages
• Address: 7252 Chase Oaks Blvd, Plano, TX 75025
• Hours: Monday – Thursday 10am-9pm, Friday 10am-10pm, Saturday 9am-10pm, Sunday 11am-8pm.
• Cost: Entry starts at $3.99, infants under 1 are free.

9. Peppa Pig World of Play

• About: Explore Peppa’s world by climbing, sliding, splashing in muddy puddles, and other interactive play!
• Age limit: Best for children 1 – 8years old
• Address: 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Grapevine, Texas 76051
• Hours: Open daily, 10am-6pm
• Cost: Entry starts at $16.99, infants under 1 are free.

10. AT&T Experience Store

• About: The AT&T Experience Store and Studio in downtown Dallas will feel like a playground for older kids! You’ll find a rotation of interactive experiences in the Studio with the Store devoted to hands-on technology fun. We even found a fun area for our toddler to test out some interactive kids books!
• Age limit: Great for all ages, but especially older kids who love tech
• Address: 208 S. Akard St., Dallas, TX 75202
• Hours: Store: Mon – Fri: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sat: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sun: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. // Studio: Wed – Thur: 11am – 8pm, Fri – Sat: 11am – 9pm, Sun: 11am – 8pm, Mon –Tues: Closed
• Cost: FREE

11. Prestonwood Kidz Indoor Playground

• About: This indoor playground is perfect for kids who want to climb, crawl, slide, and explore.
• Age limit: Best for children 10 and under
• Address: 6801 W. Park Blvd., Plano, TX 75093
• Hours: Monday–Friday: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Saturday: Closed
• Cost: FREE

12. Play Street Museum

• About: Kids can pretend, interact, and explore this interactive children’s museum featuring custom-designed playhouses.
• Age limit: Best for ages 1-8.
• Address: Click here for a list of locations in the Dallas area
• Hours: Hours vary by location
• Cost: $13 per child ages 1-8

13. Hapik

• About: This play area features climbing walls, ropes courses, and vertical challenges for kids and adults.
• Age limit: Best for ages 4+.
• Address: 550 Town Center Blvd, Garland, TX 75040
• Hours: School weeks: Monday to Thursday 2:00pm – 7:00pm & Friday 2:00pm – 9:00pm, Holidays and school vacations: Monday to Friday 10:00am – 8:00pm, All weekends: Saturday 10:00am – 9:00pm & Sunday 10:00am – 7:00pm
• Cost: Starts at $19.90 per climber

14. The Tubes at Irving Bible Church

• About: This free play area features a large climbing structure for kids plus a small play area for toddlers.
• Age limit: Best for ages 10 and under.
• Address: 2435 Kinwest Parkway, Irving, Texas 75063
• Hours: Open to the public daily from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m
• Cost: FREE

15. Jumping World

• About: This play place has indoor trampolines, foam pits, basketball dunking, dodgeball, plus a devoted toddler area! Kids of all ages will love this spot.
• Age limit: All ages can jump.
• Address: 4445 Saturn Rd Ste B, Garland, TX 75041
• Hours: Monday – Thursday 1pm-9pm, Friday 1pm-11pm, Saturday 10am –11pm, Sunday 11am-9pm
• Cost: Starts at $8.99

16. Legoland Discovery Center

• About: Explore the ultimate Lego playground with a ninja course, building areas, a VR experience, and more!
• Age limit: All ages, adults must be accompanied by a child to visit.
• Address: 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Grapevine, Texas 76051
• Hours: Monday – Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-8pm, Sunday 11am-6:30pm
• Cost: Starts at $19.99

17. Crayola Experience

• About: This family attraction in North Texas has an activity studio, adventure lab, color playground, crayon factory show, and more!
• Age limit: Open to all ages but geared toward ages 3+
• Address: 6121 W Park Blvd Suite A100, Plano, TX 75093
• Hours: Open daily from 10am-5pm
• Cost: $25.99, under 3 are free

18. Kids Empire

• About: Families can climb, slide, ride, and dance at this indoor playground!
• Age limit: All ages
• Address: 6859 Arapaho Road, Dallas TX 75248
• Hours: Monday to Thursday 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, Friday to Sunday 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
• Cost: $19.99

19. Project Play Museum

• About: Younger children can climb, slide, crawl, and explore through this indoor play area! This is also a great place to host a birthday party.
• Age limit: Best for ages 0-6 years
• Address: 112 West Harwood Road, Hurst, Texas 76054
• Hours: Click here for current open play schedule.
• Cost: $14 per child

20. We rock the Spectrum

• About: Children of all ability levels can enjoy the zip line, trampoline, climbing structures, and swings.
• Age limit: All ages
• Address: 11722 Marsh Lane, #336, Dallas, TX 75229
• Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-6pm, weekend hours vary.
• Cost: $12 per child. Siblings discounted to $10 each.

21. Tumbles Frisco

• About: This indoor learning playground allows for soft play, climbing, and tumbling.
• Age limit: 4 months – 12 years
• Address: 7151 Preston Rd, Suite 135A, Frisco, 75034
• Hours: Click here for open play hours.
• Cost: $10 per child

22. KVC Play

• About: An indoor soft play area with slides, tunnels, and climbing structures.
• Age limit: 6 months – 8 years
• Address: 11511 Walnut Ln, Forney, TX 75126
• Hours: Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm
• Cost: $12 per child, discounts for siblings

23. Dino Kidz Play Center

• About: Kids can climb, slide, dance, and do arts & crafts in this indoor soft play center.
• Age limit: 10 months – 7 years
• Address: 1201 W McDermott Dr #112, Allen TX
• Hours: Click here for open play hours.
• Cost: $12.99 per child

24. Safari Run

• About: Kids can enjoy climbing structures, an arcade, slides, and a dedicated toddler area.
• Age limit: Best for ages 1+
• Address: 2300 Coit Rd. #300, Plano, TX 75075
• Hours: Click here for open play hours.
• Cost: $14 per child

25. PeeknPlay

• About: This indoor play space features a ball pit, tree house, kid-sized town, and slide.
• Age limit: Best for ages 7 and under
• Address: 2805 E Grapevine Mills Cir, Suite #150, Grapevine, Texas 76051
• Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, weekend hours vary.
• Cost: $13 per child

26. Adventure Landing

• About: Older kids will have a blast at the indoor arcade and laser tag arena!
• Age limit: Varies based on activity.
• Address: 17717 Coit Road, Dallas, TX 75252
• Hours: Monday – Thursday: 12pm – 8pm, Friday: 12pm – 10pm, Saturday: 11am – 10pm, Sunday: 11am – 8pm
• Cost: Click here for details on pricing.

27. Chik Fil A

• About: Enjoy a meal or a snack while kids burn some energy on this indoor climbing structure!
• Age limit: 3+
• Address: 7718 N Central Expy, Dallas, TX 75206
• Hours: Monday – Saturday: 6:00 AM-10:00 PM, Sunday: Closed
• Cost: Free with food purchase.

28. CityScape

• About: This indoor playground features climbing structures and slides.
• Age limit: 10 and under
• Address: 6400 K Avenue, Plano, TX, 75074
• Hours: Click here for current hours.
• Cost: FREE

29. The Shops at Willow Bend Play Area

• About: This indoor soft playground has a water fountain, slide, sandbox, teeter totter, fire truck, ambulance and merry-go-round. It’s located on the lower level near Crate & Barrel.
• Age limit: Best for children 42″ and under.
• Address: 6121 W. Park Blvd., Plano, TX 75093
• Hours: Monday – Thursday: 11:00am – 7:00pm, Friday & Saturday: 11:00am – 8:00pm, Sunday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm
• Cost: FREE

30. Luv 2 Play

• About: A three level indoor playground featuring tunnels, slides, crawl tubes, and separate areas for babies and toddlers.
• Age limit: Best for ages 12 and under
• Address: 5311 William D Tate, Suite 100 Grapevine, TX 76051
• Hours: Reservations required. Click here for availability.
• Cost: Starts at $3.50 per child

31. Ground Control Trampoline Park

• About: This indoor play facility is great for rainy days! It features trampolines, a ninja warrior course, dodgeball, stunt fall, rock climbing wall, and more!
• Age limit: All ages
• Address: 2000 Market Pl Blvd., Irving, TX 75063
• Hours: Monday-Thursday 12-8pm, Friday 12pm-10pm, Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 11am-7pm
• Cost: Starts at $13.50 per person.

32. Bolder Adventure Park

• About: This indoor adventure park has a play area, synthetic ice skating, tubing slides, bumper cars, climbing adventures, ropes course, zip lines, and even extreme sports. 
• Age limit: Age and height limits vary per attraction.
• Address: 2324 W Warrior Trail, Grand Prairie, TX
• Hours: Click here for current hours.
• Cost: Daily tickets start at $14.99 per person.

33. Jungle Trek Rockwall

• About: Explore a ropes course with zip line, a rock wall with three levels of difficulty, and a tree walk at this indoor play center.
• Age limit: 5+
• Address: 1505 Airport Rd., Rockwall, TX 75087
• Hours: Monday & Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday-Friday 4pm-7pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 12pm-6pm
• Cost: Starts at $15 per child.

34. KidZania

• About: In this small-scale city, kids can role-play in 100+ occupations! Children will have a blast as they become a firefighter and hose down flames with real water, investigate a crime scene, and more!
• Age limit: Best for ages 4+
• Hours: Click here for current hours.
• Cost: Starts at $14.95 per child.

35. Snowy Fun

• About: This indoor play center features real snow and a bounce house arena!
• Age limit: All ages
• Address: 550 E Eldorado Parkway, Little Elm, TX 75068
• Hours: Monday-Thursday closed, Friday 12PM-6PM, Saturday 11AM-7PM, Sunday 12PM-6PM
• Cost: Starts at $12.59 per child.

36. Nerfies

• About: This glow-in-the-dark Nerf arena also has an arcade and inflatables!
• Age limit: Open to all ages but best for ages 3+.
• Address: 3045 W 15th St, Plano, TX 75075
• Hours: Friday: 4 PM to 8 PM, Saturday: 12 PM to 9 PM, Sunday: 12 PM to 8 PM
• Cost: Starts at $18 per player.

37. Monster Yogurt

• About: This frozen yogurt shop has a great kid area! Parents can enjoy a cold treat while kids play at the indoor playground known as the Monster Cave!
• Age limit: 3+
• Address: 9540 Garland Rd, Suite 394, Dallas, TX 75218 and 1360 W Campbell Rd, Suite 101, Richardson, TX 75080
• Hours: Monday – Saturday: 11am to 10pm, Sunday: 12pm to 9pm
• Cost: Play area is included with the purchase of frozen yogurt.

38. Dallas Children’s Aquarium

• About: At this interactive aquarium you can feed stingrays, pet fish in the touch tank, and even watch your coloring pages come to life as your fish art swims across the wall!
• Age limit: All ages
• Address: 1462 1st Ave, Dallas, TX 75210
• Hours: Open daily from 9AM – 5PM
• Cost: Starts at $9.95 per child.

39. Pinstack

• About: This family activity venue features bowling, a high ropes course, two-level laser tag, a rock climbing wall, bumper cars and video games!
• Age limit: Click here for more information on age requirements.
• Address: 6205 Dallas Parkway, Plano, TX 75024
• Hours: Sunday–Thursday: 10am–12am, Friday-Saturday: 10am–2am
• Cost: Pricing varies by activity. Click here for more information.

40. Altitude Trampoline Park

• About: This indoor play center has trampolines, dodgeball, a stunt bag, trampoline basketball, plus a dedicated kid’s court! The whole family will love this trampoline park.
• Age limit: All ages
• Address: 3530 Grapevine Mills Blvd. N, Grapevine, TX 76051
• Hours: Monday-Thursday: 10am-7pm, Friday-Saturday: 10am-10pm, Sunday: 12pm-6pm
• Cost: Starts at $14.99 per person.

41. A Play Cafe

• About: This children’s play place features a variety of activities for pretend play in a safe environment!
• Age limit: Open to ages 6 and under
• Address: 1117 South Main Street, Duncanville, TX 75137
• Hours: Monday-Thursday: 10am-6pm, Friday 8am-5pm
• Cost: $11 per child.

42. Sci Tech Discovery Center

• About: This interactive STEM museum has hands-on learning exhibits including an air pressure zone, bubble tables, building challenges, and more!
• Age limit: Best for ages 2-12
• Address: 8004 N Dallas Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034
• Hours: Click here for current hours.
• Cost: $10 per person.

43. Preston Trail Community Church Indoor Playground

• About: This indoor playground features a climbing structure and slides!
• Age limit: Open to ages 2-10 years
• Address: 8055 Independence Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75035
• Hours: Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Friday & Saturday: Closed, Sunday: 8:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Cost: FREE

44. The Cove at the Lakefront

• About: This indoor waterpark has a retractable roof, splashground, water slides, lazy river, and more!
• Age limit: All ages
• Address: 417 Lakefront Drive, Little Elm, TX 75068
• Hours: Monday: 4pm-8pm, Tuesday: closed, Wednesday-Friday: 4pm-8pm, Saturday: 10am-6pm, Sunday: 12pm-6pm
• Cost: Starts at $14 per person

45. Gauntlet Fitness

• About: This ninja play area features warped walls, a dedicated play areas for small children, dodgeball, and a rotation of other obstacles!
• Age limit: All ages
• Address: 4610 McEwen Rd, Farmers Branch, TX 75244
• Hours: Click here for current hours.
• Cost: Starts at $10 per child.