The best climbing gyms in California

#1 Alpine Climbing Adventure Fitness

5 ★★★★★ 1,637 reviews · Ripon, CA

Clean gym boasting a variety of rock walls and boulder problems for beginners, kids and seasoned climbers.

“We wanted to try rock climbing out, first impression was it was very clean on Tuesday. Lots of parking spots (thank goodness). The staff was very nice explaining everything to us, …” — Elizabeth

#2 Dogpatch Boulders

4.7 ★★★★★ 991 reviews · San Francisco, CA

Bouldering gym featuring many walls and routes for climbers of all levels.

“This place is just perfect! They maintain the holds really well and the facility itself is very clean. In addition, they frequently reset the walls to replace old climbs with new o…” — Michael

#3 Action Sports

4.8 ★★★★★ 738 reviews · Bakersfield, CA

Bicycle, ski, swimwear, snowboard, and climbing equipment store.

“The place is very clean, there is plenty of parking. The turnaround was fantastic, the staff was quite friendly, knowledgeable and the quality of work was exactly what I expected..…” — M

#4 Pacific Pipe

4.8 ★★★★★ 725 reviews · Oakland, CA

Large rock climbing and bouldering gym offering lead and top-roping routes as well as a fitness center and yoga classes.

“Giant two floored bouldering and sport climbing gym. There are numerous bouldering problems ranging from beginner to more advanced. The gym is brand new and is putting in place a w…” — Marjolaine

#5 Mission Cliffs

4.6 ★★★★★ 829 reviews · San Francisco, CA

Sprawling space for indoor climbing, including a 5-story main wall, plus fitness classes.

“Went here just twice while in town and had a great experience. For a relatively small space, they have an incredible amount of routes, equipment, weights, machines, hangboard area,…” — April

#6 Bridges Rock Gym

4.8 ★★★★★ 595 reviews · El Cerrito, CA

Indoor gym with a rock-climbing wall, cardio & strength training, plus yoga & fitness classes.

“Super clean, friendly & the total package. They’ve got bouldering for days and pretty fun routes - the grading was different than what I’m used to but still easy to follow. The sta…” — Lacey

#7 Hollywood Boulders

4.7 ★★★★★ 534 reviews · Los Angeles, CA

“More spacious than LA Boulder. Good climbing. Maybe it’s the time I went, but people were kind of cold feeling here. Everybody keeps to themselves. Nobody will bother you at least …” — Harry

#8 LA Boulders

4.8 ★★★★★ 429 reviews · Los Angeles, CA

This colorful choice for indoor bouldering also offers climbing classes & kids' camps.

“Went to LA Boulder on the recommendation of a friend, and it's located in the art district of LA. The day pass is 30 dollars, which is about the same as other large climbing gyms i…” — David

#9 The Boulder Field

4.8 ★★★★★ 423 reviews · Sacramento, CA

Spacious climbing gym offering yoga and fitness classes, plus clean restrooms.

“Super impressed with this place. It's enormous, there are hundreds of boulder problems. The setting is incredible, obviously the setters are passionate about climbing. There were m…” — Climber

#10 Movement Sunnyvale

4.5 ★★★★★ 607 reviews · Sunnyvale, CA

“This is one of the largest climbing gyms in the bay area, so it has one of the largest variety of climbing routes and bouldering projects. They usually have a pretty good variety o…” — Kenton