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Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation

4.4 ★★★★☆ 152 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Stanford, California

Kids classes & camps Yoga & fitness

Gym on the Stanford University campus featuring squash courts and a pool.

Plan your visit

  • Gear rental nearly every climbing gym rents shoes (~$5–8 typical) and chalk; harness rental is often bundled with a ropes pass
  • Waiver always required at climbing gyms — sign it online before you go to skip the front-desk line
  • First timer? bouldering needs zero experience — rent shoes and walk in; staff will point you at the easiest problems
  • Kids programs classes, camps, or youth teams mentioned — check the current schedule
  • Yoga & fitness mentioned alongside the climbing — ask about the class schedule and what a pass includes
  • Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd climb more than a few times a month
  • Today see hours ·
  • Phone (650) 724-9872
  • Website rec.stanford.edu

Hours

Monday 6 AM–9 PM
Tuesday 6 AM–9 PM
Wednesday 6 AM–9 PM
Thursday 6 AM–9 PM
Friday 6 AM–8 PM
Saturday 9 AM–8 PM
Sunday 9 AM–8 PM

Hours can shift for holidays, competitions, and youth-team practice — worth a quick check before a special trip.

From the reviews

This is NeArillaga (near-illaga) if you are looking for it! Great gym for students on campus open early and late to work with student's schedules. The entrance is a bit hard to find based on Google Maps, go to the East side, where the grass circle and all the bike racks are.

★★★★☆ — J, Sep 2022

This building is currently being used to serve the community to provide covid vaccinations to the public. Stanford Medicine is taking multiple precautions to make the place safe as you enter the building to verify your eligibility and staying in line for your vaccine shot.

★★★★★ — Justin, Mar 2021

Great place to work out on campus. The good: lots of equipment and classes, friendly staff, very clean. The bad: you'll wait a long time for powerlifting racks at popular times, guest passes are not particularly cheap, equipment diversity could be better. The ugly: no locker room.

★★★★☆ — Kevin, Dec 2016

Great place for training, I mostly use gym, but there are other facilities available. Enough machines and gear, the place is clean and spacious. People visiting are mostly students. Can be crowded in evening hours.

★★★★☆ — Veronika, Feb 2022

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Kids classes & camps at Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation

Reviews and the gym's own info mention kids programs at Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation — climbing classes, school-break camps, or a youth team where kids learn technique from coaches instead of just scrambling around. Program schedules and age groups change each season, so check the current lineup before you plan around one.

Where to find Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation

341 Galvez St, Stanford, CA94305

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