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Bakar Fitness & Recreation Center at UCSF Mission Bay
4.6 ★★★★★ 250 Google reviews · Climbing gym in San Francisco, California
Large, multi-level gym featuring basketball courts plus two pools (one rooftop) and a climbing wall.
Plan your visit
- Day pass around $32 — check current rates; most gyms price gear rental separately and discount off-peak
- 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
- 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 (415) 514-4545
- Website fitness.ucsf.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–9 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–6 PM |
What's inside
“Day pass $25, huge gym with a wide variety of machines, free weights area, squat racks, mat area, cardio machines.”
What climbers say again and again
“Great classes, super clean facility and a very non- competitive workout/ weights floor that is not intimidating to join.”
“A large facility with two pools, weight rooms and great classes!”
“Does seem like it’s time to swap out the countless ellipticals for some more cable machines; the former are barely used and there’s always a wait for the latter.”
From the reviews
Great fitness center for training. Very good equipment, installations and cleaning
Great classes, super clean facility and a very non- competitive workout/ weights floor that is not intimidating to join. From a woman’s perspective some gyms can be uncomfortable to work out in but everyone at Bakar minds their own business, cleans up after themselves and gets their burn going!
Really nice, clean, large facility open to the public. You can pay for day entry or longer term memberships. Not crowded.
I have been a member for over a year. The location is extraordinarily convenient, and as a UCSF employee, i pay a reasonable rate. The gym's equipment is clean and seems new. The facilities are clean and well-lit. There are numerous machines so waiting around is not a common occurrence.
Adaptive climbing
Bakar Fitness & Recreation Center at UCSF Mission Bay is mentioned for adaptive climbing or paraclimbing — sessions, equipment, or coaching that make the walls climbable for people with disabilities. Offerings like this vary a lot gym to gym and schedules change, so call ahead to ask what's available and when the next session runs.
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