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George S Eccles Student Life Center

4.1 ★★★★☆ 492 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Salt Lake City, Utah

Campus recreation center with a climbing gym, multiple pools, and facilities for basketball, soccer, racquetball, and swimming.

Plan your visit

  • Day pass around $14 — 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
  • Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd climb more than a few times a month
  • Today see hours ·
  • Phone (801) 581-8898
  • Website campusrec.utah.edu

Hours

Monday 6 AM–8 PM
Tuesday 6 AM–8 PM
Wednesday 6 AM–8 PM
Thursday 6 AM–8 PM
Friday 6 AM–8 PM
Saturday 8 AM–6 PM
Sunday 10 AM–6 PM

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

What's inside

Walls and programs at George S Eccles Student Life Center, confirmed by climbers' own reviews.

🧘 Climbing + Yoga & Fitness 5 mentions

“Classes, personal trainers, and rental equipment are available for all of these activities, in addition to yoga and spin classes.”

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What climbers say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 492 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🧼 spotless & clean 3 mentions

“It was very clean and there are lots of great machines, benches, and anything else you'd want to work on.”

🧘 yoga & fitness included 4 mentions

“Classes, personal trainers, and rental equipment are available for all of these activities, in addition to yoga and spin classes.”

From the reviews

The student life center hosts a gym that includes free weights, squat racks, machines, and an indoor track. There are also several basketball courts and an indoor soccer arena, as well as both indoor and outdoor pools for lap swimming, recreation, and a hot tub.

★★★★★ — Conrad, May 2023

Clean, pretty nice equipment. My biggest complaints is it always seems crowded. The weight room is the most used area and the big private rooms in the back hardly ever seem used. I wish there was more space for machines, because it feels like you have to wait in line to workout.

★★★★☆ — Brendan, Feb 2018

It took me forever to find the lockers but other than that it was good. It was very clean and there are lots of great machines, benches, and anything else you'd want to work on. There's also an indoor track, basketball court, pool, and indoor climbing gym.

★★★★☆ — Johnpaul, Jan 2024

The Student Life Center is a great resource for any student at the U to enjoy. The cardio machines and indoor track are particularly useful. It isn't even super crowded anymore, because an EOS was built near Trolley Square.

★★★★★ — Kelsie, Mar 2025

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Where to find George S Eccles Student Life Center

George S. Eccles Student Life Center, 1836 Student Life Way, Salt Lake City, UT84112

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