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MCAS New River Fitness Center

4.5 ★★★★★ 179 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Jacksonville, North Carolina

Clean gym featuring a basketball court, a volleyball net, a climbing area, and a sauna. Friendly staff.

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
  • Today see hours ·
  • Phone (910) 449-4961
  • Website mccslejeune-newriver.com

Hours

Monday 4 AM–10 PM
Tuesday 4 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 4 AM–10 PM
Thursday 4 AM–10 PM
Friday 4 AM–10 PM
Saturday 10 AM–5:30 PM
Sunday 10 AM–5:30 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 MCAS New River Fitness Center, confirmed by climbers' own reviews.

🧘 Climbing + Yoga & Fitness 4 mentions

“The gym weight/ cardio area is a little small and can get very crowded weekdays around 530 and weekends around 1200.”

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What climbers say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 179 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🧼 spotless & clean 11 mentions

“Great gym to work out they have all kinds of classes to sign up for a pool basket ball court and much more always clean employees are friendly and love going to this gym.”

🧘 yoga & fitness included 2 mentions

“The bathroom is always clean and the sauna stays hot and doesn’t keep an oder 😀.”

From the reviews

The gym weight/ cardio area is a little small and can get very crowded weekdays around 530 and weekends around 1200. The bathroom is always clean and the sauna stays hot and doesn’t keep an oder 😀. There are only two stair masters and a few ellipticals. The pool area is nice as well as the rock climbing room.

★★★★☆ — Tychell, May 2019

Environment. Bunch of boot Marines too focused on flexing than on actual proper lifting. The staff seemed laid back. Masks are enforced so thats good i guess. It gets crowded at times. Equipment: it has all you need, Equipment is pretty cleaned. Cardio area is nice.

★★★★☆ — Better_Layt_Than_Never, Feb 2022

Clean, staff is always nice and usually less congested compared to other on base gyms.

★★★★★ — Whitney, Jul 2025

Came to train for my upcoming swim qual, and was pleasantly surprised by an impromptu coaching session by Will, one of the lifeguards. Super helpful and friendly, and helped me make solid progress! The facility itself is large, clean, and well stocked with whatever equipment you might need. 👍

★★★★★ — Michael, Sep 2024

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Where to find MCAS New River Fitness Center

AS4400, Douglas Rd, Jacksonville, NC28540

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