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Miller Wellness Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 109 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Brookings, South Dakota
Busy gym featuring a rock-climbing wall, free weights, cardio gear and personal training.
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
- Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd climb more than a few times a month
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (605) 697-9355
- Website sdstate.edu
Hours
| Monday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Tuesday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Wednesday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Thursday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Friday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 9 AM–10 PM |
What's inside
“Plenty of free weights, machines, cardio equipment, basketball courts, and even a lap pool if that's your cup of tea!”
What climbers say again and again
“Very clean and very friendly stuff.”
“I like the variety of fitness classes, but I'm more inclined to use the free weights for my training.”
From the reviews
Edit: so they added like 6 more squatracks with bumper plates so plenty of places to squat and deadlift now. Good job wellness center staff. Nowhere near enough weight equipment. One deadlift platform at a university with 12,000 students. My highschool for 500 people had 3.
I'm a community member at the WC. The place can get quite busy during the week nights after 5pm, particularly with student activities. I like the variety of fitness classes, but I'm more inclined to use the free weights for my training.
Amazing place to workout! The staff make this place amazing. Plenty of free weights, machines, cardio equipment, basketball courts, and even a lap pool if that's your cup of tea!
This place is really well taken care of. I greatly enjoy using their group fitness classes and rock-climbing wall. Overall, all the staff make the MWC a vibrant and welcoming environment.
Birthday parties at Miller Wellness Center
Miller Wellness Center hosts birthday parties — confirmed on their own site. Climbing parties come with staff who handle the harnesses and belaying, so parents can mostly watch. One thing that's different here: every guest needs a signed waiver — send the gym's waiver link to the other parents when you send invites, or check-in day gets slow. Packages, party rooms, and pricing change often, so check the current options and book ahead — weekend slots go fast at popular gyms.
Kids classes & camps at Miller Wellness Center
Reviews and the gym's own info mention kids programs at Miller Wellness Center — 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.