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Rifle Climbing Center
5 ★★★★★ 18 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Rifle, Colorado
Plan your visit
- Gear rental available — the gym mentions rentals; shoes typically run ~$5–8 and a harness 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
- Café on site somewhere to grab a coffee and hang out between climbs
- Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd climb more than a few times a month
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (970) 781-2071
- Website rifleclimbingcenter.com
Hours
| Monday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 9 AM–9 PM |
What's inside
“Awesome place to climb for bouldering and training.”
“The training area looks sick (Kilter, Moon, and Tension boards), and the people are lovely.”
From the reviews
Awesome place to climb for bouldering and training. Has all kinds of gym equipment and adjustable bouldering walls and is better than most other gyms even in its early stage.
Fantastic little training center with 4 boards, including one of the only So Ill Connect boards in the country. The owners are awesome and welcoming! Great for beginners as well as any Rifle hard man and woman and everything in between.
My honest review as an international comp climber: this is one of the best board rooms/training centers I've ever been to. It has all the best boards (in my opinion) - TB2, 2024 MoonBoard and regular Kilter - and the holds still have a ton of friction, which is such a blessing coming from board rooms in big cities…
We only popped in for some supplies but this place rules. The training area looks sick (Kilter, Moon, and Tension boards), and the people are lovely. We met the couple that own it and they gave us tonnes of recommendations for climbs at Rifle (super helpful for travelling climbers, especially those of us from…
Birthday parties at Rifle Climbing Center
Rifle Climbing 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.
Adaptive climbing
Rifle Climbing Center 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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