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Sanderson Center

4.7 ★★★★★ 242 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Mississippi State, Mississippi

Adaptive climbing

Large recreation center with a gym and a climbing wall, plus a pool.

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 (662) 325-7529
  • Website msstate.edu

Hours

Monday 5:30 AM–11 PM
Tuesday 5:30 AM–11 PM
Wednesday 5:30 AM–11 PM
Thursday 5:30 AM–11 PM
Friday 5:30 AM–7 PM
Saturday 10 AM–7 PM
Sunday 2–11 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 Sanderson Center, confirmed by climbers' own reviews.

🧘 Climbing + Yoga & Fitness 3 mentions

“There is a three hoop basketball gym, racquetball, giant weight room, upper running track, rock climbing, boxing, and much more!”

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What climbers say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 242 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🧘 yoga & fitness included 3 mentions

“There is a three hoop basketball gym, racquetball, giant weight room, upper running track, rock climbing, boxing, and much more!”

🤝 welcoming community 3 mentions

“Very clean and welcoming.”

From the reviews

Wonderful gym with tons of equipment, activities, and diversity! The Sanderson Center located on Mississippi State University's campus has everything from a competitive swimming pool to a juice bar.

★★★★☆ — Sarah, Jan 2020

Absolute good place, if you love sports and outdoor recreation. All equipped gym, with locker facility. Nice indoor swimming pool inside. You can hire a trainer. The entire facility is ‘ free’ if you are Mississippi state student. Else, you can pay for it. But this is totally worth.

★★★★★ — Debisree, Dec 2018

Awesome facility with very friendly staff. Students, faculty and other people go there and everyone on the basketball courts were nice and not taking anything too serious. No masks required which was probably the best thing vs New Mexico (where I live). Definitely looking forward to hitting the courts again sometime.

★★★★★ — Jonathan, Dec 2021

Great facility of rec activities of nearly all kinds. From Yoga to Climbing walls! Only thing that's a little inconvenient is that there's no much Spectator Space in the Natatorium for Swim Meets.

★★★★★ — Anna, Oct 2018

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Adaptive climbing

Sanderson 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.

Where to find Sanderson Center

Mississippi State, MS 39762

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