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The Oaks Climbing
4.8 ★★★★★ 61 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Berkeley, California
Plan your visit
- Day pass around $15 — check current rates; most gyms price gear rental separately and discount off-peak
- 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
- Kids programs classes, camps, or youth teams mentioned — check the current schedule
- Yoga & fitness mentioned alongside the climbing — ask about the class schedule and what a pass includes
- Ages 0–12 — the gym's own stated range
- Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd climb more than a few times a month
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (341) 946-9170
- Website touchstoneclimbing.com
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–5 PM |
What's inside
“Bouldering only for now but good mix of skill options, super friendly staff, indoor wall-hung bike parking, and even a micro workout gym with sauna.”
“I wish they have yoga classes, and change the routes more frequently but I am grateful that there is a climbing gym in walking distance from my house.”
“Very clean and decent bouldering space, seems like they'll have a moon board (?”
What climbers say again and again
“Clean, good setting, ratings are hit or miss, but I'm no expert, all of the problems I attempted or completed were really fun movements.”
“I wish they have yoga classes, and change the routes more frequently but I am grateful that there is a climbing gym in walking distance from my house.”
“The route setting has been greatly improved with lots of diversity in climbs.”
From the reviews
Staff are friendly and climbs are solid! They even managed to fit a small fitness area on the 2nd floor that has basically everything you need.
New gym! Part of the Touchstone climbing gyms. The unique design used a former movie theater so there are two floors of tall walls. They currently still setting more climbs and it looks like they are still building the back wall. Looking forward to climbing here more often!
So great to see this neighborhood climbing spot finally open! Bouldering only for now but good mix of skill options, super friendly staff, indoor wall-hung bike parking, and even a micro workout gym with sauna. Love to see this old theatre getting a new life.
Love this gym. Great space, great bouldering routes, great staff, great events. The recent bouldering competition event was terrific. If staff see this, generally request more down-climb handles extending further down for kids’ confidence and to save the backs of older climbers!
Kids classes & camps at The Oaks Climbing
Reviews and the gym's own info mention kids programs at The Oaks Climbing — 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.
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