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UCSD Outback Climbing Center

4.5 ★★★★★ 20 Google reviews · Climbing gym in San Diego, California

Yoga & fitness

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
  • Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd climb more than a few times a month
  • Today see hours ·
  • Phone (858) 822-1996
  • Website recreation.ucsd.edu

Hours

Monday 10 AM–10 PM
Tuesday 10 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 10 AM–10 PM
Thursday 10 AM–10 PM
Friday 10 AM–10 PM
Saturday 11 AM–4 PM
Sunday 4–10 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 UCSD Outback Climbing Center, confirmed by climbers' own reviews.

🛠️ Training Boards

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From the reviews

Small bouldering gym with a variety of problems in a range of levels. Good for people who are getting into climbing or at the intermediate level. There’s a moonboard too

★★★★★ — Enoch, Mar 2019

Great sense of community. Interesting routes. The size is limiting but you can tell us they had more room they would be a top notch gym. They work well with the space they're provided and we hope to see it expand.

★★★★☆ — Stephen, Jan 2020

Fun gym, I just hope they change their routes a tad bit more than once every 2-3 months.

★★★★★ — Yuvraj, Jun 2025

Excellent climbing gym, the people here are very friendly. Good set of climbing grades too, serving everyone from a total beginner to an expert.

★★★★★ — Loay, Oct 2024

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Where to find UCSD Outback Climbing Center

UC San Diego Recreation, 3390 Voigt Dr, San Diego, CA92121

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