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University Of Colorado Boulder Recreation Center
4.7 ★★★★★ 455 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Boulder, Colorado
Multi-use recreation facility featuring indoor basketball and tennis courts, plus a pool, climbing gym, soccer pitch, and ice rink.
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
- Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd climb more than a few times a month
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (303) 492-6880
- Website colorado.edu
Hours
| Monday | 7 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 7 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–9 PM |
What's inside
“Although I'm not a student at CU Boulder, it's comforting to know that there's a facility of this magnitude available for my daughter and other students to utilize.”
“The perfect REC center inside out, can easily spend hours in here and every thing is available, free weights, lifting rooms, machines, 20 different type of cardio machines.”
What climbers say again and again
“Their facilities are well-maintained and they keep their machines updated regularly.”
“Great weight room and exercise facility!”
From the reviews
During my time in CU Boulder, I spent most of my time here. The perfect REC center inside out, can easily spend hours in here and every thing is available, free weights, lifting rooms, machines, 20 different type of cardio machines. I miss this place and highly recommended
I'll preface this by saying that this review is based on a one-time visit at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year; therefore, I'm uncertain if my experience would be consistent if I were to visit multiple times.
We visited for a campus tour last week, and we left speechless. My daughter and I both fell in love with the campus. The rec center is state of the art. We visited one of the five libraries and it was beautiful, and full of activity. Our tour guide is outstanding.
The vibrant most place in CU Boulder. The place where you want to come after a long day to exercise and chill. The subscription for students is reasonable though it is a tad high for staffs and postdocs. It is completely worthy btw considering the amazing indoor facilities it has!
Adaptive climbing
University Of Colorado Boulder Recreation 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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