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UW-River Falls Falcon Center

4.8 ★★★★★ 40 Google reviews · Climbing gym in River Falls, Wisconsin

Auto-belays Yoga & fitness

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
  • Auto-belays mentioned here — clip in and climb ropes solo, no partner needed
  • 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 (715) 425-4289
  • Website uwrf.edu

Hours

Monday 6 AM–11 PM
Tuesday 6 AM–11 PM
Wednesday 6 AM–11 PM
Thursday 6 AM–11 PM
Friday 6 AM–10 PM
Saturday 10 AM–6 PM
Sunday 1–10 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 UW-River Falls Falcon Center, confirmed by climbers' own reviews.

🧘 Climbing + Yoga & Fitness 2 mentions

“The fitness classes are wonderful because they have made me get strong arms and fit abs :-)”

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What climbers say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 40 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🧼 spotless & clean 3 mentions

“This gym is mostly clean, I like the fact that they have all of the possible equipment required for my Nike training club app exercises.”

🧘 yoga & fitness included 2 mentions

“The fitness classes are wonderful because they have made me get strong arms and fit abs :-)”

From the reviews

Open skate was busy but it was still easy to skate with my two new skaters. The facility is beautiful. There is a weight room, a climbing gym, a track with volleyball, and a basketball court. It's huge. Paying for parking every time is a little annoying but it's only a dollar an hour. Open skate is 5 dollars.

★★★★★ — Tyler, Feb 2025

This gym is mostly clean, I like the fact that they have all of the possible equipment required for my Nike training club app exercises. The fitness classes are wonderful because they have made me get strong arms and fit abs :-)

★★★★★ — Mateo, Aug 2023

Always welcoming and very clean, never too crowded. The culture is respectful of others around you.

★★★★★ — Nicole, Dec 2018

I've been using Knowles/Falcon Center for more than 20 years. While its not the cheapest...the facilities/equipment are the best in town and its location is incredibly convenient. I made a point of checking out the other gym's in town before renewing -- just to see what others had to offer...

★★★★★ — Rod, Jan 2024

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Where to find UW-River Falls Falcon Center

185 Emogene Nelson Ave, River Falls, WI54022

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