California Indoor Rock Climbing Gyms
Agoura Hills
Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center
27040 Malibu Hills Rd,
Agoura Hills, California 91301
(818) 880-2993
http://www.ahc3.org/
35 ft indoor rock climbing wall
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Alameda
Bladium Rock Wall
800 West Tower Avenue, Bldg 40
Alameda, California 94501
(510) 814-4999 x 212
http://www.bladium.com
35 ft climbing walls, 15 ropes and 14 ft bouldering
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Anaheim Hills
Rock City Climbing Center
5100 E. La Palma Ave. Suite 108
Anaheim Hills, California 92807
(714) 777-4884
http://www.rockcityclimbing.com/
6,000 sq-ft indoor climbing wall. 16 top ropes, 2000 sq-ft leadable wall, indoor climbing cave, cracks, arêtes, dihedrals.
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Arcadia
Far North Climbing Gym
1165 K Street Suite C
Arcata, California 95521
(707) 826-9558
http://www.farnorthclimbing.com
16 foot boulder with cave and 10 foot top out freestanding boulder plus a 40 foot traverse wall, with a small roof feature and has top roping area.
Humboldt State University Student Recreation Center
1 Harpst St.
Arcata, California 95521
(707) 826-4197
http://www.humboldt.edu
48 feet high indoor climbing wall. Many routes to boulder and belay. Community members must be accompanied with valid student, staff, or faculty member.
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Auburn
Gritstone Rock Club
3116 Olympic Way #B
Auburn, California 95603
(530) 885-7625
http://www.gritstonerockclub.com
Awesome 14ft boulder you can top out on.
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Bakersfield
North of the River
401 Willow Drive
Bakersfield, California 93308
(661) 392-2020
http://www.norfun.org
16ft. walls and is top rope able.
Vert Rock Gym
9500 Brimhall Road, Suite 400
Bakersfield, California 93312
(661) 833-4000
http://www.teamactionsports.com
4,000 sq ft of climbing; 30'-35' tall; top rope, lead climbing, and 15' boulder climbing
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Belmont
Planet Granite
100 El Camino Real
Belmont, California 94002
(650) 591-3030
http://www.planetgranite.com/
12,000 square feet of climbing wall. Has a variety of indoor climbing-150 top rope routes, and lead climbing on 30 of the routes, 3000 square feet of caves, walls, and arêtes.
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Berkeley
Berkeley Ironworks
800 Potter Street
Berkeley, California 94710
(510) 981-9900
http://www.berkeleyironworks.com
45 ft. high lead indoor climbing wall, 14,000 sq. ft. of climbing wall terrain, 2,500 sq. ft. climbs with 40 top ropes and lead climbing ropes.
Cal Adventures
University of California
2301 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, California 94720
(510) 642-4000
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Brentwood
Encore Gym Brentwood
2490 Sand Creek Rd
Brentwood California
(925) 240-1133
http://dscreationencoregym.homestead.com/rock.html
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Chatsworth
Gymnastics World
20914 Nordhoff St. Suite 101
Chatsworth, California. 91311
(818) 775-9922
http://www.GymnasticsWorld.com
40ft x 20ft of textured indoor climbing wall surface with built-in features for advanced climbers, 5 top ropes, over 500 holds.
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Clovis
Yosemite Fitness
1345 N. Willow Ave.
Clovis, California 93619
(559) 229-7625
http://www.yosfit.com/
Health club with indoor climbing walls.
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Concord
Rocktopia
999 Bancroft
Concord, California 94518
(925) 938-7625
http://www.encoregym.com
Touchstone Concord
1220 Diamond Way
Concord, California 94520
(925) 602-1000
http://touchstoneclimbing.com
32 ft. high lead climbing wall, 11,000 sq-ft of indoor climbing with 40 top and lead ropes, 2,500 sq. ft. of boulder climbing.
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Costa Mesa
Rockreation
1300 Logan Ave
Costa Mesa, California
(714) 555-ROCK
http://www.rockreation.com
10,000 sq. ft. of textured indoor climbing wall.
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Cupertino
REI at Cupertino
20640 Homested Rd.
Cupertino, California 95014
(408) 446-1991
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Davis (Sacramento)
Rocknasium
720 Olive Drive, Suite Z
Davis, California 95616
(530) 757-2902
www.rocknasium.com
The Pit (Rec Hall)
UC Davis Campus Recreation
232 ARC - One Shields Avenue, UC Davis
Davis, California
(530) 752-1995
http://campusrecreation.ucdavis.edu
Indoor climbing wall with more than 50 routes ranging in difficulty level with hand-sculpted freeform texture.
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El Cerrito (Berkeley/East Bay)
Bridges Rock Gym
5635 San Diego Street
El Cerrito, California 94530
(510) 525-5635
http://www.bridgesrockgym.com
Opening January 2009! Extraordinary bouldering, stellar two-story cave, 17-ft top-out boulders, indoor & outdoor slackline arenas, yoga, fitness, childcare, & café.
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Encinitas
Frog's Athletic Club
780 Garden View Court
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-942-3000
1,200 sqft, 28 feet high climbing wall
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Fremont
City Beach
4020 Technology Place
Fremont, California 94538
(510) 651-2500
http://www.citybeach.com
16,000 square feet wall with sculpted climbing terrain
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Goleta
Goleta Valley Athletic Club
170 Los Carneros Way Goleta
Goleta, California 93117
(805) 968-1023
http://www.gvac.net
Over 2000 square foot climbing wall with 30 foot top-rope and lead climbing. Adjacent 700 foot bouldering wall with nice 30 and 45 degree sections.
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Hawthorne
Beach City Rocks
4926 W. Rosecrans Ave
Hawthorne, California 90250
(310) 973-3388
http://www.BeachCityRocks.com
10,000 sq ft indoor climbing wall
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Huntington Beach
ClimbX
18411 Gothard St. Unit I
Huntington Beach, California. 92648
(714) 843-9919
http://www.climbxhb.com
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Irvine
Sporting Club
18007 Von Karman
Lakeshore Towers
Irvine, California 92715
(714) 250-4422
University of California - Irvine
Anteater Recreation Center
680 California Ave.
Irvine, California 92697
(949) 824-5346
http://www.campusrec.uci.edu
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Lake Forest
Solid Rock Gym
26784 Vista Terrace
Lake Forest, California 92630
(949) 588-6200
http://www.solidrockgym.com/
13 ft tall bouldering wall; 30 ft high climbing wall; 40 top roping stations
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La Mesa
Aztec Recreation Center
55th. St.,
La Mesa, California
(619) 594-PLAY
30' tall climbing wall, 9 top ropes and a bouldering wall.
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Livermore
Valley Rock Gym
2455 Railroad Ave
Livermore, California 94550
(925) 960-2455
http://www.larpd.dst.ca.us/open_space/rock_climbing_gym.html
2500 sqft. indoor climbing gym with two 30 ft. high top-rope/lead climbing walls, a 20ft. high beginner/instructional wall and a boulder area and climbing cave.
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Los Angeles
Arcadia Rock Climbing
305 N. Santa Anita Ave.
Los Angeles, Arcadia California 91006
(626) 294-9111
http://www.arcadiarockclimbing.com/
18+ foot tall indoor boulder walls, deep cave
Rockreation
11866 La Grange Ave.
Los Angeles, California 90025
(310) 207-7199
www.rockreation.com
10,000 sq. ft., 140 indoor climbing top rope and lead routes, free, and a lead arch.
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Modesto
Stonehenge Climbing Gym
500 9th Street
Modesto, California 95354
(209) 521-3644
http://www.climbstonehenge.com
4,000 sqft., 40 ft top rope walls, 50 ft leadable walls, cave, climbing shop.
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Mountain View
Twisters Sports
2639 Terminal Blvd.
Mountain View, California 94043
(650) 967-5581
http://www.twisterssportscenter.com
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Napa
Rockzilla
849 Jackson St #5A
Napa, California 94559
(707) 255-1500
Indoor rock climbing facility for all skill levels.
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Oakland
Great Western Power Co.
520 20th St.
Oakland, California 94612
(510) 452-2022
http://touchstoneclimbing.com
48 ft. lead wall, 11,000 total sq. ft., 1500+ ft. bouldering, over 50 top and lead ropes
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Poway
Solid Rock Gym
13026 Stowe Drive
Poway, California 92064
(858) 748-9011
http://www.solidrockgym.com
12,000 sq. ft. area, 35 ft. height, top rope, lead, and bouldering
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Rancho Cordova (Sacramento)
Granite Arch Climbing Center
11335-G Folsom Blvd
Rancho Cordova, California 95742
(916) 852-7625
www.granitearch.com/
23,500 sqft. of natural climbing terrain, new outside boulder park, ice climbing wall, lots ofbouldering, top roping and lead climbing.
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Riverside
Hangar 18 Riverside
6935 Arlington Ave
Riverside, California 92503
(951) 359-5040
http://www.climbhangar18.com
12,000+ sq ft of textured climbing terrain; 20ft high top-out bouldering; massive lead cave
Thresh Hold Indoor Rock Climbing Gym, Inc.
2111 Iowa Ave. Unit A
Riverside, California 92507
(951) 742-8479
http://www.climbthreshhold.com
8,000 sq ft. walls with top roping, lead climbing, and top out boulders ranging from 16' to 20'.
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Sacramento
Sacramento Pipeworks
116 N.16th Street
Sacramento, California 95814
http://www.touchstoneclimbing.com
16,000 sq. ft. of climbing. 40 foot walls. 100+ top rope and lead climbs.
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San Bernardino
CSU San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, California 92407
(909) 537-GEAR
http://www.csusbrecsports.com
34' high, 1000 square feet, 3 lead routes. Open only for member of the Student Recreation and Fitness Center.
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San Diego
Aztec Recreation Center
San Diego State University
55th Street San Diego, California 92182
(619) 594-0690 / (619) 594-PLAY
http://as.sdsu.edu
30 ft tall wall, 9 top ropes and a bouldering wall
Outback Climbing wall
University of California, San Diego
(858) 822-1996
http://recreation.ucsd.edu
Solid Rock - Old Town
2074 Hancock Street
San Diego, California 92110
(619) 299-1124
http://www.solidrockgym.com
Vertical Hold Sport Climbing Inc.
9580 Distribution Ave.
San Diego, California 92121
(858) 586-7572
www.verticalhold.com
Over 20,000 sq. ft. climbable wall surface, 30 ft. height., with over 150 toprope routes, 2 awesome bouldering areas and a 40 foot lead cave
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San Francisco
Mission Cliffs
2295 Harrison Street
San Francisco, California 94110
(415) 550-0515
www.mission-cliffs.com
14,000 sqft. of wall area, 50 ft. high. 40 top rope and lead routes with a 2,000 sq. ft. bouldering wall.
Planet Granite
924 Old Mason St
San Francisco, California 94129
(415) 692-3434
http://www.planetgranite.com
+25,000 climbing & bouldering, 115 topropes, 45 ft tall
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San Luis Obispo
Crux Climbing Center
1160 Laurel Lane
San Luis Obispo, California 93401
(805) 544-2789
http://www.cruxslo.com
Over 30 routes using noslack auto belayers, 25' x 30'lead
SLO-OP CLIMBING
141 Suburban Road Suite E5
San Luis Obispo, California 93401
http://www.slo-opclimbing.org/
1400 square feet of premium bouldering--The Central Coast's CO-OP...
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San Marcos
Solid Rock Gym
992 Rancheros Drive
San Marcos, California
(760) 480-1429
http://www.solidrockgym.com12,000 sq ft, 31'
High climbing gym
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Sand City
Sanctuary Rock Gym
1855A East Ave.
Sand City, California 93955
(831) 899-2595
www.rockgym.com
5,600 sq. feet of top-rope, lead, and bouldering, systems wall, 30' crack machine and 30' hand shaped overhanging arete (solid 5.11).
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Santa Barbara
UCSB Adventure Climbing Center
UCSB Adventure Programs, UCSB Recreation Center
Santa Barbara, California 93117
(805) 893-3737
http://www.recreation.ucsb.edu/
9 meter top-rope/lead climbing walls, bouldering area, auto-belays, impression walls (textured like natural rock), belay/climbing classes, outdoor courses, ropes courses.
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Santa Cruz
Pacific Edge Climbing
104 Bronson Street, #12
Santa Cruz, California 95062
(831) 454-9254
http://www.pacificedgeclimbinggym.com/
12,000 sq. ft., 50 feet tall, sculpted indoor climbing gym
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Santa Rosa
Kids Party Central
327 O'Hair Court
Santa Rosa, California 95407
(707) 575-5437
http://www.kidspartycentral.com
Indoor playland that includes a 25 ft sculpted rock wall with 5 self-belaying climbing routes and various difficulty levels.
Vertex Climbing Center
3358A Coffey Lane
Santa Rosa, California 95403
(707) 573-1608
http://www.climbvertex.com
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Signal Hill (Long Beach)
The Rock Gym
2599 E. Willow Street
Signal Hill, California 90755
(562) 981-3200
http://www.therockgym.com/
Over 12,000 sq ft, extensive bouldering area, and a 24' roof for lead climbing.
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Sonora
Class 5 Fitness
20860 Mechanical Dr
Sonora, California 95370
(209) 532-5556
40 foot walls with top rope belay system.
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South Lake Tahoe
Gad Gym
867 Eloise Ave #B
South Lake Tahoe, California 96150
(916) 544-7314
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Squaw Valley / Olympic Valley
Headwall Climbing Wall
1960 Squaw Valley Rd
Olympic Valley, California 96146
(530) 583-0150
http://www.squawadventure.com
30' high simulated rock wall provides all ability levels to climb numerous routes. Climbing wall is locatedinside the cable car building at Squaw Valley USA Resort
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Sunnyvale
Planet Granite
815 Stewart Dr.
Sunnyvale, California 94085
(408) 991-9090
http://www.planetgranite.com/
25,000 square feet of climbing wall 60 feet in height with 119 top rope routes and lead climbing. Caves, walls, and arêtes, cracks and an outdoor bouldering area.
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Tahoe
Headwall Cafe
1960 Squaw Valley Road
Lake Tahoe, California 94146
(530) 583 7673
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Thousand Oaks
Boulderdash Indoor Rock Climbing
880-A Hampshire Rd, Suite-A
Thousand Oaks, California 91361
(805) 557-1300
http://www.boulderdashclimbing.com
Over 10,000 sq ft indoor climbing surface. 45 ft high walls with over 40 lead/top-ropes.
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Truckee
Adventure Associates
NorthStar Resort at Tahoe
P.O. Box 129
Truckee, California 96160
(916) 562-2285 or (510) 525-9391
Gravity Works / Sports Exchange
10095 W. River St.
Truckee, California 96161
(916) 582-4510
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Upland
Hangar 18
256 Stowell Street Suite A
Upland, California
(909) 931-5991
http://www.climbhangar18.com
Over 10,000 sq ft of textured climbing wall surface, 2 lead caves, bouldering, steep 70 ft lead climbs
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Ventura
Vertical Heaven Climbing Gym
1954 Goodyear Ave.
Ventura, California 93003
(805) 339-9022
http://www.climbvh.com.
7000+ sq. ft. of climbing. 30 feet tall. 15 ft top out bouldering.
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Victorville
The Bullet Hole Training Center
15315 Cholame Rd. Unit D
Victorville, California 92392
(760) 245-3307
http://www.thebullethole.net
Offers indoor climbing for complete beginners, all the way to advanced levels. Instruction is alsoavailable in belay methods and climbing techniques.
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