The Student Recreation Center at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) stands out for its modern amenities and variety of equipment. Open seven days a week, it caters to both students and non-students, offering personal training at reasonable rates. The facility boasts cardio machines, weights, an indoor running track, basketball courts, and a rock climbing wall. The center maintains high cleanliness standards, supported by a friendly staff.
Members appreciate the spacious environment, where even during peak times, it never feels overcrowded. There's also an outdoor volleyball court and innovative features like bottle dispensers at water fountains. The center fosters a welcoming atmosphere, making it an excellent choice for fitness enthusiasts.
Pros:
- Great selection of equipment.
- Reasonably priced personal training.
- Clean and well-maintained.
- Friendly and helpful staff.
- Never feels overcrowded.
- Includes unique amenities like indoor rock climbing and outdoor volleyball.
- Convenient hours of operation.
- Excellent atmosphere and music.
- Suitable for both students and non-students.
- Advanced water fountains with bottle dispensers.
Cons:
- Occasional issues with ID scanners.
- One report of unprofessional support staff.
- Weight machines are sometimes occupied.
Location / Contact
- Address: 9001 Stockdale Hwy #65, Bakersfield, CA 93311, United States
- Phone:+1 661-654-4386
- Email:[email protected]
- Website:csub.edu
Rating Stats
Reviews (10)
Frequently Asked Questions
Except the peak hours, this place remains quite free or moderately crowded.
This business has a rating of 4.7-star.
This business has 10 reviews.
The address is: 9001 Stockdale Hwy #65, Bakersfield, CA 93311, United States .
The contact number is +1 661-654-4386
This service is listed under Gym .
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Wilfredo
1 year ago
This gym is awesome!I came here when it was newly built about 11 years ago.Hadn't been there since and when I walked in, it still looked practically brand new.If you're a student at CSUB, you definitely need to take advantage of this gym. In my opinion, one of the nicer gyms that we have in town.Has all kinds of machines, cardio equipment, indoor running track, basketball courts'rock wall, and exercise rooms.Always clean and staff is generally kind and helpful.👌 Meep Meep!Update: place is still clean and still awesome! Been coming here since it first opened about 10 years ago.Well done staff.
Will
3 years ago
Awesome gym, probably the best in town. I wish they can open up, since all other gyms in town have. They always take cleanliness seriously, and they could easily make it work. LITERALLY THE BEST GYM IN TOWN, PLEASE OPEN UP AGAIN!!!
Michael McCoy
4 years ago
Thank you CSUB for a great evening. Competitive basketball, great crowd and super hospitality for visitors like me. T shirt give away was a blast and walking distance from a brewery. Perfect!
A G
4 years ago
I’ve been coming here since freshman year, and it’s interestingly never packed. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen over 40 people exercising on the main floor. Only time there’s a lot of people is when students from other schools visit. Almost all people clean up after themselves and there’s equipment readily available, be it cardio or weights. Weights are often occupied, but less popular weight machines are not. Abundance of cardio machines on the top floor and second floor as well. One neat thing is that the water fountains have dispensers above them so you won’t have to tilt your bottle above the bubbler faucet and spill water. Other cool things include an outdoor volleyball court, the climbing rock, indoor running track above the basketball courts and training! My one complaint is that ID’s are sometimes not read by the machine so you have to either re-swipe multiple times or give your card to the attendants. It’s a minor annoyance but not too bad. There’s always excellent music playing and the TV tower has an array of shows on. A great place overall!
Saul Goodman
5 years ago
Horrible support staff, I was followed around the gym like I had a stalker one night in the SRC.
Dominique Reza
5 years ago
Very clean machines and weights; nice platform areas. Not much people at the morning.
Eileen Grimes
5 years ago
Great place to get some one on one time with yourself. People are cordial and tend to keep to themselves so don't worry much about being interrupted during your workout.
Keith Stoller
5 years ago
The best gym in town and personal training is very reasonable in price. My personal trainer, Amanda, is excellent and enjoys what she is doing. You can tell she likes what she does.the selection of equipment, condition of equipment, indoor boxing and suspended indoor track, round out a very well equipped and staffed Jim. note the indoor rock climbing wall and feature is above average in quality and trained staff are available. Non-students can be members provided they pay a fee by semester of around $90 and lockers can be rented for a modest fee. Personal training for 12 sessions runs about $140 for a non-student.
Timmy Pitcock
6 years ago
Really clean, equipped, and managed. You can find relatively anything you require to get yourself worked up. God bless you in your work and future.
Garrett Willis
7 years ago
Fantastic atmosphere and all the variation in weights and equipment one needs to get SHREDDED.