The Joseph E. Gallo Recreation & Wellness Center, located on the University of California Merced campus, offers an extensive variety of fitness options. It boasts clean, well-maintained facilities including squat racks, benches, dumbbells, machines, and a large basketball court. Students can also enjoy access to dance clubs and sports teams in a welcoming environment. Operating from early morning to late at night, it caters to diverse schedules.
Though the gym has a high-quality range of equipment and good operating hours, it faces some limitations. The leg extension machine has been out of order for a while, and the gym tends to get busy quickly due to its limited resources. Membership prices are also considered high by some users.
Pros:
- Extensive variety of equipment
- Clean and well-maintained facilities
- Large basketball court
- Good operating hours
- Supports dance clubs and sports teams
- Accessible to UC Merced students
- Equipment in working condition
- Well-kept bathrooms
- On-campus location
- Expanding facility
Cons:
- Leg extension machine broken for a long time
- Limited resources make it busy quickly
- Expensive membership
Location / Contact
- Address: Muir Pass Road, Merced, CA 95340, United States
- Phone:+1 209-228-7732
- Email:jloup@gzip.org
- Website:recreation.ucmerced.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 4.4-star.
This business has 10 reviews.
The address is: Muir Pass Road, Merced, CA 95340, United States .
The contact number is +1 209-228-7732
This service is listed under Wellness Center .
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Camil Velasquez
2 years ago
The leg extension machine has been broken since summer. The fall semester it’s about to start and it is still broken. You guys should add more heavy weight in this gym because the other one is not open all the time.
Vicente Velarde
4 years ago
For the campus being so new it's pretty nice seeing everything here at the gym.
Juan Villasenor
5 years ago
Nice equipment, always kept clean & well maintained. Keep it up guys 🤙🏻 …
Christian Guiang
5 years ago
It's nice to be able to use exercise machines that actually turn on. Plus, the place is much cleaner compared to others I've been to.
Tanner Bingham
6 years ago
It's not the best gym. But it's ok
Jacob Rafati
6 years ago
It's a nice gym for UCM Bobcats; it could be better and bigger but let's just be happy with whatever we got :)
Andres Quezada
7 years ago
Great gym
Bradley Bowser
7 years ago
Good hours during the school year and a good variety of equipment. There is, however, very limited resources so it gets busy quickly.
Cy S
7 years ago
Expensive membership and it's on the UC Merced campus. They have squat racks, benches, dumbbells, ezbars, machines, cardio machines + T.V.'s, a large basketball court, and the bathrooms are very well kept. If you're a student, you should …
Reanne Matic
7 years ago
A few years ago, UCM added an extension of the gym to accommodate the growing number of students, dance clubs and sports teams. I haven't returned in three years, but I think it will continue to expand. I definitely enjoyed using the …