Bridges Rock Gym in El Cerrito, CA, is a vibrant community hub for bouldering enthusiasts of all levels. The gym's friendly staff, diverse climbing routes, and excellent facilities make it a top choice. Visitors appreciate the gym's cleanliness, variety of bouldering problems, and convenient amenities like showers, locker rooms, saunas, and even a café/lounge area. In addition to top-notch climbing, Bridges offers fitness classes, yoga, and a welcoming atmosphere for families and climbers alike.
While the gym is renowned for its positive vibe and solid route setting, some users have noted issues with the condition of equipment and occasional overcrowding during peak hours. However, the majority of reviews praise the helpfulness of the staff and the overall quality of the climbing experience.
Pros:
- Friendly and knowledgeable staff
- Clean facilities
- Diverse and fun bouldering routes
- Convenient amenities (showers, saunas, lockers, café/lounge)
- Regularly updated climbing problems
- Great for climbers of all levels
- Affordable day use and memberships
- Additional fitness classes and yoga available
- Family-friendly environment
- Strong sense of community
Cons:
- Occasional equipment issues (faucet/hand dryer)
- Overcrowding during peak hours
- Some holds could use replacement
Description
Indoor gym with a rock-climbing wall, cardio & strength training, plus yoga & fitness classes.
Location / Contact
- Address: 5635 San Diego St, El Cerrito, CA 94530, United States
- Phone:+1 510-525-5635
- Email:[email protected]
- Website:bridgesrockgym.com
Rating Stats
Frequently Asked Questions
Except the peak hours, this place remains quite free or moderately crowded.
This business has a rating of 4.8-star.
This business has 120 reviews.
The address is: 5635 San Diego St, El Cerrito, CA 94530, United States .
The contact number is +1 510-525-5635
This service is listed under Rock Climbing Gym .
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Eric B
5 years ago
Great gym. Cleaner and less crowded than Ironworks. Great bouldering walls and slacklines. Good classes. Very young crowd, especially after school.No crack climbing, No top-roping or lead climbing :-( Thus only 4 stars. Otherwise thumbs up.
Silvia Sharpe
5 years ago
Jason was our coach for our session. It was a small group of first time climbers so that worked well. He was great at explaining different techniques, what different boulders are called and how to use them. I had a fun time. I fell a few times and made it over the wall a few times. It is definitely a work out and was a really nice experience for it being my first time. Tip one, don't wear rings. My hands were a little sore and swollen after the climb, the shoes are really tight, you typically need about a size bigger than your normal size and even then they are supposed to be tight. The shoes smell really bad. Other than that- great time!!
Laura Peters
5 years ago
My daughter and I have been looking for an indoor climbing gym where I, a beginner, and she, a more advanced climber, could both find routes to climb. Bridges exceeds our expectations. Great climbing for both, full gym, sauna, and great showers. Helpful, friendly staff. We will become members. Also, the price is reasonable!
Rachel Alembakis
5 years ago
We're new to rock climbing and came to Bridges Rock Gym to try it out with our 9-year-old daughter. We couldn't have had a better experience! The staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and professional. The facilities were safe and we were all well challenged to try new skills!
Josue Chaidez
5 years ago
All around great staff and service. I’m fairly new to bouldering, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I arrived at 9am on a Saturday and was greeted by friendly staff. Even the members there were quite helpful with pointing out tips.It’s a bouldering gym, with plenty of problems for all levels. Easy parking as well.
Mahsa Rivera
5 years ago
Great gym. Excellent padded floors. Awesome past vertical bouldering cave and routes in general. Wish there were more balance demanding routes but that’s okay. Enjoy their yoga classes too. Clean showers and sauna, takes a minute for the hot water to come thru but it gets there. Also lots of workout equipment but I haven’t tried their weight lifting classes yet. Pretty spacious. Much more reasonably priced than other local gyms. That being said I’m happy to write Bridges a complimenting review but don’t all rush in at once. I enjoy that it’s not super crowded all hours of the day.
Rayah Jaymes
5 years ago
Nice clean gym, with helpful staff, lots of community activity, good locker room with Sauna and really nice smelling toiletries. Lockers with keys are available too!The rock climbing walls are regularly updated and maintained, the new extended hours are great too.I do wish the shoes and closed toe shoes policies we're enforced
Timothy Tran
6 years ago
Bridges Rock Gym has just about everything: many walls for bouldering, several slacklines (and a looseline), sauna, weight machines, free weights, and a variety of fitness classes. If only it had a swimming pool tucked away somewhere... that'd be golden.Bouldering problems get changed on a regular basis (with sections of the gym being replaced on a weekly schedule. The gym also holds competitions from time to time.Note: there's also a top roping wall, but it's only used for children's parties.If you're interesting in rock climbing, look out for Groupons to Bridges Rock. The gym, during certain times of the year, will also offer certain deals such as waiving the initiation fee.
Emma Ruzo
6 years ago
Small with a friendly vibe. They rocks feel more like real rocks than any gym I've found. Bouldering problems here feel harder than Ironworks (which is good)
alex garcia
6 years ago
Awesome climbing gym for a reasonable price. Used to be the only place to have an indoor slackline but I believe they are expanding the wall so that may be a thing of the past. I have never taken their gym classes but from what I hear they have a good boxing and crossfit class.