Lets just say I have a lot of credit to burn through with BP but now thinking about it, its not a…read morebad thing honestly as BP has many locations across the country. I was up in Seattle for work and came in one evening to climb while in town. I was doing a bunch of other things and didnt get in to climb until about 10 before 9pm. That gave me only 1 hour 10 min to climb. I wish they stayed open to 11pm as there were still a bunch of people here climbing close to the end! One of my gripes with BP is that they make you complete a liability waiver at each BP location you go to so that gets pretty annoying. Ive been to the BP in Brooklyn (not my favorite), Tempe, DC (pretty good), SLC (huge space and great to climb) and now here at this location and each time, had to complete the waiver. This purely bouldering gym is great. I like that the entire gym is for bouldering and no need to share with climbers on rope. Nothing against them, just like a bouldering only gym. So much stuff to climb here as there are two floors for bouldering. The routes are a bit easier than other BPs but still very fun. They also have sauna and cold plunge here but didnt get to try it. I will be back next time to check this out! There is street parking here, so while not the best parking, its not too bad. Day passes are $30 so not cheap but pretty worth it. Next time I plan to stay here for awhile. Great climbing experience here and an hour was not enough, I need like 2 or 3 hours honestly. Ill be back again when Im in town!

This gym has lots of great climbing walls and solid amenities. They also offer fitness and climbing…read moreclasses, which is nice if you want to mix things up. It's a little smaller than some other SBP locations I've been to, but it still gets the job done. The climbing community here is awesome too.

Camp Long is the biggest park in West Seattle most people don't know about. It's not on the water -…read morebut that's not a bad thing. Within the boundaries of the park are miles of trails that most people drive hours out of town to walk on. Not to mention owl spottings, blackberries, bathrooms, cabins to camp in, a natural rock climbing wall and a cool events space. I had dear friends get married here and it felt like they had rented a overnight camp to celebrate - but it was a ten minute walk home. Weeds are a bit overgrown with COVID having Parks only doing essential maintenance but not too bad. Spend an hour or an afternoon here - it's worth it!

I grew up in Burien and have lived here all my life. As a teenager with lots of energy and nothing…read moreto do, I can remember going to a church group who took kids, like myself, on weekend trips camping. I can remember going with the group to camp at the park and fell in love with the beauty of the park and all the fun we had playing games and camping. This was in the mid 70's and I haven't been back since but I should revisit the park to remember the great times I had there that helped me stay out of trouble and be productive in life as I got older. Great place to take the family to back then.

You don't have to pay to deal with comp kids here, unlike some places…read more.. Free and better than gyms.

The UW Bouldering Rock has alot of history behind it. Around way before we had "climbing gyms"…read more Some of the all-time greats have put their time on 'the rock' and every so often you run into one. It's free. It's right along the lake, so there's a welcome breeze on a nice sunny day. The slab is a great way to practice for all those runout slab climbs in Squamish and Darrington. There's even a 'just a little too high for comfort' pillar that you may want to risk on day's when you're feeling dialed in. But use the anchors too to climb any section. It's a pretty simple rock. It's up to you to think up an infinite number of ways to climb it, traverse it, and tune into your mind/body connection as you climb it. Many parts of it are actually quite challenging. If you are a student or staff member who climbs, this is THE PLACE to spend your lunch breaks. It's a secret gem tucked just out of the way to discourage the crowds. Don't tell anyone.

Was staying downtown for work for a week and needed a good place to work out. Someone recommended…read morethe Mitchell Activity Center. For $10 daily pass, this gym has everything you'd want/need. Staff was nice and it looks like a lot of the place has been renovated. Luckily enough, it even had quite a few quiet places to work on my computer. Good free WiFi was a bonus. Ended up going back a couple times during the week. Some new equipment, free weights, game room. It's on campus of Seattle Central University. Looked like there were some group exercise classes you could sign up for as well.

This place has its ups and downs. It's too bad that SCC can't afford to maintain a pool, so why…read morebother building it in the first place? Now it's been covered up and the room is just wasted space, when it could be used as additional weight room space, exercise area, etc. The racquet ball courts are decent. The upstairs recreation room is finally getting a renovation, hopefully it'll be better equipped after the upgrade. Their towel service is decent, that is until the washing machines break down and they have no towels for over a week, while the machine gets repaired. The men's locker room is poorly built, why have carpet in a locker room? Makes no sense from a cleanliness/cleaning standpoint! The day use lockers are way too small, there should be more bigger lockers for day use. So many of those small lockers go unused, it's better to just turn them into longer lockers. Maintenance here is useless. The doors to the toilets have been broken for months, the middle one is missing its latch, so you can't lock it. The door hinge on the last stall is completely hanging loose and will fall off any day now. It's been like this for months. Some of the shower heads in the shower area does not put out any hot water, it's COLD ass water! The sauna is decent and gets hot, but with the many old naked men in there, you'd probably think twice about going in there. The hours are very limited, especially on the weekends when it closes at 4pm, too early in my opinion. I've noticed they keep the gym open after hours for the b-ball leagues to play. So why not keep it open to the rest of the public, while you have it open for the leagues? It's not fair that it's closed to the public after 8pm. They do have a good selection of sports equipment to check out and the group exercise room upstairs is pretty spacious. The weight room is what you'd expect from a community college gym, it has your cardio machines, free weights, resistance machines and stretching area. A plus is the indoor running track on the second floor above the basketball courts. If you like to play basketball, pay attention to the open court times, as it seems like there's always volleyball and b-ball leagues playing in the evenings, which will take up at least 50% of the court space. This gym is pretty smart to offer community memberships and alumni discounts. So if you're not a current student, you can still purchase a membership. 90% of the staff here are SCC students getting their work-study requirements for school (way to go to save money on hiring actual employees SCC!, another way you guys are cutting costs!). Be mindful that some of them are international students, therefore their English/communication skills aren't that great, but they're generally nice and I've never had a problem with any of them. However, there is one particular employee that I can't stand = Darien. He is the black guy that literally lives in the MAC. He is the most annoying creep I've ever come across there. He will literally follow you around the gym from the weight room, locker room, everywhere! I've once caught him staring at me showering in the locker room, while he was trying to hide behind the curtain. He's repeatedly followed me into the sauna. He'll make excuses to be in the locker room, pretending like he's cleaning or sit in the toilet stall peeping through the open door slot, while he stares at you while you're changing and showering. This guy really needs to be fired or let go. It's to the point where I leave the gym whenever I see him, because he makes me that uncomfortable when he's around. What a creep!

Friendly staff and the open gym is fire. Fills fast and they have 3 sessions. It's a count off…read moremethod so you can't really play with ppl you came with unless you are the same #

A nice center with a good gym and toddler play room. Not to mention the two train tables in the…read morelobby, plenty of seating, space to run around and a plastic house in the corner to explore. Outdoors, there is a large field (baseball) and play structure for children. There is a field in which to run and play and space to sit and chat. Overall a nice space and in a convenient, bus accessible (bus 40 stops about three or four blocks away) location.

Great offshoot of the main gym. With the influx of newer climbers (with bad safety and climbing…read moreetiquette) recently, I've felt pretty unsafe at the main gym. Upper Walls has a safer pad layout, as well as much fewer disrespectful/dangerous climbers. Though there aren't as many problems, the boards there are great, and can always pose a new challenge.

Very small - only four walls (two big two small). Not sure why they decided to have this separate…read morelocation from the main Fremont one. The problems are mostly overhang, very minimal slab + vertical. Not as crowded as the other site since the problem set is much smaller.

Staff is entitled and not welcoming at all. Truly disappointing. Just another uppity rowing club…read morenot looking to change. Your kids are better off elsewhere.

The Pocock Rowing Center (PRC) is home to a number of rowing teams. (List here --…read morehttp://www.pocockrowingcenter.org/teams.html) The teams vary in their goal, from very competitive to recreational fitness. Learn-to-row as well as various levels of sculling/sweep classes are available. Each team hosted in Pocock use the common facilities (ergs, racing shells) with exception of a few teams that buy their own oars and boats. Each team manage their own coaching needs and hires its own coach and sets its own practice times. So the different teams are very independent of each other and each deals with Pocock Rowing Center individually. How the whole program works is that you first pay a due to the rowing center to become a PRC member. You are then an "Independent" who does not belong to one of the said teams. You can use "club boats" and oars that are owned by the rowing center. Then to join a team, you must qualify in terms of rowing experience, and pay another fee to the team on top of the membership fees paid to the Pocock Rowing Center. These team fees are determined by the team that you join and takes care of coaching, lights, other misc equipment, and launch usage. When I rowed for the Pocock Rowing Center Men, the total monthly fees out of my pocket was about $110, which is very much on par with other area clubs. Teams hosted by Pocock vary in their competitiveness and goals. The Masters Men team is very competitive, attends national and regional races, and has reputation of winning a lot of them.

Great park with lot of activities suitable for all age groups. It's a good picnic spot with great…read morefood options around the area

No one follows the lane rules it's chaos walking. I'm the crazy looking one for following the lane…read morerules