Campus Rec

Welcome to the Campus Recreation Center

About the CRC

2820 Bearcat Way
Cincinnati, OH 45219
513-556-0604

Cincinnati’s Campus Recreation Center (CRC) is a state-of-the-art fitness and recreation facility on its Uptown West Campus. With over 200,000 square feet of recreation space, the CRC offers university students, employees and friends of the university a wide range of exercise and fitness opportunities.


Summer Semester Hours

Listed below are the standard hours of operation effective Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, Aug. 22. 

Please be sure to check alternate hours for holidays and breaks.

Hours of operation for Campus Recreation Center on Main Campus by day of the week and time of day
Day(s)  Hours
Monday - Friday 6 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- lockers1
  • Full-length/half-size Rental Lockers in Women's/Men’s Locker Rooms
  • Day-use Lockers
  • Lifeclinic Blood Pressure Unit for testing and monitoring
- pool9
  • 50-meter x 25-yard lap pool
  • 2 one-meter diving boards
  • 1 three-meter diving board
  • Leisure pool with whirlpool
- track1

  • 6-court gymnasium
  • Suspended track (4 lanes, 1/8 mile)

- the-garage
  • 115+ pieces of specialized equipment (Hammer Strength and Life Fitness)
  • Selectorized weight-training machines (Cybex, Freemotion, and Paramount)
  • 100+ cardiovascular machines (Cybex, Life Fitness, Precor, Star Trac and more)
  • Krankcycle
  • MatrixConcept 2 rowing ergometers
  • Over 21,000 lbs. of free weights
- climbing-wall3
  • 40' & 28' climbing heights
  • Bouldering up to 10 feet
  • Free harness and shoe rental
  • Chalk and chalk bags available to purchase
- multipurpose-room

Three multi-purpose rooms (MPR)

  • MPR A & B - 2,300 sq. ft.
  • MPR C – 2,700 sq. ft.