Terrain Park Climbing Center

Bouldering, auto-belays and family fun in Chico

Terrain Park Climbing Center has been part of Chico's climbing scene since 2018. It began as a bouldering gym on W 5th Street and has grown into the Terrain Park Climbing and Adventure Center, adding roped climbing and a play area for children.

The bouldering walls, built by Vertical Solutions, stand 16 ft high and hold around 150 problems from V0 to V10. A section is reset every other week, most recently a rebuilt slab. For training there's a Kilter Board, a campus board and hangboards.

The Adventure Center adds 12 auto-belay lanes, a three-storey play structure, a toddler area, a games room, party rooms and an upstairs viewing area with wifi, which makes the gym popular for birthdays and family visits.

Fitness and community

• A weight room with squat racks, barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, leg machines, gymnastic rings and an assault bike
• An upstairs area for warming up, stretching and cardio, with yoga classes on Tuesday evenings
• $8 day passes with shoe hire at the weekly student night (Monday), community session (Wednesday) and women's climb night (Friday)
• Summer climbing camps for ages 3 to 7 and 8 to 13, birthday parties and group or corporate events

Everyone entering the building, parents included, needs a waiver on file, and climbers watch an orientation video before their first session.