Rock climbing is great exercise, and indoor climbing takes away some of the safety risks of the sport, making it a great activity for kids and families. Check out these spots in and around New York City that offer indoor climbing walls -- including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, Rockland County, Westchester County, and Fairfield County, CT.
Manhattan
City Climbers Club (AKA 59th Street Gym)
533 West 59th Street
(212) 974-2250 or (212) 408-0277
Crunch
East 59th Street
1109 2nd Avenue
(212) 758-3434
The Field House Rock Wall at Chelsea Piers
23rd Street and the Hudson River
(212) 336-6500
Manhattan Plaza Health Club Climbing Wall
482 West 43rd Street
(212) 563-7001
New York Health and Raquet Club
62 Cooper Square
(212) 904-0400
Reebok Sports Club
68th Street and Columbus Avenue
(212) 362-6800
The Sports Center Climbing Wall
Chelsea Piers-Pier 60
(212) 336-600
The Sports Club/LA
330 E. 61st Street
(212) 355-5100
Brooklyn
Aviator Sports and Recreation
Floyd Bennett Field, Hangar 5
Gateway National Recreation Area, Marine Park
(718) 758-7500
Brooklyn Boulders
575 Degraw Street
Gowanus
(347) 834-9066
Powerplay Recreational Center
432 Third Avenue
Park Slope/Gowanus
(718) 369-9880
Queens
The Rock Health and Fitness
22-15 31st Street
Astoria
(718) 204-1400
Aviator Sports and Recreation
Floyd Bennett Field, Hangar 5
Gateway National Recreation Area, Marine Park, Brooklyn
(718) 758-7500
Long Island
Active Kidz Long Island
210 Forest Drive #A
Greenvale
(516) 621-6600
Island Rock Gym
60 Skyline Boulevard
Plainview
(516) 822-ROCK? (7625)
Westchester County, NY
The Rock Club
130 Rhodes Street, New Rochelle
(914) 633-7625
The Rock Club has a forty-foot climbing wall as well as approximately 15,000 square feet of terrain with massive, radical bouldering. There are 70 top ropes with 25 lead stations, in addition to a huge lead arch. Beginner classes as well as intermediate and advanced clinics are taught. For adults, there are social nights, women's climbing, an adult climbing league, and a bouldering league.
The Cliffs at Valhalla
1 Commerce Park?, Valhalla
(877) 914-7625
With a more than 13,000-square-foot climbing wall, 50-plus top-rope stations, and tons of leads, this rock climbing facility is truly state of the art. There is an additional 2,500 square feet of bouldering with top-outs, rappel towers, fitness area, retail areas, and a private kids party area.
Rockland County, NY
The Wall at Palisades
3565 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack
(845) 445-2067
Pascack Community Center
87 New Clarkstown Road, Nanuet
(Available to Clarkstown residents only)
(845) 371-6650
Fairfield County, CT
Carabiner's
85 Mill Plain Rd
Fairfield
(203) 416-5500
Easton Community Center
364 Sport Hill Road
Easton
(203) 459-9700
Prime Climbs Mountain Fun
340 Quinnipiac Street
Silversmith Park, Bldg. #28
Wallingford
(203) 265-7880
Stone Age Rock Gym
195 Adams Street
Manchester
(860) 645-0015
The CT Rock Gym
91 Shelton Avenue
New Haven
(203) 404-5166
Also see: A Parent's Guide to Rock Climbing and Hiking with Kids
