Eppley Recreation Center

Fantastic experience: Great place to workout

Fantastic experience: I would go to school here just to use this facility.

Fantastic experience: Great place for a swim meet!!

Negative experience: Really bad, unorganized, pools always closed for kids’ swim events like nation’s capital swim club. People walking or just playing in the instructional pools, and walking on treadmills which is a waste. Info desk staffs have bad attitude that they talk to each other and not even turning their head to look at you. Hours during holidays is not clear, they close really early during spring break which is not even stated on the website. It always cause a lot of inconvenience for students and other people who bought the membership. If this gym is run by asian people it would be better and more organized, i hate seeing white people running this gym they are so bad.

Fantastic experience: Amazing place!

Fantastic experience: A friendly and supportive space to focus on health and well-being.

Fantastic experience: Great place with almost everything!

Positive experience: It was ok except for having to pay to get in. They don't take cash for no reason. Got a bit of run around. Good equipment tho, pleasant service.

Positive experience: Gym is ok. More weight equipments would be appreciated considering the gym sells membership to the community as well. Parking costing $4/hr isn’t very fair, however, for those from the community to come use the gym (that we also pay for, on top of an alumni membership). There should be a special monthly parking discount for those who already have a gym membership. Capitalism is too alive and well at UMD.

Negative experience: Bs group fitness take away equipment, employees have a power trip problem

Fantastic experience: Favorite place to visit

Positive experience: Somebody farted on the lat pulldown before I went to use it

Negative experience: For these reasons, just give it 2 stars: - Parking is tricky. Parkings are either expensive or too far from the gym even for the students. - Lots of people working out there do not take shower on a daily basis, so bad odor is noticeable and repelling. - Lots of cases people just come and hop in between your sets and take the machine or the dumbbells even though you’ve put your stuff nearby. - There are a decent number of machines, but not a good variety of machines. Only one smith machine for example. - The main fitness room doesn’t have mirrors and the interior lighting isn’t proper. - Fitness rooms are kinda far from each other, makes it challenging for performing supersets. Overall, unless you’re a UMD student and work out on and off, it’s not worth of spending. I’m a student here and don’t use gym.

Fantastic experience: Good place for fitness in UMD

Fantastic experience: Awesome pool for Sea Perch International!

Fantastic experience: Great place, modern, not crowded at all, underused. People, students, should take advantage of these great sports facilities. Outdoor pool and Olympic pool are awesome! I wonder where most students spend their free time since you don’t really find them here??…

Fantastic experience: H u ft

Fantastic experience: It will wore u out of basketball and working out and swimming and etc

Fantastic experience: Parking is a distance away, but ample if there is not a ga.e at home. Seating for the pool is stadium.

Fantastic experience: Best gym so far been visiting since last few days. It has everything from pilates classes to swimming pool to personal training.

Negative experience: Basketball court is always dangerously slippery

Fantastic experience: Probably only the good thing at UMD. Equipment is quality, staff are nice, and the hours work pretty well.

Fantastic experience: Great swimming pool, mobile network is weak, otherwise it’s modern and nice.

Fantastic experience: Have been going here for an annual swim meet for ten years. A terrific facility to watch swimming. Other athletic amenities looked great. Parki g was co venient. Concession stand in the Natatorium has been really inconsistent over the years. This year they searched bags for outside food.

Fantastic experience: Grilled chicken thighs and Macho Peas. Tasty!

Negative experience: Very crowded, too small for a university this size.

Positive experience: The same machines have been broken for a month at least, and the equipment isn't new, it's mid compared to actual gyms. It's also really crowded but that's okay.

Fantastic experience: The pool was fantastic. Well kept and maintained. The staff and lifeguards were pleasant! Want to go again asap!

Fantastic experience: Amazing place

Fantastic experience: I visited the rock wall during my spare time during a conference, it was a lot of fun (if you are a visitor read the bottom note)! The kids that work at the climbing area are really nice. Plus, the best thing is that they belay for you, so feel free to visit solo. They have a nice variety of routes and wall that are well rated for beginners and experienced climbers such as myself. The bouldering area is also awesome, you'll find climbs from ~V0 - V7. Highly recommend as a student or visitor. Note: if visiting with a group you'll need special access, so get in touch with the Eppley Rec Center staff by email to arrange this before you arrive.

Negative experience: Men’s shower has no hot water, reported four times to the gate and safeguards, they always said they have placed a work order for maintenance. But at least they could place a sign indicating if there’s hot water available today. And one week later, still no hot water

Fantastic experience: Great place! The recreation center has lots of nice, new facilities and everyone is always friendly. They are renovating the indoor pool currently (check if it is available when you are reading this) to make it even better than it already was. You should totally get a membership, I doubt you'll regret it!

Fantastic experience: Une très grande salle de sport on y trouve des Salles natation basket musculation gymnastique

Fantastic experience: Excellent facility!

Positive experience: It's got everything you need: weights, basketball, pool, climbing, cardio+track, squash+racquetball, and more. Only problem is that some of the spaces aren't big enough and fill up

Fantastic experience: Love this place! Weight rooms are great, there's basketball, and even spots where people can do badminton or racquetball. Basketball courts are always great; you can practice your shots, or even play a few games of basketball. It's a great way of meeting new people and maybe even making some new friends.

Fantastic experience: Great facilities and very helpful and friendly staff!

Fantastic experience: Great facility!

Negative experience: I’ve been going to Eppley for close to 9 years now since I was a freshman at UMD. It is unfortunate but Eppley really went downhill after covid. Personally, I always went to play basketball but since 2020 they have reduced basketball to 2 courts (used to be 4). The other 2 courts they converted to weights and racquetball for whatever reason. It seems odd to have the courts but then use them for other purposes, and as a result the remaining courts get insanely busy - sometimes unable to even get a game in. Otherwise, their daily pass is now $10 up from $7 and i’m not sure for what. Their equipment is aging and the whole facility is clearly not big enough for all of UMD. I hope they can do something to resolve some of these issues as recently i’ve been dreading driving an hour from Arlington to come when it’s been such a mixed bag especially when classes are going on.

Positive experience: Would be a 5 star gym if not for the crowding and minimal equipment. Both weight rooms seem to be pretty full at most hours of the day, and considering the undergrad population of UMD there should be much more equipment. Two lat pull-down machines and 15 treadmills for a student population of 25k is not right. There are multiple small rooms to do your own thing in which is nice. But half of the larger weight room is taken up for four badminton courts, no one wants to play badminton that badly. Overall more equipment to better suit the amount of people who use the gym would make this a perfect gym.

Positive experience: Great facility

Fantastic experience: Visited for a swim meet. Very nice with lots of seating!

Fantastic experience: Amazing convenient and clean

Positive experience: Impressive facility.

Negative experience: You have to pay 6$ a day for parking and they don’t have a lot of equipment for basketball players and if you are 5 minutes late to the meter you get charged 45$, overpriced, never coming here again

Fantastic experience: Best of the best

Fantastic experience: We go jim

Fantastic experience: Very nice facility. Swim meets are very well run.

Fantastic experience: nice facility, good size, easy to find times that are not crowded

Fantastic experience: Great facility!

Fantastic experience: It is an amazing place for sports and recreational activities.

Fantastic experience: Never been inside but looks nice from outside. I pick up a relative who works there

Fantastic experience: It was an amazing experience. For me, it was a day in the water life... Seeing different species of fishes and order water life habitants was exiting

Fantastic experience: High quality and very well equipped centre

Fantastic experience: Great school

Positive experience: Would be 5 stars! But PLEASE turn the dang sauna on first thing in the morning.

Fantastic experience: Amazing swim center. The students of Maryland (the state with the greatest swimmers the world has known) DESERVE A NCAA TERP SWIM TEAM TO UTILIZE THIS GREAT FACILITY!!!

Fantastic experience: Good

Negative experience: The facility is nice, BUT spectator rules are a mess this year! At a swim meet on 4Mar2022, I had to leave my bag in a hallway near the pool, I could not bring in water, and I could not be in the hallway with my bag! These crazy rules were sporadically enforced with no explanation. This truly is a demotivator to return. None of this craziness was published, expectations are shattered.

Fantastic experience: US Masters Swim UMAC - Terrapin Masters the.Club, this is a National program with which I am thoroughly impressed and delighted. This club operates within the University of Maryland sports and recreation Eppley Complex. The Assistant Aquatic Director Natalie and the program Coaches Ethan and Alex are totally accommodating and organized for all levels. The participants in the Terrapin Masters are the best, they provide constant encouragement and support making me believe I can do it and if you are so disposed you can too. This center is vast, while I have only taken advantage of the Acquatics there are tons of other fitness and wellness activities and support . The place is great!

Negative experience: Way too small… sorry excuse for a university gym.

Fantastic experience: Clean, fresh, well kept, what more can a guy ask for? Perfect place for all recreational needs. Gym is a good size, a lot of cardio machines and copious amount of both free and fixed weights

Fantastic experience: I loved Eppley when I was a student at UMD. Basketball, racquetball, the gym, fitness classes, the smoothie bar they have there. The building and facilities themselves are always clean and working properly. So many memories that I will cherish for a long time. An integral part of my health and well-being during my college education.

Fantastic experience: My son goes to college here and loves this gym!

Fantastic experience: I started swimming at Eppley Recreation Center a few weeks ago. I love it! It's a great place to work out and the natatorium is amazing.

Fantastic experience: Update 12/21 I just come to hoop but it wasnt a lot of space for basketball like it usually was. There are volleyball nets at mid court and they are stationed there. Also in the other gym they moved workout equipment in there taking up the basketball court. Other than that its only $7 for a day pass and they have other things you can find in the pictures. Satisfied but couldve been better if the courts were open for full court. I love this rec center its always bump on the basketball courts and if i need to work out or go for a swim then i can do that in the same building then get back to the gym and get back on the court.

Fantastic experience: This gym has it all. Free weights, great cardio machines, a damn good pool, and fantastic staff. Also has a smoothie shop! Who doesn't like a good smoothie?!?! If you wanna stay in shape, ERC is the way to go. Only issue is that a whole lotta folks head over to the free weights, so get there early. Overall, this is a fantastic facility.

Fantastic experience: Inexpensive for faculty, staff, and community members to join. Beautiful pool!

Fantastic experience: Great staff. Very clean

Fantastic experience: I farded here

Fantastic experience: Great for sports, fitness training and Swimming!!!

Positive experience: Was great.

Fantastic experience: Must use facilities for UMD students

Fantastic experience: Clean, fresh, well kept, what more can a guy ask for? Perfect place for all recreational needs. Gym is a good size, a lot of cardio machines and copious amount of both free and fixed weights

Positive experience: The gym is slightly small for the amount of people that go there. There's always crowd. However, the team is proactively adding more machines daily to even out the crowd.

Fantastic experience: Clean, full of resources, polite and helpful people.

Fantastic experience: As huge state school gyms go, it’s not exceptionally good, but still probably one of the best gyms within a 25 mile radius

Fantastic experience: Great place to work out! Excellent programs!

Positive experience: Great facilities and clean but wish basketball courts weren't used for everythingthey seems to use them for everything (badminton, classes, camps, weights) at the times I go and I just wish I knew that before buying a membership

Fantastic experience: Best part about UMD.

Fantastic experience: very good

Fantastic experience: fav place @umd

Fantastic experience: Beautiful facility and pool! There is a 50 meter pool that has two configurable bulkheads and a 25 meter warmup/warm down pool! The pool here is also pretty fast! Enjoyed my swim meet here!

Fantastic experience: Best place to workout its a bit crowded during start of sem but after that its ok

Fantastic experience: Eppley is the best. I will be buying an Eppley membership after I graduate if I am living around campus. One great but little known part about Eppley is the Adventure Program behind it; they have a rock wall and bouldering area for climbing, adventure trips during weekends and some week days, and you can rent out gear for outdoor recreation at the rental desk. 10/10 would adventure again.

Fantastic experience: Extremely huge pool and the place has tons of rooms for different sports and exercises

Fantastic experience: Fantastic

Fantastic experience: Many rooms for many sports and purposes. Great for all athletics.

Fantastic experience: Great gym

Positive experience: Good gym but it is often crowded

Positive experience: They dont allow chalk. You can get away with liquid chalk though

Fantastic experience: Great place to hold the junior Olympics swimming. Has three separate pools. So boys and girls can swim at the same time. Other pool for cooldown.

Fantastic experience: Weekend of Professional Swimming The ISL international Swim Legue held a swim meet at University of Maryland. My son is on the DC Trident Team. Great times.

Fantastic experience: Great meet facility. 2 competition pools plus a third warm down pool. Great spectator seating.

Fantastic experience: great atmosphere, new and modern interior and equipment. the fitness classes offered are really nice

Fantastic experience: Free if you have a University ID. Lockers are usually open with free lock rentals with your UID.

Fantastic experience: This place is awesome. There’s so much to do! The pool is exceptionally nice.

Fantastic experience: Good for staying fit, to de-stress, and just clear ur mind. A small cafe for ur taste buds too, just in case :)!

Fantastic experience: I just don't like that I can't not wear shoes at the weight room, it forces me to wear certain pairs before leaving home and I haven't gotten used to that yet. It's not a big deal though, I was just used to go to a gym where this wasn't a problem. Otherwise it's a great place, really clean and well structured.

Fantastic experience: Large facility with lots of options. Weight room is well equipped. Track is a plus.