UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center

Fantastic experience: I’m in the elevator Elevator

Fantastic experience: Had to get passports, awesome people working there. Glad they had a front desk though, I would have been lost without help, such a huge place!

Fantastic experience: Clean, large. Might need more machines tho in the weights area cause it's always super full unless you're really early.

Fantastic experience: Honestly, for a UC gym it’s pretty good. In terms of variety, everything is pretty much covered man, like plenty of free weights (bout 32 deadlift platforms and 20 squat racks) and cable machines. Then a lot random bars in the ceiling to do pull-ups, then like the fit yard and all the equipment in there that nobody uses. Like there’s a whole storage container of fitness equipment that no one uses cause it’s outside. Like there’s dust on these brand new rogue rubber plates, and a log press barbell because nobody knows they exist. There’s freaking atlas stones for strongman workouts like I really did not expect that in there. Honestly, if your barbell doesn’t weigh more than 405 during any part of your workout, the arc is well equipped enough for your fitness needs AND THE CEILING FANS. Man those wide radius fans get a breeze going and it’s the perfect cool off mid set. That AC is blasting every time I come in. AND THE LIGHTING, stg they bought warm lights at the preacher curl station for optimal shadows and definition and GOSHDARN, body confidence through the roof when I stand there. DUDE and the staff man. I probably forget my locker combination every other day I go, and I ask every time for help and I feel bad every time. The staff are thinking like “how did this guy forget his locker for the 4th day in the row”, BUT they do a really good job of hiding it ngl. Like i still feel dumb for forgetting it, but not super dumb ya know and I applaud them for that. If I had improve one thing though, it would be the water temperature of the fountain. It’s room temperature but fluctuates with the forecast. but if it was just decently cold every time, the ARC would be even more perfect. That’s just my 2 cents though. Thanks for staying till the end of this review.

Fantastic experience: The facility is clean and very large. Most people wear masks and ACTUALLY wipe down the machinery after use. If you want to work a specific muscle group, there are many different machines available, so even if it's busy, your workout won't be held up.

Fantastic experience: A+++

Fantastic experience: I go there three times a week. Great facility and student staff there. Go aggies!

Fantastic experience: Nice place

Positive experience: This is the first time I have been to her ARC for COVID testing as part of Healthy Davis Together. It went fast, everyone was friendly and I feel a poet better being able to get tested when I need to, even on a Sunday.

Fantastic experience: Covid testing fast and easy

Fantastic experience: I love working out here specially during summer. Great set of equipments and nice staff.

Fantastic experience: Nice large building to give covid 19 vaccines. No lines, walk right up. Nice ĺocation on UC Davis campus . Nice friendly atmosphere with great care n concern about the patients .

Fantastic experience: State of the art gym

Fantastic experience: You have to be a studen in order to use the exercise equipment on the second floor??

Fantastic experience: This gym is so lame first of all they like to profile all black members and if a white student wants to use the same machine your using they will literally rush you off and not to mention the entire staff acts like a bunch of 3rd graders I would not recommend this facility to anyone with color sad but true.

Fantastic experience: Large variety of equipments, very helpful staffs!

Fantastic experience: Great School

Fantastic experience: Clean and reasonable seats / benches.

Fantastic experience: They're going through some renovations now (July 2017), but it's a good spot to work out. The staff are largely uninvolved, but in a good way.

Fantastic experience: Great facility with knowledgeable, friendly staff!

Fantastic experience: The campus free tour was great. Recommend for everyone to do this.

Fantastic experience: Spectacular graduation event 2017

Fantastic experience: Great facilities - also, the check in staff are not incompetent, as stated by a previous reviewer; they are friendly and helpful. Usually if you want to buy a pass, do it online ahead of your visit.

Fantastic experience: Very modern gym, large and thorough in the things it offers

Fantastic experience: Very through info. given.

Fantastic experience: Superb school.

Fantastic experience: Love the look of this place! There is an indoor track! One of my favorite gyms.

Fantastic experience: From a UC Davis student, the facility is in great shape, the staff is friendly, and the equipment is top notch. Basketball courts tend to get pretty crowded due to games getting started, however, everyone gets the opportunity to play. Hours are also limited, but other than that everything is incredible.

Fantastic experience: Excellent variety of quality equipment, numerous classes and activites available to get involved in, and a great staff.

Fantastic experience: Had my statistics class here on a basketball court. Would definently recommend to a friend.

Fantastic experience: Awesome facitity

Fantastic experience: Never had a bad experience at the ARC, not sure why some people gave such low reviews. Maybe I wouldn't like it so much if I wasn't a student, but I'm not sure. I've never been to other gyms before this one so maybe I'm missing out on some knowledge about other gyms that the people who gave low reviews have. Anyway the only down side is that it gets crowded sometimes but it's usually fine.