1 / 2The Oaks Climbing
📍 Thousand Oaks, CA
The Oaks Climbing offers 8,000 sq ft of bouldering terrain on 15-foot walls with 160+ problems across slab, overhang, dihedral, and arete formats. Fitness classes and yoga also on the schedule. Monthly movie screenings in the historic theater space.
This gym kicks ass now. It's really improved a lot from the concerns I had when climbing here a year ago. The route setting has been greatly improved with lots of diversity in climbs. Shout out to Vy & the team for walking us through some of the route setting techniques there on how to mimic real outdoor climbs.
🏆 Family Action Verdict
Explicitly recommended by reviewers for young kids as well as experienced boulderers — the range of problem grades means beginners and advanced climbers share the same space. Best for kids who can understand basic fall and landing safety. The fitness class calendar gives adults a parallel activity if not everyone in the group climbs.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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“This gym kicks ass now. It's really improved a lot from the concerns I had when climbing here a year ago. The route setting has been greatly improved with lots of diversity in climbs. Shout out to Vy & the team for walking us through some of the route setting techniques there on how to mimic real outdoor climbs.”
Mina D
“Favorite east bay touchstone gym! Perfect fot little kids as well as advanced boulderers. Great location!”
Sam Evans
“So much bouldering! Awesome vibe.”
Cheese ball Rat
“Bathroom smells really bad idk who dropped a nuclear bomb in there but otherwise it’s pretty cool to climb”
Reviews from Google
Overview
The Oaks is a Touchstone bouldering-only gym set inside the 90-year-old Oaks Theater on Solano Ave in North Berkeley. The facility spans 8,000 square feet with 15-foot walls and over 160 boulder problems covering slab walls, steep overhangs, dihedrals, and aretes. A full fitness area complements the climbing terrain. Weekly classes include yoga, fitness, and climbing clinics. Route setting has been notably improved recently, with greater diversity across grade levels.
