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The Refuge Climbing and Fitness

📍 Las Vegas, NV

4.5(432 Google reviews)

11,000 sq ft indoor bouldering facility with walls ranging from slab to fully overhung. Ages 4 and under admitted free. Ages 5–11 at reduced rate. New boulders set weekly. Summer camp registration open. Tension boards and Moonboard on-site.

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★★★★★Featured review by A Edberg

Amazing place

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Best for families with kids aged 5 and up who want an active challenge in an authentic climbing gym environment. Beginners can find accessible problems on lower-angle walls; the overhung sections keep experienced climbers engaged. Supervise young children carefully on the shared mat areas below walls.

ℹ️ What to Know Before You Go

💡Sign the waiver online before your visit to save time at the door
Rent climbing shoes on-site—bouldering in street shoes is significantly harder on technical routes
🎟️Ask staff to point out beginner-friendly problems on the slab walls for first-timers
🚗Check the website for summer camp registration if visiting during school breaks

💬 What Families Are Saying

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4.5

432 Google reviews

Excellent route setting40%
Friendly staff35%
Fresh walls regularly15%
Crowding notes10%
A

A Edberg

Amazing place

R

Riley Rain

Fantastic bouldering gym with friendly staff

B

Benjamin Benson

Our local climbing gym. Nothing fancy, but the route setting is incredible 😉. Stiff as can be and more technical / rip and pull styles. Love it. Great work with keeping the walls fresh... Resets happen all the time!

M

Miriam Borgstrom

Best gym ever and everyone on staff is my bestie 🫶

Reviews from Google

Overview

The Refuge is Las Vegas's premier indoor bouldering gym with 11,000 square feet of climbing walls covering every angle from slab to steep overhang. Route setters reset problems weekly, keeping the walls fresh for regulars. Training equipment includes a Tension Board 2, original Tension Board, 2024 Moonboard, motorized treadwall, full weight rack, cardio machines, and Olympic barbells. Kids aged 4 and under climb free; ages 5–11 have a reduced day pass rate. Summer camps run seasonally.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday09:00 – 21:00
Tuesday10:00 – 22:00
Wednesday07:30 – 22:00
Thursday10:00 – 22:00
Friday07:30 – 22:00
Saturday10:00 – 22:00
Sunday09:00 – 21:00

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