Drayson Center

It’s close to Loma Linda University, parking could be a bit hard to find during peak hours («hard» as in you may have to walk a few minutes to get to the center). Overall the gym is pretty decent in size, pretty clean, has two studios with plenty of workout options and classes. I’ve tried their half an hour Zumba but was not impressed, I’ll try the class at different times and see if the instructor or the moves will change. I tried the yoga class and I liked it! They have a good number of machines for cardio and weight, they have an awesome pool and clean locker rooms. They rent out equipments too which is nice. Their hours are good too! It’s not a super clean perfectly maintained gym but it is pretty good place to get a good workout done! The few times I’ve been, I didn’t have to wait for any of the machines so that is always a plus at any gym!

very good center.
It has swimming pools, basketball gyms, e.g.

Loved playing soccer and watching my boyfriend play football here! The fields are kept decently well and green. I like that the maintenance is strict on the fields and turf. They really emphasize respecting the grounds.

I have mixed feelings about this gym. My biggest gripe is the lack of knowledge the «employees» I mean refs, know about the games they are reffing during intramurals. Especially when they know a team and they give them extra help. Beyond that, Loma Linda takes good care of their facility, basketball courts, track, weight room, and sand volleyball courts. The membership price is fair and I would recommend anyone using this gym over any other public gyms out there.

The main pro to this gym is its massive size and variety. There are tracks, pools, courts, etc.
The main cons are that it is too expensive ($ 50/​mo) if you don’t plan on utilizing all of that variety and if you’re like me and just want to lift weights for the most part the weight room is pretty limited if you consider the number of people who use it. It’d be decent if there weren’t so many students and other people who use it.
If you have no problem spending too much and can go in morning or evening down times go for it. If you’re a student and it’s free, awesome.

This is a beautiful gym, located on the Loma Linda University campus. Membership is open to the public. There is a large number of cardio machines, weight machines, and a free weight room. Aerobic, yoga, Pilates, cycling, eye are taught here. The lap pool is always a good temp. There are a number of children in it during the summers. They also have racquetball & tennis courts, in addition to basketball court & inside track.
In short — I need more stars!

Love the Loma Linda gym! Love the fact that I can get in a work out before work at 530 then they open. The indoor track and outdoor track are my favs. They offer so many classes and activities. All the pools are heated and the locker rooms and showers are very clean! They have some of the newest equipment and a good selection for weights. Only thing they need is a bigger parking lot.

Loma Linda Drayson Center is a solid gym. It’s in the heart of Loma Linda and what this gym has to offer is much more than the other local gyms around. Parking for this place is not too bad, they have one main lot and an several other locations to park at if the main lot is full.
This gym offers: 3 full basketball courts, which changes into badminton, futsol, volleyball, and more on certain days. Upstairs of the basketball court is an indoor track. I believe 10 laps is a mile, but double check on that.
They also offer like 5 racket ball courts.
As for weights wise, they have everything you need and more. Offer 5 benches, which all turn to incline and 90 degrees. Dumbbells all the way from 2.5 to 120lbs. They also have like 7 olipticals and like 10 bikes. They also have 2 exercise rooms which offer different kind of classes from zumba to indoor cycling. Outside they have multiple pools and multiple playing fields for any outdoor sport.
Above all this gym has anything you need plus more in what your trying to find a gym.
Also if your an employee or a student at Loma Linda University, the Drayson membership comes with it. Come here and get fit!

As much as I love having a free wellness center, the pool has some ridiculous rules and quite a few lifeguards that are more interested in giggling than watching the water.

Outdoor pool has 10 lanes, is heated, and has life guard on duty.
Gym has the newest equipment and is organized well.
A lot to offer and is free for students and employees.
If you work for the VA it’s $ 18 a month.

Having just moved here, finding a gym was very important to me. The Center has everything you could every want:
–inside track: the lanes are never packed and you can run to your heart’s content
–inside bb court
–inside handball courts
–weight room
–cardio room
–dance room
–locker rooms and showers
–sand volleyball
–outdoor track
–outdoor soccer
–swimming pool for the kids
–and one for lanes
look at that list! How can you NOT find something to do? They also have personal trainers to get you started and help you find a routine. I absolutely LOVE this place!

Easier to give this gym 5 stars if you are a student because this gym is expensive. But they provide great fitness options from basketball, racketball, tennis, outdoor and indoor track. They also let you rent out equipment so you don’t need to give any for basic use. So I consider the Drayson to be more of a sports complex. It’s kept nice and clean. Overall, a great place to workout with variety.

Fabulous gym.
The aerobics classes are great– especially recommend the Pilates, step aerobics, yoga, and BATS. The classes they have are great but they are limited– not many classes offered. They get crowded and sometimes parking is tight, so get to the gym 20 minutes early to grab a spot in the class.
The pool is gorgeous– large outdoor heated lap pool, hot tub, and water slides (not sure how often the slides are open). The pool is especially busy at lunchtime, but it’s not busy in the late evenings (closes at 9:30) or Sundays. At those times you can get your own lane.
The weight room itself is crowded. The fitness center has a senior citizen membership, in which they pay discounted rates to work out in the mornings/​early afternoon. Sometimes peeps will claim a weight machine and just sit on it. :) Awkward turtle. :)
There are the standard cardio machines with some TVs. Usually at least one treadmill/​elliptical/​bike is open.
The locker rooms are nice, large, clean, and uncrowned. Bring a padlock to use a locker.
There’s a huge outdoor track/​complex with a dirt-​track for jogging, soccer fields, and tennis courts. There is also an indoor gym for pick-​up and intramural Vball, Bball, etc. And there’s an indoor track around the ceiling of the gym.
It’s awesome overall. My only complaint about the Drayson center is its SDA hours: closed Friday-​evenings and all-​day Saturday.

Loma Linda gives free membership to residents wives. I have tried the spin classes and I really like them. The teacher is great! Highly recommended!

Awesome out door lap pool and separate pool for the kids! Four or five very well appointed racket ball courts and a decent gym. Would be 5 star but needs a few more things in the gym to make it awesome.

This place is really nice, clean, friendly people and SOME staffs would greet you with a smile, if you’re a full time loma linda employee you and your family get free membership which is really good, too bad I have to pay. But it’s not that bad since I only pay $ 15 every month. They have a indoor track, basketball court, ping pong tables, tennis court, pool, and out door track too, gym is somewhat small, they even have tai chi class not sure what else they offer. I do recommend this place if ever you guys are trying to stay fit

Clean. Friendly. Great classes. Lots of different things to allow for you to change it up if you want! And free to LLUMC employees and spouses!

You’re probably only reading this if you’re in the area temporarily and have a friend who is a member of the gym through their affiliation with the university. So hopefully that applies to you.
It’s a really solid gym that has everything. Granted, nothing that it has is GREAT, but it does have everything.
The weight room is the biggest weakness. It’s small and often very crowded. There’s only a small window between 2 PM and 3:30 PM where you can get a solid workout efficiently. Otherwise you have to go early in the morning. The good news is that most people who work out there are pretty cool, willing to spot you, and don’t mind sharing equipment as long as you maintain gym etiquette.
The cardio equipment is a little more complete in terms in quantity and variety. They have a sign up system that limits you to 30 minutes, but people use it spottily despite the threat that their membership can be revoked if they don’t.
There are two class areas that you can use when there isn’t a class which is nice for doing stuff like sit-​ups, lunges, planks, stretching, all that. But these rooms are only open on the off hours and they have quite a bit of equipment in there. So when there ARE classes you can’t go in and get the swiss ball you need … lame.
The outdoor track is pretty nice and you can get a great run without feeling crowded by other people. It goes around a sports field which is often used by intramural teams, so you can sometimes get a little show while running.
There is also an indoor track, but it’s not great. It’s ¹⁄₁₀^th of a mile so you get bored fast. It’s also populated by an army of people walking slowly and randomly wandering diagonally across lanes, making running a bit of an obstacle course.
The basketball courts are okay. They are well maintained, but unlike the weight room the people who frequent it are pretty awful. The old guys are really rude and feel entitled to doing whatever they want. They outright lie about having signed up for courts and treat others like crap. Most of the younger guys are pricks too, acting WAY too competitive for their talent level. These guys think they’re the next Kobe, except Kobe usually isn’t a total douche.
The tennis courts are pretty nice and easy to land if you make a reservation in advance.
The locker rooms are just okay. I obviously can only comment on the guys’ locker room, and it’s a bit musty and awkward. There is always a squadron of old men who walk around naked and try to start up a conversations with you while drying their nether regions. It’s odd, because they are sitting there naked when I GET to the gym and when I’m LEAVING they are still there … sitting … naked. Weird man, weird.
They also have ping pong, racquetball, and a couple of pools. I haven’t used them so I can’t comment.
It’s a cheap option compared to day passes to 24 hour fitness. Depending on what you’re looking for, this might just be for you.

Thank you Loma Linda for giving free membership to spouses! My husband is a med student there so when I come into town to visit, I have free and full access to Drayson. Drayson is a great school gym that is maintained really well and pretty much have the equipment you need to work out. Also, there is an outdoor track where you can run and they offer a ton of intramural sports and activities. I actually participated in the Charles Rollins Fitness (CRF) Bootcamp in the summer for $ 99 and it was really fun to get back into shape with others of all ages. Also, some of my old co-​workers used to send their kids to swimming classes in the summer (the pool is nice; I’ve never swam in it though, too embarrassed to show da gut).
Keep in mind, that during the school year it gets quite busy around 4pm (i.e. elliptical machines are packed and you have to wait 30 minutes). But during the holidays when the students go home, it’s empty. Lastly, if you want to bring a friend/​non-​LLU guest it costs $ 5 per visit and you need to bring an ID and fill out a form.
I wish I still lived in this area so I could use my free membership more often!

I’ve been coming here since almost freshmen year of highschool at the local academy. Many people dog on this place, but in all honesty I love this place. Yes maybe it isnt the nicest weight room, but every single other thing here is above average. If your into any sort of sports or any sort of anything then this is the place to come.
One thing that I also note is the amount of other activities that do go on at the center, (yes it can be quite annoying) but in all honesty I dont mind that I show up to the basketball courts and its closed on Sundays due to a possibilities event, or a elderly Olympics. When im that old I would hope that these young professionals respect that there still doing there thing no matter age, or circumstances.
Quick tips: in the morning its packed with the elderly, in the evenings its packed with the young. Its pretty much busy all day which is good and bad, but for what it is I dont think you could ask for better. Pools are awesome, fields are amazing, indoor courts for racquetball and basketball are good.
Conclusion: For what it is I think its the best thing around, if your a bodybuilder then you shouldn’t be coming here. But if your a normal person that enjoys multiple activities and functions at a gym that just doesn’t offer bats, and the weight room. Then come check it out
P. S. I will have to admit though, it isnt kid friendly (daycare) which would be a bummer if I had kids, but im not like mumford I dont want sons.