Mission Recreation Center

This place is incredible it’s big and has cardio as racquetball basketball courts everything weights.
It’s like a diamond in the rough.

Excellent! Stopped by with my 9 year old son to play a game of racquetball. I was perfect. Great room, free equipment to use. I was worried as I didn’t know what to expect being near the mission and all — but it was really nice — family friendly place. At least at 11:30am on a Wed it is. Will go again!

I grew up here. What is there to say? I was a latchkey kid. I love this place.

I started going to Mission Rec Boxing about a month and a half ago. Great people and one of the greatest workouts you can get. No, it’s not a cushy fancy gym but that’s not what I want or need. The only regret I have about it has nothing to do with their facility or management. I wish it was available more than one night per week. However, in order for that to make sense, there would have to be more people. (hint hint)

This rec center is no frills but I love the women’s boxing class here on Tues/​Fri nights at 7:00. Raquel is an amazing teacher & the work out is intense!

Mission Rec Center is fantastic! I’ve been thinking about taking a boxing class for a long time but when my friend RAVED about Mission Rec I decided to to get in the ring.(Metaphorically — you learn technique first and if you never want to bout you don’t have to. It’s worth it for the exercise and sense of empowerment) It’s been a such a great experience. The staff are like a family and will take care of you no matter what your age, skill, or fitness level.
Drop in on a class just to see what it’s like.

Hey Missionites, bookmark this place if you need a quick workout, want to play some hoops on a rainy day, learn to fight, take Capoirera, play racketball or need a classroom for a meeting.
Seriously underutilized Mission resource.
I found this place by accident when I was looking to start boxing again. Full ring and a really great coach got me in the door. The fact that classes are reasonably priced and well timed for after work makes it easy.
What I love about this place is that it has a full weight gym, Gravitron (yeah, I’m dating myself but there is no better assisted pullup machine), and nautilus.
Oh, did I mention the fact that it’s free if you are a SF resident (aka taxpayer).
The facilities are in pretty good shape. The people there are awesome — Mike is the caretaker and he does take care of the place.
bring an ID with you when you come so you can check out equipment and put this place on your workout roadmap.
I’m looking forward to taking the Capoirera class and getting a racketball racket again (haven’t played in years) for the winter.
There is a playground for kids too. I guess there is a lot of other kid stuff there; but, I didn’t investigate that.

My boyfriend took me to this rec center to workout a few times before & I thought it was pretty clean and nice. I like how SF has rec center’s where you don’t have to pay to get in, unlike in the East Bay where they charge you like $ 10 each visit & all that stuff. They have a boxing ring, which I thought was pretty cool, but I usually use their treadmills here. Their treadmills have a little screen on it & the screen has cable! so you can watch something while you’re using it to make time go by a lot faster. There’s also a full basketball court here as well has ping-​pong tables and a mini outdoor soccer field. The people who work here are also very welcoming, which is why I like coming here :)

I love this gym, the trainers are amazing and very welcoming! The gym is clean, the equipment works fairly well and Manny is amazing! This place is lovely, boxing ring, full basketball court, mini outdoor soccer field, culture room, kitchen you name it its probably here, I just love this place hands down best rec center in SF!!!

Hours posted on door (as of July 2009):
Mon 11 – 7
Tues-​Fri 9 – 9
Sat-​Sun 9 – 5

Came for the ping pong, stayed for the… well, it’s really all about the ping pong. The basketball and racketball courts seem pretty good too, though, if that’s your thing.

How is this place not reviewed?!
I have an urge to play basketball on Friday. So I start an email thread with some friends. Of course most drop out once Saturday arrives. But by 3pm I’ve finally found enough friends to play a game and we finally meet up… We start walking around to different courts at schools and all the gates are closed. Bummer. Finally we’re about to give up and start walking home with our heads a bit lower.
Then like Moses (3 jews in the group) I lead my ppl to the «Mission Recreation Center» which I’ve passed probably 900 times on my way to Mission Cliffs and this time I decide to check out if they have bball court. Guess what? They have a beautiful full sized court on the second level! Best of all this place is free; you just walk-​in. They have a ping-​pong table and nice raquetball courts as well! Seriously! I was amazed. 10 stars if I could give them.