Recreation Program

Student helps another student with bouldering at a rock gym

From joining a group fitness class to planning an outdoor adventure or playing intramural basketball, the Recreation Program offers various ways to build community, stay active, explore, and play, both on and off campus.

Visit the Fitness Center Plan an outdoor adventure Play intramural sports

Recreation Program values

  • Community: Encouraging healthy and supportive connections on campus
  • Inclusivity: Creating environments that support everyone’s right to learn, grow and play
  • Development: Providing opportunities for personal growth, discovery, and increased engagement
  • Play: Fostering curiosity, positive energy and fun into activities and events
  • Stewardship: Responsibly using our resources and supporting sound environmental practices

Recreation Program mission

The Recreation Program strives to inspire and engage our campus community to build and maintain healthy, active, and well-balanced lives through accessible and high quality recreational and co-curricular programming.

Group of students paddleboard along an estuary

Recreation Program funding

The Recreation Program is fully funded by S&A Fees. Facility use, equipment rental and activity registration is only allowed for current students, faculty, and staff.

Questions about accessibility

WSU Vancouver’s recreational programs, operations, and facilities are intended to be inclusive and accessible. If at any time, you have a need or concern please contact the Recreation Office. We encourage everyone to participate in our programs and activities.

Location and hours

The Recreation Office is located in the Annex building.

Recreation and Rental Program Office hours of operation
Day Hours
Monday - Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The Recreation Office is closed during all campus closures, including holidays and breaks.

Land acknowledgement

The WSU Vancouver Recreation Program acknowledges that we work, play, explore and learn on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and the Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. The land that WSU Vancouver resides on continues to be integral to the lives and culture of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and the Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley, their descendants, and that their history is tied to this land since time immemorial.

Read the full WSU Vancouver land acknowledgment