Facilities
To make it convenient for you to utilize campus physical education, recreation, and sports facilities, field houses are located on the east and west sides of the campus. Both the East Field House and the West Field House offer a gymnasium, tennis courts, outdoor basketball and volleyball courts, and locker rooms. The East Field House also has the Wellness Center, which offers two floors of cardiovascular and strength-training equipment, a dance studio, the martial arts room, handball/racquetball courts, 50-meter swimming pool, half-mile jogging path, and sports fields. An outdoor strength-training and cardiovascular-fitness court is located near the east jogging track. In addition, personal training and drop-in fitness classes are offered through FitLife. More information is available on the FitLife website.
The UCSC Community Boating Center is located on FF Dock at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor. The boating program offers PE instruction as well as a boating club with boat usage for students and community members alike. Boating courses are offered for dinghies, 24'–32' keel boats, sea kayaks, and rowing shells. See boating.