Reserve a Facility

Many of our facilities are available to reserve for tournaments, student groups, and special programs. A Facility Request Form form must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event.

State Gym

State Gym, located on the far west side of campus, blends history and innovation. The eastern portion was completed in 1913. The western portion is an addition that was completed in 2012. State Gym features a climbing and bouldering wall, a leisure pool with high-dive, hundreds of pieces of fitness equipment, sport courts, cardio machines, two indoor tracks, and more.

Notice: Beyer Hall's pool will be closing for extended maintenance beginning Friday, April 4. In response, we will expand lap swim and open swim hours for the pool in State Gym. Beginning Sunday, April 6, State Gym's pool will operate:

Lap Hours: 6:30-8:30am Monday-Friday 11am-1pm Monday-Friday 

Open Hours: 6-10pm Monday-Friday 1-5pm Saturday and Sunday

State Gym Pool Highlights

  • Shallow water space (3 ft 6in) that includes areas for water basketball and water volleyball
  • Deep water space (12 ft 6in) with a 3-meter diving platform
  • Vortex pool for walking against or floating with the current
  • 25-person hot tub
State Gym pool
State Gym skywalk
State Gym climbing wall

Lied Rec

Located on the eastern edge of Iowa State's campus, Lied Recreation Athletic Center is a top-notch fitness facility with a wide range of equipment, a group fitness studio, and indoor and outdoor recreational facilities. Lied features two indoor tracks, a bouldering wall, an indoor track and turf field, and many sports courts.

Lied Rec's Indoor Turf and Track

  • 50 yard x 60 yard turf field
  • Field may be sectioned off for simultaneous use
  • Available for use if not otherwise reserved
  • Iowa State Athletics has priority over the track and turf area Monday-Friday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. during fall and spring semesters
  • 5.33 laps on first floor indoor track = one mile
  • 20 basketball courts and 8 badminton/volleyball courts
Lied turf field
Lied bouldering wall
Lied indoor track

Beyer Hall

Beyer Hall is connected to State Gym via skywalk and houses a lap swimming pool, sports courts, Iowa State's gaming and esports space, the SHOP Food Pantry, and more. Iowa State Athletics holds home swimming and diving meets in Beyer Hall. Beyer Hall is also the home for Iowa State Gymnastics practices.

Notice: Beyer Hall's pool will be closing for extended maintenance beginning Friday, April 4. In response, we will expand lap swim and open swim hours for the pool in State Gym. Beginning Sunday, April 6, State Gym's pool will operate:

Lap Hours: 6:30-8:30am Monday-Friday 11am-1pm Monday-Friday 

Open Hours: 6-10pm Monday-Friday 1-5pm Saturday and Sunday

Esports and Gaming Room Highlights

  • 30+ high-end gaming desktops
  • Four console gaming stations
  • Large variety of games available for play
  • Drop-in play during open hours when room is not reserved
Beyer Hall
Beyer Hall pool
Beyer Hall gaming and esports room

Climbing Walls

Recreation Services has climbing walls at State Gym and Lied Recreation Center. The Top Rope wall at State Gym has supervised hours. Bouldering walls at both locations are open during normal facility hours.

(Climbing shoes, harnesses, and chalk are free for Recreation members).

Do you want to take your climbing experience to new heights?

Adventure provides a full range of instructional workshops! We also host several events and climbing competitions, and you can even rent the climbing wall for your own exclusive climbing wall party.

State Gym climbing wall

Climbing Procedures

  • Climbers will check in using climbing wall entrance to the right of facility entrance
  • All rental gear will be checked out & picked up from facility front desk
  • All other climbing procedures will be followed as usual
  • Climbers are welcome to use personal harness, chalk bags, helmets, shoes while climbing. No personal belay devices are allowed.
Full List of Rules and Regulations

Outdoor Facility Overview

Facility Address Acreage Sq. Feet Use Parking
SE Complex 1472 S. 4th St. 31 1,350,360 Intramurals 4 acre asphalt lot
Maple-Willow-Larch Fields 13.3 579,348 Open Use, Sport Clubs MWL Student Lot
Lied Fields 518 Beach Road 6.6 287,496 Sport Clubs Lied Rec/MWL
SW Complex S. Sheldon & Knapp 26 1,132,560 Sport Clubs 2 acre gravel/grass
Towers 6.25 272,250 Open Use
Stable Run Disc Golf Course 2103 13th St. 24 1,045,440 Open Use Lot 114