Bakar Fitness & Recreation Center at UCSF Mission Bay

Really nice, clean, large facility open to the public. You can pay for day entry or longer term memberships. Not crowded.

Clean, plenty of cardio equipment, towel service, group classes, F45, dry sauna, two pools, friendly staff and courteous members. Discounted parking during off peak hours.

Great fitness center for training. Very good equipment, installations and cleaning

This is a great place to work out! There are two pools! It doesn't feel like a gym really. I saw a trainer there and she was awesome. If you're looking for a great trainer try Lorna! The locker room is very nice and has a great steam room. I haven't gone lately since it's out of the way for me, but this is my favorite place to go if I want to work out in a gym environment. The cafe in the same building is also a great place to grab a quick bite.

Great classes, super clean facility and a very non- competitive workout/ weights floor that is not intimidating to join. From a woman’s perspective some gyms can be uncomfortable to work out in but everyone at Bakar minds their own business, cleans up after themselves and gets their burn going!
My kids swim here too, instructors are really friendly and calm. My kids have progressed consistently over the years.

I have been a member for over a year. The location is extraordinarily convenient, and as a UCSF employee, i pay a reasonable rate. The gym's equipment is clean and seems new. The facilities are clean and well-lit. There are numerous machines so waiting around is not a common occurrence. The locker rooms are spacious, and the shower walkway has a mesh covering to prevent slipping. The sauna us extremely relaxing. All in all, an awesome gym!

A great space! Well thought out and full of top quality equipment. Pool on the roof...shhhh

I love, love, love my gym. Everyone is so nice here. Wonderful staff! Very disappointed that free 3-hr parking no longer included, but it's still worth keeping my membership. Beautiful rooftop. Love the sauna & group fitness classes.

The place is clean, the trainers are friendly and it's never really too crowded. Everything is well maintained and the patrons are for the most part respectful of space and time. During the rush hours I usually don't see anyone waiting on weights or machines for more than a few minutes.

The weight area is well populated but there is plenty of equipment to revert to. Swimming upstairs and rock climbing every T/TH.

Fantastic, affordable gym in Mission Bay. I spend most of my time here on the roof, where there are squash courts, a rooftop pool, a climbing wall, and a lovely view. Great for sunny days in the city. Staff is chill, amenities are very clean and everything is modern.

If only I'f go.

It's really a fantastic gym with all of the amenities, For those who hate the machines, they have an abundance of other resources like racquetball, swimming (two pools, one well-heated on the roof with a spectacular view of SF.)

If you like old balls, this might not be the best gym for you. If you like activities rather than rote exercise, this is the gym for you.

Remember though, unless you're super committed, a gym is only effective within a short distance of your work or home. Bakar is just far enough for me to not go.

5 stars though, very nice.

F45 is the best here, the coaches, the community....the price. Seriously the best.

I've been a member here for about a decade, and I love it. This information is probably dated, but after doing a survey of gym options, I concluded that Bakar was the most fully featured fitness center that did not employ questionable tactics like exorbitant joining fees or onerous contracts. (The JCC is a comparable option for people living on the west side of the city.) I probably regularly use less than 10% of what it offers, but it's nice to have two swimming pools (including one outdoor rooftop pool), a climbing wall, 4 squash courts, and basketball courts — in addition to the usual exercise equipment — in this three-level facility, which also provides a 6-story parking garage with validated parking.

These facilities are amazing! Make sure you take an F45 class too

I came, I saw, i joined. If you want the best place around with parking and you don't mind some pretty reserved super serious members, this is a fine, reasonable place. All kinds of membership discounts for sge, studentness, etc. Towels, sauna gym, pools, you name it pilotes, weights, machines designed to stretch you, sweat you, bend and straighten you. Lots of programs including volleyball badminton bball racquetball squash (international) lockers, food, coffee, tables outside in and on. You can use the Parnassus facility too as part of your membership

Great gym, as well as pool and locker room/sauna facilities. Equipment is modern and everything is very clean and well maintained. The staff is very friendly and other members are nice !!

This is one of the places UCSF has utilized as a Covid-19 vaccination site for its patients. The clinic uses the lobby, big glass doors, facing Owens Street as the waiting area. Then after you are screened you are seated in a large conference room on south side to get the injection.

The whole process took about 45 min, including the mandatory 15 min waiting for adverse reaction. There is additionally validated parking in the adjacent parking structure, have to get a sticker from one of the workers for your parking pass that is vended at front of the parking structure.

Really well implemented and organized. Yay.

The newest gym in SF! It's full of cardio machines, free weights, exercise machines, group exercise classes, yoga studio, and pool. Clientele is primarily UCSF staff, students, and residents. Only downside is the location, which is at the base of Potrero Hill.

As a UCSF student, I have to say this place is great!

Pretty good gym facilities with many different classes and training programs. Semi-olympic swimming pool on the rooftop and saunas on the locker rooms are the highlights to me.