Central Rock - Syracuse

Central Rock - Syracuse

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Central Rock Gym Syracuse offers year-round youth climbing programs and week-long Summer Vacation Programs for ages 6–13 in our 24,000 sq ft facility at 600 N.

Franklin St. Kids develop climbing skills, confidence, and friendships through bouldering, top Central Rock Gym Syracuse is a 21,000 sq ft climbing and fitness facility in Franklin Square, built inside a historic former minced meat and ice cream factory. It features 45-foot walls, 400 linear feet of bouldering, 100+ top rope and lead stations, auto belays, a Moon Board, Tension Board, Clift System

09/07/2026

It’s back! The 4th annual Salt City Showdown!

Saturday, October 10
⭐️Open and citizens rounds
⭐️Finals features the top 6 Open competitors in men’s and women’s categories.

Early registration now through 9/18 for the best price and t-shirt pre-order! Regular registration 9/19 - 10/10.

Sessions are already filling up! Don’t wait to register!

We’re so excited to announce our sponsors for 2026 and we’ll be highlighting them throughout the month as we get closer to the competition: Setter Closet Lattice | Climbing Training & Coaching Durable, Sustainable, Gear for Climbers The New Standard In Chalk ONCRUX GIBBON Monster Energy ▴STΛTIC Climbing Alpine Start Baobab Foods LOCAL ✰ SYRACUSE’S JUICE BAR + RAW CAFE Saunacuse Recess Coffee Nicholas Orange, Climbing Coach Manlius Cinema FOOD TRUCK Mojo’s Miscellaneous

Link in bio. Events. Salt City Showdown.



09/07/2026

Boulders & Brews: Karaoke edition

Let’s kick-off the fall with an awesome new boulder set, prizes and killer tunes brought to us by YOU! Yup. Get those singin’ chops ready to go!

Monday, September 14
6:00PM - 8:00PM

Free for members; included with a day pass for non-members.

The bestest Mexican food by 🧡UNIFICACIÓN DEL ALTO CINCA 🧡 will be here along with drinks from Talking Cursive Brewing Co and Derek Spanfelner to provide the most enticing descriptions of the beers they have.

Prizes! Karaoke with DJ Jonah Kantak ! Local artisans/vendors include Sourdough with JOY by Joyce 🍞👩🏽‍🍳 Dewitt Honey, PhDivas, Wing & Stone Jewelry Fleet Feet Syracuse Mackenzie Case Handmade



09/07/2026

What’s going on this week?

💪OPEN regular hours on Labor Day! 9AM - 10PM
🧘🏻‍♀️No vinyasa yoga 9/7
🌸Restorative Yoga with JP moves to THURSDAYS 9/10
🤩Mellow Mornjng Flow with Nick is back FRIDAY 9/11



09/06/2026

Open regular hours on Labor Day!

9:00AM - 10:00PM

Looking for something to do before the school year starts? Stop on by for a day pass and take on the walls!



Photos from Central Rock - Syracuse's post 09/03/2026

Wooooooooo!!! Congrats to all of our climbers who participated in Boulder Bash!

It’s like we planned this to set you up perfectly to prep for Salt City Showdown *wink wink*

Registration is open for the 4th annual awesomest bouldering comp. Link in bio.

-Recreational winners: Kristin Angello, Lisa Wells (W); Rick Wells, David Fixler (M)
-Intermediate winners: Jolene Pelmear, Johanna Mottam (W); Noah Rolince, Elijah Robinson (M)
-Advanced winners: Molly Thayer, Emily Tymkiw (W); Greg Webber, Daniel Ladd (M)

Special thanks to our awesome setting team: Alex P, gavin sommer and Molly M and our boulder bash shirt designer, the one and only Bailey Burr !!



09/01/2026

585 TAKEOVER!!!!!!!!

Mike from Central Rock Rochester joined the team for our newest set in the expansion yesterday. And he has since fallen for the awesomeness of the Cuse team ❤️

Setter/climber: Michael Schultz
Setting team: Alex P, Michael Schultz gavin sommer
Holds: Kilter Grips noahs

09/01/2026

Summer isn’t officially over for another three weeks, which means you can still fit in trying something new before the end of the season! ☀️ Join for the price of a Day Pass now and climb for free through September when you commit to one month of membership in October. Check out the link-in-bio for all the details!

08/31/2026

Book Club Meet-up with Molly.

Up next….The Death & Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan.

There is no requirement to finish the book you’ll get a nice discussion at the end of the with Molly and the other book club readers! No RSVP necessary.

Email [email protected] with any questions.



08/31/2026

Back to School, Back to Climb.

Monday 9/14 Boulders + Brews Jonah Kantak Alto Cinco Talking Cursive Brewing Co Mackenzie Case Handmade Wing & Stone Jewelry Dewitt Honey, PhDivas, Sourdough with JOY by Joyce 🍞👩🏽‍🍳 Fleet Feet Syracuse

Tuesday 9/15 Women’s Climbing Night Technique Focus with Amy + Caroline

Thursday 9/17 Climbers of Color Meet-up with Bri + Jordan

Thursday 9/24 Book Club Meet-up with Molly. The Death & Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan

Tuesday 9/29 Women’s Climbing Night Technique - Climb + Craft with Amy + Jordan

SALT CITY SHOWDOWN ANNOUNCEMENT!!! 4th annual bouldering comp on October 10. Register now for the best pricing and shirt preorder!

Link in bio - Events



Photos from Central Rock - Syracuse's post 08/31/2026

What’s going on this week?

Yoga, fitness, climbing!

🌸 Yoga and Fitness Drop-in class ONLY $15! Free for members. Get your yoga on!
🌸 Boulder Bash winners announcement + prizes coming this week!



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Location

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600 N. Franklin Street
Syracuse, NY
13204

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 6am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 6am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 7pm
Sunday 9am - 7pm