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Campus Recreation

Discover Your Next Adventure

At Cal Poly Humboldt, Campus Recreation is all about bringing fun, fitness, and friendship to students and the local community! Whether you're into outdoor adventures, getting fit, learning something new, or just hanging out with friends, we've got you covered. Our programs offer a great break from daily life, boosting both your physical and mental wellbeing. 

We're here to show you the perks of staying active and living a balanced life. Plus, we're all about being eco-friendly, helping you connect with nature, and inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards.

Programs & Activities

Current offering (Registration open)

Woman performing compressions on a CPR mannakin with a group watching

Blended Learning First Aid/Adult & Child CPR/AED

Cost: $75 for Cal Poly Humboldt Students, $90 for Community Members
*Current offering (Registration open)

Sailboat on Humboldt Bay

Discovery Sail

Cost: $50 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $150 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

A kayaker dressed in black is pulling themselves back into a blue sea kayak. Another participant is holding their boat next to them. There are two kayakers in the background along with trees and bushes

Intermediate Kayaking

Cost: $35 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $120 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

A surfer in a wetsuit with a full hood stands in waist deep water with their surfboard. A wave approaches and a large rock stands in the background.

Intermediate Surfing

Cost: $60 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $200 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

A small white sailboat passing from left to right in the foreground with 3 people on it and white sails billowing. A green boat is in the background behind the sail boat. Further in the background are snow covered mountaintops and blue sky

Introduction to C-15 Sailing

Cost: $75 Cal Poly Humboldt Students, $250 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

Man climbing on a rockwall with onlookers below

Introduction to Indoor Climbing

Cost: Free for Cal Poly Humboldt students, $10 all others
*Current offering (Registration open)

2 people on sailboat

Introduction to Laser Sailing

Cost: $75 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $250 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

An individual in a wetsuit, red and white splash top, sunglasses, hat, and yellow personal flotation device stands on a paddle board, holding a paddle. He is in a bay with another paddleboarder behind him in the background.

Introduction to Paddleboarding

Cost: $30 Cal Poly Humboldt Students, $100 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

person kaying on Humboldt Bay

Introduction to Sea Kayaking

Cost: $35 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $120 Community Members
*Current offering (Registration open)

People with surfboards on heads at beach

Introduction to Surfing

Cost: $60 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $200 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

Two kayakers in boats holding paddles and wearing life vests. One kayak is orange and the other is red. They are in the water and in the background there is shoreline and trees and bushes

Kayak the Eureka Slough

Cost: $30 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $100 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

Two hikers in red jackets holding hands and posing with arms spread in front of a large redwood tree. It is misty and there are many more trees in the background

May the Fourth Hike in Avenue of the Giants

Cost: $15 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $60 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

Two paddle boarders on a body of water facing away from the viewer. They are paddling towards a forested hillside in the background with white puffy clouds in the sky behind it

Paddleboarding at Big Lagoon

Cost: $40 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $150 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

A great blue heron bird in flight with wings outspread

Sunrise Wildlife Paddle at Big Lagoon

Cost: $40 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $150 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

Two silhouettes of kayakers paddling in water, with silhouettes of larger boats behind them. It is sunset, so there is an orange glow in the sky reflecting off of the water

Sunset Paddle on Humboldt Bay

Cost: $30 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $100 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

A yellow double kayak on the water with two people sitting in it. They are both wearing life jackets and holding paddles

Valentine's Day Tandem Kayak Paddle

Cost: $20 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $80 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

A female hiker in a green top and blue jeans is with a male hiker in a red flannel, white shirt, and shorts. They are looking upwards at the males hand pointing up into a large tree. There are several other trees behind them, a large green fern and a fallen log next to them

Welcome Back Hike at Headwaters

Cost: $15 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $45 General
*Current offering (Registration open)

Woman and Man securing the spine of a patient in an outdoor setting

Wilderness First Aid (WFA) with NOLS

Cost: $260 Cal Poly Humboldt students, $310 Non-students
*Current offering (Registration open)

First Aid Kit in the top of a backpacking pack

Wilderness First Responder (WFR) with NOLS

Cost: $800 for Cal Poly Humboldt Students, $960 for Non-Students
*Current offering (Registration open)

Open first aid kit and compass on a rock with mountains in the background

Wilderness First Responder Recert (WFRR) with NOLS

Cost: $345 for Cal Poly Humboldt Students, $410 for Non-students
*Current offering (Registration open)

People in a studio on yoga mats in childs pose

Yoga

Cost: Free for Students, $10 for all others
*Current offering (Registration open)

Current offering (Registration not required)

Several people playing badminton games, with racquet and shuttles in the foreground

Drop-in Badminton

Cost: Free for Students, $2 for all others
*Current offering (Registration not required)

Two pickleball paddles and balls on the corner of a pickleball court

Drop-in Pickleball

Cost: Free for Students, $2 for all others
*Current offering (Registration not required)

Putting on roler skates

Drop-in Roller Skate Night

Cost: Free for Cal Poly Humboldt Students/$5 drop-in fee for staff/faculty/community
*Current offering (Registration not required)

kayaker getting a private lesson from an instructor on the water

Private Kayak Instruction

Cost: Varies based on request - contact for a quote
*Current offering (Registration not required)

Two surfers sitting on surfboards in the ocean talking to each other

Private Surf Instruction

Cost: Based on request
*Current offering (Registration not required)

person riding a stationary bike in a gym

SRC Gym Tour

Cost: Free
*Current offering (Registration not required)

Future offerings

A group of 4 hikers walking down a hiking path surrounded by bushes, grasses, and tall trees

Backpacking Redwood Creek

Cost: $100 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $350 General
*Future offerings

backpacks by a tree with hikers in the background

Backpacking the South Kelsey Trail

Cost: $100 for students, $350 for nonstudents
*Future offerings

Bus driving past campus

Discover Humboldt Series

Cost: Varies by activity
*Future offerings

Volleyball players hands attempting to block a volleyball

Drop In Volleyball

Cost: Free for Students, $2 for all others
*Future offerings

Small group of people playing soccer while wearing zorb balls

Drop In Zorb Soccer

Cost: Free for Students, $2 for all others
*Future offerings

Basketball going through the net of a basketball hoop

Drop-in Basketball

Cost: Free for Students, $2 Drop in for all others
*Future offerings

Soccer ball going into a soccer net

Drop-in Soccer

Cost: Free for Students, $2 for all others
*Future offerings

An aerial picture of the town of Trindad, CA. There is a large hillside to the left side of the picture with the large rock of Trinidad Head in the middle of the image. There are several houses on a smaller hillside at the right side of the frame. Several fishing boats are floating in the ocean water at the foreground

Explore Trinidad

Cost: $15 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $60 General
*Future offerings

Looking over the shoulder of a row of students in black caps and gowns at graduation. In front of them is a stage with several others in robes seated on it

Graduation Paddle

Cost: $20 for Graduating Cal Poly Humboldt Students
*Future offerings

A single bicyclist riding with their back facing the viewer. They are on a paved road leading straight forward with large trees lining both sides of the road all the way into the distance

Hike and Bike Day at Redwood National Park

Cost: $20 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $50 General
*Future offerings

A person in a blue a red river style kayak is being supported by another person in a shallow pool, learning to roll the boat. They are wearing helmets and protective gear. There is another kayaker in a red boat behind them with another instructor.

Introduction to Kayak Rolling

Cost: $35 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $115 General
*Future offerings

person kayaking on Humboldt Bay

Introduction to Kayaking on Humboldt Bay

Cost: $20 Cal Poly Humboldt Students, $55 Community Members
*Future offerings

A kayaker in blue and in a red kayak rolling into the water and submerging their torso. They are in a river scene with trees and shrubs in the background

Kayak Rolling Pool Practice Time

Cost: $15 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $40 General
*Future offerings

A red and white circular buoy floating in a pool of clear, light blue water

Lifeguarding Certification Course

Cost: $280 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $350 General
*Future offerings

Two tents set up in a green, grassy field. One of the tents has a rainbow flag over it

Queer Outdoors Series

Cost: Varies - See course list
*Future offerings

Five sailboats and people on the dock at Humboldt Bay

Sailing Ground School


*Future offerings

A wood chip trail leads through many large trees. The air is misty and there are many green ferns and most spread throughout the scene

Women's Month: Hike Trillium Falls

Cost: $15 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $75 General
*Future offerings

Youth paddling kayak

Youth (10-14) Aquatic & Adventure Camp

Cost: $375
*Future offerings

Youth sailing

Youth (10-14) Sailing Summer Camp

Cost: $425
*Future offerings

Past offerings

East Boulder Lake viewed from above

Backpacking the Trinity Alps

Cost: $100 Cal Poly Humboldt Student, $350 General
*Past offerings

Large group of people in kayaks on a lagoon smiling

Big Lagoon Kayak Tour

Cost: $30 for Cal Poly Humboldt Students, $100 for Community Members
*Past offerings

two people wearing and holding lifejackets

Boating Safety Seminars

Cost: Free
*Past offerings

Woman climbing the rock wall with onlookers below in the gym

Community Top-Roping Day

Cost: $10 for Community Members (Students climb for free)
*Past offerings

Family in kayak

Family Fun Day

Cost: $20-25 (up to 2 kids free per adult, age 6-17)
*Past offerings

seaweed, sea anenomes, and sea creatures found in a tidepool

Hike and Tidepool @ Sue-Meg State Park

Cost: $15 for Cal Poly Humboldt Students, $60 for Community Members
*Past offerings

Forest of large redwood trees

Hike Big Tree Loop

Cost: $20 Cal Poly Humboldt students, $80 Community Members
*Past offerings

Hiker in Tall Trees Grove

Hike Tall Trees Grove

Cost: $25 for Cal Poly Humboldt students, $100 for community members
*Past offerings

View of Trillium Falls

Hike Trillium Falls

Cost: $15 for Cal Poly Humboldt Students, $75 for community
*Past offerings

About a dozen kayaks of many colors are laying on a sandy beach in front of water. A bundle of paddles is stuck standing upright among them. In the background, kayakers paddle on water with trees and clouds on the horizon

Kayak the Mad River Slough

Cost: $30-$100
*Past offerings

People working out

Lumberjack Iron Camp

Cost: Free
*Past offerings

sailboat on Humboldt Bay

Teen(14-17) Sailing Summer 3-Day Progression

Cost: $155
*Past offerings

Four students in life jackets standing on the dock in front of Humboldt Bay holding kayak paddles

Welcome Home to Humboldt Free Student Paddle Day

Cost: Free for Students
*Past offerings

Rafting

Whitewater Rafting

Cost: $75 for Cal Poly Humboldt students, $250 for community members
*Past offerings

Explore the great outdoors

Dreaming of hitting the trails or paddling through pristine waters? Our Outdoor Adventures program is your ticket to the wild. Learn boating safety, master water sports, or get certified in backpacking and wilderness survival. And if you need gear, we've got a full range of equipment rentals to get you started.

Explore Outdoor Adventures
Students kayaking

Get your game face on!

Join the action in our wide range of intramural and club sports. From soccer and basketball to ultimate frisbee and beyond, there's something for everyone. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just looking to try something new, our teams are all about fun, fitness, and making friends.

Recreational Sports
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