Campus Recreation
By becoming a member of Campus Recreation, you get more than access to great facilities—you join a community that values staying active, having fun, and making wellness a priority.
Health and Learning Center
NAU’s Health and Learning Center (HLC) is a multi-purpose facility with numerous fitness amenities for students, faculty, and staff to enjoy. In addition, the HLC also houses two floors of classrooms, the Green Scene Cafe, Essential Blends Juice Bar, four conference rooms and private and semi-private study areas.
Indoor facilities and features
The HLC’s indoor facilities includes multi-purpose gyms, fitness studios, and much more:
- 4 basketball courts
- 5 racquetball courts
- 4 volleyball courts
- 1 non-regulation squash court
- 38-foot climbing wall
- 3 versatile fitness studios
- Indoor jogging track
- Cardio theater
- Wellness suite
- Weight room
- TRX/functional training corners
- Outdoor courtyard equipped with weights and equipment
- Multipurpose gym for indoor soccer, basketball, and volleyball
Group fitness classes
Our group fitness program offers a variety of classs, such as yoga, cycling, Zumba, Pilates, boxing, and more. Our certified instructors lead you through fun and safe workouts, with all the necessary equipment provided. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or a pro, everyone is welcome to join.
HLC Memberships
Campus Recreation membership types vary based on affiliation.
- Flagstaff students: membership included via student fees
- CCC2NAU, extended and Online campuses: membership (or access) requires an additional fee
- Faculty, staff, alumni, affiliate: $187.50 semester rate | $375 annual rate
- Public: $10 day pass
Employee, alumni, and affiliate membership options
Semester memberships
The following guidelines apply to semester-based memberships during the academic year:
- Semester memberships can be purchased at any point during the academic semester (fall, spring, and summer).
- Memberships run during the academic semester of purchase.
- Memberships must be paid in full at the time of purchase either by card or check.
- All semester memberships will be prorated to half off when the semester has entered its second half (8 weeks); there are no other prorated rates during a semester.
Annual memberships
The following details apply to memberships purchased on an annual basis:
- Memberships are available at any time of the year and are effective for one calendar year past the date of purchase.
- These memberships must be paid in full at the time of purchase either by card or check.
- Annual memberships are not eligible for a prorated rate.
Wall Aquatic Center
The Wall Aquatic Center is one of the highest altitude swimming facilities in the world. It features an Olympic-size convertible pool, a deep dive tank with springboards and a 10-meter platform, plus a warm-up spa, dry land training space, and stadium seating.
Memberships
Students
Student membership to the aquatic center is included in student fees. For students at our statewide and online campuses, semester rates are paid via additional fees. For more information about membership information, visit Campus Recreation.
Employee, alumni, and affiliate membership options
Employee and alumni membership fees
- Semester membership: $175
- Annual membership: $300
Community membership
Community membership fees
- Six-month membership: $200
- Annual membership: $375
AquaJacks Group Swim Lessons Program
The AquaJacks Group Swim Lesson Program is based on the Red Cross swim lesson structure and is tailored to the needs of each child, so that he or she can progress at a comfortable pace. Although some children may advance more quickly or slowly, our certified instructors ensure that everyone receives the instruction they need.
Parents or guardians of children up to 5 years of age will actively participate in their kids’ swim lessons. This not only helps increase the child’s comfort level in the water, but can help parents understand the process and practice skills with their children between classes.
There are multiple levels of swim lessons, including:
- Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills. Students will learn how to feel comfortable in the water and safely enjoy it.
- Level 2: Fundamentals of Aquatic Skills. Children will learn basic swimming skills.
- Level 3: Stroke Development. Additional guided practice will help students improve their skills.
- Level 4: Stroke Improvement. Kids will gain confidence during swim lessons, improve their stroke and gain additional aquatic skills.
- Level 5/6: Stroke Refinement and Skill Proficiency. Guidance allows kids to refine their strokes and become more efficient swimmers. Students will learn to swim with ease and efficiency, and gain the ability to swim smoothly over greater distances.
Monthly program fees are charged automatically to a credit card on-file:
- 1 lesson per week: $55.00
- 2 lessons per week: $90.00
- 3 lessons per week: $125.00
- 4 lessons per week: $150.00
Please contact nauswimschool@nau.edu for more information.
Outdoor facilities
NAU’s location in Flagstaff and the Coconino National Forest makes it perfectly suited for a variety of sports and outdoor activities. The campus’s many outdoor facilities and fields can be used for competitive and recreational sports and other events.
South Field Complex
The South Field Complex features two fully lit artificial turf fields where students can play soccer, lacrosse, rugby, flag football, softball, and open recreation. The complex is located in the south district of NAU’s campus, on the corner of Pine Knoll Drive and South Huffer Lane. The complex also features two sand volleyball courts located adjacent to the lower turf fields and an 18-hole disc golf course adjacent to the fields. The start of the course can be located on the east side of parking lot P62.
Observatory Field Complex
The Observatory Field Complex features a natural grass and artificial turf field where students can enjoy open recreation. The complex is located in the central portion of NAU’s campus, on the corner of University Drive and South San Francisco Street.
ATC Field
The ATC Field features one natural grass surface where students can play a variety of sports. The field is located at the north end of campus adjacent to the Aquatics and Tennis Complex at the corner of Franklin and San Francisco Street.
Intramural sports
Intramural sports at NAU offer fun, inclusive leagues, and tournaments for all skill levels. A play pass is required each semester to join the action.
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