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Recreation and Wellness
A fun and essential aspect of life at UMD is being part of the “Active Terp”
community—a vibrant, diverse group that plays, explores, trains, competes and
supports one another. Physical activity gives students the energy to make the
most of what UMD has to offer, creating a foundation for academic excellence.
University Recreation & Wellness, known as RecWell, offers a wide array of
options for having fun and being active at its sites:
EPPLEY RECREATION CENTER
OUTDOOR SPACES
The biggest fitness hub on campus,
Play soccer, ultimate Frisbee, sand
Eppley includes an Olympic-size indoor
volleyball and more:
pool; outdoor pool; 55-foot climbing
• Chapel Field
wall; challenge course; basketball,
• Engineering Field
racquetball and squash courts;
• Fraternity Row
multipurpose rooms; fitness and weight
• LaPlata Beach
rooms; functional training studio; and
• Tennis courts
sauna and steam room.
• Turf Fields
RECKORD ARMORY
UNIVERSIT Y GOLF COURSE
This indoor facility houses basketball,
The home of the Maryland men’s and
volleyball and badminton courts, and is
women’s golf teams is an 18-hole,
home to the intramural sports program,
Audobon-certified public course.
Students and
sponsored guests
are welcome at
any of over 100
drop-in fitness classes
offered weekly, such
as yoga, cycling,
Zumba and hip-hop
shake. There are also
more than 45 sports
clubs, including
boxing, figure skating,
paintball and sailing.
For Terps who
like to be active
outdoors, the RecWell
Adventure Program
offers backpacking,
caving, kayaking
and other trips as
well as outdoor gear
rental and a campus
bike shop for bike
rentals and free
maintenance.
For more information, visit
recwell.umd.edu.
which has around 7,700 participants
each year.
RITCHIE COLISEUM
This former arena for Terp athletic
teams features a basketball court,
fitness room, weight room, functional
training space and multipurpose room,
and houses Injury Prevention and
Care services.
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