Clay Madsen Recreation Center

This place USED to be good for indoor volleyball, as you can see from my previous review. I even got in on the annual membership, but it has gone downhill from there.
First off, it’s packed, usually 30 – 40 people, 50-​ish people when it’s busy. Play starts around 7:30 pm, but people start signing up a little earlier. Then it’s a race to determine who gets to write their name on the board. The competition has gotten worse over time (not Clay Madsen’s fault though).
However, they only keep 1 court open until 8:15ish, when they finish setting up the 2^nd court, which is insulting. Why not open both courts up at 7:30 pm or earlier? There have been too many times where there would be 40+ people, but everyone is waiting on 1 court. It’s absurd.
The Clay Madsen staff said that it’s «bad for business if they kick everyone off the basketball courts earlier than 8». People play on the basketball courts ALL.THE.TIME.
The joke among the players is that you would only get to play 2 games before you would go home. Pretty pathetic.
I haven’t been in months because of this and I won’t be renewing my annual membership. I’ll be taking my business to other nearby gyms.

TODDLER TREEHOUSE is the MDO program for 3 – 4 year olds. My daughter has been going two months now and loves it. The rooms are clean and tidy and smell of disinfectant. The young teachers seem very engaged with the kids. DD comes home with «homework» activities to keep her occupied after class. There is a nice playground out back. They try to take the kids on a field trip to a park or the aquarium 1x a month. very reasonably priced.

Nice rec center, love the aminities. The child care hours need a lot of work. There is no child care offered on the weekends! During the week child care is most convenient if your paying for and going to one of the group classes. Overall great gym and workout facility.

Great place to workout without all the crowds of other gyms and the music isn’t overbearing.
This place is excellent for those who love outdoor running. Behind the building is a nice little trail that goes to AW Grimes but can lead to a variety of courses around town including Rabb House and the trail behind it leading to Kenney Fort and the downtown area. So perfect for short or longer distance runs without having to deal with a lot of traffic
Improvements I would like to see:
1) I wish the room with fitness balls was a little bigger for those moments when more than one person is using the room.
1) Wish the lockers were a little bigger.

For me this place is wonderful! I would give it 5 stars if it stayed open just a little bit later but I understand!
We have been members for a few years now and it’s always been clean and convenient to our home. I use the pool 100% of the time. It’s always clean, warm, and they write the pH level and the temperature in case you need to know.
They have ample benches, hooks and a private area inside the pool as well as locker rooms.
I haven’t used other ammenities but will in the future.

The Clay Madsen Rec Center is a pretty awesome place for the various activities for kids and adults. I’ve not known a rec center with so many great things to do! My kids have done the flashlight easter egg hunt, kinder gymnastics class and I’ve been doing the bootcamp class which is great class that kicks your butt enough that you’ll see results as long as you give it your 100%! I’m addicted! All around this is a great place to check out! Not only do they have kiddie activities, there are workout classes, a gym, basketball courts, etc.

Austin’s strange lack of racquetball courts has led to me driving up to Clay Madsen Rec Center every couple weeks. I’m not a member there but my racquetball partner is. I only have to pay a $ 5 fee every time I want to use the gym, so I figure I come out ahead using it only 2 – 3 times per month. There are four courts and they are always in use. Make reservations several days in advance.

Round Rock is truly blessed to have such a wonderful community recreation center. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful, the facilities are great, and always clean, and the leagues are well organized and run. The Madsen family can surely see that their son’s memory is honored appropriately here.

One of the things I love best about living in Round Rock is the Clay Madsen Rec Center. I’m not even exaggerating here. Seriously love this place.
Why, you ask?
1) It is super-​duper cheap. I pay $ 15/​month for unlimited access to swimming, basketball, weight room, group fitness (which I will talk more about later), etc. At a regular gym, I would probably pay $ 50 or more for all of this. Oh! And there’s no «initiation fee» or auto draft. You just pay when your membership is due.
2) No cheesy hard sale gym gimmicks going on here. It’s straight-​forward and everyone is pretty friendly.
3) Group fitness classes. They offer a variety of classes like interval training, circuit training, Zumba, and other stuff FOR FREE. Such a great deal. The instructors are kind and talented.
4) Babysitting– CMRC offers childcare when you work out for a measly $ 2 an hour. There are a variety of toys and the room is clean. They only take a limited number of kids, so I know my kiddo won’t get trampled on, either.
5) Bootcamp– I’ve been doing the 5:30 am bootcamp since September and it is incredible! It’s only $ 50 a month (I’ve seen ones around town for up to $ 200), and it’s awesome. The instructor creates intense, targeted workouts using a variety of formats and equipment. AND IT IS HELD INDOORS! I hate working out outside when it is super hot or cold, so this is a must for me. I usually think exercising is boring, but this bootcamp makes it enjoyable.
6) Community Programs– There are all sorts of programs and classes held here to benefit the community. One program I have signed my daughter up for is Kinderdance. It was inexpensive and really fun for her.
Thinking about joining the rec center? DOOOOOO IT!!!

I like to work out here becasue I love my city of Round Rock and it is pretty close to my house. It is a bit annoying that even though I live in Round Rock I have to pay non-​resident fees (we are in a MUD). I can dig it though. The fitness or cardio/​weight room is cool. Alot of machines have been broken recently. There is always a machine open to use eveytime I get there. It may not always be the cardio machine that I want but I dont mind changing up cuz I does what I want ;) They have tons of activities but I really only use the Cardio /​Weight Room. If you forget your towel it is .50 for a full size one. You can do a month to month membership and the skate park out back keeps the kids occupied for an hour or so.

It’s super great, not expensive. there is lots of great equipments. i’m going to the swimming pool a lot and it’s really great. the only thing I hate is the Bathroom!!!
So dirty rarely cleaned .and not working. I can’t tell you how many time I enter the shower, look at how it looks like and I decide to take my shower home
one advice: mandatory to wear flip flop when you enter the shower area!

I like this place. I’ve signed my daughter up for several classes here and I have yet to be disappointed.
My only complaint is that the air conditioning doesn’t always function correclty and the teachers can’t quite remember my daughter’s name. Even so, my kiddo really likes her classes. This place is inexpensive and clean.
Sign me up!

How can you beat 15.00 a month, no joining fees or bank drafts? The issue is there simply isn’t enough machines to work out on. So I moved onto a real gym. The toddler classes are good. We have taken music, art and kindercooks!

I also go here because it’s the closest gym with an indoor pool and I also pay non-​Round Rock resident prices, which is a bit higher. I probably would be happier if I didn’t have to pay more but it’s a good little place.
I’ve been going a few times a week for about six months and am pretty happy. I mostly come for the water aerobics program so don’t feel qualified to review much else.
As far as evening water aerobics goes, the instructors are great. Not too harsh but give you options to push yourself harder. The 6 pm classes fill up very quickly so I try to be there at 5:30 when they hand rubber bracelet «tickets» out. Recently there have been more stringent rules about when we can get the equipment out for class and when we can get in the pool so that’s been frustrating.
The pool is pretty large, it’s very rare when you have to share lanes when a class isn’t going on. They keep the water somewhat cool though — in the 80s — which can feel freezing on some days but now that it’s getting cooler they’re keeping the room with the pool a bit warmer.
I like that this is not a ‘kid’s pool’. I can do laps or participate in the water aerobics without having to dodge children like at my neighborhood pool. I have seen kids doing laps and they’re allowed during the ‘free swim’ time on the schedule but for the most part it’s for adults.
Other aspects of the gym:
I like to have my own locker and the rental prices are pretty reasonable. I think it’s 4 dollars a month? Worth it to me!
I’m not a fan of the horrible horrible sinks in the locker room. I actually felt dirtier after using them. But the showers aren’t that bad for, you know, a gym locker shower.
This is an active community center, there are after school programs and teenagers using the gym and skate park. I think that’s really cool but some may not like all the activity with the kids. I think the idea for a raised track from Sandy is a good one.
The weight /​cardio room seems to be adequate, my husband has used it several times and enjoyed it. There are lots of classes like jazzercise, yoga ball, and the new zumba class is hugely popular.
All in all I like my gym.

I go to Clay Madsen because it is the closest gym to me with a pool. The pool itself is generally not too crowded, I have to share a lane ~1/​3 of the time, but never with more than one person.
The weight/​cardio room is nice as well, no complaints. I’ve also used the indoor track, which is a bit of a miss because you have to be on the lookout for stray basketballs while walking/​running. It would be nice if the track was elevated away from the court and other classes that are held there.
The childcare room is adequate, but rather uninspired. Unless there is some kind of aerobic class going on though, it doesn’t appear to be used that much, so maybe that’s why its kind of blah. I’ve only brought my son there a few times, but he seemed to have an ok time.
Overall, its a nice, clean place to workout. If I lived in Round Rock and didn’t have to pay non-​resident fees I would rate it 4/​5, but for me it is a bit pricey for a no frills gym. It still smokes the Pflugerville rec center though, and not just because it has a pool.