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Informal Recreation

  • Students playing cornhole in Alumni Park
  • Students playing jumbo Jenga on the grass in Alumni Park
  • Student tossing a bean bag at Alumni Park
  • Students playing lawn games at Alumni Park

Informal recreation includes free recreational sports equipment rentals as well as access to open recreational facilities available throughout the Malibu campus. In an effort to increase recreational equipment and activity options for the student body, Campus Recreation provides sports equipment and lawn game rentals which are available for checkout at the Howard A. White Center (HAWC) during normal operating hours. Items available include: basketballs, soccer balls, footballs, frisbees, tennis rackets, pickleball paddles, cornhole, spikeball, jenga and more!

Open recreational facilities in addition to the main fitness facilities on campus include: Alumni Park Field, Marie Canyon Sand Volleyball Courts, residence hall sand volleyball courts, tennis courts, the pool, track, outdoor basketball courts, teqball, and a nine-hole disc golf course.

How to Reserve Equipment

Free equipment rentals are available to current Pepperdine students, staff and faculty. All equipment rentals must be reserved in advance though the link below and sports equipment and lawn games can be reserved for a duration of up to 4 days at a time.

Click here to review our Equipment Rental Contract and Equipment Care Policy before creating your reservation.

To reserve equipment:

Step 1 - Create an equipment rentals membership if you do not already have one. You will be required to pay a refundable deposit of $1.00 to store your credit card on file in case equipment is returned damaged, dirty, late, etc.
Step 2 - Select which equipment you want to rent and the duration period through our online portal below ensuring you view and affirm all agreements as prompted.
Step 3 - Visit the HAWC front desk during their operating hours on the day you selected to pick up the reserved equipment and let our student staff know you have a reservation.
Step 4 - Collect your equipment and have a great time!

Note: all equipment must be returned to the HAWC front desk staff during operating hours.

For any questions regarding equipment rentals, please feel free to contact Julian Baker, Coordinator of Recreational Sports, at julian.baker@pepperdine.edu or (310) 506 - 6202.

Rentals Access Membership
Reserve Equipment Here
Location & Operating Hours

Find Community Through Rec Connect

Looking to find a partner or group for recreation on campus or looking for groups who may already be engaged in activities that you would like to join? Check out our Rec Connect Forum on Peppervine! Here you can join the discussion on existing sports and activities are start up the conversation for something you want to see happen on campus. Click the link below to login into Peppervine and get connected.

If you need further assistance feel free to contact Campus Recreation at campus.rec@pepperdine.edu or (310) 506 - 6202.

Rec Connect on Peppervine

 

Recreational Facility Schedules

  Basketball Open Rec

Open-court basketball is available at the Track Basketball half-court & the Towers Basketball full-court.

Note: For any questions about the schedule, please feel free to contact Julian Baker, coordinator of recreational sports at julian.baker@pepperdine.edu or 310.506.6202.

  Volleyball Open Rec

Campus Recreation offers open-gym volleyball at Firestone Fieldhouse in the fall and spring semesters and is open to the entire Pepperdine community. No signups or pre-registration is required and all equipment is provided! Just bring your Pepperdine ID for on-site check-in and have fun!

  • Wednesdays: 9pm-midnight*

*Some exceptions apply due to athletics competitions and visiting team practices. All changes to the open-gym schedule are posted on the intramurals webpage - scroll down to the “News” Section for the appropriate updates.

Note: For any questions about the schedule, please feel free to contact Julian Baker, coordinator of recreational sports at julian.baker@pepperdine.edu or 310.506.6202.

  Pickleball Open Rec

Located at the PCH Tennis Courts, there are 8 new pickleball courts open for recreational play year-round. Some exceptions may apply for various Athletics & Club tennis/pickleball events. Nets are always present at the courts and you may rent pickleball equipment for free through the Campus Rec department.

Note: For any questions about the schedule, please feel free to contact Julian Baker, coordinator of recreational sports at julian.baker@pepperdine.edu or 310.506.6202

 

Please see our facilities map for precise locations of these facilities.