The Great Escape, enlisted recreation center, is the “Home Away From Home” for ALL active duty and reservist enlisted service members stationed and visiting MCAS Miramar. The facility is located in The HUB, Bldg. 5305 which is in close proximity of the enlisted barracks. The Great Escape not only provides an alternative to alcohol and substance abuse, it creates a safe environment which improves m
orale, encourages retention, and assists in developing life long leisure skills at a little or no cost to the service member. The Great Escape is open 365 days a year, over 95 hours a week. The facility features: six Olhausen tournament size billiard tables, an arcade with interactive game systems (including but not limited to X-BoxONE , X- Box 360, PS 4, PS 3, Game Cube, and the classic Nintendo 64), two ping pong tables, two large lounge areas with 60” Televisions, six 42” televisions are mounted through out the facility, all the television are connected to DirecTV, game tables are ready to be used for poker, black jack or Texas Hold’Em, a foosball table, eating area with microwaves and a mini refrigerator, a movie room featuring a 132” screen and projector, with 18 leather recliners and four oversize movie sacs. The Great Escape has a movie library with over 800 titles. The movies are part of the Navy Motion Picture Services movie program. The facility host a variety of daily, weekly and monthly activities including: Friday and Saturday Night billiards tournaments, X-Box & PS videos game challenges, BBQs, ice cream socials and our “Home For The Holidays” Program, pairing single service members with host families in the local community, we even had a local fire station pick up service members in a fire truck and take them back to the station for dinner. The Great Escape provides Trips for a nominal fee. Trips have been taken to TV tapings (Tonight Show, Let's Make A Deal and Price Is Right), amusement parks and sporting events as well as free tips to the beach and hiking. Snack food can be purchased in the facility or at Dominos or Dunkin Donuts located in the bldg., Just outside the Great Escape’s front door are a sand volleyball court and a full size basketball court. Need equipment for the volleyball or basketball court? Just check them out at the front desk. The Great Escape is also the headquarters for the Single Marine Program (SMP).