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Downtown Morrison.

Description 

Morrison is well known as a classic Font Range bouldering area. A outdoor climbing gym with two distinctive atmospheres. On the Northern side of the road, it's rare to boulder by yourself, whereas the southern side I've yet to met anyone there.

The town of Morrison is a small but thriving town whose major industries are tourism and margaritas - especially in the summer. Visitors come for our restaurants, rocks, and/or rock concerts at Red Rocks. The population is about 500 people.

Evergreen is further up Bear Valley at 7200 feet, approximately 20 minutes from Morrison. It's considerably larger than Morrison with about 30,000 residents, although many of them are very spread out.


Getting There 

From Boulder, take CO Hwy 93 to Golden, US 6 to C-470 heading South, and get off 5-10 minutes later at Morrison. Take a right after exiting. One can also take a right just past Golden on Heritage Rd, which becomes a highway that goes by Red Rocks and spits you out into Morrison on the west side. Continue up CO Hwy 74 (Bear Creek Road) to Evergreen. Watch out for cyclists!

From Denver, take US 285 to C-470, then head north the the Morrison exit, and take a left into town. To get to Evergreen, continue up CO Hwy 74.

Map of Morrison and Evergreen


Resources 

This town is famous for its Margaritas and its Mexican food, and the one place to get them is the Morrison Inn. There is also a great Italian restaurant in town.


Camping 

Per Derek Lawrence: the closest camping is at Bear Creek Lake Park - www.lakewood.org/bclp/.


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Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Morrison/Evergreen:
Breashears' Crack   V1     Boulder   Morrison Boulders : The Black Hole
Breashear's Crack II   V3     Boulder, 19 feet   Morrison Boulders : The Dark Side
Guiding Light A.K.A Round Up   V3-4     Boulder, 15 feet   Alderfer/Three Sisters Park : Work and Play Area
The Dagger (A.K.A. Sickle)   V4 PG13     Boulder, 18 feet   Alderfer/Three Sisters Park : Elicit Area
Wisdom A.K.A. The Best Boulder Problem In Evergreen   V4 PG13     Boulder, 25 feet   Alderfer/Three Sisters Park : The Brother's Lookout South...
Super Slab   V4     Boulder, 10 feet   The Land of Slabs : The Slab
Squirming Coil   V5     Boulder, 15 feet   Morrison Boulders : The Dark Side
Air Jordan   V5     Boulder   Morrison Boulders : The Black Hole
Helicopter   V5     Boulder   Morrison Boulders : The Black Hole
Ghost Dance   V6     Boulder, 20 feet   Matthews-Winters Park : The Millenium Boulder
The Pearl   V7-8     Boulder, 16 feet   Tortuga : The Black Pearl
Prince Charles   V8     Boulder, 15 feet   Alderfer/Three Sisters Park : The Pass
Thievery   V8     Boulder, 14 feet   Alderfer/Three Sisters Park : Energy Crag
Anteater   V8-9     Boulder, 15 feet   Tortuga : The Black Pearl
Anteater Direct   V10-11     Boulder, 13 feet   Tortuga : The Black Pearl
Bambi   V11+     Boulder, 25 feet   Hill Side Boulders : The Cave Boulder aka Deer C...
Rock Cheetah   V12-13 X     Boulder, 25 feet   Alderfer/Three Sisters Park : The Brother's Lookout South...
Unknown2   V?     Boulder, 10 feet   Morrison Boulders : The Dark Side
Rupture - V5-V7   V? R     Boulder, 10 feet   Morrison Boulders : The Dark Side
Lover's Leap   5.7     Trad, 4 pitches, Grade II   Lover's Leap
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Morrison, Colorado. This photo was taken in February/March 2005 on a warm day.

Morrison, Colorado. This photo was taken in Februa...

Bouldering above the town of Morrison, before a show at Red Rocks.

Bouldering above the town of Morrison, before a sh...

Chuck pulls down another hard first ascent in the Evergreen area.

Chuck pulls down another hard first ascent in the ...

Bouldering Treasure Map.

Bouldering Treasure Map.

Luke Childers finding the simplest solution on his new classic "Occam's Razor."

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Dinosaur Ridge Park near Morrison. <br />Photo by Blitzo.

Dinosaur Ridge Park near Morrison.
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By Olaf Mitchell
From: Paia, Maui, Hi,
Mar 23, 2007

An alternative to the regular Morrison bouldering/climbing:

Drive about a mile (west) out of Morrison up Bear Creek Canyon.
On the south side of the canyon (across the river) there is a severely overhanging face with two bolted routes on it.

The Bearicade, 5.12?, F.A. me and a bunch of my friends.
Kodiak Arrest, 5.13? F.A. Rufus Miller, Dave Twinum is on the right.

The climbs are about 100' above the river and can be spotted easier by driving past and turning around.

There is a large spot to pull off the road right under them.
These climbs are accessed by crossing the river any way you can(wading works). There is a dry way, but you have to cross a gated pipe.

We generally hike around to the top of the route and rap in. I haven't been there in a while, maybe some stuff to back things up. I do remember that the rap sling should hang over the lip and makes the last clip for a lead ascent. (you'll see). The bolts on the routes are good, the exposure is breath taking, the angle is steep!, the rock quality is very solid, and it is way pumpy! This is a great summer afternoon outing.

By Alex A
Aug 7, 2007

Has anyone climbed the cliffs above Evergreen Lake, they look good from the road,

By Tom Hanson
Aug 7, 2007

Hi Alex,
If you're into bouldering, there is some really good stuff, though hard to find, up at Alderfer-Three Sisters Park in Evergreen.
By the way, I see that you climbed for 25 years at The Lake.
Are you an ex-DLFA clubber?
I am a branch affiliate DLFA'er from Taylors Falls circa early seventies to 1982, when I moved to CO for multi-pitch.
Now living in Castle Rock as a founding foreskin of the DCCC
Rich Bechler bestowed upon me the unofficial title of Megalomaniacal Potentate of Fukness, so I am now unofficially "core" even if I am an over-the-hill-has-been.

By Andrew Bergner
Mar 15, 2013

Does anyone know of good camping in the area?

By Derek Lawrence
From: Bailey
Mar 15, 2013

Re: camping:
I'm not sure it would be considered "good", but the closest camping to Morrison is Bear Creek Lake Park - www.lakewood.org/bclp/.

By Andrew Bergner
Apr 29, 2013

Thanks for the help.