Any route or boulder problem that starts out of or near an occupied campsite may not be done without first obtaining the campsite occupant's permission.
BETA PHOTO: North Side of Castle Rock
Description
Castle Rock is the large oblong formation that Belle Campgroung is centered around. Multiple routes are to be found on it's Northwest and Southwest faces. Approaches are, as to be expected, quite casual and there exists a good mix of both crack and face climbing. The better routes are found on the Nortwest side as that is where the better rock is found. There are a few other routes scattered about in the vicinity.
Getting There
Belle Campground is located 1.4 miles South of the Pinto Wye (this is the intersection where the road splits off to either 29 Palms or Jumbo Rocks Campground). Belle Campground is easily identified by either the road sign (!) or the obvious large rock formation (Castle Rock).
I had a older woman tell me I could not climb there because the routes were in here campsite. She was in #3 I beleive. The route there was Diagnostics-5.6. I though the routes were out of her campground but didn't know for sure and I know climbers don't need a bad name in J-tree. Is that route in the campsite? The down climb for all routes is also right there.
Castle Rock
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