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Castle Rock

Submitted By: Chris Miller on Jul 3, 2002
Administrators: Chris Miller, Adam Stackhouse
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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).



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Castle Rock-South Side.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

BETA PHOTO: Castle Rock-South Side.
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By Mike Morley
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From: Oakland, CA
Jan 11, 2003

All 3 bolts on Sand In My Shoes were replaced April 2000.

By Joe Brophy
Nov 17, 2005

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.