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Rocktown Climbing

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Areas in Rocktown

Asphalt Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Back Street Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Bads, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Bermuda Triangle 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Burst Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Campus Punks 0 / 0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

Chex Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Comet Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

County Road 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Croc Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Drunken Barn Dance 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Dugout, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Euro Dog Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Fontainbleau Corridor 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Goforia Corridor 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Golden Harvest Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Grape Ape 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Great Roof 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Helicopter Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Hueco Simulator 0 / 0 / 1 / 22 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Idiot Roof Area, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Iron Claw Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Lab Rats Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Lucky 7 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Orb, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Orbitals 0 / 0 / 0 / 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Phoenix Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Police Brutality 0 / 0 / 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Rock Shelter Front Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Sherman Roof 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Skidmark Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Skin Graft Cave 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Tao Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Tombstone 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

TSRB 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Upper Valley 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Vagina Area 1 / 0 / 0 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

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Description

Located in LaFayette, GA close to the Tennessee border, Rocktown is one of the best bouldering areas in the southeast and is known for its amazing sandstone with bomber slopers, crimps, huecos, rails and intense top-outs. Rocktown is relatively popular, depending on the season.

Human and pet waste is increasingly becoming a problem at Rocktown. There are no bathrooms on site, so be prepared to pick up after yourself and your pets. Camping is not permitted in the parking area at this time, but you can easily camp nearby (3 minutes from the trailhead). Turn left after coming out of the trailhead road and make a sharp right shortly after to find the camping area. A lands use permit is technically required to climb/use/camp on Georgia state lands (either that or a fishing/hunting license).

Buy Land Pass Here -

https://license.gooutdoorsgeorgia.com/Licensing/CustomerLookup.aspx

More Information Here -

https://www.seclimbers.org/project/rocktown/

REMINDER!!! YOU MUST BUY A PERMIT TO CLIMB AT ROCKTOWN.

Do not count on cell service at the parking lot. Buy the permit before you go!

Make sure to have proof of purchase in case a ranger is checking permits.

Getting There

From Atlanta:
-Take I-75 North
-Take exit 133 for HWY 136 (Resacca/LaFayette)
-Follow HWY 136 to La Fayette (25 miles)
-Once in La Fayette, go left then right to HWY 193 North
-After 2.7 miles you will see Uncle Jed's Store, make a left on Chamberlain Road.
-Travel 3.3 miles then take a right on Rocky Ln. and Crockford-Pigeon Wildlife Area.
-Follow the road (which will turn into a dirt road) up the mountain through the switchbacks for about 5 miles.
-At the obvious fork, take a right.
-Drive another 1.3 miles and take a left on Rocktown Rd.
-Park at the end of the road

From Chattanooga:
-Drive South on HWY 27
-After you pass La Fayette's Wal-Mart go straight to 27 BUS.
-Drive into La Fayette and take a right on HWY 193 North.
-Follow Directions from Atlanta once on HWY 193 North.

The approach is a real easy trail but is kind of long (about 5-10 minutes).

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Classic Climbing Routes at Rocktown

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V0 4 146 ● El Classico Boulder Campus Punks
V2 5+ 213 ● Ripple Boulder Hueco Simulator
V2 5+ 145 ● Makin' Waves Boulder Hueco Simulator
V3 6A 246 ● The Scoop Boulder Back Street Boulders
V3 6A 146 ● El Bano Boulder Asphalt Boulders
V3 6A 213 ● Super Mario Boulder Hueco Simulator
V4-5 6B+ 153 ● Soap on a Rope Boulder Orbitals
V5 6C 106 ● Asphalt or Pythagorean Theorem Boulder Asphalt Boulders
V5 6C 307 ● Golden Shower Boulder Golden Harvest Boulder
V5 6C 150 ● Standard's Variation Boulder Comet Boulder
V6 7A 198 ● Nose Candy Boulder Sherman Roof
V6 7A 92 ● Blue Boulder Golden Harvest Boulder
V6 7A 151 ● Standard Deviation Boulder Comet Boulder
V6 7A 81 ● The Guillotine Boulder Police Brutality
V7 7A+ 115 ● Sherman Photo Roof Boulder Sherman Roof