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Castle Rock Area Climbing

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Areas in Castle Rock Area

* Castle Rock Area Bouldering 0 / 0 / 2 / 327 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 329

Alpine Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Atomic Mushroom Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Billy Goat Rock 1 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

California Ridge 3 / 5 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Castle Rock Proper 3 / 1 / 7 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Chew Tooth 2 / 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Globule, The 0 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Goat Rock 2 / 0 / 6 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Gods, The 1 / 4 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Henry & Otis 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Hostess, The 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Indian Rock 5 / 10 / 15 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Last Temptation Cliff 4 / 4 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Lower Stevens Canyon Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Lyme Disease Rock 1 / 6 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Mount Doom 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Muffins, The 0 / 4 / 7 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Platypus 1 / 6 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Shady Rock 2 / 7 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Shangri-La Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Summit Rock 7 / 15 / 8 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

Underworld Rock 3 / 9 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Voyeur 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Waterfall Cliff 7 / 8 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

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Access Issue: Trails are closed from sunset to 6:00 am. Details

Trails close at sunset. Give yourself enough time to be back at your vehicle (or campsite if you're staying at one) before dark, or the rangers will fine you.

Always visit the Castle Rock State Park website parks.ca.gov/?page_id=538 for fairly current official information.

Description

Surrounding Castle Rock State Park is one of the larger climbing regions in the area, hosting a variety of sport, trad, bouldering and top rope problems.The rock is mostly sandstone, making it fairly easy on the hands and dynos quite slap happy.Access into the main park will cost you a couple of dollars, but that shouldn't deter you. If money is a concern, you can also park outside the main area and walk into the park.The bouldering at Castle Rock is some of the best in the state, and to preserve these boulders please don't climb on the rock when it is wet--wet sandstone breaks easily. Curious to know if it's rained recently? Visit wetrockpolice.com/castlerock. If you're looking for a place to stay the night, there is a hike in campground 2.8 miles from the parking lot. It's a nice little spot that is rarely busy.Or if you want to car camp, try Sanborn County Park campground visit the Castle Rock State Park website for fairly current official information.

Getting There

From the north: Drive to the town of Saratoga, which is located a little southwest of San Jose. Find Saratoga by heading south on the 101 a little past the Dumbarton Bridge. Take the 85 south exit, which is also the Cupertino / Santa Cruz exit. Take 85 south for about 10 miles, and exit on Saratoga Ave. Go right onto Saratoga, and follow this road through town. Saratoga Ave becomes Hwy 9, or Big Basin Way. Go up the mountain, and hang a left on Skyline Boulevard (35), which will be the 1st major intersection out of town. The main park is about 2.5 miles up on the right side, and is prominently marked.

If you park outside of the parking lot, be aware that the free parking areas within the marked parking zones can fill up very quickly on weekends with good weather, Do not park in areas which are not within the marked parking zones or have the end of your vehicle extending into the street otherwise you will get a ticket, Lastly, be careful about getting your vehicle stuck in the ditch near the parking spots - it happens often.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Castle Rock Area

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

V4 6B 112 ● Bates Arete Boulder Castle Rock Ar… > Castle Rock Loop > Bates Arete Boulder
V4 6B 43 ● Thee Classic Boulder Castle Rock Ar… > Indian Rock Side > Thee Classic
V4+ 6B+ 108 ● Tree Problem Boulder Castle Rock Ar… > Castle Rock Loop > Parking Lot Rock
V4+ 6B+ 62 ● Nature Traverse Boulder Castle Rock Ar… > Indian Rock Side > [Redacted]
V5 6C 68 ● Yabo Roof Boulder Castle Rock Ar… > Castle Rock Loop > Parking Lot Rock
V6 7A 99 ● Lost Keys Traverse Boulder Castle Rock Ar… > Indian Rock Side > Lost Keys Bouldering
V6 7A 93 ● Nature Arete Boulder Castle Rock Ar… > Indian Rock Side > [Redacted]
V7 7A+ 18 ● Groundation Boulder Castle Rock Ar… > Castle Rock Loop > Cave Boulder
V9 7C 17 ● Deforestation Boulder Castle Rock Ar… > Castle Rock Loop > Parking Lot Rock
V10 7C+ 24 ● Eco Terrorist Boulder Castle Rock Ar… > Castle Rock Loop > Eco Terrorist Boulder
V10 7C+ 11 ● Static Reach Sit Boulder Castle Rock Ar… > Indian Rock Side > Clamshell Boulder
V12 8A+ 6 ● Deforestation (sit) Boulder Castle Rock Ar… > Castle Rock Loop > Parking Lot Rock
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 143 ● The Great Roof TR Goat Rock
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R 44 ● Krokus Trad, TR Indian Rock
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 49 ● Clamydia Sport Waterfall Cliff