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Maryland

Description

From the Chesapeake Bay to the hills beyond Hagerstown there is climbing to be found in Maryland, although most of the climbing can be found in central Maryland.

Rock State Park, Carderock, Annapolis Rock, and other various climbing locations are generally small, short but have beautiful setting and fun moves. Finding a local that knows where the classics are is definitely the crux of Maryland climbing.

Indoors gyms are extremely common, generally huge, and well-kept.

Getting There

From the west, take Interstate 70 to Harpers Ferry, one of the better places in Maryland to climb trad.

From the south, near D.C and Annapolis, you can find Annopolis Rock which is high quality and Carderock and Great Falls. This side has some of the better climbing in Maryland around the area.

From the north or east, Rock State Park is the best place to check out off 924.

Guidebooks

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The unique and now ubiquitous Maryland flag
[Hide Photo] The unique and now ubiquitous Maryland flag
Left fork rocks in the Frederick watershed.
[Hide Photo] Left fork rocks in the Frederick watershed.
North Frederick Watershed - "Proud Roof"
[Hide Photo] North Frederick Watershed - "Proud Roof"
Brett Sampson and Nathanial Will on the Sign Wall of Harpers Ferry
[Hide Photo] Brett Sampson and Nathanial Will on the Sign Wall of Harpers Ferry
North Frederick Watershed - "Gem Arete"
[Hide Photo] North Frederick Watershed - "Gem Arete"
North Frederick Watershed
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North Frederick Watershed
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Frederick Watershed - "Still Life" boulder
[Hide Photo] Frederick Watershed - "Still Life" boulder
Frederick Watershed - "Still Life" boulder
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Maryland
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John Kelbel
Eldersburg, Maryland
[Hide Comment] For Rock locations in Patapsco State Park and the west side of Baltimore check out patapscorock.blogspot.com patapscorock.blogspot.com/ Feb 24, 2010
Robin Close
Columbia, Maryland
[Hide Comment] If anyone's interested in checking out videos of Maryland bouldering, I've added a video page to my blog with links to all that I could find, with the exception of a few from areas with questionable access. To access the page, go to robinclose.blogspot.com and click on the "Maryland Bouldering Videos" tab at the top. I also post regularly about any climbing that I do, and have compiled a lot of Northwest Branch bouldering information under the "Northwest Branch" tab. Clicking on the names below the boulder photos will take you to pages with more information about the cliimbs on each. Mar 3, 2012
Michael Poston
Wildewood, MD
[Hide Comment] I'm new to the greater DC area and coming from the Southwest. I'm just curios if there is a reason there is no sport climbing in the area? Is there a local etiquette of not bolting and keeping it old school? Or has anyone just not done it? Or are there just not enough areas?

Thanks! Jul 23, 2017
Silas Dunigan
Catonsville, MD
[Hide Comment] Anyone know any good areas in MD to climb during / after rain? If there are any... Jan 26, 2024