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Needleseye Boulder Park Climbing

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Areas in Needleseye Boulder Park

Central Area Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

East Side Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 25 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 25

Entrance Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 38 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 38

Needleseye Roped Climbing 6 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

West End Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	2,051 ft	625 m
GPS:	37.98431, -81.11472 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Needleseye, a newly created municipal park in Oak Hill (about five miles south of Fayetteville), is quickly becoming the newest hot spot for New River regional bouldering, route-climbing, mountain biking, disc golf, birding, and much more. This place is worth checking out, whether you want to boulder, find cool first ascents, search out beginner toprope walls, or just explore the maze of boulders, cliff lines, and passages. Pay attention to property lines while visiting, a short section of the cliff-line is not owned by Oak Hill, however, its boundaries are clearly marked. You may not know this, but purple-colored paint typically means private property and no trespassing.

Although a public park, this area still has a pretty wild feel. You may read more about the recent purchase here: https://www.wvlandtrust.org/rec-access/needleseye-boulder-park/

The City of Oak Hill has provided a GIS map website with much more info here: gis-cityoh.opendata.arcgis.…

Be cool, pack stuff out, and have fun!

Getting There

Find the Needleseye Road outside Oak Hill. Drive along past some houses and woods, until you see an obviously paved public parking lot on your left. Eventually, the City of Oak Hill will add new signage and restroom facilities. Follow the blue arrows along a gravel path past a newly constructed shelter and continue through the forest until you arrive at forest boulders and cliff-line.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Needleseye Boulder Park

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

V1 5 7 ● Tic Tac Toe Boulder Entrance Boulders > Tic Tac Toe Boulder
V1-2 5 10 ● Needlenose Boulder Entrance Boulders > Needlenose Boulder > Needlenose Boulder
V2- 5+ 4 ● Mother Mary Boulder Entrance Boulders > Tic Tac Toe Boulder
V2 5+ 4 ● Raked Bow Boulder E Side Boulders > Luxury Liner
V2 5+ 6 ● Parabola Boulder Central Area Bo… > Hueco Wall
V3 6A 6 ● Unnamed V2 Boulder Entrance Boulders > Krampus Boulder
V4-5 6B+ 7 ● Dark Horse Boulder Central Area Bo… > Hueco Wall
V4-5 6B+ 7 ● Because You're Mine Boulder Entrance Boulders > Dental Block
V5 6C 5 ● I Walk the Line Boulder Entrance Boulders > Dental Block
V5 6C 4 ● Fabric of Reality Boulder E Side Boulders > Luxury Liner
V7- 7A+ PG13 8 ● Japanese Denim Boulder W End Boulders > Islands > Japanese Denim
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 4 ● The O.R. Sport Needleseye Rope… > Terry Buttress > 5.10 Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 4 ● Mat's Arete Sport Needleseye Rope… > Central Needleseye > Needleseye Boulder