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Interstate Homeless Camp

Connecticut > CT Bouldering > Westwoods (Cock… > Granite Rd area

Description

Nice area to check out, all kinds of rock from TR sized cliffs to sitdown cave crack problems to a sweet warmup boulder with 3-4 V3 and under. This area looks like it had a full time resident within the last 10-20 years and is conveniently located on the side of I-95. You have probably driven past a hundred times and said "hmmm"...

Getting There

Same as the High Voltage area except once you reach the second trail you can either head to the High Voltage and then follow the cliffband to it(10 more minutes) or you can stay on the second trail and follow it up into a small scenic canyon(TR/ice potential). Staying on this trail you will get near a lake(private property posted) and the trail will wind up the hill to the top. This is where you have to bushwack for 5 minutes heading west/paralleling 95 until you reach the rock.

Routes from Left to Right

V3- 6A
 4
● Carbon Dyno
Boulder
V2 5+
 1
● Good Iron Taste
Boulder
V0+ 4+
 2
● Yeouch!
Boulder
V0 4
 4
● Jug Haul Trucker
Boulder
V3-4 6A+
 1
● A Dubious Encounter
Boulder
V1 5
 2
● Laidback
Boulder
V2-3 5+
 4
● Vague Beta
Boulder
V1-2 5
 2
● Dispair
Boulder
V0-1 4+
 3
● Death
Boulder
V0+ 4+
 4
● I-95 Arete
Boulder
V0 4 R
 2
● Dogs Doing Brain Surgery
Boulder
V2 5+
 1
● Daddy’s Long Legs
Boulder
V0 4
 2
● Hotter Than It Looks
Boulder
V1 5
 1
● Pillar of Garbage
Boulder
V1+ 5
 1
● Tiger Blood
Boulder
V1 5
 1
● No Skin Till Brooklyn
Boulder
V1+ 5
 2
● Go for the jug
Boulder
V3+ 6A+ PG13
 1
● Brainless Dog
Boulder
V0- 4-
 2
● Seaworld
Boulder
V1 5
 2
● Slabby VonSlabbenstein
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Carbon Dyno
 4
V3- 6A Boulder
● Good Iron Taste
 1
V2 5+ Boulder
● Yeouch!
 2
V0+ 4+ Boulder
● Jug Haul Trucker
 4
V0 4 Boulder
● A Dubious Encounter
 1
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
● Laidback
 2
V1 5 Boulder
● Vague Beta
 4
V2-3 5+ Boulder
● Dispair
 2
V1-2 5 Boulder
● Death
 3
V0-1 4+ Boulder
● I-95 Arete
 4
V0+ 4+ Boulder
● Dogs Doing Brain Surgery
 2
V0 4 R Boulder
● Daddy’s Long Legs
 1
V2 5+ Boulder
● Hotter Than It Looks
 2
V0 4 Boulder
● Pillar of Garbage
 1
V1 5 Boulder
● Tiger Blood
 1
V1+ 5 Boulder
● No Skin Till Brooklyn
 1
V1 5 Boulder
● Go for the jug
 2
V1+ 5 Boulder
● Brainless Dog
 1
V3+ 6A+ PG13 Boulder
● Seaworld
 2
V0- 4- Boulder
● Slabby VonSlabbenstein
 2
V1 5 Boulder

Photos [Hide ALL Photos]

Bekah in the the boulder field at Interstate Homeless Camp. Theres soooo much potential here.
[Hide Photo] Bekah in the the boulder field at Interstate Homeless Camp. Theres soooo much potential here.
Interstate skin treatment
[Hide Photo] Interstate skin treatment
the lonely boulder. up on the hill before you get to homeless camp. right off of the trail.
[Hide Photo] the lonely boulder. up on the hill before you get to homeless camp. right off of the trail.
V1 project on the lonely boulder
[Hide Photo] V1 project on the lonely boulder
pink is Jug Haul Trucker<br> orange is Dubious Encounter<br> red is project
[Hide Photo] pink is Jug Haul Trucker orange is Dubious Encounter red is project
red is I-95 Arete<br> orange is Death<br> Yellow is Dispair <br> green is Vague Beta
[Hide Photo] red is I-95 Arete orange is Death Yellow is Dispair green is Vague Beta
the backside of slabby
[Hide Photo] the backside of slabby

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Cricket
From the heart
[Hide Comment] The good

Huge untapped potential
Easy and legal access
close to new haven
beautiful area
boulders and crags and roofs

The Bad

Kitty litter on the surface of many rocks / exfoliating
Lots of wet areas/ problems need a lot of cleaning
road noise Apr 26, 2011
Morgan Patterson
NH
[Hide Comment] This climbing area is located in Branford, CT and is not GLCT property. Mar 22, 2016
Rick Torre
Philipsburg, MT
[Hide Comment] a shorter approach,from the 95 exits,going s. on leetes island road,take the 3rd[?]left[east] on road to gun club.at the end,take trail which forks just before power lines;left on orange to yellow to the rocks. Nov 18, 2017