Radio Head Rock Climbing

To get to Radio Head, continue along Rampart Range Rd. past the turnoff for the campground, heading uphill on the now narrower road. After 0.7 miles, you crest the ridge at the Radio Towers. Park here, or up the road a short ways, making sure not to block access to the towers.

From the parking, head northwest along the ridge. The trail is pretty obvious as it goes along, first on the right side of the ridge crest, then over to the left. Stay on the west side of the ridge, just below the top, until you pass a big mess of quartz crystals.

At this point, you will see a large tower (Line of Sight Wall). Descend the slabs marked with cairns and logs and a couple of steps. The total approach time is approximately 15-20 minutes.

Per Jason Haas: as of December 2014, the parking situation at the Radio Head area off the Rampart Range road has changed. A gate and fencing was installed this fall to control access to the communication facilities and prevent parking and camping at that location. There is no parking available at this location now. We hope to develop additional parking the south to account for the 5-10 spaces this takes away. The best parking in the area for now is probably to the south near the Topaz Point picnic area.

Per Jeff Hooley: a new access trail has been established that starts at the road switchback south of the Radio Tower access road. This trail traverses through pine forest and gradually climbs to the base of the cliffs. The old trail is still there and is very scenic but not often used. 

Update: per Andrei Rublev: there is now a large parking area just down the road from the towers on the left.