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Elevation: 233 ft 71 m
GPS: 38.78712, -121.24077
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This former granite quarry is now a community park with several 10 to 25 foot high walls and boulders, and a variety of problems ranging from V easy to V10. A decent amount of shade makes climbing possible even on moderately hot days, but since this is the Central Valley you might want to limit your summer climbing here to mornings. Despite traffic noise from the nearby street, it's actually a nice little park. Some parts of it are pretty badly trashed, but the more open areas are clean and many of the boulders have flat landing areas.

History

As throughout Northern California, people have bouldered easy and moderate stone here without much documentation for decades or longer.

See the 9. Brigham and Hawes Quarry on the city of Rocklin's website for more on the quarry's pre-climbing history.

Community

The nearest climbing gear store is just a few miles away, REI in Roseville.

Rocklin has brew pubs near the climbing area, including Out of Bounds.

A couple of Chris Summit's guidebooks (published through Supertopo) have a few pages covering Deer Creek Park: Northern California Bouldering and Bay Area Bouldering.

Getting There Suggest change

By Bike or Foot

Walk or bike by pavement or dirt from the region's many connections.

By Car

From I-80 about 20 miles east of Sacramento, take exit 108 for Rocklin Road. Head west a little under a mile (through a couple of roundabouts) and turn left on Pacific Street.

The climbing area is on the right about a quarter mile down, past Riebe's Napa Auto Parts but before Goodyear Tires.

Free on street parking can be found by turning right on Farron Street, crossing the train tracks, and turning right again on Front Street.

Park in any painted free parking space on the right curb of Front Street.

Mind the posted parking signs on and around this street.

From Front Street, cross the train tracks on the sidewalk on the left side Farron, minding train traffic.

Either walk along the dirt surface from there to the west side of the boulder field, or along the sidewalk, turning left at the big Pacific Street intersection, to the east side.  

By Train

Amtrak's Capitol Corridor Line stops at Rocklin Station, right around the block from the boulder field and lots of other tourist, history and adventure geek draws.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Rocklin (Deer Creek Park)

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V0 4
 34
The Warm Up
Boulder
V0 4
 31
Crack Face
Boulder
V1 5
 34
Thin Hands SDS
Boulder
V1 5
 38
Seeds and Stems
Boulder
V2 5+
 30
Desperado
Boulder
V2 5+
 20
Undercling Crack
Boulder
V2+ 5+
 29
Children of the Night
Boulder
V3- 6A
 50
Nemesis
Boulder
V3 6A
 32
Right Leaning Crack SDS
Boulder
V3 6A
 22
BĂȘte Noire
Boulder
V4 6B
 14
Thin Traverse
Boulder
V5- 6C
 7
dragons neck to pin-scar top out…
Boulder
V5 6C
 19
Deer Creek Slab
Boulder
V6-7 7A+
 12
Comfortably Numb
Boulder
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b V-easy 3 X
 33
Slab Crack
Trad, TR, Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
The Warm Up Pacific Street Wall
 34
V0 4 Boulder
Crack Face Pacific Street Wall
 31
V0 4 Boulder
Thin Hands SDS Pacific Street Wall
 34
V1 5 Boulder
Seeds and Stems Pacific Street Wall
 38
V1 5 Boulder
Desperado Pacific Street Wall
 30
V2 5+ Boulder
Undercling Crack Bayou (aka The Gravey…
 20
V2 5+ Boulder
Children of the Night Children of the Night…
 29
V2+ 5+ Boulder
Nemesis Pacific Street Wall
 50
V3- 6A Boulder
Right Leaning Crack SDS Pacific Street Wall
 32
V3 6A Boulder
BĂȘte Noire Pacific Street Wall
 22
V3 6A Boulder
Thin Traverse Bayou (aka The Gravey…
 14
V4 6B Boulder
dragons neck to pin-scar to… Pacific Street Wall
 7
V5- 6C Boulder
Deer Creek Slab Deer Creek Slab
 19
V5 6C Boulder
Comfortably Numb Bayou (aka The Gravey…
 12
V6-7 7A+ Boulder
Slab Crack Bayou (aka The Gravey…
 33
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b V-easy 3 X Trad, TR, Boulder
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