Sport climbing near Sacramento

Heading to Sacramento for Thanksgiving, does anyone have suggestions on good sport areas nearby? Probably driving into San Franscisco a few days as well. Thanks!

Not sure about the Sac area, you may want to head toward Tahoe. There's not a lot in SF but be sure to check out the beaver street wall for some unique toproping. Other areas I would recommend are Mt Heleana, Mt Diablos boy scout rocks" the amazing face" and castle rock state parks water fall area.

Nothing local around Sacramento. Tahoe area - Big Chief, Luther Spires, Eagle Creek Canyon. It's probably snowing at all those areas right now though...

Suze Slezinger wrote:Heading to Sacramento for Thanksgiving, does anyone have suggestions on good sport areas nearby? Probably driving into San Franscisco a few days as well. Thanks!

Sorry, but the only place to sport climb near sac is currently closed to climbing. If you bring a rack, cosumnes river gorge is fun for a day or two and is only like 30 minutes from sac.

Auburn Cliffs

Chris DeWitt wrote:Auburn Cliffs

That is where I was alluding to in my post, but unfortunately, climbing there is illegal, and as such should be avoided for the good of the climbing community.

Thanks for the input everyone!

Big Chiefing is a solid choice. Combine with ski tour for maximum fun!

The bouldering in Vacaville is a chossy shitpile, don't waste your time. Depending on what's going on weatherwise I would point it towards Big Chief outside Truckee. Super fun routes, although there wont be much for you there unless you're comfortable leading at least 10b, the grades are a bit on the softer side as well.

AdamB wrote:The bouldering in Vacaville is a chossy shitpile, don't waste your time. Depending on what's going on weatherwise I would point it towards Big Chief outside Truckee. Super fun routes, although there wont be much for you there unless you're comfortable leading at least 10b, the grades are a bit on the softer side as well.

"Chossy shit pile"... I beg to differ.

Granted, it aint no destination. But if you only gotta drive 30min to get there, you can spend all day climbing a couple hundred problems from VB to V9+ and get pumped out of your mind. Most of the rock is quite solid... bullet hard in fact.

You must be spoiled from all that good Sierra rock. Well, I am too seeing how those boulders are a 5min walk from my house and I never go there. But "Choss" it's not.

Rockville, now theres some choss.

Vacaville rocks! Back in the day, ditch class, ride a loop at rockville, hit some fun problems at "Vaca-cracka" and finish with a stop at the winters taco truck. swiss bouldering with cows clanging about

In certain years I've climbed @ Big Chief on New Years Day and it felt too hot--truly a solar collector up there--...you ,may have to approach from the truckee river canyon though, a pretty solid uphill hike likely with snow (take gaiters).

I used to get worked up about comments like AdamB's but realize when people are already that negative nothing you will say will change their mind. I can only imagine how that much negativity must effect them in every aspect of their life.

Anyways, Vacaville is a great place to boulder. Don't take a Negative Nancy's view, go there and try it out for yourself. You may just be pleasantly surprised.

yeah rough, those vaca boulders are fun. worth checking out if it isn't super muddy.

I'll throw out Indian Springs off I-80. Will probably stay out of snowline for a little bit longer.

AdamB wrote: although there wont be much for you there unless you're comfortable leading at least 10b, the grades are a bit on the softer side as well.

That is not really true (on either account). There are some really nice 5.9's at BC and to call Hatchett brothers routes "soft" is not particularly accurate.