Miguel's/Camp 4 Equivalents for other crags?
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I'm very familiar with Miguel's at the Red River Gorge and have heard much of Camp 4 at Yosemite. I was wondering what other sites are prominent as ever-busy climber campgrounds at crags that work as really good places for camp and find other people to climb with? Are there any others with similar levels of prominence as Miguel's and Camp 4 that I'm ignorant of? |
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Maybe the American Alpine Club campground at New River Gorge |
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City Park in Lander Wyoming Rifle campground |
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Shelf Rd campground is pretty much all climbers |
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Hidden Valley in J-Tree |
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http://www.lillypadhopyardbrewery.com/ (campground / micro brewery run by basically climbers) for the obed in TN |
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Good question. I've seen a lot of communal climbing scenes, and a couple stand out as really stellar in my memory: Frank's yard at Devils Tower and the Bivy at Smith Rock. I had an amazing experience at both places. Maybe it was the place, maybe the climbing, the partners, or just my frame of mind at the time. But they were great. The AAC campground at the NRG is coming along (communal area is a little small), as is the AAC campground at the Gunks (though priced somewhat prohibitively, it's got a nice communal area). La Posada in EPC is great. Of course, if I'm set for partners then my preferred camping is a bit more off the beaten track in many places (I'd still go to Frank's and the Bivy, but maybe not to Miguel's or Camp 4). So many great remote places in the desert, but not communal. Makes me want to start planning a trip! |
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P.V. Pit in Bishop is definitely a climber campground, cheap as hell too. |
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random places in the woods for Yosemite Swanky hotels for the trustafarians at buttermilks Bivying I guess somewhere in Idyllwild Driving around park blvd for like a day in Joshua Tree these are just where I see climbers spending there time |
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Are you only looking in the USA? If not, I can post some from other countries |
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I thought miguels was in The new? stayed there once maybe 12 or so years ago. not a flat spot in the whole campground..... princess Snowbird in Seneca. the forest circus campground at the base of Wild Iris. the Climbers Ranch in the tetons, the free spot behind Chapel Pond. Bunch of places I won't mention on the internet...... |
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Nick Goldsmith wrote: No miguels is red river gorge in Kentucky. The new river gorge is West Virginia. |
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Thanks everyone for all the locations! re: Viperscale w/ the Lilly Pad at Obed When I'm back down in TN I'll be sure to check that out again, a few of my friends said it was pretty barren when they stayed there but it was also mid August so I can't really say I'm surprised re: Kalil Oldham w/ Frank's yard at Devils Tower That is really good to hear! I'll be out that way a bit this summer re: richard aiken about non-US I suppose US is most relevant for my interents but would love to hear about other places for sake of discussion and trips in the future! |
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The park campground at Squamish. Not the US but within driving distance. |
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Nick Goldsmith wrote: You may be thinking of Roger's, the former climbers' campground at the NRG. Miguel's has plenty of flat spots; Roger's, almost none. |
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yes I must have been thinking of Rogers.... |
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Kalandraka in Rodellar JoSiTo in Geyikbayiri The Ceuse Campground Olav's farm at Flatanger |
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Summerlin Albertsons parking lot is the place to be for Red Rock |
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Internationally: Climbers club campground in Bohuslan Sweden public land in Margalef camping next to Siurana or along the road for free Olive Branch, Finca or Climber's Lodge in El Chorro Pines campground at Mt. Arapiles in Australia (one of THE best climber's hangouts IMO on par with Camp 4 and HVC) huge campground at Squamish next to Olimpos in Turkey campground on the west side of Chamonix village Ailefroide campground (might be the world's largest-accommodates more than 700) in Frankenjura but you'll need a car to get to the crags since they are widespread next to Arco Italy Finale Ligure has free camping in the woods-one of my favorites in the world |
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Nicholas Gillman wrote: and cyclists apparently |
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GDavis wrote: Swanky hotels in Bishop? Am I missing a joke here? |