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Rocky Creek Bouldering Climbing

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Areas in Rocky Creek Bouldering

Beauty Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Blurry Face Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Brain Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Can't Sit Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

CH Riprap Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

CH Rubble Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Crisps or Chips Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Gumball Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Island Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Jubblies Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Mt. Joy 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Offwidth is Dead Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Quickie Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Rest Stop Lover Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Seamster Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Spinal Roof Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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Description

Located in Great Falls, SC, the Rocky Creek trail (part of the Carolina Thread Trail system) allows free public access to a lovely 1.5 mile hiking trail, canoe launch, and quarried rock waterfall. There are also several dozen small rounded granite boulders yielding scores of SDSs, mantles, slaps, slopes, and even a few jugs. Several of the "eggs" remind one of the boulders found at ATL's Boat Rock area.

To date the bouldering is moderate, lowball, and within 0-10 minutes of the parking lots. While access is currently not an issue with any routes published here, there has been Zero official conversations with land management. Enjoy the lovely Rocky Creek, keep a quiet low profile, pack out other's trash, and you are unlikely to have any awkward conversations.

Getting There

I-77 N from Columbia. Exit 48 onto SC HWY 200 E to Great Falls. 4+ miles. Take a left N onto US 21 to Great Falls. 1+ miles to the bridge over Rocky Creek. Large Parking lot (where rednecks are made) is on your right immediately after the bridge. If you get to a large graveyard or Great Falls you've gone too far.

There is a "picnic area" pullout on the right at mentioned graveyard if you pass the Trailhead parking. This turnabout is inexplicably public access (for redneck procreation?) And contains 3-4 good boulders and a dozen easy problems. 2 seconds from the car.

37 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Rocky Creek Bouldering

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V2 5+ 4 ● Hotness Boulder Beauty Boulder
V3 6A 4 ● Chopping Block Boulder Offwidth is Dead Boulder
V4+ 6B+ 6 ● Executioner Boulder Offwidth is Dead Boulder