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Areas in Maryland
Annapolis Rock
41 /
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30 /
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42
Baltimore City Watershed
1 /
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9 /
17 /
0 /
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25
Bikeside Boulders
0 /
0 /
0 /
4 /
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0 /
0 /
0 /
4
Black Rock
14 /
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15 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
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15
Buckeye Boulders
0 /
0 /
0 /
2 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
2
Camp Lewis / Lewis Rocks
14 /
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13 /
1 /
0 /
1 /
0 /
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15
Carderock
53 /
1 /
119 /
24 /
0 /
1 /
0 /
0 /
145
Catoctin Mountain Park
17 /
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25 /
145 /
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0 /
0 /
0 /
172
Croydon Creek Area, The
0 /
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1 /
1 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
1
Cumberland Narrows aka Lover's Leap
82 /
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77 /
1 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
157
Cunningham Falls State Park
21 /
0 /
111 /
73 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
185
Dan's Mountain Wildlife Management Area
0 /
0 /
0 /
18 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
18
Dr. Jack Gorge
0 /
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0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0
Eden Brook
0 /
0 /
0 /
8 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
8
Fallston Boulder Garden
0 /
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1 /
60 /
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0 /
0 /
0 /
61
Ferry Hill
0 /
0 /
6 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
6 /
6
Fork Run
0 /
6 /
1 /
2 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
9
Fox Hill Crag
0 /
0 /
3 /
2 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
5
Frederick Watershed
2 /
0 /
47 /
1 /
0 /
1 /
0 /
0 /
49
Great Falls - Maryland Side
70 /
0 /
74 /
9 /
0 /
1 /
0 /
0 /
84
Gunpowder Falls - Hereford Area
27 /
0 /
21 /
17 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
48
Gunpowder Falls Bouldering Area, The
0 /
0 /
0 /
111 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
111
Hancock Aqueducts
0 /
0 /
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1 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
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1
Harper's Ferry
88 /
3 /
65 /
188 /
0 /
3 /
0 /
0 /
321
Herring Run
0 /
0 /
0 /
3 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
3
High Ridge Park
0 /
0 /
0 /
4 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
4
Johns Hopkins University, The
0 /
0 /
2 /
8 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
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10
Kings Contrivance
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0
Lake Roland
0 /
0 /
0 /
12 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
12
Leakin Park
0 /
0 /
2 /
3 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
4
Liberty Reservoir Oakland Road
0 /
0 /
0 /
8 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
8
Linganore-Bartonsville
0 /
0 /
0 /
2 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
2
Little Falls Branch
0 /
0 /
0 /
1 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
1
Little Gunpowder Boulders
4 /
0 /
8 /
12 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
20
Locust Grove
13 /
9 /
12 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
22
Loyola University
0 /
0 /
0 /
1 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
1
Mason-Dixon Arch
0 /
3 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
3
Morgan Run NEA
0 /
0 /
8 /
74 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
82
Murray Hill Road Boulders
0 /
0 /
0 /
12 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
12
NCR Trail Parkton
7 /
0 /
6 /
30 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
38
Northwest Branch
4 /
0 /
4 /
236 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
240
Patapsco Valley State Park
17 /
6 /
49 /
117 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
172
Port Deposit
0 /
0 /
0 /
6 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
6
Prettyboy Reservoir
19 /
0 /
17 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
21
Rachel Carson Conservation Park
0 /
0 /
0 /
13 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
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13
Raven Rock
4 /
0 /
3 /
15 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
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21
Rock Church
0 /
0 /
0 /
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0 /
0 /
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0 /
0
Rock Maze (Oakland) Boulder Area
0 /
0 /
0 /
5 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
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5
Rocks State Park
32 /
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19 /
34 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
69
Rocky Gap State Park
0 /
2 /
5 /
12 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
17
Rocky Gorge Reservoir (T. Howard Duckett Reservoir)
0 /
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16 /
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0 /
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16
Shepherdstown Pillars
2 /
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0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
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2
Sugarloaf Mountain
54 /
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73 /
43 /
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1 /
0 /
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123
Swallow Falls
1 /
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2 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
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3
swamps, The
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0
Turkey Island
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
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0
Vaso Island
2 /
4 /
11 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
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3 /
15
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Description
From the Chesapeake Bay to the hills beyond Hagerstown there is climbing to be found in Maryland, although most of the climbing can be found in central Maryland.
Rock State Park, Carderock, Annapolis Rock, and other various climbing locations are generally small, short but have beautiful setting and fun moves. Finding a local that knows where the classics are is definitely the crux of Maryland climbing.
Indoors gyms are extremely common, generally huge, and well-kept.
Getting There
From the west, take Interstate 70 to Harpers Ferry, one of the better places in Maryland to climb trad.
From the south, near D.C and Annapolis, you can find Annopolis Rock which is high quality and Carderock and Great Falls. This side has some of the better climbing in Maryland around the area.
From the north or east, Rock State Park is the best place to check out off 924.
From the south, near D.C and Annapolis, you can find Annopolis Rock which is high quality and Carderock and Great Falls. This side has some of the better climbing in Maryland around the area.
From the north or east, Rock State Park is the best place to check out off 924.
Guidebooks
Eric Horst's Rock Climbing Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland does the best job of getting you from area to area and helping you to find the routes.
Tim Toula's aging Rock and Road does a decent job giving you an idea of what to expect out of Maryland climbing
Climb Maryland! by Mark "Indy" Kochte is out of print, but copies can be found and are a valuable guide to the state's climbing opportunities.
Tim Toula's aging Rock and Road does a decent job giving you an idea of what to expect out of Maryland climbing
Climb Maryland! by Mark "Indy" Kochte is out of print, but copies can be found and are a valuable guide to the state's climbing opportunities.
Classic Climbing Routes at Maryland
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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