Great Falls  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  100' Lat, Long:  38.9923, -77.249 Map Page Views:  32,885. Good page? (1 like)    Administrators:  Aaron James Parlier, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  franciscov on May 15, 2008 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

The Great Falls, photo: Bob Horan

Description 

A beautiful area in the Potomac River Gorge. The cliffs are about 60 feet high and made of hard, solid rock. The area is sunny and has lots of climbers and hikers. This is a major top rope climbing area with trees being the anchor norm.

If you want a guidebook for great falls check out the PATC website and pick up a copy of A Climber's Guide to the Great Falls of the Potomac. If all else fails the VA/WV/MD Climbers guide by Horst is also a great guidebook for the area.

Getting There 

It's about 20 minutes up stream, and west of Washington DC in Great Falls National Park.

The Classics

Featured Route For Great Falls

Romeo's Ladder 5.6  VA : Great Falls : Romeo's Ladder

Center jam cracks up through the upstream-facing face. The hand jams are amazing, though there are a few face holds to help you out. ...[more]   Browse More Classics in VA

Photos of Great Falls Slideshow

Add Photo

View upriver from the Dihedrals area.	The big attraction. Basically all climbing is dow...	A little fall color in Mather Gorge. Virginia on ...
Hiker checking out the climbing. He's sitting on ...