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Hidden Valley Campground Bouldering Climbing

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Areas in Hidden Valley Campground Bouldering

Barrel of Monkeys 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

HVCG Bouldering Circuit 0 / 0 / 0 / 102 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 102

Manx/Asteroid Belt Circuit 0 / 0 / 0 / 69 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 69

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Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

The Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent's Compendium states that:
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.

For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…

Description

Hidden Valley Campground (HVCG) is the heart and soul of Joshua Tree and conveniently offers a large number of high-quality boulder problems with little to no approach. Some problems are handily located within a campsite, so please ask the occupants for permission before climbing those problems.

Classics of the area include Stem Gem (V4) a unique palming/stemming problem that captures the essence of Josh bouldering, Scatterbrain (V6) a tricky overhanging arete, Caveman (V7) a line of (mostly) good holds out the underside of a large boulder and Orange Julius (V7) big moves up a thin orange dike.

Getting There

Hidden Valley Campground is located 8.9 miles from the west entrance and 1.7 miles from the Cap Rock turnoff. Day use parking is available in the large lot situated along the east side of Intersection Rock as well as within the Campground itself near the bulletin board. Those lucky enough to secure a campsite will be able to access all of the problems in this area without driving.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Hidden Valley Campground Bouldering

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

V-easy 3 124 ● The Womb Boulder Manx/Asteroid B… > Manx Boulders C… > Womb
V0 4 PG13 34 ● Left Nixon Crack Boulder HVCG Bouldering… > HVCG North > Nixon Cracks
V0+ 4+ 144 ● Holenoid (aka The Grundle from D… Boulder HVCG Bouldering… > HVCG North > Pinhead Boulder
V2 5+ 162 ● The Boxer Problem Boulder Manx/Asteroid B… > … > Manx Boulders > Manx Boulders - North…
V3 6A 103 ● Undertow Boulder Manx/Asteroid B… > … > Manx Boulders > Manx Boulders - North…
V3 6A R 5 ● The Funktion Boulder HVCG Bouldering… > … > Scatterbrain Area > Cube (aka Funktion Bo…
V4 6B 246 ● Stem Gem Boulder HVCG Bouldering… > HVCG West > Stem Gem Boulder
V4 6B 204 ● Pigpen Boulder Manx/Asteroid B… > Manx Boulders C… > Pigpen Boulder
V5- 6C 122 ● Mystical Vibrations Boulder HVCG Bouldering… > HVCG North > Mystical Vibrations
V6 7A 39 ● Scatterbrain Boulder HVCG Bouldering… > … > Scatterbrain Area > Scatterbrain Boulder
V7 7A+ 96 ● Caveman Boulder HVCG Bouldering… > HVCG West > Caveman Boulder
V8 7B 46 ● Yogi Variation (aka Yogi Lite) Boulder Manx/Asteroid B… > Manx Boulders C… > Pigpen Boulder
V9 7C 6 ● Bittersweet Boulder HVCG Bouldering… > HVCG South > Campsite Grotto
V10 7C+ 7 ● Caveman Yabo Boulder HVCG Bouldering… > HVCG West > Caveman Boulder
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c V0 4 331 ● Pinhead Boulder HVCG Bouldering… > HVCG North > Pinhead Boulder