I'm a teacher so I get a nice break in March and am looking for a good trip. I was planning on going to Potrero, but the plane tickets are just absurd (hitting $700 roundtrip!?). I live in NYC, so it's pretty easy to find affordable plane tickets to places, but I don't have a car, so if somewhere has climbing accessible by public transportation, it would be preferred (obviously).
I climb easy/moderate trad, moderate sport, and am not opposed to bouldering.

any thoughts?

Amtrack runs from nyc to thurmond, wv which is in the heart of the new river gorge. However that is still 20 miles from lansing/fayetteville/ames heights, where the climbing is located. you could catch a ride to chestnut creek campground and then walk to the crag. Also the weather might be an issue.
Salt lake city airport is a delta hub(as is jfk);catch a quick 4 hour flight, rent a car and be at little/big cottonwood canyons in 30 minutes drive. there will still be lots of snow up high, but the lower elevations may be dry(or it may be covered in snow, depends)

Vegas would provide lots of options. March usually has good weather.
Not sure about the public transportation, but car rentals are pretty reasonable.

As previously posted, SLC would be an option, but some years the Cottonwoods heaviest snowfall is the month of March, so bring your skis just in case. There is public transportation up and down the canyons.

salt lake would be such a wash if there was lots of snow, so we're looking at places that are more likely to not have snow.

Was considering San Francisco because I have a place and lots of stuff to do when I'm not climbing. Any thoughts on bay area climbing?

And if anyone has a trip planned and needs another pair, let me know.

if you end up at the new on a weekend when it's not raining... i'll come climb

With the way this winter is going the Cottonwoods will almost certainly be covered in snow.

What is your definition of moderate? If 5.10, Moab would be a terrific destination. If less than that, Red Rocks just outside of Vegas. You'll need to rent a car for either place, but that is going to be true just about anywhere. Camping in Vegas sucks though cheap hotels abound on the strip. Plenty of camping everywhere around Moab.

This is a no- brainer to me. Red Rock has everything you are describing in terms of climbing (sport, trad, bouldering) and it's really easy access from downtown Vegas and flights are generally cheap.

I flew round trip recently from Boston for 200$ roundtrip and then spent 15/camp or 40/night for casino lodging. People tend to bag on the camping but as long as it's not too windy it's just fine and away from the dirty casinos. Cheap rental car is the way to go.

You won't regret it!

Red Rock. Done.

Red Rocks in march is nice.They have the Red Rocks Randevous there in march if you like that sort of thing.If you have never been to Vegas you will never experience anything as exquisetly wierd as the Vegas Strip.

Look into chattanooga

I went to Red Rock Rendezvous in March a couple years ago, rented a car and camped. It was a great time, especially the quality of the climbing. A couple points:

I got a good car rental quote but as expected there were a million mandatory fees and airport taxes not included in the rate that increased the rate a lot. Still only ended up being about a modest $50 a day.

The winds were awful while camping. Gusts up to 50-60mph. Tough to get a good night's sleep and anchor the tent down very well. This may have been exceptional, but I hear it's often pretty windy and cold in March.

Bring a good fleece/down sweater and the weather will be fine during the day for climbing. Tons of great climbing options. And you can pay for the whole trip with a few hours at the craps tables!

I'm pretty sure that there isn't a shuttle from Vegas to Red Rock. Also, the camping isn't close to the climbing so you would still need a car. Lot's of great climbing there though.

St. George, Utah. Lots of sport climbing on four types of rock and you can buzz over to Zion for some climbing, hiking, or canyoneering.

Joshua Tree is always good that time of year. I've never struck out there in the past 4 years. Always great weather!

The best place I can think of to get to, camp, and climb without a car is Squamish, and March isn't the season.

I've noticed tickets to Vegas are getting pricier for March, I'm not really seeing the deals I did last year. It's spring break month so that might have something to do with it.

What is a good book for Red Rock?