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Elevation: 3,054 ft
GPS: 37.2296, -122.0952
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Shared By: Aron Quiter on May 8, 2005 · Updates
Admins: Aron Quiter, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes
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Warning Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK CLOSURES; The sandstone around Castle Rock is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. DetailsDrop down
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This large 10 - 20' high pile of boulders is the closest climbing to the Castle Rock official parking area, hence the name.

There are probably 20 established problems on the rock, ranging from V0 to really really hard V10, and more difficult projects to boot. Some are quite highball, others protect fairly well.

Most of the problems on this rock are pretty sustained by Castle Rock standards, with many problems staying hard from the ground up to the sketchy mantle.

All sandstone, and you can walk off the top with a little bit of exploring.

Getting There Suggest change

Approach time: From the Parking lot: 5 minutes, depending on your pace. From Castle Rock proper: 3 minutes.

From the Castle Rock parking lot, head uphill on the 2nd to leftmost walking path about 150 yards uphill on a small climber's path.

From Castle Rock proper, walk around the right side of the rock to the smaller boulders slightly downhill and left of the trail. Pickup the trail heading left just below the small boulders, and follow this trail downhill to the right for about 200 yards, where it will run directly into the Parking Lot Rock.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Parking Lot Rock

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V3- 6A
 62
● Flakes
Boulder
V3- 6A
 72
● Rug Head (AKA Rug Rat)
Boulder
V3 6A PG13
 11
● Let's Get Hurt
Boulder
V3 6A
 25
● Slopers
Boulder
V3 6A
 7
● Unnamed Bulge
Boulder
V4 6B
 33
● Coz Mama Roof
Boulder
V4+ 6B+
 100
● Tree Problem
Boulder
V5 6C
 62
● Yabo Roof
Boulder
V6 7A
 40
● Coz Daddy
Boulder
V6-7 7A+
 5
● Deflowered
Boulder
V7 7A+
 4
● The Quiver
Boulder
V9 7C
 16
● Deforestation
Boulder
V12 8A+
 6
● Deforestation (sit)
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Flakes
 62
V3- 6A Boulder
● Rug Head (AKA Rug Rat)
 72
V3- 6A Boulder
● Let's Get Hurt
 11
V3 6A PG13 Boulder
● Slopers
 25
V3 6A Boulder
● Unnamed Bulge
 7
V3 6A Boulder
● Coz Mama Roof
 33
V4 6B Boulder
● Tree Problem
 100
V4+ 6B+ Boulder
● Yabo Roof
 62
V5 6C Boulder
● Coz Daddy
 40
V6 7A Boulder
● Deflowered
 5
V6-7 7A+ Boulder
● The Quiver
 4
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Deforestation
 16
V9 7C Boulder
● Deforestation (sit)
 6
V12 8A+ Boulder
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Trails and boulder locations were done with GPS and are to scale. Boulder shapes and size were done freehand by Jordan McDaniel
Trails and boulder locations were done with GPS…
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Working Desforestation (v9) <br> <br> Photo by Dalton Johnson Media <br> @daltonjohnsonmedia <br> www.daltonjohnsonmedia.com
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Parking Lot Rock
Parking Lot Rock
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Yabo Roof, Coz Daddy Roof, and Mono Doight (R to L).
Yabo Roof, Coz Daddy Roof, and Mono Doight (R t…
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Parking Lot Rock.
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