Twin Valley North Bouldering

Not too far from the campground, but a bit of a walk using official park trails.

(1) The easiest to find on trails, but also the longest walk - about 1.5-1.75 miles!  Park at the Hickory Ridge group camp (Qual Wall) parking.  Cross the road and follow Old Orchard Pass trail to the Woodland trail.  Stay left (!) to the Meadow Valley trail, taking a right.  After you cross a tiny creek where a culvert passes under the trail, find an abandoned trail/road to your left.  Hike up this and the Trio boulders will be just off the trail to your right.  Keep going up the trail until nearly the head of the valley and Life on the Prairie is below the cliff line to your right.  As the trail finally heads up toward the ridge line, Cold Dinner is nestled below the last cliff line on your left.

(2) The shortest approach using official trails (1.25-1.5 miles) is to park at the Meadow Valley parking along the main road to the campgrounds.  Take the Meadow Valley trail north, then east, then south past the junction with the Woodland trail.  Where the Meadow Valley trail turns east again, continue south into the woods.  When you find the cliff line, go right until you can easily drop into the head of the valley on a deer trail.  Just below the cliff on your left is Life on the Prairie.  Drop downhill to find the abandoned trail/road that will help you find the other boulders in this zone.

(3)  The shortest route without hiking through the campground (~0.6 mile):  Park at the Meadow Valley trailhead (like #2 above). Hike to the north edge of the meadow, and follow this east toward the campground.  Near the low point, where you encounter the Closed Area sign (the campground is closed to hunting) turn into the woods on an abandoned, heavily vegetated field road.  Follow this old road, passing more Closed Area signs, until it drops into the valley. As you drop into the valley look for an outcropping of rock on your right (Cold Dinner). There are routes on both sides of the trail.

(4) Do not walk through any occupied campsite.  Park back by the restrooms. Start from the furthest camp site on the northwest end of the twin valley campground (Site 222). Hike west along the ridge line about 100yrds. When you see the creek bed hike down, cross the stream, and you should see a bunch of boulders strewn about in front of you.