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Dayton Pocket/Laurel Falls Bouldering Climbing
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| Elevation: | 902 ft | 275 m |
| GPS: |
35.52648, -85.02196 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Shared By: | Taylor Roy on Nov 12, 2013 | |
| Admins: | Stonyman Killough, Luke Cornejo, saxfiend |
Access Issue: Daily online climbing registration required for TN State Park areas
Details
Daily online climbing registration required for TN State Park areas. tnstateparks.com/activities…. This includes Cumberland Trail State Park (Deep Creek, Big Soddy, Buzzard Point, Laurel Falls, Dayton Pocket, Black Mountain and other areas within the park); South Cumberland State Park (Foster Falls and Denny Cove); Fall Creek Falls State Park; and Rocky Fork State Park Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with your unique registration number, site rules, and other helpful info. Please keep the registration number with you while climbing. At some locations, you may be asked to leave a piece of paper with your registration number on your car dashboard. Groups of 10 or more, please call the park prior to filling out a registration.
Description
Home to the amazing Vapor Roof, Dayton pocket is famous for it's huge horizontal roof with sculpted pockets, pinches and flakes. For those interested in exploring or wanting to escape the crowds, this south-facing hill also hosts a high-quality boulder field with lots of potential for FA's.
If you are curious about all the overgrown coal mining structures in the valley, check out posterityproject.blogspot.c… or rheaheraldnews.com/story/17753
If you are curious about all the overgrown coal mining structures in the valley, check out posterityproject.blogspot.c… or rheaheraldnews.com/story/17753
Getting There
From Chattanooga:
Take 27 north out of town as if headed to Little Rock City. Stay on 27 North headed towards Dayton until you see the Rite Aid on your right. Take the left at the Rite-Aid on to Walnut Grove Rd. and continue 1.4 miles to a Y in the road. Take the left and drive .6 miles to Dayton Pocket Wilderness Rd. (a dirt road across from the Old Time Holiness Church). The road will dead end in the parking area.
Approach:
Varies depending on area of interest. See specific areas for detailed directions.
Take 27 north out of town as if headed to Little Rock City. Stay on 27 North headed towards Dayton until you see the Rite Aid on your right. Take the left at the Rite-Aid on to Walnut Grove Rd. and continue 1.4 miles to a Y in the road. Take the left and drive .6 miles to Dayton Pocket Wilderness Rd. (a dirt road across from the Old Time Holiness Church). The road will dead end in the parking area.
Approach:
Varies depending on area of interest. See specific areas for detailed directions.
Classic Climbing Routes at Dayton Pocket/Laurel Falls Bouldering
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