Climbing Near Rockville, Minnesota

Quarry Park & Nature Preserve is an old quarry in Stearns County near St. Cloud. It contains about 17 "routes" that are between 20-30 feet tall. It is a Stearns County Park and has its own guidelines for climbing which can be found on their website at co.stearns.mn.us/1450.htm#Rock Registration is required to climb and there is a fee to use the park. Quarry park also has some swimming holes which are fun when the weather gets too hot to climb. From St. Cloud, take State Highway 23 west to 10th Ave. S in Waite Park. Take 10th Ave South to 7th St South. Turn West onto 7th St S (becomes Cty Rd 137). The park entrance is 0.7 miles on the south side of the road (watch for signage).

Minnesota, USA (Wikipedia link) State in the north-central United States. Borders: North: Manitoba and Ontario, Canada East: Lake Superior and Wisconsin South: Iowa West: South Dakota and North Dakota Useful links about Minnesota and rock climbing in Minnesota:American Alpine Club Twin Cities ChapterMinnesota Climbers Association (MCA) - Access Fund Local Affiliate Duluth Climbers CoalitionExplore MinnesotaMinnesota Department 0f Natural ResourcesMinnesota State Highway Map Rock Climbing Minnesota by Katie Berg and Angie Jacobsen. Published July 2022.Rock Climbing Minnesota and Wisconsin  by Mike FarrisPRAIRIE WALLS: A Climbers Guide to Minnesota's Blue Mounds State Park by Don Hynek and Eric LandmannA Field Guide to MN Bouldering Ed. 1 published by Carvonzija, LLC 2013MN/WI | Midwest Bouldering Guidebooks Ed. 1 published by Carvonzija, LLC 2017MN/WI | Midwest Bouldering Guidebooks Ed. 2 published by Carvonzija, LLC 2023Peter's guide to Duluth BoulderingNorth Shore Adventures: The Best Hiking, Biking, and Paddling from Duluth to Grand Portage by Katie Berg. This book contains a selection of choice climbs in Northern MN (in addition to other adventure sports on the North Shore)"Midwest Mountaineering's Taylors Falls Climbing Guide"  Authors Swenson, Roberts  and Schmidt. Out of print. Pamphlet form skeletal guide. In print from sometime in the 1970's to the early 1980's."Close to the Edge, Down by the River" A Climbers Guide to Interstate Park. Authors Peter VonGrossmann and Peter Scott. 1st edition 1988. 2nd edition 1989. Out of print. BloomingtonVertical EndeavorsREI - Pinnacle Climbing WallDuluthVertical EndeavoursCollege of ScholasticaUniversity of Minnesota Duluth Climbing Walls (North Shore and Inland Walls)Interstate ParkForged Guides (Outdoor Climbing)MinneapolisVertical EndeavoursMinnesota Climbing Co-opMinneapolis Bouldering ProjectMankatoMinnesota State University, Mankato Climbing WallRochesterRocaSt. PaulVertical EndeavoursWinonaWinona State University Climbing Center (open to public)

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