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829 Grayson Highland LaneMouth of Wilson, VA 24363
Latitude: 36.628322
Longitude: -81.496889
Grayson Highlands has become known as the best bouldering site in Virginia. The parks mountainous slopes are home to four main boulder fields and three smaller fields with over 700 named climbing routes, also known as problems. The parks geology is unique to most bouldering areas in the southeast. Climbers will find Rhyolite at the higher elevations and a metaconglomerate in a quartzite matrix elsewhere in the park. These rock types provide steep faces with angular features including rails, flakes and edges that ensure bouldering opportunities for climbers of all skill levels. The park has a crash pad available to rent, and carries chalk, chalk bags and the new Grayson Bouldering Guidebook.
Bouldering: Contact Station-Office Area
The Contact Station/Office area is easily accessed by the Haw Flats and Split Rock trails from the parking lot at the office. These trails meander through the woods and access five boulders, most notably “True Grit”which is one of the most sought after V5s in the park, as well as many other amazing lines that you shouldn’t miss.
- Season/Hours: Year Round/Dawn To Dusk
- Fee: Park Fees
- Location:36° 36.7773 -81° 28.8513
Bouldering: Listening Rock Trail
Bouldering: For many visitors, the LRT has the best bouldering in the park. It has hundreds of problems, amazing lines, a very short approach, and the trail meanders through all of the main boulders. The area can be accessed by the Listening Rock Trail near the Visitor Center.
- Season/Hours: Year Round/Dawn To Dusk
- Fee: Park Fees
- Location:36° 37.4030 -81° 30.0315
Bouldering: Picnic Area
The Picnic Area has the massive Olympus Boulder which is worth the drive down just to see, and the Rock House Boulder. Both are literally seconds away from where you park.
- Season/Hours: Year Round/Dawn To Dusk
- Fee: Park Fees
- Location:36° 37.7733 -81° 29.5416