Rock Climbing Locations Texas
While there are no rocks in Houston, there are plenty of rock climbing locations in Texas. I thought I’d take a little time to discuss a few of them.
Hueco Tanks
Hueco Tanks is located 32 miles north-east from El Paso and is home to some of the best bouldering problems it all Texas. As one of Texas’ most well known rock climbing locations, during the climbing season that stretches from October through March of every yearthere are visitors from all over Europe, Asia and even Australia. It is only $7 per day for camping and showering, but 2/3 of the park require you have a guide with you in order to access.
McKinney Falls
McKinney Falls is right outside of Austin Tx and only about 3 hours from Houston. There are some really good bouldering sites there, and entrance to the park is free. I like to go there in the winter when it gets nice and cold. We usually camp out Friday night and climb all day Saturday. Once though we waited too long and when we got there it was far too cold to climb, so we went to Austin Rock Gym North (awesome gym).
Reimer’s Ranch
It’s just west of Austin Tx and has some great top roping problems ranging all the way from 5:6 to 5:14. Some bouldering, but better for top roping. It’s $8 per car so pack light.
There are many more rock climbing locations in Texas but I haven’t visited them all. At least not for climbing. I’ll follow up as I get better acquainted with them.