15 Essential Texas Rock Climbing Spots You Have to Explore
By San Antonio Current Staff
If you're rock climbing in San Antonio, chances are you're most likely hanging out an inside a gym. With the help of the Mountain Project, we've rounded up 15 spots in Texas for you to get outside, explore and do what you love most climb.
1331 McKellingon Canyon Road, El Paso
Travel time from San Antonio: 8 hours
There's designated areas at the park in the McKelligon Canyon and Sneed's Cory in the Tom Mays Unit for rock climbing. The drive is a bit on the longer side, so stick around and camp for a night or two.
100 Park Road 71, Mineral Wells
Travel time from San Antonio: 4.5 hours
Close to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Lake Mineral Wells State Park offers walls ranging from 20 to 40 ft. Routes are in the 5.6-5.9 range with a few offering more difficult paths.
50 Park Road, Denison
Travel time from San Antonio: 5.5 hours
Eisenhower is more popular as a bouldering area with a number of spots to explore. A large pad is suggested when climbing at Eisenhower, as landings can be a bit rocky.
El Paso
Travel time from San Antonio: 8 hours
McKelligon Canyon is known to have numerous spots for climbers to explore with varying difficulties. Be prepared to camp for the night McKelligon Canyon is about an 8 drive from SA.
Quitaque
Travel time from San Antonio: 6 hours 45 minutes
Caprock Canyons offers a few choices of climbing routes with beautiful views that overlook the Texas Panhandle. The sight is almost 7 hours away, so it might not be a bad idea to plan on camping for the night.
5808 McKinney Falls Pkwy, Austin
Travel time from San Antonio: 1.5 hours
McKinney Falls is the place to go if you're looking for a day trip. There's a range of difficulty levels be prepared to be steep areas.
2585 Park Road, Johnson City
Travel time from San Antonio: 2 hours
Another day-trip worthy spot, Pedernales State Falls Park has several areas to climb and boulder. If a day trip is not enough for you, climbers can camp and continue climbing the next day.
Dripping Springs
Travel time to San Antonio: 2 hours
Reimer's Ranch is a rock climber's dream. There's several paths with varying difficulties that overlook the Pedernales River.