Camp Claire
Campground
Campground · 1.4 mi from the trail
Connecticut · Bouldering · Lyme · Near Middletown
Drip Or Drown
- V3
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of six climbs catalogued at Pickwick's Preserve, this route sits in the middle of the crag's V1–V5 range.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after 
If it rainsJERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMaritime museum in Connecticut, USA
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
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Best time to visit Drip Or Drown
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 24°
11 wet · 3 snow
Feb
41° / 25°
10 wet · 3 snow
Mar
47° / 32°
12 wet · 2 snow
Apr
57° / 41°
12 wet
May
66° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 59°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 66°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 65°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 58°
10 wet
Oct
63° / 47°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 38°
10 wet
Dec
44° / 30°
12 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Groton, CT, 17.8 mi away at 40 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
