Buford Dam Boulders
- 4 routes
- V3 – V8-9
- Bouldering
- Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Is Buford Dam Boulders open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.
As of · Source: NPS · Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Buford Dam Boulders is a bouldering area in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in Georgia, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the recreation area's land, and a fee is charged for access. The climbing here is all bouldering, with four routes spread across the boulders. The grades range from V3 to V8-9, with the hardest of them, Rivendell, at V8-9. TakoTikl'r is the easiest at V3, and Trideca is V5. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cumming show October highs around 73°F and April highs around 72°F, while July and August average in the upper 80s. The Clearcut Wall and Noon Wall climbing areas are each about 0.1 mile away. The Bowmans Island West - Trail System is about 0.4 mile off, and the Buford Dam Park Shelters are about 1.2 miles away.
Best time to go · Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Buford Dam Boulders
Best months: February–June and September–November. 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
51° / 31°
11 wet
Feb
56° / 33°
11 wet
Mar
63° / 40°
11 wet
Apr
72° / 46°
10 wet
May
79° / 56°
10 wet
Jun
85° / 64°
11 wet
Jul
89° / 67°
11 wet
Aug
88° / 67°
10 wet
Sep
82° / 60°
8 wet
Oct
73° / 49°
8 wet
Nov
63° / 39°
8 wet
Dec
54° / 34°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cumming 2n, GA, 6.2 mi away at 1,140 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (4)
Boulders(1)
Extreme Makeover Area, The(1)
MindWarp(2)
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