Goose Egg Rock
- 1 route
- V4
- Bouldering
- Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Goose Egg Rock is a bouldering area in Georgia, about 1.6 miles from the town of Center. It sits close to the Allatoona Dam, and the nearest weather station, Allatoona Dam 2, sits about 1.6 miles away at 975 feet, so temperatures here run roughly similar to those at the station. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby station show October highs around 73°F with lows near 49°F, and April highs around 72°F. Summer is hotter, with July highs near 88°F. The area has one bouldering route, Buddhist Rapture, a V4 boulder problem first climbed by Cade Roberts in March 2020. The West Loop and East Loop hikes start within half a mile. Lake Allatoona Boulders is about 1.4 miles away, and Riverside Park Day Use Area is about 1.3 miles away.
- West LoopHiking0.2 mi
- East LoopHiking0.4 mi
- COOPER BRANCH No 2 DAY USE AREA (GA)Camping1.1 mi
- Riverside Park Day Use Area (ga)Camping1.3 mi
- Lake Allatoona BouldersRock climbing1.4 mi
- Red Top Mountain BoulderRock climbing2.8 mi
Pettit CreekCanoeingPhoto: Thomson200, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.5 mi- Allatoona LakeLake fishing7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Sundrop BoulderRock climbing · ~47 min drivePhoto: TranceMist from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Lake Allatoona BouldersRock climbing · ~2 min drive
- Red Top Mountain BoulderRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- Allatoona DWSRock climbing · ~8 min drive
- Pine Log WMARock climbing · ~13 min drive
- Butler Creek BouldersRock climbing · ~18 min drive
- WaleskaRock climbing · ~23 min drive
- The CliffsRock climbing · ~44 min drive
- AllenbrookRock climbing · ~44 min drive
- Bob Callan Trail - Bridge AreaRock climbing · ~45 min drive
Also worth it near here
Pine MountainSummit · Next doorPhoto: Thomson200, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pine Mountain South Approach B (unofficial)Hiking · Next doorPhoto: The_Gut, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Pettit CreekCanoeing · ~6 min drivePhoto: Thomson200, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- City of Cartersville Leake Mounds Kayak/Canoe LaunchBoat launch · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Goose Egg Rock
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° / 29°
11 wet
Feb
55° / 32°
10 wet
Mar
63° / 39°
11 wet
Apr
72° / 46°
10 wet
May
79° / 56°
9 wet
Jun
85° / 64°
10 wet
Jul
88° / 67°
11 wet
Aug
87° / 67°
9 wet
Sep
82° / 61°
8 wet
Oct
73° / 49°
8 wet
Nov
62° / 38°
9 wet
Dec
54° / 32°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Allatoona Dam 2, GA, 1.6 mi away at 975 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
