Murder Creek
- 5 routes
- V1 – V3
- Bouldering
- Oct–May
- best months
Is Murder Creek open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. It doesn't name Murder Creek, so check the source for the area it covers (4 listed).
Bear Creek Road, FS 241, Temporarily Closed
Agency closure covering Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Prescribed fire on Oconee Ranger District at Jasper County
Agency closure covering Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Muskrat Road, FS 218, Temporarily Closed
Agency closure covering Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Flash Flood Awareness
Agency closure covering Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Prescribed fire on Oconee Ranger District at Jasper County
Agency alert covering Oconee Ranger District · USFS · Oconee Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Murder Creek is a bouldering area in the Oconee Ranger District of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests in Georgia, just 0.1 mile from the Cave Wall climbing area. It sits within the broader network of climbing and hiking spots in the district, close to Twin Bridges Trail and the paddling on Big Cedar Creek. The area is a cluster of bouldering problems, with five routes spread across the bouldering style. The easiest are rated V1, and the hardest, Ingrown Toenail, is V3. That makes it a compact spot for climbers looking to work on a range of boulder problems in a single outing. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Milledgeville weather station run from highs around 77°F with lows near 49°F in April to highs near 78°F with lows around 52°F in October. Midsummer highs there typically reach the low 90s, and winter lows dip into the low 30s.
- Cave WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- XxxHiking3.1 mi
- Twin Bridges TrailHiking3.9 mi
- Big Cedar CreekCanoeing5.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Oconee BouldersRock climbing · ~33 min drive
- Hitchiti BouldersRock climbing · ~36 min drive
- Boulder 1Rock climbing · ~36 min drive
- Boulder 3Rock climbing · ~36 min drive
- Juliette BouldersRock climbing · ~40 min drive
- The LineRock climbing · ~40 min drive
- WaterworldRock climbing · ~40 min drive
- Right ScoopRock climbing · ~40 min drive
- The BrainRock climbing · ~40 min drive
- The Throne of GodRock climbing · ~40 min drive
Best time to visit Murder Creek
Best months: October–May. 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
58° / 33°
10 wet
Feb
62° / 36°
9 wet
Mar
69° / 42°
9 wet
Apr
77° / 49°
8 wet
May
84° / 58°
8 wet
Jun
90° / 67°
10 wet
Jul
93° / 70°
11 wet
Aug
91° / 70°
11 wet
Sep
86° / 64°
8 wet
Oct
78° / 52°
7 wet
Nov
68° / 40°
8 wet
Dec
60° / 36°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Milledgeville, GA, 15.2 mi away at 368 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Closures we've recorded since August 2026
Spring 2026 Forest-wide Fire Restrictions
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · Order dated April 23, 2026; seen Aug 23, 2026 → lifted Oct 13, 2026 · Forest Service
