Kentucky · Rock climbing · Dawson Springs

Park Wall

Park Wall in Kentucky offers 9 climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades, featuring bouldering pads, sport, and trad.

9 routes
5.6 – 5.11a
Sport · Bouldering · Trad

Best time to visit Park Wall

Best months: March–May 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.

  1. Jan

    46° / 27°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    51° / 30°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    61° / 38°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    71° / 47°

    11 wet

  5. May

    79° / 56°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    86° / 64°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 68°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 66°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 59°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    73° / 47°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    60° / 37°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    49° / 30°

    11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Princeton 1 Se, KY, 6.2 mi away at 497 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Park Wall is a climbing area in Kentucky on Hunter Bluff Fee, a non-governmental land unit. It sits within a small cluster of climbing spots, with Flathead Wall and Zion Boulder both about 0.1 mile away. The area offers a range of climbing styles, including sport, boulder and trad routes. Of the nine routes listed, the hardest is Skeltar, a trad climb rated 5.11a, and the easiest is Bi-yotch at 5.6. The sport routes run from 5.6 to 5.10a. V-scale grades on the boulders range from V0-1 to V2-3. For the most comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Princeton run to highs around 79°F in May and 83°F in September, with July and August highs near 89°F. Pennyrile Nature Trail and Indian Bluff Trail are both about 7 miles away for a change from the rock.

Routes (9)