Kentucky · Rock climbing · Lebanon Junction

Playground, Main

Playground, Main is a bouldering area in Kentucky with 5 routes.

5 routes
V0 – V2-
Bouldering

Best time to visit Playground, Main

Best months: March–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.

  1. Jan

    45° / 26°

  2. Feb

    50° / 29°

  3. Mar

    59° / 36°

  4. Apr

    70° / 45°

  5. May

    78° / 55°

  6. Jun

    84° / 62°

  7. Jul

    88° / 66°

  8. Aug

    87° / 65°

  9. Sep

    81° / 58°

  10. Oct

    71° / 47°

  11. Nov

    58° / 37°

  12. Dec

    48° / 30°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bernheim Forest, KY, 3.4 mi away at 550 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Playground, Main is a bouldering area in Knobs State Forest and Wildlife Management Area in Kentucky, managed jointly. It sits about 0.1 mile from Knobs Playground, the closest climbing area, and is a short walk from several hiking trails. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes on the V0 to V2- scale. Dangling Low and Penantstaff are both V0, Ankle Biter is V1, and Gasoline Dreaming is V2-. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Bernheim Forest run from highs around 70°F in April to 71°F in October, with July highs near 88°F. Nearby, the Blue Trail and Orange Trail are both within about a mile, and the Seven Arrows Trail is about 2.6 miles away. Paddlers can reach Crooked Creek, about 3.1 miles off.

Routes (5)