Poplar Grove Youth Group Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.7 mi from the trail
Maryland · Bouldering · Thurmont · Near Ballenger Creek
Next Gen
- V7
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Is Next Gen open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Catoctin Mountain Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Catoctin Mountain Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of nine climbs catalogued at Blue Ridge Summit/Hog Rock Parking Boulders, this route sits near the top of the crag's range. First ascent by Eric Jerome.
Around this trail
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If it rainsAcroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSchifferstadt Architectural Museum
Museum
On your way back · 16 mi
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Best time to visit Next Gen
Best months: April and June–October. 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
39° / 23°
10 wet
Feb
42° / 25°
9 wet
Mar
52° / 31°
12 wet
Apr
65° / 42°
12 wet
May
73° / 52°
14 wet
Jun
80° / 60°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 65°
12 wet
Aug
81° / 63°
12 wet
Sep
75° / 58°
11 wet
Oct
65° / 46°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 36°
11 wet
Dec
43° / 28°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Catoctin Mtn Park, MD, 1.4 mi away at 1,610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
