Washington State Park
- 13 routes
- 5.4 – 5.13b
- Sport
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Washington State Park is a climbing area in Missouri, about 1.2 miles from the town of Fertile. It is a sport climbing destination with 13 routes, and the grades run from 5.4 up to 5.13+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Festus show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 70°F, while July averages climb to about 88°F. The routes here are all sport climbs. Among them are Gonna leave you at 5.4, Dandelion at 5.8, and Wicked Googily at 5.12b. The hardest are Abandoned Project at 5.13- and Project at 5.13+. Several other spots are close by. The Opossum Track Trail and Rockywood Trail are both within half a mile, and the Mammoth Cave Overhang climbing area is about 2 miles away. Paddlers can head to Mineral Fork, roughly 4 miles off.
- Opossum Track TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Rockywood TrailHiking0.5 mi
- 1000 Steps TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Mammoth Cave OverhangRock climbing2.1 mi
- Mineral ForkCanoeing4.1 mi
- E: Picasso WallRock climbing6.3 mi
- F: Monet WallRock climbing6.3 mi
- G: Van Gogh WallRock climbing6.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Mammoth South WallRock climbing · ~4 min drive
- Mammoth Cave OverhangRock climbing · ~4 min drive
- Mammoth North WallRock climbing · ~4 min drive
- E: Picasso WallRock climbing · ~11 min drive
- F: Monet WallRock climbing · ~11 min drive
- G: Van Gogh WallRock climbing · ~11 min drive
- A: North ColumnRock climbing · ~11 min drive
- D: Red Dihedral WallRock climbing · ~11 min drive
- H: Prison WallRock climbing · ~11 min drive
- B: Goblin GrottoRock climbing · ~11 min drive
Best time to visit Washington State Park
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.
Jan
41° / 22°
8 wet
Feb
46° / 25°
7 wet
Mar
56° / 34°
10 wet
Apr
68° / 44°
11 wet
May
76° / 54°
11 wet
Jun
85° / 63°
9 wet
Jul
88° / 67°
8 wet
Aug
87° / 65°
7 wet
Sep
81° / 57°
6 wet
Oct
70° / 46°
7 wet
Nov
56° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
45° / 27°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Festus, MO, 18.4 mi away at 600 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
