Bears Den Cabin
- 22 routes
- V0 – V5-6
- Bouldering
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Bears Den Cabin is a bouldering area in Mill Creek Park in Ohio, on county-managed land. It sits just 0.1 mile from Squid Wall, making the two bouldering spots easy to pair on a single visit. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 22 routes on the area. Grades range from V0-1 to V5-6, with the median at V2. Among the named routes are Ape (V0-1), Refrain (V2), Rocket (V3-) and ... The Horn (V5-6). September is the most comfortable month to visit, with typical highs around 75°F and lows near 50°F. May is similar, with typical highs around 71°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station. Winter is cold, with January highs typically around 35°F. Cascade Ravine Trail is 0.6 mile away for a hike to round out the day.
- Squid WallRock climbing0.1 mi
Cascade Ravine TrailHikingPhoto: Jack W. Pearce, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Island BlockRock climbing · ~49 min drivePhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Rappel RockRock climbing · ~49 min drivePhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Hidden in Plain SightRock climbing · ~49 min drivePhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Squid WallRock climbing · Next door
- Front WallRock climbing · ~37 min drive
- The PitRock climbing · ~37 min drive
- Right Main WallRock climbing · ~37 min drive
- Left Main WallRock climbing · ~37 min drive
- Big CliffsRock climbing · ~37 min drive
- The Middle CliffRock climbing · ~37 min drive
Best time to visit Bears Den Cabin
Best months: June–September. 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
35° / 17°
15 wet
Feb
38° / 17°
12 wet
Mar
47° / 25°
13 wet
Apr
60° / 35°
13 wet
May
71° / 45°
14 wet
Jun
79° / 54°
12 wet
Jul
83° / 59°
11 wet
Aug
82° / 57°
11 wet
Sep
75° / 50°
11 wet
Oct
63° / 39°
13 wet
Nov
50° / 31°
12 wet
Dec
39° / 23°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Warren 3 S, OH, 10.2 mi away at 900 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
