Ohio · Rock climbing · Benton Township

Cascada Boulders

9 routes
V0-1 – V6
Bouldering
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

Cascada Boulders is a bouldering area in Hocking State Forest in Ohio, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Workout Wall and Sunshine Valley each about 0.1 mile away and Hocking Hills State Forest about 0.2 mile off. The area is a compact, close-together set of boulders, and the routes here are all bouldering grades from V0-1 up to V6. The climbing is straightforward to get to. The closest neighbors are Workout Wall and Sunshine Valley, both about a tenth of a mile away, and Rectangle Rock is about 0.4 mile off. For a change from the rocks, Conkles Hollow Gorge Trail is about 0.7 mile away and Conkles Hollow Rim Trail about 0.9 mile away. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Logan run from highs around 74°F in May to about 78°F in September, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year. The area has nine bouldering routes, with grades ranging from V0-1 to V6. Among them are Pilot at V0-1, La Cascada at V2, Cascada Traverse at V3, Back to Reality at V4 and Versicolor at V6.

  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Cascada Boulders

    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.

    1. Jan

      39° / 19°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      42° / 21°

      10 wet

    3. Mar

      52° / 28°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      65° / 37°

      11 wet

    5. May

      74° / 48°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      81° / 57°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      85° / 61°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      83° / 59°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      78° / 52°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      67° / 40°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      54° / 30°

      10 wet

    12. Dec

      43° / 23°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Logan, OH, 10.4 mi away at 722 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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