Beartown Rocks
- 23 routes
- V1+ – V6
- Bouldering
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Beartown Rocks is a bouldering area in Clear Creek State Forest in western Pennsylvania, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of hiking trails, with Rocky Trail just 0.1 mile away and Trap Run Trail about half a mile off, so it pairs easily with a walk on the same outing. The area has 23 bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V1+ to V6. The easiest are Around Grant at V1+ and Walking Taco at V2-, while One Big Triscuit is the hardest at V6. Philly Cheesesteak is a V3, and Quite place, a V4, was first climbed in August 2018. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Dubois run from highs around 75°F in June to about 79°F in July, with lows near 55 to 59°F. Winters are cold, with January highs around 32°F. For an overnight stay, Clarion River Campsites is about 4.8 miles away and Loleta Rec Area about 6.9 miles. The Northwest, another climbing area, is roughly 9.4 miles off.
- Rocky TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Trap Run TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Clear Creek TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Laurel TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Zerby TrailHiking1.5 mi
- Clarion River CampsitesCamping4.8 mi
- Loleta Rec AreaCamping6.9 mi
- The NorthwestRock climbing9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Beartown Rocks
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. 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
32° / 17°
14 wet
Feb
35° / 19°
12 wet
Mar
44° / 26°
14 wet
Apr
58° / 37°
15 wet
May
68° / 47°
15 wet
Jun
75° / 55°
14 wet
Jul
79° / 59°
14 wet
Aug
78° / 58°
14 wet
Sep
71° / 51°
13 wet
Oct
59° / 41°
14 wet
Nov
47° / 31°
14 wet
Dec
36° / 23°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dubois Jefferson Co Ap, PA, 12 mi away at 1,814 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
