Trash Garden Area
Trash Garden Area is a bouldering crag in Tennessee with 5 routes and 5 difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- V1+ – V4
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Trash Garden Area
Best months: March–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
45° / 25°
9 wet
Feb
50° / 29°
9 wet
Mar
59° / 35°
10 wet
Apr
69° / 44°
9 wet
May
76° / 53°
10 wet
Jun
83° / 61°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 65°
10 wet
Aug
85° / 63°
8 wet
Sep
80° / 57°
6 wet
Oct
70° / 45°
7 wet
Nov
58° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
48° / 29°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rogersville 1 Ne, TN, 12.3 mi away at 1,355 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Trash Garden Area is a bouldering area in Tennessee, about a mile from the town of Locust Springs. It is a small cluster of boulders with five routes, all rated between V1+ and V4 on the V scale, so it works well for a short session of bouldering close to town. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rogersville show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 70°F, with September and October seeing the fewest wet days of the year. The routes here are all boulders, and the grade range runs from V1+ to V4. The most notable are Empty Pockets at V3 and Long Division at V4. Upper Blue Hole, another climbing area, is about 6 miles away, and Beech Creek offers canoeing at a similar distance.
Routes (5)
Empty Pockets Boulder(3)
Speakeasy Boulder(2)
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