Loft Mountain Campground
Campground
Campground · 1.9 mi from the trail
Virginia · Rock climbing · Crozet · Near Staunton
The Badlands
- 6 routes
- V1-2 – V5-6
- Bouldering
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
- best months
The Badlands is a bouldering area in Virginia's Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park, on county land. It sits among several other climbing spots, including P.A. Byrom Park and Deer Stand Boulders, all within a short distance of one another. The climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes spread across a range of grades from V1-2 up to V5-6. Aspirations and Under Pressure are the easiest, both V1-2, while Bloodthrone and No Time for Mercy are the hardest, at V5-6. Aidan Mickleburgh is listed as the first ascender for several of the routes. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Waynesboro show May highs around 74°F and October highs around 68°F, with July peaking near 86°F. Crooked Tree Trail and Great Mountains Trail are both about 0.3 miles away, and Loft Mountain Campground is roughly 1.9 miles off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after If it rains Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance
Museum
On your way back · 10 mi
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More in Staunton- Crooked Tree TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Great Mountains TrailHiking0.3 mi
- P.A. Byrom ParkRock climbing0.3 mi
- Deer Stand BouldersRock climbing0.4 mi
- Seasonal Creek BouldersRock climbing0.4 mi
- Loft Mountain CampgroundCamping1.9 mi
- Buck Mountain CreekCanoeing6 mi
- Moormans RiverCanoeing7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- P.A. Byrom ParkRock climbing · Next door
- Seasonal Creek BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Deer Stand BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Right Streamside BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Ridgeline BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Borderline BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Appalachian Barbed Wire BouldersRock climbing · ~6 min drive
- Uphill Crag IRock climbing · ~7 min drive
- Primary Bouldering WallRock climbing · ~7 min drive
- Bear Den MountainRock climbing · ~7 min drive
Also worth it near here
Loft Mountain Campground Trail 1Hiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Shenandoah National Park from Virginia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Loft Mountain CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Jones Run FallsWaterfall · ~5 min drive
BlackrockSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Shenandoah National Park from Virginia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit The Badlands
Best months: April–June and August–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
44° / 23°
8 wet
Feb
48° / 25°
7 wet
Mar
55° / 31°
9 wet
Apr
66° / 40°
10 wet
May
74° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
86° / 63°
11 wet
Aug
85° / 61°
11 wet
Sep
78° / 55°
9 wet
Oct
68° / 43°
9 wet
Nov
56° / 33°
8 wet
Dec
47° / 27°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Waynesboro Wtp, VA, 15.7 mi away at 1,270 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
