Virginia · Rock climbing · Bedford · Near Buchanan

Bastion Boulder

6 routes
V0 – V4
Bouldering

Is Bastion Boulder open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. It doesn't name Bastion Boulder, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Bastion Boulder is a bouldering area in Virginia, set within the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger Districts of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. The National Park Service manages the land, and there is no fee to visit. The area has six bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V4. The easiest is Basic Bastion at V0, and the hardest is Edges to Ledges at V4. The Fortress and The Underworld are both climbing areas about 0.1 mile away, so they make an easy addition to a day here. For time off the rock, the Harkening Hill Loop Trail and Johnson Trail are both under a mile away. Jennings Creek, about 4 miles off, offers canoeing, and North Creek campground is roughly 6 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Peaks of Otter Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Peaks of Otter Restaurant

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsTruck writer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library

    Museum

    Museum · 9.9 mi from Buchanan

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Truck writer, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

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Routes (6)

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Rules & access

Fee
No fee

Source: National Park Service API