Bull Run Regional Park Campground
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Campground · 4.8 mi from the trail
Virginia · Rock climbing · Chantilly · Near Linton Hall
DC & Northern VA Region
- 13 routes
- V0 – V4
- Bouldering · Top Rope · Trad
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, a county-managed park in Virginia, holds a climbing area within its boundaries. The park sits in the DC & Northern VA Region, and the climbing is centered on bouldering, with a few top-rope and trad routes to round it out. The area has 13 routes, 10 of which are boulders. The boulders range from V0 to V4 on the V scale, with the top-rope and trad routes falling in the 5.5 to 5.11- range on the YDS scale. Among the boulders, Mantlepiece is the hardest at V4, and Quentin Quarantino is a V3 with a first ascent in 2019. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages climb to about 88°F. Several trails lie close by. Woodland Trail is about 0.6 miles away and Rocky Run Stream Valley Trail about 0.9 miles. For more climbing, Winfield Wall is roughly 9 miles off, and Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest is about 9.2 miles away.
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More in Linton HallBest time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit DC & Northern VA Region
Best months: April–June and September–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
43° / 25°
10 wet · 3 snow
Feb
46° / 27°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
55° / 34°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
67° / 43°
11 wet
May
75° / 53°
12 wet
Jun
83° / 62°
11 wet
Jul
88° / 67°
11 wet
Aug
86° / 65°
10 wet
Sep
79° / 58°
9 wet
Oct
68° / 45°
8 wet
Nov
57° / 36°
9 wet
Dec
47° / 29°
10 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Washington Dc Dulles Ap, VA, 5.4 mi away at 290 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (13)
Civil war bridge(4)
Hope Boulder Area(1)
Pimmit Run Trail Boulder(3)
Rawley Springs(1)
Weenie Beenie Area(1)
Yawn Wall(1)
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