RVA Riva Trash Area
- 6 routes
- V1 – V6-7
- Bouldering
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
RVA Riva Trash Area is a bouldering area in Belle Isle Park in Richmond, Virginia, on city land. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Quarry and Belle Isle1 each about 0.1 mile away and Whileaway Boulder about 0.2 mile off. The area is best suited to boulderers, with six routes listed, all rated from V1 to V6-7. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Richmond show October highs around 71°F and May highs around 78°F, while July averages about 90°F. The routes here run the gamut from easy to challenging. Uniquely Tattooless and Wacka Flocculus are both V1, and Randy Choss is V6-7. American Graffiti is V4+.
Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit RVA Riva Trash Area
Best months: March–May 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
48° / 29°
10 wet · 2 snow
Feb
52° / 30°
9 wet · 2 snow
Mar
60° / 37°
10 wet · 1 snow
Apr
70° / 46°
11 wet
May
78° / 56°
11 wet
Jun
86° / 65°
10 wet
Jul
90° / 69°
11 wet
Aug
88° / 68°
10 wet
Sep
81° / 61°
9 wet
Oct
71° / 49°
9 wet
Nov
60° / 39°
9 wet
Dec
51° / 32°
10 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Richmond Intl Ap, VA, 7.7 mi away at 164 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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