Elizabeth Group Campground
Campground
Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
Virginia · Bouldering · Fort Valley · Near Front Royal
Slope Surfer Direct
- V5
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr, Jun
- best months
Is Slope Surfer Direct open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. It doesn't name Slope Surfer Direct, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Prescribed Fire Operations Mount Rogers National Recreation Area- Porter and Little Mountain
Agency closure covering George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
Bolar Mountain Recreation Area - Twin Ridge Road Closure
Agency closure covering George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
Road Closures James River and Warm Springs Ranger District
Agency alert covering George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail Closure Update
Agency alert covering George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area: Forest Service Road 84 Closed Beginning 9/1/25
Agency alert covering George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of three climbs catalogued at Buzzard Rocks in this grade system, sitting near the top of the crag's V0–V7 range. First ascent by Mark Ulbrich, Apr 2021.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Lil Barnyard Diner
Restaurant
On your way back · 4 mi
If it rainsNyttend, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Nyttend, Public domain (commons)
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Best time to visit Slope Surfer Direct
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
43° / 24°
9 wet
Feb
46° / 26°
8 wet
Mar
54° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
67° / 43°
11 wet
May
74° / 51°
13 wet
Jun
82° / 60°
12 wet
Jul
87° / 64°
11 wet
Aug
85° / 62°
10 wet
Sep
78° / 56°
9 wet
Oct
67° / 45°
8 wet
Nov
56° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
47° / 28°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Front Royal, VA, 7 mi away at 930 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
