West Virginia · Rock climbing · Morgantown

Motorcycle Rocks

Motorcycle Rocks is a 7-route bouldering crag in West Virginia with 4 difficulty grades.

7 routes
V0 – V2-3
Bouldering

Best time to visit Motorcycle Rocks

Best months: July–October. 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.

  1. Jan

    40° / 24°

    15 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 26°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 33°

    14 wet

  4. Apr

    65° / 42°

    14 wet

  5. May

    74° / 52°

    15 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 60°

    13 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 64°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    83° / 63°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 56°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    66° / 45°

    12 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 36°

    12 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 29°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Morgantown Hart Fld, WV, 5.4 mi away at 1,240 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Motorcycle Rocks is a bouldering area in Coopers Rock State Forest in West Virginia, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Haystack Area, Warm-Up Boulders and Green Block all about 0.1 mile away, and the Underlook Trail just as close. The climbing here is all bouldering, with seven routes on the V0 to V2 scale. The easiest are Corner Pocket, Metro and Subway at V0, and Sprocket and Zygot at V2. Tussock is a V2-3 boulder with a first ascent by Dylan Griffith. September is the most comfortable time to visit, with typical highs around 77°F and lows near 56°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Morgantown. That station sits about 700 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. The station also records about 10 wet days in September, the fewest of the year. The Tendon Repair Kit Area is about 0.2 mile away, and the Rock City Trail is about 0.4 mile off.

Routes (7)