No special access issues

🔴 This area is water level dependent. It is only climbable from late fall through early spring (except the Shuttle Service and Ropes Are Silly boulders). Most boulders are out by late October, all are climbable by December 1st and the lake begins to refill on April 1st. At 1620' half the boulders are climbable.
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Driving Directions:
From Fayetteville: Turn right and drive on US-19 N for 20 miles, crossing over 2 bridges (the NRG bridge and the Meadow River Gorge bridge), then through 2 stoplights, and over one more bridge over the lake. Take your 1st right onto Farmhouse Lane after the 3rd bridge, and another immediate right into the new state park. Drive straight back (do NOT turn right after entering the park) and up over the hill. Has you crest the hill you will see the first of signs to the climbers lot. More permanent signage should be in place later this year. [Last updated January 2025].

Hiking:
From the parking area, follow the trail that starts left of the bathroom. Take an immediate LEFT to follow the climbers trail. After a minute or so of flat, wide path you will reach a Y intersection, the RIGHT fork follows the climbers trail and drops you into the lake bed for the boulders and route climbing. (See image of Trail Marker on the map taken before the blazes). Follow the steps down to the drainage, hop the drainage, continue down the metal staircase to the DC Memorial Boulder.
For Crusades, Little Slice and FPS Doug -- follow the trail to the edge of where the water is at summer level, find a spot to drop into the lake bed and pick your way to the boulders.
For Madagascar Penguins Boulder, Seamstress, JB Boulders -- once at the edge of the summer water level, continue on the trail that cuts back away from the water, up and around Trailside boulder, past the route "Under the Milky Way" and find a social trail down onto the lake bed.
For all other boulders -- Currently the best way to Treasure Island, Pirate Boulders and all boulders around, between and beyond these is to drop into the lake bed as though you are going to the Crusades Boulder. Walk to the left of the Crusades Boulder and pick your way across the lake bed to your destination. When further parking infrastructure is finished there will be another way onto the lake at the far end of the boulder field, closer to the bridge. [Last updated January 2025].

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