One of California’s most unique bouldering areas sits unassumingly tucked away in the Santa Cruz mountains. In a state best known by climbers for epic granite peaks and the towering walls of Yosemite, the sculpture-like sandstone boulders of Castle Rock State Park are truly special.
Located an hour or so south of San Francisco, Castle is well within day-trip striking distance for all of the Bay and central coast, making it a site of regular pilgrimage for generations of climbers who come to walk in the footsteps of some of climbing’s great heroes while simultaneously finding peace and respite from city life.