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About Rock Canyon:

This canyon was the training ground for some of the early mutants of the utah area. The old school quartzite sport and trad routes lent these early pioneers a place to put their energies before they were developing surrounding areas such as american fork, the virgin river gorge and maple canyon. Subsequently, the canyon opens up to some of the finest limestone in the state. Rock canyon has everything from classic 5.10's and 11's, to some of the hardest routes in the area still yet to be repeated. You won't find beta spewing groupies at these secluded crags. Just neverending projects in an impeccable setting.
Nearest town or city: Provo
Directions: Just 40 minutes south of Salt Lake City on I-15, Rock Canyon is located just east of the Mormon temple in Provo. The first routes are located just 200 yards from the parking lot.
Latitude, Longitude: 40.26530, -111.61640
Access Issues:
Camping: Free
When to Climb:
Quantity of Climbs: Lifetime
Books: Climber's Guide to American Fork Canyon and Rock Canyon by Stuart and Bret Ruckman (This book is outdated and to be honest it is almost useless, the majority of the canyons routes are not even in this book)
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Forum Discussions (22)

  Subject Author Replies Last Post
With Replies top roping rock-star21 8 Oct 10, 7:32 AM
No Replies New Section Rock Canyon -- Dork Dot Rock rockskis 0 Dec 22, 10:15 AM
With Replies Time to start again texscala 1 Jun 07, 11:36 PM
With Replies Rock Canyon, Utah development? hortisb 1 Apr 14, 9:43 AM
With Replies Bug Barn tonight esallen 1 Jul 28, 5:18 PM
With Replies Tires slashed in Rock Canyon PL esallen 7 Jul 20, 1:41 PM
With Replies New Rock Canyon Routes criscokid 20 Sep 19, 11:54 AM
No Replies New Rock Canyon Routes criscokid 0 Jun 15, 1:18 AM
With Replies Crowded in Rock Canyon, UT? hortisb 3 Jun 13, 8:44 PM
With Replies More Lost Gear esallen 5 Jun 13, 7:20 PM
With Replies News paper articles texscala 2 Jun 10, 2:38 PM
With Replies Any Provo Climbers Find a #7 Wallnut on Tinker Toys recently treyfrancisclimbs 2 Jun 09, 2:45 PM
With Replies Gym in orem texscala 4 Feb 23, 6:32 PM
With Replies Urgent!!! Fate Of Rock Canyon Deadline: Sept 13, 2004 thehardnailer 1 Sep 09, 4:32 PM
With Replies Who climbs in Rock Canyon? texscala 33 Mar 01, 7:48 AM
No Replies Guide book texscala 0 Jul 22, 8:06 AM
With Replies Squaw Peak texscala 10 Jul 10, 7:13 PM
With Replies Partner in Summit County, Co. sibyclimbs 8 Aug 30, 6:22 PM
With Replies Guidebook to Rock Canyon? stroker 5 Aug 29, 6:08 PM
With Replies destruction of a crag? thehardnailer 25 Feb 27, 2:55 AM
With Replies Two new bolt routes on the Red Slab (?) nailzz 1 Jul 11, 11:04 AM
With Replies Where it all started trevor 2 Dec 05, 9:59 AM

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