Bridges Rock Gym
Extraordinary bouldering, stellar two-story cave, 17-ft top-out boulders, indoor & outdoor slackline arenas, yoga, fitness, childcare, & caf indoorclimbing.com
Cragmont Park
3 different places to set up TR. A few bolts left for leading, only placed every once in a while- kind of sketch. Easy walk from basketball court to set up TR, just climb over the stone retaining wall. This crag has bee... rockclimbing.com
Mortar Rock
Mortar Rock is one large boulder set in the Berkeley hills. Only a block up from Indian Rock, this is one main boulder which has plenty for a lifetime. It has been around 30 years since Nat's Traverse (V8) and Jungle Fe... rockclimbing.com
Indian Rock
A popular bouldering area with a great view of the San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge and Mount Tam. On a dry day, you will see families, kids, pets, and couples enjoying this hunk of rock. And climbers too. The Pit ... rockclimbing.com
Lake Temescal
v3/v4 problem over the entrance to the beach men's bathroom problem. Make sure to go after 6:00 pm when no one is on duty. You can hear the putter of official golf carts approaching. great problem. The top windowsill is... rockclimbing.com
Grizzly Peak
Two groups of boulders on the side of Grizzly Peak Blvd. in the Berkeley Hills. The first group is about 1/3 of a mile uphill from the Grizzly Peak and Centennial intersection. The second is another mile further up the ... rockclimbing.com
Berkeley Ironworks
Plenty of overhung lead routes from 5.10 to 5.13. Lots of TR 10's & 11s. Bouldering features a large 'cave' and more vertical routes. You can easily spend a day here and not get bored. Hours are 6 am to 10 pm weekdays a... rockclimbing.com
Buildering
Buildering in the bay area, plenty of it with all the new development. I started 'developing' some buildering in Oakland near Jack London Square (where I worked at the time). There is plenty of it everyhwere. rockclimbing.com
Remillard Park
Cozy park with a good sized rock for top roping and/or bouldering. A belay pole at the top with easy access to the top. rockclimbing.com
Great Western Power Co.
48 ft. lead wall, 11,000 total sq. ft., 1500+ ft. bouldering, over 50 top and lead ropes indoorclimbing.com
Rocktopia
Rocktopia is open to the public on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There hours are 4PM-10PM Friday, Noon-10PM Saturday, and Noon-6PM Sunday. They are also open for private parties any day of the week. For climbers 12 and ... rockclimbing.com
Mount Diablo - Mitchell Canyon Loop, Walnut Creek, California
The Mount Diablo?Mitchell Canyon Loop is a heck of workout. Not for the weak or beginning biker, this 15.2-mile counterclockwise loop gains about 3,215 feet in the first 7.7 miles on wide, smooth fire road. This initial stret... trails.com
Planet Granite
+25,000 climbing & bouldering, 115 topropes, 45 ft tall indoorclimbing.com
Mt. Diablo
If you don't know how to climb 'low-impact' on sandstone, don't do it here! The rock here is already innundated with initials and garbage, and there are way too many rope scars. Don't climb after it has rained as the sa... rockclimbing.com
Beaver St.
Who would have thought that there would be a pretty large climbing rock in the middle of San Francisco? The wall in on Beaver St. in the Corona Heights playground, right above the Castro district. The park also appears ... rockclimbing.com
Green Tortoise Adventure Travel
Green Tortoise Adventure Travel began in 1974 with one sturdy but well used bus and the realization that beautiful places, good food, and sociable people with an enthusiasm for life and nature, were really the only ess... outdoortrips.info
Lands End Trail
Riding high on the cliffs at North America's western edge, this San Francisco area trail offers unbeatable views of Golden Gate Bridge and the Pacific Ocean at San Francisco Bay. Add to that a chance to see old shipwrecks,... traillink.com