Rogers Park Climbing

This digital Rogers Park climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your Rogers Park days smoother, safer, and more dialed.

The data and descriptions for this guide are generously provided by Jeff Jackson, former editor of Climbing Magazine, the author of Texas Limestone Bouldering, and one of the original developers of Texas bouldering.

35% of the revenue from this guide supports the Texas Climbers Coalition.
https://www.texasclimberscoalition.org/
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God made a fine little Klettergarten. Why did he have to put it in Belton? Ever since a local Bible thumper plugged my truck with a .22 caliber rifle and scribbled "Devil Worshipper" in the dust on the front door, I've been down on the pervasiv... Show more

This digital Rogers Park climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your Rogers Park days smoother, safer, and more dialed. The data and descriptions for this guide are generously provided by Jeff Jackson, former editor of Climbing Magazine, the author of Texas Limestone Bouldering, and one of the original developers of Texas bouldering. 35% of the revenue from this guide supports the Texas Climbers Coalition. https://www.texasclimberscoalition.org/ -- God made a fine little Klettergarten. Why did he have to put it in Belton? Ever since a local Bible thumper plugged my truck with a .22 caliber rifle and scribbled "Devil Worshipper" in the dust on the front door, I've been down on the pervasive fundamentalist attitude that permeates the Temple/Belton area like a stinky fart. Sure, I wired a goat skull to the grill of my truck. Does that make me Satanic? I don't think so. The quality and difficulty of some of the problems at Rogers Park might have you making deals with the devil, howev-er. This mile or so of perfect pockets is, arguably, the nicest limestone pocket bouldering in Texas. There is something for everyone at Rogers. Steep lines, vertical lines, highballs and dumpy little grovel-fests will nurture your every fetish. Be sure to spend some time at the Billiards Wall, and if you're having trouble sending, don't hesitate to kneel down and call on Jehova for help. He might actually hear you, given the number of churches and blue-hair Baptists per square foot in Belton. I think the devil has moved to Austin for the booze and weed. Wait a minute, is that the devil? Or is that Dave Phillips? Give thanks to the Phillip's brothers for unveiling Rogers Park. One night in 1979 Russell Tullick wandered away from the campfire and fell off the top of the Flake Wall. Luckily, his joints were well oiled with beer and he hit like a sack of beans. It took him most of the night to crawl back to the rim. The Phillips' brothers were quizzical. Where had Russell been? They've been bouldering at Rogers ever since. - Jeff Jackson From Austin: Drive north on 135 for 60 miles to the outskirts of Belton. Exit 293A "Central Ave. Downtown" and turn left (west). After passing down-town, turn right (north) onto 317 (Main). Turn left on FM 439. Turn right on FM 2271. Cross over the Belton Dam and continue for a couple of miles Turn left on Morgan's Point Rd (F.M. 2483). Right on Rogers Park Rd. Park at the Rodgers Park boat ramp area. From here, walk along the asphalt road which parallels the shore. When the road cuts up the hill look for a faint climbers trail off right which follows the base of the cliff band. Some climbers have been parking at a dead end and approaching the cliffs from the top. This has resulted in a few run-ins with the local fuzz.