Virginia Rock Climbing Walls and Gyms

Alexandria

1. Sportrock Climbing Centers
   5308 Eisenhower Ave.
   Alexandria, Virginia 22304
   (703) 212-7625
   www.sportrock.com
   > 12,000 sq. ft., 40-foot tall climbing gym facility with slabs, steep walls, arches, roofs, towers, boulder cave.

Burke

1. Burke Gym Climbing Wall
   6001 Burke Commons Road
   Burke, Virginia 22015
   (703) 250-1299
   http://www.burkeclub.com/climbing-exergym.shtm
   > Large indoor climbing gym with auto belay system.

Centerville

1. Lifetime Fitness Climbing Wall
   5900 Trinity Parkway
   Centreville, Virginia 20121
   (703) 266-6200
   http://lifetimefitness.com/

Charlottesville

1. Rocky Top Rec
   1729 Allied St.
   Charlottesville, Virginia
   (434) 984-1626
   http://www.rockytoprec.com/
   > 20' walls with some overhangs, and a range of difficulty levels represented over 7 or 8 top-ropes. An excellent bouldering wall for really working on your skills, and a sizable bouldering cave upstairs.

Christiansburg

1. The Rock
   3325 North Franklin Street
   Christiansburg, Virginia 24073
   (540) 381-5500
   http://www.dwellingplacenrv.com
   > 15 foot high bouldering wall and cave

Farmville

1. Longwood University Climbing Wall
   201 High Street
   Farmville, Virginia 23909
   (434) 395-2488
   http://www.longwood.edu

Harrisonburg

1. Eastern Mennonite University
   1200 Park Rd.
   Harrisonburg, Virginia 22802
   (540) 432-4439
   http://www.emu.edu
   > 42' climbing wall with 5 top rope lines, and a low angle face for beginners and children.
   
2. Recreation Center
   James Madison University
   Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
   (540) 568-8737
   http://www.jmu.edu
   > 850 sq. feet of climbing wall surface. Measuring 34 ft. tall by 25 ft. wide with 5 top rope stations and 1 lead climb and bouldering cave.

Lynchburg

1. Rise Up Climbing
   1225 Church St
   Lynchburg, Virginia 24504
   (434) 845-7625
   http://www.riseupclimbing.com
   >  7,000 square feet of highly featured 40' climbing wall. Top rope and lead available. Extensive bouldering including a top-out boulder. Fully stocked retail shop. Instruction from beginner to advanced taught by "Self Coached Climber" author Dan Hague.

Midlothian

1. Peak Experiences
   11421 Polo Circle
   Midlothian, Virginia 23231
   (804) 897-6800
   www.peakexperiences.com
   > 14,000 sq. ft. climbing gym with over 150 climbs, high ropes course, 50' high, rappel tower, arch; climbs rated from 5.4-5.13c.

Norfolk

1. Virginia Wesleyan College Climbing Wall
   1584 Wesleyan Dr.
   Norfolk, Virginia 23502
   (757) 455-3200
   http://www.vwc.edu

Radford

1. Radford University Climbing Wall
   East Main St.
   Radford, Virginia 24142
   (540) 831-5369
   http://www.radford.edu
   .> 20 feet high climbing wall with over eight area climbs and hundreds of holds.

Richmond

1. VCU Cary Street Gym
   101 S. Linden St.
   Richmond, Virginia 23284
   (703) 827-1100
   http://www.recsports.vcu.edu/facilities/cary_st_complex.html
   > A multi-story climbing wall with various difficulty levels, plus a 13-ft tall boulder.  The gym itself has many other things such as pool, basketball, weights, cardio, etc.

Sterling

1. Lifetime Fitness Climbing Wall
   44610 Prentice Drive
   Sterling, Virginia 20166
   (703) 433-0256
   http://www.lifetimefitness.com/   
   > Rock climbing wall about 32 ft tall, it's great for beginners and advanced climbers.
2. Sportrock Climbing Centers
   45935 Maries Road
   Sterling, Virginia 20166
   (571) 434-ROCK / (571) 434-7625
   http://www.sportrock.com/
   > 10,000+ sq. ft. climbing wall, 40 feet high. Large bouldering area including stalactite, lead cave with 30 foot overhang and separate teaching and party area.
3. The Rock Wall
   Claude Moore Rec Center
   46105 Loudoun Park Lane
   Sterling, Virginia 20164
   (571) 258-3600
   http://www.loudoun.gov/PRCS
   > Recreation Center, admission includes pool, fitness room, gymnasium, and 30-foot rock climbing wall. 5 routes, 2 auto-belay, varying difficulties.

Tazewell

1. Clington Climbing Inc.
   Tazewell Industrial Park, off Highway 460
   Tazewell, Virginia
   (540) 988-7001

Virginia Beach

1. Virginia Beach Rock Gym
   5049 Southern Blvd.
   Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
   (757) 499-8347
   http://www.vbrg.com
   > 6,000 sq. ft., 33 ft. high climbing gym; textured wall with roofs, aretes, slabs, cracks and bulges; top rope and lead, boulder, rappel tower

Williamsburg

1. The College of William & Mary Climbing Wall
   Compton & Brooks Streets
   Williamsburg, Virginia 23187
   (757) 221-3310
   http://www.wm.edu
   25 ft wall with more than 760 sq ft climbing surface

Winchester

1. Sportsplex LFCC Rock Climbing Wall
   221 Commonwealth Ct
   Winchester, Virginia 22602
   (540) 868-2200
   http://www.sportsplex.us
   > 30' high Lord Fairfax Community College Rock Climbing Wall provides harnesses with an "Auto-Belay" system and spotters to ensure maximum safety.

Wytheville

1. Wytheville Community Center
   333 Community Blvd.
   Wytheville, VA 24382
   (276) 223-3378
   http://rec.wytheville.org
   > 33 ft. climbing wall featuring many different routes and difficulty levels. One portion of the wall is flat, another has custom 3-D contours and a 5 ft overhang. There are 5 auto-belays. 
   

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