Riverside Quarry: it’s no wilderness area; in fact, it’s an old quarry. So why is it one of the premier sport-climbing destinations in Southern California? Simple answer: great climbing. You’ll find the usual array of natural granite holds, plus many features that derive from quarrying operations and … other human activities. Steep, pumpy climbs: check. Old junked cars: check. A good time: check.

Riverside Quarry by Louie Anderson is a sport climbing guide to the Riverside Rock Quarry, featuring over 300 routes in this newly revised 2nd edition in full color. Written by the main developer, this guidebook shares the history and the development of the crag, full color photos and topos, route specific profiles of the best routes, bolt counts, standards, amenities, directions, and just about everything a visitor would need to know. The Riverside Quarry has quickly become the premier sport climbing destination in the region. Its cliff line offers superb climbing on steep, featured granite. Unlike other local areas, the routes here are long; many of them over 100 feet in length. Not only will you find sport climbing, but a handful of excellent quality crack challenges as well. With over 338 routes to choose from, there is literally something for everyone. All of this on a crag that’s centrally located to all of Southern California, and with one of the shortest approaches around.

 PLEASE NOTE: As of 2019, Riverside Quarry climbing is temporarily closed. See the  for more.

About the author

Louie Anderson has been climbing since the age of 8. In the years since, he’s done it all from boulders to big walls. However, his main interest is in developing new routes, and he has developed many of the routes in this guide. He has also developed routes in areas like  and the ; check out his guidebooks for there as well!