Ring Mountain (Turtle & Split Rock)
Ring Mountain Preserve, Tiburon (Marin) · near Tiburon · SF Bay Area
Rock Climbing
At a glance
- Skill level
- all-levels
- Grade range
- V0–V5 (ropes 5.7–5.11b)
- Best season
- Fall through spring · Dry-cool best; spring is tick/grass season
Permits and booking
- Permit
- Marin County Parks (Ring Mountain Preserve) — free, sunrise to sunset. No fixed anchors/bolts — for roped lines build natural anchors (bring ~40ft of static/slings and nuts). Sensitive native-plant preserve (endangered Tiburon mariposa lily) — stay on rock and established trails.
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Rock Climbing detail
- Climb types
- bouldering · top-rope · trad
- Rock type
- Blue schist — grippy on hands, slick underfoot
- Route count
- ~50+ problems
- Signature routes
- Turtle Rock Traverse (V5) · The Reach (V2) · Pinball Direct (5.11b)
- Intl tip
- Bring a crash pad and a spotter — landings are uneven grass and rock — and check for ticks after. For roped lines you must build natural anchors; there are no bolts.
The guide
A gorgeous, low-commitment schist bouldering hillside with sweeping views over Richardson Bay to the San Francisco skyline — an…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Ring Mountain (Turtle & Split Rock) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.9095, -122.4828