Portal:Climbing/Popular climbing areas

Climbing areas with more than 500 routes/boulders and areas that are otherwise notable for climbing (e.g. famous trad routes or notably challenging routes).

Canada

 * Canmore
 * Gatineau Hills
 * Skaha Bluffs
 * Squamish
 * Val-David

United States

 * Acadia National Park
 * Arches National Park
 * Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
 * Cascade Mountains
 * City of Rocks National Reserve
 * Devils Tower
 * Joshua Tree National Park
 * New River Gorge
 * Owens River Gorge
 * Peshastin Pinnacles State Park
 * Red River Gorge
 * Shawangunk Ridge
 * Smith Rock State Park
 * Yosemite National Park
 * Zion National Park

Mexico

 * La Huasteca
 * Potrero Chico

Austria

 * Inntal
 * Kaiser Mountains
 * Lechtal Alps
 * Ötztal Alps

Czech Republic

 * Bohemian Paradise
 * Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
 * Lusatian Mountains
 * Moravian-Silesian Beskids
 * Tisá

Britain

 * Isle of Portland
 * Lake District
 * Peak District

Switzerland

 * Alpstein
 * Cresciano
 * Engadin
 * Magic Wood (Avers valley)

France

 * Ardèche
 * Buoux
 * Calanque
 * Cantal
 * Céüse
 * Fontainebleau
 * Gorges du Loup
 * Vercors Massif
 * Verdon Gorge

Greece

 * Kalymnos
 * Leonidio
 * Parnitha

Bulgaria

 * Belogradchik

Spain

 * Costa Blanca
 * El Chorro
 * Hoyamoros
 * Mallorca
 * Rodellar
 * Sella, Alicante
 * Sicily
 * Siurana (Tarragona)

Italy

 * Arco
 * Dolomites
 * Finale Ligure
 * South Tyrol

Germany

 * Black Forest
 * Franconian Switzerland
 * Harz
 * Hohburg Hills
 * Ith
 * Ore Mountains
 * Saxon Switzerland climbing region
 * Swabian Jura
 * Werdenfelser Land
 * Zittau Mountains

Sweden

 * Bohuslän
 * Västervik
 * Kjugekull

Norway

 * Flatanger
 * Lofoten
 * Stange

Slovenia

 * Mišja Peč, Slovenia

Asia

 * Krabi, Thailand (specifically Railay Beach)
 * Trango Towers
 * Yangshuo County

Australia

 * Blue Mountains
 * Coffs Harbour
 * Mount Kaputar National Park
 * Gara Gorge
 * Port Stephens (New South Wales)
 * Watagan Mountains
 * Wolgan Valley

New Zealand

 * Castle Hill
 * Fiordland
 * Froggatt Edge
 * Lake Taupo
 * Port Hills
 * Queenstown, New Zealand
 * Wanaka

South Africa

 * Cederberg
 * Magaliesberg
 * Waterval Boven

Notes and Sources

 * Climbing areas listed at theCrag by number of routes/boulders.