Family Friendly Bouldering

[whatahutch]

Where is the best family friendly bouldering area that is nearest to KY? I am training the next Sharma/Ondra in my garage and need to test his skills on real rock. He is two and can already send hard VO. We haven't tried V1 yet, but I can see it happening by the time he turns three in a month. My family will be setting new world records and I expect that DPM will want to know about this achievement.

[whatahutch]

Seriously though, I want to take my son bouldering this fall. What is the best area for a family to go to in the midwest or south? I need a bunch of super easy slabs, my son doesn't care for the overhanging stuff yet.

Also, I wouldn't mind getting on some quality moderates too.

[Josephine]

Horse pens 40

[whatahutch]

Thank you, Josephine.

Satire, Satire.

[ynp1]

Every bouldering place in the SE is family friendly...

[toad857]

Yeah, Horsepens for sure. Almost no hiking involved, so you can escape back to the car to eat mac & cheese at a moment's notice.

[Femslalomskier]

Little Rock City (Stone Fort)

[jordancolburn]

Depending on where you're coming from, it might be a bit closer than HP40 for you, but dixon springs in southern illinois is extremely family friendly. A lot of the boulders are immediately next to a playground the mini sharma can have fun on if rocks get too hard, with no approach, and there is a pool open in the summer to cool off from the heat with. Not a ton of different routes or beta available (like HP40 and the like), but some decent climbs, and super convenient.

[tbwilsonky]

Shondra.

[doogievlg]

I would go HP40, I have never been there but like someone said earlier I heard there is no approach. Stonefort has a pretty short approach but there is not a ton of easy routes.