Indian Rock Park is one of Berkeley’s rock parks in the Northbrae area, providing great views and challenges for early-level rock climbing.
History
Indian Rock Park was a gift to the City of Berkeley from Mason-McDuffie Real Estate Company during its development of the Northbrae area. It was dedicated for park purposes in 1917. Dick Leonard, the “father of modern rock climbing,” and noted environmentalist David Brower, founder of Friends of the Earth, learned rock climbing and developed their mountaineering techniques at Indian Rock. Brower used this special knowledge to prepare training manuals during World War II, which proved critical in enabling the 86th Regiment of the U.S. Army to surprise the Germans at Riva Ridge in the North Appennines in Italy, the major action disrupting German lines in southern Europe.
Features
Rock outcrop with carved steps and areas for rock climbing
Multi-purpose turf
Picnic area
Vista/overlook with gorgeous view of the San Francisco Bay
Park Hours: 6 AM to 10 PM (unless otherwise indicated)
This cache was planning on being closer to Indian Rock Park but there is a physical cache nearby so I got as close as I could to the park. The walk up to the park from the cache is very short!
Stealth may be needed at busy times of the day or even evening.
Please place cache exactly as found!
Enjoy Indian Rock Park!
You can even get your climb on!
Happy caching!
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