ShopInBerkeley's Park of the Month for November

Indian Rock Park

Dedicated in 1917, Indian Rock Park offers multiple uses from technical rock climbing and bouldering to picnicing to sunset watching. For those inclided to use steps and not ropes, one can reach the top of the rock using steps cut into the rock along the south side. Map to Indian Rock Park The map does not show Indian Rock Trail that goes from Solano & The Alameda up three blocks across The Arlington and one more block to the Rock. There's not a lot of parking at the park (it's right smack in the middle of a neighborhood), but it's one block from AC Transit's7line (get off at Arlington & Indian Rock Walk) and three or four blocks from line 9(get off at Sutter & Hopkins), 15(get off at Colusa & Solano), or 43(get off at Solano & The Alameda).	Indian Rock on the Web
	The City of Berkeley Web Site: Indian Rock Park Berkeley Path Wanders Association: Northbrae Paths & Rock Parks; or Thousand Oak Paths Historic Berkeley.com Neighborhoods: Indian Rock/Marin Circle (includes some great historic photos of the park) The Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association: Walking Tours. Some of their tours go to Indian Rock. Berkeley Partners for Parks: You can still adopt Indian Rock Park! Rockclimbing/Bouldering sites: Max Nanoa's photos of rockclimbing sites (includes large photos and Quicktime VR) A map of rock climbing routes on the rock, from Clint Cummins' and Marc Jensen's web site. Rockclimbing.com web page for Indian Rock. Includes a forum area to post about climbing there.	Geology Silica-rich Volcanics of the Berkeley Hills. Geologic information about the park by Lin Murphy. Includes some great photomicrographs of local rocks. Rocks of the Berkeley Hills: Leona & Northbrae Rhyolites: More information from Lin Murphy, CSU Hayward. Berkeley Parks and Recreation Commission recommends removal of tower structure, Minutes, March 22, 1999 Nick Cuccia's New Year's Eve, 1995: Some great sunset photos. SF BayTraveler.com: Indian Rock Park, Berkeley East Bay Express: Best of 2000: Best Place to Climb a Rock A Yahoo! Map showing the park.

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The view from the top (in Berkeley, even in November we can sit around and enjoy the sun—but don't forget the sunscreen).	Take Indian Rock Path from the Arlington or Solano. You'll love the walk.
Looking east across Indian Rock Road	Stairs have been cut into the rock to make the climing easier...
Don't miss the picnic areas across the street.	...or, you can climb your way up from "The Pit."
An old air-raid siren still sits atop a tower in the park.	Climbing on the lower side near IR Path.
Climbing on the front side.

 

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