Quartzite Classic 2025
The Quartzite Classic is a grassroots climbing festival dedicated to celebrating the past, present, and future of climbing at Devil’s Lake.
Date and time
Location
Skillet Creek Campground
E11329 State Rd 136 Baraboo, WI 53913Refund Policy
About this event
- Event lasts 2 days
The Quartzite Classic is a grassroots climbing festival dedicated to celebrating the past, present, and future of climbing at Devil’s Lake. Our homegrown event will bring climbers together for education, connection, community, and stewardship. Hosted by the Wisconsin Climbers Association, in partnership with local organizations and businesses, the festival features educational clinics, community gatherings, and stewardship projects to support the sustainability of climbing at Devil’s Lake and across the midwest. Our vision is to honor the past, strengthen our community, and give back to the land that has given us so much.
Registration
The Quartzite Classic will offer three different options for registration on a sliding scale.
Standard registrations will be $75, which will include on-site parking, access to tent site camping, admission to the festival, and a wristband for complimentary beer courtesy of Tumbled Rocks Brewery. This rate represents the "true cost" at which we would break even after paying our expenses.
Participants who are able to afford an additional $25 are encouraged to upgrade to a Sustaining registration for $100 total, which will support the WCA in our mission to make the festival accessible to the community. This rate helps offset for individuals who pay the Supported rate.
We therefore offer Supported registration at a cost of $50 for participants facing financial challenges. We recognize that the Supported rate may also be inaccessible to some; anyone is welcome to get in touch for a "pay what you can" option.
Please note that this event is not organized for profit: any revenue above our expenses will be reinvested to support the climbing community in Wisconsin.
Camping & Festival Grounds
All camping and festival events will be held at Skillet Creek Campground, just a stone’s throw from Devil’s Lake State Park.
Tent camping at Skillet Creek Campground, plus a limited number of cabins available - please email us to reserve an accessible cabin at info@wiclimbers.com.
Cabins
A limited number of waterfront cabins are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Each cabin sleeps 6-8 people and includes air conditioning/heating, a private bathroom with shower, fridge, microwave, stovetop and oven. Booking a cabin for $600 includes festival registration for one participant who is welcome to share the cabin with up to 7 other festival participants (all of whom must register separately using one of the above registration rates). The cabins will be available for add-on purchase on upon registration on Eventbrite.
Please note that the cabins will be next to the festival and vendor tents, with potentially some tent campers in the grass around the cabins. Important: if you are a wheelchair user, or have other mobility/accessibility needs - especially if tent camping will not work for you - please email us so we can work to accommodate you.
Climbing Clinics
Details in the Eventbrite registration form and on the Quartzite Classic webpage: https://www.wiclimbers.com/quartzite-classic
Vendors
- CAMP
- Friends of Devil's Lake
- Kenz Hack Creative
- Madison Climbers of Color
- Madison Women Climbers
- Nomad Sauna
- Ski Hi Fruit Farm
- Tumbled Rocks Brewery
- Wildside Action Sports
- Wisconsin Climbers Association
More information coming soon! If you or your business would like to join the festival as a vendor, please email info@wiclimbers.com.
Community Gatherings
This is what climbing festivals are all about! The Quartzite Classic will include:
- Guided clinics
- Vendor exhibitions
- Social events and meetups
- Guided group yoga on Saturday
- Local Legend Award presentation
- Climbing games & competitions
- Climbing gear and merch raffles
- & various other festival shenanigans!
Meetups
- Bulletin board to facilitate informal "find a partner"
- Saturday night campfire for climbers in recovery
More information coming soon! If you represent an affinity group that would like to host a meetup, please email info@wiclimbers.com
Stewardship
The WCA will host a stewardship event on Sunday from approx. 9am to 1pm for volunteers who want to help improve climbing access within Devil's Lake State Park.
… more information coming soon!
Frequently asked questions
The Wisconsin Climbers Association is organizing the Quartzite Classic to celebrate the past, present, and future of climbing at Devil’s Lake. Our event will bring climbers together for education, connection, community, and stewardship. Any profit will be re-invested in the local climbing community.
Yes! Clinics are optional. Registrants who want to participate in a clinic should sign up BOTH by adding the clinic to their Eventbrite festival registration AND by following the instructions in the confirmation email to sign up for their clinic(s) through the sponsoring guide service website(s).
On-site parking at Skillet Creek is included in the registration fee. Parking at Devil's Lake State Park requires a valid Wisconsin state park admission sticker or day-use fee.
We will host a Friday evening potluck dinner. Food will be available for purchase at the Skillet Creek Campground Canteen. We are also hoping to partner with local organizations to provide a sponsored breakfast on Saturday morning (details TBD).
Dogs are permitted at Skillet Creek Campground as well as Devil's Lake State Park. However, dogs must be under control and on a leash no longer than 8 feet at all times. Please be respectful of other attendees and consider not bringing pets to the Quartzite Classic.
Parking and campsite space at Skillet Creek Campground, access to festival grounds and vendors, Friday evening potluck dinner, Saturday breakfast (TBD), Saturday guided group yoga, access to clinics and meetups. We are also working on providing beer from a local brewery!
Transportation, camping equipment, climbing equipment, clinic fees (participants must finalize booking through the guide service providing their clinic).
Yes, we plan on hosting a rockin' festival regardless of weather!
We have cabin space available for participants with limited mobility and/or accessibility needs. Please contact glenn@wiclimbers for more information about options and to make requests.
Yes, scholarships are available for festival registration (if the $50 Supported rate is beyond your means) and educational clinics (covering the $100 guide service fee) as well as guided affinity group clinics (if the $25 subsidized rate is beyond your means). Email glenn@wiclimbers.com to request.