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Miguel's Pizza & Rock Climbing Shop
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- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- None
5 reviews for Miguel's Pizza & Rock Climbing Shop
Miguel's is to the Red as Camp 4 is to Yosemite Valley. The only difference being that Miguel's is waay better. No rangers, no tourons, no nonsense. You can relax at Miguel's and be yourself. No checkout times, no lines to wait in for a space to set your tent, no worries.
What you do have is hippie climber paradise with bonfires, slacklines, chair bouldering, cheap camping, priceless camaraderie, tasty food, beta sharing, partner finding, cheap showers, on and on...
Miguel's will always be a home away from home for me, as it probably is for hundreds of other climbers. Long live Miguel's!
No way. I get to write the first review of MIGUEL'S PIZZA?
For climbers, a visit to Miguel's is obligatory. Hell, the guidebook directions start there. And if you're a non-climber looking for a pie, you can't do better within 200 miles. Miguel may be more Portuguese than Italian, but he knows pizza. It has real cheese, fresh spices on top and in the sauce (which is not too sweet!), and more toppings than I have ever seen. I love getting pizza with corn, pineapple, garlic and sweet potatoes. Where else can you do that?
But be armed with this tidbit: Miguel's isn't just a pizza joint & rock shop. It's sort of a climber commune. On weekend nights you could easily be overwhelmed by the smell of a long but friendly queue of climbers. They will have chalk in their hair, on their clothes and worked into their calloused, bleeding hands. They will be carrying beer bottles wrapped in aluminum foil (it's a dry county -- that's the rule!). They will also probably hog all the tables, the front porch and the fireside out back, and they will stare at you if your hands are smooth.
That's if you make it in the parking lot. Miguel's lot seems big, but it almost always overflows onto Route 11 on weekend nights. It also needs to be repaved -- or just paved. Watch your radiator coming in!
My advice for non-climbers or anyone lacking in patience is to go there for lunch or for dinner during the week. And if you get a chance to chat with Miguel, take it. He's a generous dude.
If you're a climber under 25 years of age, don't waste your youth like i did. Plan on living there for a summer before you get too old or responsible. It's $2 a night to camp; about $10 for a pizza; and all the gear you could possibly need is waiting for you behind the counter. You just gotta earn the money. (There lies the rub.)
Think of it: If you're standing on Miguel's porch, there are something like 104 different crags within 15 miles of you. All you need is a guidebook -- and wouldn't you know it? Miguel sells them.
If you're looking for restaurants before your hiking/ climbing trip to Red River area, this is probably your first trip. If that is the case, just go to Miguel's, order a pizza and you can ask all the climbers for good crags and trails to visit. Everyone you run into here will be really down to earth and willing to talk a while (that's the point of being there). Be warned that near dusk, or on rainy days in the summer this place will be packed! However, there is free internet and any extra gear you might need for your trip that you can look at while you wait. Have fun and tell Miguel hello for me!
While you're there, make sure to try some Ale-8 (it's bottled by a family-owned business in Winchester near Lexington, and they have old style bottles of it at Miguel's)!
I live in Ohio and I don't come to Miguel's as part of the rock climbing scene. I come to visit family. But Oh my do we LOVE this pizza. It is amazing no matter if you get plain cheese or a ton of toppings. The breakfast is also amazingly good. Especially if you are lucky enough to go on a day when they have the fresh baked bread. I love the fact that they don't do sizes it is a whole a half or a quarter. Anytime I am in Campton I have to have Miguel's it is mandatory.
After hiking all around Natural Bridge area we stopped here for lunch. We got a large extra cheese pizza with multi-grain crust for around $10. It was yummy and fast. The decor is all the climbing stuff they sell. The booths are benches from a school bus, I think. They had many other items to order like hoagies, salads, wraps (I think). They had hummus and other veggie friendly items. You could even order cheese-less pizza.