Planning your trip
What public lands are open? Some private and public lands may have limited access or facilities; Canadian border closed. Recreational travel to Canada is not permitted as of September 1 due to COVID 19 concerns. [...]
What’s open?
List of State Parks Open/Open-day use only/Closed (June 24) https://parks.state.wa.us/1181/Parks-opening Beacon Rock and trail to the top closed to climbing due to Peregrine nesting under way (expected opening July 15)https://parks.state.wa.us/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=Technical-rock-climbing-closed-2658 2020 Falcon nesting closure on Upper Town Wall at Index posted on Mountain Project (select access alert) (expected opening July 15) https://www.mountainproject.com/area/107614477/upper-town-wall Some campgrounds [...]
COVID-19 and WA Climbing
Climbing in Washington during the COVID-19 pandemic While access to climbing areas has been reopened as of June 4, many or most toilet facilities remain closed. What can we do as a community to recreate safely without putting human lives and climbing access at risk? Why should we follow these guidelines as a community? [...]
Why do stewardship projects?
Stewardship projects allow us to take care of the places where we climb. These efforts improve the climbing experience and help maintain access by keeping these areas in good condition and demonstrating to land managers and others that "we care." Maintaining trails and relationships at Gold Bar Boulders Goldbar project, 2016. [...]