Is off road vehicle needed to climb in Pacific Northwest?

I am moving from the Southwest where many crags had rough access roads to Oregon. It seems that most stuff is accessible with normal cars. I am fairly diverse in terms of where I want to climb and enjoy bouldering, sport and trad. So my question for locals is do you need a truck?
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I live in Colorado now, but I'm a Washington Native (30years). No 4x4 is needed in the NW like here in the SW. Alpine routes have much longer approaches b/c there aren't jeep roads to the base of everything. But crags are accessible with cars. I really can't think of any crag that would require more than that.

If you are also into alpine climbing or hiking, some FS roads around here require a little clearance, especially if there is snow.

Edit to add: Also the roads around Darrington are pretty rough.

I've climbed extensively in Oregon and Washington and own a Prius. Trucks are nice, but far from necessary. Just faster/less stressful.

True. I also had a prius and a celica and was only shut down a couple of times. Once was crossing a ford in the Prius. I just couldn't bring myself to drive my electric car through water ;)

In the PNW I've mostly used 4x4 for parking.

4x4 is mandatory for desert climbing, however. Been on some uncivilized "roads" in AZ, UT, Eastern CA, etc.

gas is expensive and most people i know have smaller vehicles WA, which, has yet to present a problem getting to a climb.

I'm living in Eugene now and Have climbed all over Washington, etc. I own a Prius and it's been stellar for me. Sleeps great once you figure it out and gets me where I want to be for cheap.

A lot of the forest service roads in the Willamette are paved and decently maintained.

One of my favorite things is driving these paved single-lane roads up on the ridges in the Cascades.

Accessing cragging spots is easy in Washington in any car. Getting to trailheads for mountaineering, alpine climbing, or hiking can involve rough forest roads. On the rougher roads all it takes is enough patience to drive a little slower and pick the best line through the potholes/ruts/washboard/etc. I've been able to go almost anywhere I want to climb in Washington with my basic 4-cylinder compact car. The one exception I can think of (where I was glad to be in my partner's truck) is to get to the Cathedral Rock trailhead on Fish Lake Road #4330 to climb Mt. Daniel. Depending on the season it would probably be passable in a car, but when we were there the water was relatively high at the creek crossing.

An outback and a mountain bike will serve you well out here. Also some thick skin helps to.... Just replace the SW jeep tracks with walking through devils club, nettles, black berry, wild rose bushes etc....

Here's the only areas where I've found 4x4 useful:

• Accessing climbs in the Chilliwack region, including Mt. Slesse
• Mountain home road at Leavenworth. (bouldering)
• Old logging road north of index town walls that no one ever drives on, used by rednecks reach UTW
• Some of the more remote areas around Squamish
• A few of the better camping sites at vantage

In a few words: it may get you there faster/more comfortably, but is not necessary. However if you're going to do a lot of winter climbing I would strongly consider it.

I can't think of a good reason why I wouldn't own a 4 wheel drive. You can get by without but when things go wrong I like to be prepared.