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Description 

Probably the most popular location in Maple Canyon, the Box Canyon area is located in a very narrow canyon whose mouth is located just north of the road (on the right side when driving upcanyon). Because of its narrowness and its north-south direction Box Canyon is cool and shady almost all day.

There are a handful of moderate routes here (particularly at EFS Wall) but the majority of the dozens of bolted routes are 5.12 or harder.

Note that Box Canyon is privately owned and as such access is at the pleasure of the landowners. Do your part to preserve access and be a good citizen: no dogs, be considerate of others (especially hikers), and definitely leave Box Canyon and head for the campground toilets when nature beckons.


Getting There 

Drive .8 miles from the mouth of Maple Canyon where the paved road turns to dirt road and park at one of several pullouts. The canyon mouth is dark and obvious from the road.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Box Canyon:
Man Muncher   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Ammo Dump Wall
Devil's Plaything   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Ammo Dump Wall
Skeet Shoot   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   EFS Wall
Downloader   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Ammo Dump Wall
Maple Pickles   5.11a/b     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Ammo Dump Wall
Pasties and a G-String   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   The Impact Zone Wall
Grip Tease   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   The Impact Zone Wall
Shootin' Blanks   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 25 feet   The Entrance Wall
Watermelon Sugar   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Ammo Dump Wall
Towing Jehovah   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Jehovah Wall
Lucky Boy   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   The Impact Zone Wall
Brown Hole   5.12b     Sport, 60 feet   EFS Wall
In the Meantime   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Ammo Dump Wall
Bolts Not Bitches   5.12c     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   The Impact Zone Wall
Cobble in the Sky   5.12c     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Cobble in the Sky
Ammo Dump   5.12d     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Ammo Dump Wall
Sluggo   5.13a     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Ammo Dump Wall
Shoot Em' Up   5.13a     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Ammo Dump Wall
Loser   5.13a     Sport, 70 feet   Cobble Roof
Kiss The Cobble   5.13b     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Cobble Roof
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Featured Route For Box Canyon
On the steep section of In the Meantime

In the Meantime 5.12b  UT : Maple Canyon : ... : Ammo Dump Wall
To the left of Watermelon Sugar. Super fun route with a hard clip at the lip....[more]   Browse More Classics in UT


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Entering Box Canyon.

Entering Box Canyon.

Just after entering Box Canyon - follow the canyon around the bend puts you at Ammo Dump wall.

Just after entering Box Canyon - follow the canyon...


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By Brian in SLC
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 15, 2011

I've recently seen a fairly large number of fixed draws in the Box. Not sure, given the status as private land, how cool this is as its a visual impact for sure.

Does anyone know if the land owner is ok with fixed draws? If not, maybe they should be removed?

Hate to see access in this neat area gone.

By Corona
Sep 1, 2011

Good point. The (ostensibly climber-friendly) landowners at Roadside Crag at the Red River Gorge claimed that the unapproved addition of fixed hardware was one of the biggest reason for their decision to close the Red's most popular crag. Worth considering.

By Jeremy Steck
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Sep 12, 2011

I'm also concerned about the amount of dog crap that develops in this canyon during the summer. It's all washed out now due to some of the recent heavy rains, but for a while in the middle of the summer, that place was starting to get pretty gross. I think most climbers are pretty good about leaving the canyon to tend to business, but all these little things can lead to a potential closure if we are not careful. The Box is a great place to climb, it would be a shame to lose it.