Echo Rock Area

BETA PHOTO: Echo Rock Canyon looking at Double Dip, Stichter Q...

Description 

The Echo Rock Area sees a lot of climber-days. This is not only because it's right there next to Hidden Valley, but because it has a lot of good climbing! It features a number of moderate and classic lines, but it also provides easy access (read: short approaches). A good assortment of face and crack climbs make this one of the most popular areas in the park. Although there is a singular Echo Rock, the entire area, made up of several formations and granite corridors, is usually referred to by the same name. Very much worth a visit!

Getting There 

The Echo Rock Area lies just northeast of the Hidden Valley Campground (Intersection Rock) area. There should be parking available next to the westernmost Echo formation. There have been problems in this area with braided trails. Please try to stick to designated (signed) climbers trails to mitigate this damage!

Featured Route For Echo Rock Area

Heart And Sole 5.10a  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Echo Rock - West Face

An excellent route up the righthand side of a kind of "inverted U" shape in the rock off to the right of Stichter Quits. Thin face climbing leads to a traverse left into a dihedral. Much easier climbing takes you up the dihedral and then left to a bolted belay. Single rap back down....[more]

Add Photo Photos of Echo Rock Area

New climber sign at Echo Rock parking lot. Photo b...	Butterfly on Marigold. Photo by Blitzo.	Slackin' at Echo Rock. Photo by Blitzo.
The Echo Rock area as seen from... from elsewhere....	Little Rock Candy Mountain. Photo by Blitzo.	The Gumdrop. Photo by Blitzo.
Below EBGBs is this odd boulder with a big nose. P...	Ladybug and Yucca bloom, Joshua Tree NP.	Echo Cove Area, JTNP.