Echo Rock Area

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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

The Maneater 5.10d  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Rusty Wall

This offwidth crack through a roof is a classic exercise in bathanging and awkward lip enounters. If you don't fancy hanging upside down, it has gone with a more conventional horizontal squeeze approach and would be more easily protected that way with readily available cams (6 friend/camalot). The crux is turning the lip, and could go many ways depending on your imagination and/or size of body parts. Strenuous, unique, and whimsically absurd. It ...[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....	Below EBGBs is this odd boulder with a big nose. P...	Ladybug and Yucca bloom, Joshua Tree NP.
Echo Cove Area, JTNP.	A lone Joshua Tree at sunset, Echo Cove Area.	Scott Cosgrove on the first ascent of Sun Bowl (5....
Looking out from the top of Echo Cove