The Gardens  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  6,830' Lat, Long:  34.2732, -116.8478 Map Page Views:  1,406. Good page?    Administrators:  C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Chris Owen on Feb 12, 2011 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

BETA PHOTO: Overview of The Gardens

Description 

Just a few minutes from the road lies this little sub area which I think is known locally as The Gardens. Knobby granite boulders amongst the pine trees on the north shore, with very nice views. Accessible for most of the year, and especially pleasant spring and fall.

These 10 to 15 foot high boulders offer some easy to moderate boulder problems. I use them for a quick fix when the rest of my family are napping in the cabin.

Sure there's more but this is just a little opener - explore and have fun.

Getting There 

Head towards Lucerne on the North Shore Drive, turn left on Myrtle and follow it until it tees with West Pioneer, turn left and park by the gate - there's limited parking here.

Walk through the gate and head straight up the hill, passing over a wide trail, the trail gets faint but goes up and right of a lone tree to the boulders - 5 minutes or so from the car.

Note
If anyone knows alternate names for the area or problems, or first ascents - I'll be happy to change the titles. I've been coming here for about 15 years, I've seen chalk but no-one else around.

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BETA PHOTO: The gate to the trail.	BETA PHOTO: There's more than one way to get here - but follow...	Three of the boulders.
More boulders.	Knobby granite boulders...	Bryn hangs out (he's about 1 here, now he's 7) whi...
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