Mill Creek Bouldering

Mill Creek is the truest definition of a hidden gem for the NRV climbing region (and maybe the best area around …). Once you arrive to this natural utopia not only will you be greeted with pristine surroundings (including a creek that could rival Cascades), amazing hand cut mountain biking trails, miles of hiking trails, flora and fauna to fit your wildest ecologist dreams, you'll also find magnificent boulders of all varieties!

In general the rock is very similar to the sandstone found at the Cascades bouldering field, with a relatively grainy feel in regards to the boulders closest to the creek. Once you start venturing up the hillsides the rock tends to have a tighter grain structure creating all kinds of amazing features from slopers to edges, and from pockets to pinches! Closer to the waterfall you'll find some boulders (Magrathea and Jolly Green Giant) which have a completely unique rock structure and make for some amazing climbing.

The land is partially owned by the Town of The Narrows, and then extends into Jefferson National Forest. Ralph Roberston (local legend) has hand cut several miles of great singletrack mountain biking on the land owned by the town. So even if you are not there to climb, the miles of trail for both MTBing and hiking within the unreal natural landscape will make you content beyond belief!

Come explore!

P.S. The collaborators of this page recognize that people have been climbing on these boulders and cliffs long before we arrived, and we want to make sure that it is known that we do not assume that anything is a bonafide FA and that all problem names are subject to change if anyone has gone before and named it something else. We tried our best to accumulate as much info as we can, such as “Clint’s Boulder”.

Here is also a sampler video showcasing all the different styles of bouldering at Mill Creek, sure to get your palms sweating! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M2aEGXBCkc