Explore This Park

• Plan Your Visit
  • Things To Do
    • Climbing, Slacklining, etc
      • Climbing Closures

Climbing Closures

Some areas of the park are permanently closed to rock climbing and bouldering due to their proximity to sensitive resources or private property. Other areas may be closed temporarily to protect sensitive wildlife.

 

Seasonal Wildlife Closures

These areas, or part of them, were closed this spring. They are now open.

• Morongo Man
• Patagonia Pile
• Towers of Uncertainty
• Saddle Rock

 

Permanent Climbing and Bouldering Closures

Rock Climbing Routes

• Energy Crisis, on the east side of Little Hunk formation
• The Schwarzenegger Wall, at the north end of Rockwork Rock formation
• Zombie Woof Rock formation
• The Maverick Boulder formation

Bouldering Problems

• Pictograph Boulder, at the base of Queen Mountain
• Shindig, on Indian Cave Boulder
• Lonely Stones Area #3
• The Shipwreck formation
• The entire Indian Wave Boulders circut, except for Native Arete
• Wormholes, in The Underground

Private Property

• The private property across from the Hemingway parking area
• Keys Ranch: Visitors to the ranch must be accompanied by a park ranger; scheduled tours are available.