Rock Garden Valley/Shorter Wall

Rock Garden Valley-Left. Photo by Blitzo.

Description 

A long wall with many, many routes to choose from. Excellent knobby cracks with some face climbs on the left side and some fun mixed routes and cracks on the lesser visited and known right side. This is an excellent wall to spend a few hours or all day. East facing- so morning sun and afternoon shade. A great place with many moderate climbs.

Getting There 

From Quail Springs Rd turn right at the Lost Horse Rd. (graded dirt)which is 7.5 miles from the Entrance Station and 2.0 miles from Trash Can Rock. Proceed 0.3 miles to a turnout on the left. Note- this is a VERY popular area with very LIMITED parking, so you may need to park elsewhere and walk a bit further. There is a trail which starts from the parking area, but quickly you are scrambling on rocks which makes it hard to find the best path. Lastly this wall is the back side of the Lost Horse Wall and across from the Freeway and Tiny Tots Rock.

Featured Route For Rock Garden Valley/Shorter Wall

Rock Candy 5.9  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Rock Garden Valley/Shorter ...

This route is located on the attractive face left of an obvious zig-zag crack system (Double Dogleg) on the furthest right portion of the Shorter Wall. The climb can be started directly under the first bolt via a large undercling flake (5.10), but the normal start is about 10' to the left, and about halfway to the start of Rock-A-Lot. Once above the flake a thin horizontal crack provides protection before the first bolt. Easy moves ...[more]