| Elevation: | 198 ft | 60 m |
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45.39089, -122.49798 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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- Club membership will cost $25 PER YEAR and will need to be renewed every year.
- Moving forward (as of June 8, 2025), all new memberships will expire annually, one year from the date of registration.
- Existing memberships are valid through the end of 2026. All existing members will need to purchase a new annual membership starting Jan. 1, 2027.
- All visitors to the Carver property will need to be Carver Climbing Club members, have a current membership (with QR code
- No hiking, nature walking, or Twilight-related sightseeing is allowed – even if a member. Rock climbing is the only approved – activity on the property.
- All Carver Climbing Club rules need to be policed by our members. We are at a pivotal point in maintaining access to this private property and we all need to contribute.
- It is your responsibility to stay up to date on the current rules, which are always available on the Carver Climbing Club website. Failure to know or adhere to the current rules threatens access for everyone.
- Permission to use the properties is still discretionary and can be withdrawn at any time, for any reason, by the property owners.
Respect the land owner's property, don't litter, don't add or remove any bolts without permission, etc. It would be a big loss to the Portland climbing community if Carver were to be closed to us so do your part to keep it open and accessible. For more information please visit member.carverclimbingclub.org/.
Description
Like Broughton Bluff and Rocky Butte, Carver is a popular Portland crag. It's a bit more of a drive from the downtown area than the other crags but it's still popular on the weekends and after work in the summer. It is comprised of a single cliff band approximately 80ft. high with a bunch of boulders scattered on the hillside below.
Private Property Note: You must be a signed member of the Carver Climbing Club to climb or boulder on Stone Cliff property and/or property owned by the Rosenbaum family, which the entirety of the boulders and cliff are. Dogs are not allowed. You must have picture ID and membership card with you at all times. Here are the rest of the Carver Rules and Obligations.
Getting There
This area is located in the small town of Carver, Oregon. From the Portland area take I-205 South towards Clackamas and get off at Exit 12A (watch for signs to Hwy. 212 East). Take 212 for approximately 3 miles until 224 splits off to the right to Carver. Go through town and veer right to cross the bridge over the river. Take a left at the 'T' intersection on the far side of the bridge.
There are three options for parking:
1) Stone Cliff Inn parking lot, which may be used by members all days until 5pm except holidays on which no member usage is allowed. The trail to the boulders and cliff is obvious, at the section of the lot furthest from the front door.
2) Pullout at the intersection of Hattan / Carver Rd and Gronlund Rd ( maps.app.goo.gl/EBosi3MgqXw…), or
3) The overflow dirt parking lot for Baker Cabin / Pioneer Church ( maps.app.goo.gl/QYm5ybF6Y8P…), just behind the paved pull-out spots.
For #2 and #3, you have two approach options:
Preferred: mountainproject.com/approac…
Walk in front of the Baker Cabin, where you'll find an obvious trail on an old road grade that goes along the fence line. Follow the trail, duck two fallen trees, read the Carver Climbing Club rules sign, and end up at the lowest parking lot. Bonzai boulders will be up and to the right, or go straight up to the main climbing parking lot.
Obsolete: from the pullout or Baker Cabin lot, find the stone gate ( maps.app.goo.gl/WS4fDbgeXBv…) and walk to the right of and past it (you'll see a small trail). A few steps past the gate, take a right on a small wood bridge over the drainage, approximately here: maps.app.goo.gl/FYy6dRk7tiW…;
You can still use this trail to access the James Dean boulders, but leadership at the Carver Climbing Club has decided that it's best to let the rest of the trail return to nature.
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