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Elevation: 198 ft 60 m
GPS: 45.39089, -122.49798
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Warning Access Issue: Carver cliff is on PRIVATE PROPERTY! DetailsDrop down

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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 Suggest change

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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Classic Climbing Routes at Carver

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V0 4
 82
Trask
Boulder
V3 6A
 77
Standard Overhang
Boulder
V3 6A
 14
Virtues Traverse
Boulder
V5- 6C
 69
Gut Crunch
Boulder
V5 6C
 18
Education
Boulder
V7 7A+
 61
Triangle Face
Boulder
V7 7A+
 21
Higher Education
Boulder
V10 7C+
 8
Cedar project
Boulder
V10 7C+
 16
Naughty Karate
Boulder
V11 8A
 6
Sensei
Boulder
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 71
Rites of Passage
Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 67
Smerk
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 45
Dreamscape
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 43
Uncola
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 70
Angular Motion
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Trask Carver Bouldering > … > b. Columbia Bou… > d. Columbia Boulder
 82
V0 4 Boulder
Standard Overhang Carver Bouldering > … > c. Triangle Bou… > d. Trail Boulder
 77
V3 6A Boulder
Virtues Traverse Carver Bouldering > … > d. Stump Boulders > a. Stump Boulder
 14
V3 6A Boulder
Gut Crunch Carver Bouldering > Bonzai Boulders > Gut Crunch
 69
V5- 6C Boulder
Education Carver Bouldering > … > c. Triangle Bou… > b. Tim's Boulder
 18
V5 6C Boulder
Triangle Face Carver Bouldering > … > c. Triangle Bou… > c. Triangle Face
 61
V7 7A+ Boulder
Higher Education Carver Bouldering > … > c. Triangle Bou… > b. Tim's Boulder
 21
V7 7A+ Boulder
Cedar project Carver Bouldering > … > d. Stump Boulders > b. Cedar
 8
V10 7C+ Boulder
Naughty Karate Carver Bouldering > … > d. Stump Boulders > a. Stump Boulder
 16
V10 7C+ Boulder
Sensei Carver Bouldering > … > d. Stump Boulders > a. Stump Boulder
 6
V11 8A Boulder
Rites of Passage Carver Cliff > Yellow Wall
 71
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Smerk Carver Cliff > Rockgarden Wall
 67
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Dreamscape Carver Cliff > Yellow Wall
 45
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Uncola Carver Cliff > Rockgarden Wall
 43
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Angular Motion Carver Cliff > Yellow Wall
 70
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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