Directly above the town of Willard. This also is the heavily used Willard Bay area. Its about 5-7 minutes north of Odgen. There are supposibly three ice routes. I've only seen/climbed one, Willard Falls. WI2-3. Turn up Willard canyon road. This is the dirt road next to Willard cemetary. When you arrive at the fork in the road...take the right. Drive to a parking lot on the left. This lot is before an entrance to a gravel pit. Walk/hike northeast from this parking lot. Cross the stream (hopefully frozen) then gain the dirt road higher on the north side of the canyon. Follow this road then find your way to the bottom of the flow. The ice is easily visible from the main road in Willard. If you can't see it, you probably shouldn't hike axes and screws up there. Approach takes around an hour. Descend by hiking straight north on top of the cliffband. Look for a trail that was forged in the cliffband and switchbacks to your backpacks and dogs. This route is worth the effort.
There are also many "adventure" routes located in Willard Canyon. In most cases, the rock is not as chossy as it looks. Almost a lifetime of climbs can be done; most, of which, are multi-pitch. Nearly everthing about the Willard area is as "traditional" as it gets. One has to have good route finding skills. There are almost no bolts here! Protection consists of linking seams and horizontal cracks together. It is almost impossible to describe the location of any routes that may have been done. Have fun and explore. You just may do a first ascent of a route that no one will ever hear about or find - or at least the first ascent in years anyway. Be adventureous!
Willard Canyon
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