West Side 

The Transfer Park management made it clear that they do not want climbers walking through the campsites to access the West Side Walls. The management staff has already encountered hostility from climbers which creates a very poor image of the local climbing community. Please use the trail from the major parking area. If anyone wants better access, please contact the San Juan National Forest to submit requests.

What trail?
Can you give us a description or draw us a map?

Thanks,
Brad

Why don't we put up a tyrolean and then have all of the access from the east? Thoughts?

Ben

I haven't walked the actual trail yet. It is supposed to be from the large parking area and leads to the top of the West side cliffs. Not very much longer than walking the road. I will try to get more information this weekend.

The traditional approach from the east has been altered by the presence of a gravel operation that is currently underway. The parking lot that you used to park in no longer exists. You now have to proceed another 100 yrds or so and park at the side of the road. You then basically thrash your way thru the woods, circumnavigating the gravel operation to intersect the old road that you used to walk up from the now-consumed parking lot. It's a 10-15 minute walk on a pleasant wooded trail to the east side from there.

If you park at the trailhead parking, the "Management" can f@#k the f@#k off. Be nice to them as you walk wherever you want. As long as you are not camping there, you owe them nothing. Sometimes these campground hosts are from Texas and really think they own the world. Ask them to show you the statute in the official rule book or tell them to call the Forest ranger who can issue you a ticket (there is only one in the entire San Juan).