White Tank Campground  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Lat, Long:  33.9861, -116.0166 Map Page Views:  6,832. Good page?    Administrators:  C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Blitzo on Feb 23, 2007 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

White Tank Arch.
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Description 

This is the last campground before dropping down into the Colorado Desert. It is about 1.4 miles past Belle Campground.
It's not a real popular area. The routes are short and rock quality, varied.
It is worth visiting. The Arch is cool and there are some interesting looking formations in the area.
The Saturn Boulder is about 1/2 mile to the north and is worth checking out.

Getting There 

Park at Arch Trailhead parking. Follow the trail until just past the Arch. A well worn path leads east from here. It heads into a wash, then up the other side. This leads to most of the climbing and "Grand Tank".

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Shoot to Thrill 5.12+  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Saturn Boulder Area

Big easy moves out the dike get bigger and steeper as you go. The crux is topping out on the rounded summit with the anchors tantalizingly close, but just out of reach. Falling from the crux is kind of a clanger into the underside of the dike. Not a bad fall, but not that great either as you are outstretched and sketched before it all goes bad.History: Loads of us would go out to this area to boulder and naturally this monster caught our eye. After tons of tries to boulder this out over a p...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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BETA PHOTO: White Tank Campground	The Arch. Photo by Blitzo.	A random spire. Photo by Blitzo.
Towers-White Tank. Photo by Blitzo.	For some, their first view of the park. The full m...	A shy one, Joshua Tree NP.
Spring wildflowers, Joshua Tree NP.	White Tank Campground