All Locations > Utah > Southeast Utah > Grand County

River Road Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in River Road

Anasazi Buttress 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 5

Barney Rumble Tower 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Beach View 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Bear Claw Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Big Bend Bouldering Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 117 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 117

Big Bend Butte 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Dewey Bridge 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 4

Dolomite Spire 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 3

Eclipse Buttress 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Grandstaff Canyon 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Grandstaff Trailhead 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Indian Chief 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Lighthouse Tower 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Matador, The 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1

Mile 0 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Mile 1 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Mile Marker 5 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 2

Northside Routes 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 11

O'Grady 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

PernStar Beach 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Podium Spire 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Podunk Mesa Tower 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Powerline Point 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Putterman's Buttress 4 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Richardson Amphitheater 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 2

River Road Dihedrals 7 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 12

Sorcerer's Apprentice, The 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Sorcerer, The 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Take-Out Beach 4 / 64 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 69

Utopia 6 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Explore this area in 3D

Use onX Backcountry to explore the terrain in 3D, view recent satellite imagery, and more. Now available in onX Backcountry Mobile apps! For more information see this post.

Elevation:	4,992 ft	1,522 m
GPS:	38.6276, -109.4966 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	687,587 total · 2,349/month
Shared By:	Andrew Gram on May 12, 2002
Admins:	slim, Cory N, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher Page Updates (admin only)

See Weather Forecast

Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK and RAPTOR CLOSURES: The sandstone around Moab is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Also please ask and be aware of Raptor Closures in areas. Details

WET ROCK: Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN MOAB during or after rain.

RAPTOR CLOSURES: please be aware of seasonal raptor closures. They occur annually in the spring. Indian Creek Raptor Closure walls include: Echos, The Wall, Far Side, Original Meat, Tenderloins, Second Meat, First Meat, Selfish, Six Star, Cliffs of Insanity, Public Service Wall, Disappointment Cliffs, Fin Wall, Broken Tooth, Cat Wall, Slug Wall, Reservoir Wall, Critic’s Choice.

Description

This is a big spread out area basically encompassing everything along the River Road north of Moab. The climbing is very diverse, including everything from nailups on towers, one pitch cragging, and even one of Moab's most popular bouldering areas.

Approaches range from 1 minute strolls from the car to 1 hour uphill bushwhacks through loose rock. There is a ton of new route potential here - there are at least 10 unclimbed lines for every established route.

Getting There

All of River Road between Moab and the Dewey Bridge has climbing. Most of the time you just park in a pullout along the road.

275 Total Climbs

Route Finder - Best Climbs for YOU!

Location:	River Road Change
Type:	to Trad Sport Toprope
Quality:
Pitches:
Sort by:	then:

Classic Climbing Routes at River Road

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V4 6B 111 ● Brown Power Boulder Big Bend Boulde… > Block Top Boulder
V5 6C 152 ● Block Party Boulder Big Bend Boulde… > Block Top Boulder
V5 6C 48 ● Basketball Diaries Boulder Big Bend Boulde… > Army of Darkness Boulder
V6 7A 137 ● Circus Trick Boulder Big Bend Boulde… > Chaos Boulder
V8 7B 26 ● Chaos Boulder Big Bend Boulde… > Chaos Boulder
V10-11 8A 7 ● Hell Belly Boulder Big Bend Boulde… > Chaos Boulder
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 95 ● Spear of Destiny Sport Utopia
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 246 ● Men in Tights Sport Take-Out Beach > Cinema
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 337 ● Lonely Vigil Trad 5 pitches Lighthouse Tower
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 133 ● Encore Sport Take-Out Beach > Cinema
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 122 ● An Overflow of Good Sport Take-Out Beach > Theater
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 100 ● Infrared Trad 4 pitches Big Bend Butte
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R 15 ● Dolofright Trad 2 pitches Dolomite Spire
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 103 ● All the World's a Stage Sport Take-Out Beach > Theater
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 11 ● Iron Maiden Trad 3 pitches Lighthouse Tower