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Barker Dam Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in Barker Dam Area

Bed Rock 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Black Rocks, The 32 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 45

Dissolution Corridor 4 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Dissolution Rock 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Escape Rock 8 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Grain Pile Rocks 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Gunsmoke Area 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Hunk Rock 13 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Keystone Block 6 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Lakeside Rock 9 / 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Lakeside Rock North (aka Oregon Trail) 1 / 5 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

More Funky than Monkey Rock 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

No Falls Wall 6 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Oasis Rock 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Oven Mitt, The 5 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Pud Saddler Rock 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Rat Rock 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Rock of Ages 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Rockworks Rock 8 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Room To Shroom Area 3 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Sleepy Hollow 1 / 4 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Toad Rock 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Unknown area 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

The Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent's Compendium states that:
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.

For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…

Access Issue: NEW RESTRICTIONS Details

nps.gov/jotr/parknews/dam_v…

Description

The Barker Dam Day Use Area provides access for a handful of good routes; however, they tend to be spread out amongst several rock formations. If you can find it, the Room To Shroom Area has the phenomenal namesake splitter crack plus the less known but excellent Chemical Warfare. Probably the most popular area here is not a route at all, but rather the famous Gunsmoke - a strenuous and long bouldering traverse.

Getting There

Walk, bike, or drive to the Barker Dam Day Use Area, 1.5 miles NE of Hidden Valley Campground along paved road. Most of the routes are approached via the Barker Dam Loop Trail.

178 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Barker Dam Area

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 120 ● [Redacted] Trad Dissolution Rock
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 14 ● Keys Ranch Road Sport 2 pitches Rockworks Rock
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 38 ● Trick or Treat Sport Sleepy Hollow
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 21 ● Bish Sport 2 pitches Escape Rock > Escape Rock (Northeas…
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 325 ● Room To Shroom Trad Room To Shroom Area
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 34 ● Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun Sport Sleepy Hollow
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 30 ● Chemical Warfare Trad Room To Shroom Area
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 14 ● Bad Lizards Trad Rat Rock
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 33 ● An Eye for an Eye And a Route fo… Trad Lakeside Rock > Lakeside Rock - W Face
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 41 ● Lubricated Goat Sport Escape Rock > Escape Rock (Northeas…
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 37 ● Carving Pumpkins Sport Sleepy Hollow
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 51 ● Marital Sin Trad Dissolution Rock
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 113 ● More Monkey than Funky Trad More Funky than Monke…
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 7 ● Rockwork Orange Trad Rockworks Rock
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 31 ● Father Figure Sport Lakeside Rock > Lakeside Rock - E Face