The Amphitheater Rock Climbing

The Amphitheater is located just off a spur road just before mile-marker 9. At the corner of a switchback, there will be a parking spot for about 2 cars across from the entrance to the spur road. Unload here and follow the road for about ten yards before turning right downhill onto an unmarked, unmaintained footpath. From here, the directions get a bit tricky- follow the inconspicuous trail for about 100 yards until it appears to be obscured by cattle trails. Continue past this point, trending left, towards the top of the saddle. On your left side, you should notice an obvious cliff band starting to form as you walk north. The trail continues just before the first cliffs, trending left down through the forest. If you find yourself looking over a cliff, you've gone too far. The trail is easy to follow through the forest and leads you to a fixed rope down a steepish scramble towards the Amphitheater. There are two fixed ropes- by the time you reach the second, you will have almost fully descended to the mouth of the crag. The first climb you'll see should be Rug Burns- an .11c on the rightmost side of The Amphitheater. The whole approach should take no more than 15 minutes (fewer if you don't take any wrong turns). The fixed ropes aid an otherwise 4th class scramble down to the crag.