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Big Sleep Area Rock Climbing
| Elevation: | 8,296 ft |
| GPS: | 37.35, -119.428 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
| Page Views: | 4,529 total · 984/month |
| Shared By: | Vicki Schwantes on Jun 5, 2018 |
| Admins: | M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
Description
Big Sleep Area includes amazing features such as knobby plate ladders at Runnel Vision Wall, 1000 ft slab climbing up Big Sleep Dome, splitter cracks at Voodoo, climbing in the clouds at Eagles Nest and intense sport at Crocodile Dome. Everything from 5.7 trad to 5.13 sport can be found here on face and cracks alike.
The trails to main areas from the campground are pretty established, but getting between areas can often be a bushwhack. Bring gardening shears and help keep the manzanita at bay!
== Camping ==
See "getting there" description. There is a very large area to camp here just before the end of the road. Could easily accommodate 100 people, but you'll often see less than 10. There are no facilities, water can be found to filter in the stream towards Big Sleep but there is no real trail to it and it might be dry later in the season. Bring your own food and water, pack out trash and poop and leave no trace.
The trails to main areas from the campground are pretty established, but getting between areas can often be a bushwhack. Bring gardening shears and help keep the manzanita at bay!
== Camping ==
See "getting there" description. There is a very large area to camp here just before the end of the road. Could easily accommodate 100 people, but you'll often see less than 10. There are no facilities, water can be found to filter in the stream towards Big Sleep but there is no real trail to it and it might be dry later in the season. Bring your own food and water, pack out trash and poop and leave no trace.
Getting There
The easiest way to get to Big Sleep main camping area following Mammoth Pools Road (also known as Minarets Road and Rd. 225, most often signed as "Rd. 225") from North Fork. Then 23 miles later take a left on 7S02 Forest Road about 1 mile past well-signed Rock Creek Campground. Then for about 8 miles to 7S02M which takes you onto a big slab. This is the main camping area, drive off the road and set up camp. (37.335361, -119.420861)
Don't be confused with Milky Way area which has a turn off about 7 miles down 7S02 from the intersection.
7S02 was a pretty good dirt road and 7S02M is a little worse but something a normal car can handle (2018). There is evidence of many downed trees across the road that have been cut by jeepers or climbers on the way here.
Google will try to take you up another way (I think "Whiskey Snowmobile Trails Road") which is steeper, more complicated, less quality and only 15 minutes faster.
Don't be confused with Milky Way area which has a turn off about 7 miles down 7S02 from the intersection.
7S02 was a pretty good dirt road and 7S02M is a little worse but something a normal car can handle (2018). There is evidence of many downed trees across the road that have been cut by jeepers or climbers on the way here.
Google will try to take you up another way (I think "Whiskey Snowmobile Trails Road") which is steeper, more complicated, less quality and only 15 minutes faster.
Classic Climbing Routes at Big Sleep Area
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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