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Wildlife on the Backbone Trail.

Litter recently gathered from the base of Echo Cliffs. Please help keep our crag clean.

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Bill Olszewski

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“Balanced Rock. Just one more earthquake...”

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Map of Echo Cliffs and its climbing areas. April 2017

Charles & Echo Cliffs

Sunrise on the Mishe Mokwa trail. Hiking in early to beat the heat.

Nearing the end of another fine day of climbing at Echo Cliffs.

Photo of Echo Cliffs without the map, April 2017

Climbers at Echo Cliffs

Echo Cliffs, as seen from the Mishe Mokwa trail. The approach trail reaches the Grotto first. The other walls are approached by hiking right (south) along the base of the cliff.

Dudleya pulverulenta, or chalk lettuce, photographed in The Grotto area.

Joe Wysznski keeping cool on Crash and Burn, 5.12d

Humboldt Lily, photographed along the trail to Echo Cliffs (listed rare or endangered by CNPS)

Almost to the bottom of the creek bed

Expect to find this rope/rebar ladder after Treasure Towers. After the ladder, you'll find The Alcove, Kamikaze Cave, Dream Street, and Easy Street.

Wildlife on the Backbone Trail.

Balanced Rock. Just one more earthquake...

Litter recently gathered from the base of Echo Cliffs. Please help keep our crag clean.

Echo Cliffs TrailHead

From the main trail, head down the steep gully. Will be wet after the rains.

Sunset at echo cliffs after some nice rains

Echo Cliffs from the Mishe Mokwa approach trail.

Be careful of succulents while you are climbing!

Where are some serious groves of poison oak surrounding the approach to Echo Cliffs. Be careful out there!!

Echo Cliffs closed! 12/02/18

The Echo Cliffs

Tired climber relaxing after a long day at Echo Cliffs??

NPS sign marking the turn off for the descent down the wash into Carlisle Canyon and Echo Cliffs.

Access Fund, NPS, and SCMA volunteers geared up for trail maintenance on the Echo Cliffs access trail from the Mishe Mokwa Trail. on May 21, 2022.

kamakazie cave 12d

New NPS signs near the Grotto as a result of a rash of parties camping and building fires at Echo Cliffs.

The final descent to the cliffs.

Looking down the ladder - now that's an approach!

A really busy day at the parking area for Echo Cliffs and the Mishe Mokwa Trail.

The Upper Tier from the Mishe Mokwa Trail.

Ventura County Search & Rescue buzzing the "White Wall."

Local climbers collaborate with NPS rangers to clean up Echo Cliffs.

The streambed of Carlyle Canyon, in the Grotto, at Echo Cliffs in full flow after a week of wet weather.

Busy Day on the Mishe Mokwa Trail

The often maligned sign at the junction of the Sandstone Peak connector trail and the Mishe Mokwa/Backbone Trail.

Trail sign on the way to Echo Cliffs.

New signage at the Mishe Mokwa Trailhead.

On the road to Echo Cliffs. Turn right and up the hill at this sign.

A party of 45 hikers checking out the climbers at Echo Cliffs.

Echo Cliffs from Sandstone Peak.

The approach slabs to the Grotto in the rainy season.

Echo Cliffs parking area 12/02/18

Echo Cliffs post fire. Taken May 18th, 2019.

Sunrise by Yerba Buena Road in the summer.

Left end of Echo Cliffs, with some climbs on the Left Flank marked.

Looking down Annihilator, 5.11d. The chalked holds (left) are on Immaculate, 5.12a. Both are just past the Kamikaze Cave on the next section of wall called Dream Street. The sharpness of the holds on upper Annihilator made me think Immaculate looked a lot nicer.

VCSAR Copter at Echo - Be careful out there.

Morning mist below the Mishe Mokwa Trail

Looking down the re-bar ladder, en route to Easy Street.

Echo Cliffs, with climbers visible on Easy Street

The hanging draw garden of the Kamikaze Cave.

After the ladder, the trail leading up to the tunnel.

Looking down the valley to the northeast? from the trail. Beautiful country.

Views from the Wasteland

Local wildlife at Echo Cliffs

What wall is the one at the left?

View along the approach, June 2024.

The right way to go! The sign off of Yerba Buena Rd

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