California · Rock climbing · Thousand Oaks

Echo Cliffs

Echo Cliffs is a California climbing crag with 13 sport routes.

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13 routes

5.8 – 5.12c

Sport

Is Echo Cliffs open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

As of Oct 23, 7:00 pm PDT · Source: NPS · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Echo Cliffs

Best months: October–May. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

Jan
70° / 43°
6 wet
Feb
70° / 44°
7 wet
Mar
74° / 46°
6 wet
Apr
78° / 48°
3 wet
May
82° / 53°
1 wet
Jun
89° / 57°
0 wet
Jul
95° / 61°
0 wet
Aug
97° / 61°
0 wet
Sep
94° / 59°
1 wet
Oct
85° / 53°
2 wet
Nov
76° / 46°
3 wet
Dec
69° / 42°
6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Woodland Hills Pierce College, CA, 20.5 mi away at 790 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Echo Cliffs is a climbing area in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the recreation area's network of climbing spots, and no fee is charged to visit. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 78°F and November highs around 76°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. That station sits well below the cliffs, so temperatures up high run cooler. Several other climbing areas lie about 0.2 miles away, including Treasure Towers, Alcove, The and Kamikaze Cave. The Backbone Trail and Mishe Mokwa Trail are each about half a mile off, and Circle X Ranch Group Campground is about 1.1 miles away.