South Face
South Face in California has 7 climbing routes across 5 grades.
- 7 routes
- 5.9 – 5.11d
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Is South Face open right now?
Alert in the area
The National Park Service lists an alert for Redwood National Park.
Delays along Highway 101
Park alert covering Redwood National Park · NPS · Redwood National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Redwood National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit South Face
Best months: May–October. 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
55° / 39°
18 wet
Feb
56° / 39°
16 wet
Mar
57° / 40°
16 wet
Apr
59° / 43°
15 wet
May
61° / 46°
10 wet
Jun
64° / 47°
5 wet
Jul
66° / 53°
2 wet
Aug
66° / 51°
2 wet
Sep
67° / 50°
3 wet
Oct
63° / 45°
7 wet
Nov
58° / 41°
15 wet
Dec
54° / 38°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Klamath, CA, 3.3 mi away at 28 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
South Face is a climbing area in California, set within both Redwood National Park and Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park. The land is managed by State Park and Recreation, and the park boundary here is shared between the two units. The climbing area sits close to the California Coastal Trail, about a mile away. The South Face climbing area draws climbers to its cluster of sport, trad and mixed routes, which grade from about 5.9 up to 5.11d. Sport climbing is the most common style here, with five sport routes among the seven listed. The routes include Play Misty For Me (5.9, sport), Seagulls Symphony (5.9, trad) and Tsunami (5.11d, sport). Summer is the driest and mildest time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Klamath weather station show July and August highs around 66°F, with only two wet days a month, while winter months bring highs in the mid-50s and rain on 16 to 18 days. Several other climbing areas lie just a tenth of a mile away, including Footsteps Rock, South Rock and North Rock. The California Coastal Trail is about a mile off.
Routes (7)
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