Oregon · Rock climbing · Cascadia

Lower Menagerie

5 routes
5.4 – 5.10c/d
Alpine
May–Oct
best months

Is Lower Menagerie open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Willamette National Forest. It doesn't name Lower Menagerie, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Willamette National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Lower Menagerie is a climbing area in the Menagerie Wilderness, part of the Sweet Home Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest in Oregon. The Forest Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Santiam Junction show July and August highs around 76°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s. Rooster Rock is a hike just 0.3 miles away, and the Menagerie Wilderness climbing area is 0.9 miles off. Fernview Campground sits about a mile away, and the South Santiam River offers canoeing roughly 2 miles out.

  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Lower Menagerie

    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.

    1. Jan

      38° / 24°

    2. Feb

      41° / 24°

    3. Mar

      44° / 26°

    4. Apr

      49° / 29°

    5. May

      58° / 35°

    6. Jun

      65° / 38°

    7. Jul

      76° / 42°

    8. Aug

      76° / 42°

    9. Sep

      69° / 39°

    10. Oct

      56° / 33°

    11. Nov

      42° / 28°

    12. Dec

      36° / 23°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santiam Junction, OR, 18 mi away at 3,750 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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