Main Forest
- 59 routes
- V0 – V11-12
- Bouldering
- Mar–Oct
- best months
Main Forest is a bouldering area in Oregon, sitting just 0.2 miles from the town of Carver. It is a cluster of bouldering spots, with several climbing areas within a short distance of one another, including Carver Bouldering, Yellow Wall and Rockgarden Wall, each about 0.1 miles away. The climbing here is all bouldering, and the routes run from the low end of the V scale up to V11. Of the 59 routes in the area, the easiest is Cedar Slab at V0-, and the hardest is Southpaw at V11. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Oregon City put July and August highs around 84°F with lows near 57°F, while May and September are milder, with highs in the low to mid 70s. For a change from the rocks, the East Buttes Power Line Corridor Trail is about 2.9 miles away, and the Summit Trail is about 3.4 miles away. Paddlers can head to Abernethy Creek, roughly 4.8 miles off.
Best time to go · Mar–Oct
Best time to visit Main Forest
Best months: March–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
48° / 37°
Feb
52° / 38°
Mar
58° / 40°
Apr
64° / 43°
May
71° / 48°
Jun
76° / 53°
Jul
84° / 57°
Aug
84° / 57°
Sep
78° / 53°
Oct
65° / 47°
Nov
53° / 41°
Dec
47° / 36°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oregon City, OR, 5.7 mi away at 167 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (59)
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Yellow Wall
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Yellow Wall in Oregon has 16 climbing routes with 12 difficulty grades, offering sport, top-rope, and trad options.
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Rockgarden Wall
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Rockgarden Wall in Oregon has 17 climbing routes across 11 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad options.
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Bonzi Boulders
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Bonzi Boulders in Oregon has 34 bouldering routes across 17 difficulty grades.
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James Dean Boulders
Next door
James Dean Boulders in Oregon has 7 bouldering routes across 5 grades.
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Left Corner Wall
~3 min drive
Left Corner Wall in Oregon has 10 climbing routes across 8 grades.
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Orange Wall
~3 min drive
Orange Wall in Oregon has 13 climbing routes ranging across 9 difficulty grades.
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Fourth Class Wall
~3 min drive
Fourth Class Wall in Oregon has 6 routes spanning 6 grades with sport and trad options.
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Main Wall
~3 min drive
Main Wall in Oregon has 28 routes across 16 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
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Shining Wall
~4 min drive
Shining Wall in Oregon has 17 climbing routes across 9 grades, offering sport and trad options.
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Hardscrabble Wall
~4 min drive
Hardscrabble Wall in Oregon has 31 climbing routes with sport, top-rope, and trad options.
