Washington · Rock climbing · Leavenworth

Bridge Creek Area

Bridge Creek Area in Washington has 31 climbing routes with 16 difficulty grades.

31 routes
5.6 – 5.12d
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Is Bridge Creek Area open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for Wenatchee River Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Wenatchee River Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Bridge Creek Area

Best months: April–June and September–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

    34° / 19°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    42° / 21°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    52° / 26°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 32°

    7 wet

  5. May

    71° / 40°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    77° / 46°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 51°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 50°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 42°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 33°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    44° / 26°

    13 wet

  12. Dec

    34° / 20°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Leavenworth 3 S, WA, 5 mi away at 1,128 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Bridge Creek Area is a climbing area in the Wenatchee River Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within a cluster of climbing and camping spots, with Little Bridge Creek Rock and Twisted Tree Boulder both within a quarter mile. The area has 31 routes, with sport climbing the most common style, and grades range from 5.6 to 5.12d. Among the named routes are Men Who Pause (5.6, sport), DUSEL Bamboozel (5.8, trad) and Mainsail (5.12d, trad). Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Leavenworth show July and August highs around 87°F with lows near 50°F and only about three wet days a month. That station sits roughly 1,100 feet lower than the area, so temperatures here run cooler. Bridge Creek Group Site is about 0.2 miles away, and Eightmile Group Site is about 1.2 miles away. The Fourth Of July Creek Trail is about 1.4 miles off, and the EIGHTMILE LAKE hike is about 2.6 miles away.

Routes (31)

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