Surf City
Surf City in Washington has 8 routes with 6 difficulty grades, offering mixed and trad climbing.
- 8 routes
- 5.6 – 5.10-
- Trad · Mixed
Is Surf City open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for Wenatchee River Ranger District.
Little Giant Fire Closure Order Reduced on the Wenatchee River and Entiat Ranger District
Agency alert covering Wenatchee River Ranger District · Order 06-17-07-2026-46 · USFS · Wenatchee River Ranger District
Cle Elum River Restoration Area Closure on the Cle Elum Ranger District
Agency alert covering Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · USFS · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Gold Creek Restoration Project Area Closure on Cle Elum Ranger District
Agency alert covering Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · USFS · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Grouse Creek Aquatic Project Road Closure on the Wenatchee River Ranger District
Agency alert covering Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · USFS · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Termination of Stage 1 Public Use Restrictions and Campfire Ban
Agency alert covering Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · Order 06-17-00-2026-16 · USFS · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Wenatchee River Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Surf City
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.
Jan
34° / 19°
14 wet
Feb
42° / 21°
10 wet
Mar
52° / 26°
9 wet
Apr
61° / 32°
7 wet
May
71° / 40°
7 wet
Jun
77° / 46°
5 wet
Jul
87° / 51°
3 wet
Aug
87° / 50°
3 wet
Sep
78° / 42°
4 wet
Oct
62° / 33°
9 wet
Nov
44° / 26°
13 wet
Dec
34° / 20°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Leavenworth 3 S, WA, 1.2 mi away at 1,128 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Surf City 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 among several other climbing spots, with Trundle Dome and Backslider Wall each about 0.1 mile away. The area has eight routes, five of which are trad and three mixed, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.10-. Among them are Surf City, a 5.10- trad route first climbed by Brian Steele, Gordon Briody and Viktor Kramar in 1998, and Long board, a 5.10- trad route first climbed by Sean Woods. 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. Winter is cold, with January highs around 34°F and lows near 19°F. Snow Lakes Trail is about 0.8 mile away, and Eightmile Group Site and Bridge Creek Group Site offer camping within about 4 miles. Peshastin Creek, a paddling spot, is about 5.7 miles off.
Routes (8)
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