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Tieton River: Royal Columns


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Tieton River: Royal Columns

Tieton has two main climbing areas: The Royal Columns and The Bend. Although there are a few bolted routes, it is primarily trad climbing.

GETTING THERE

From I-90, take Exit 110 for I-82/US-97 towards Yakima.  After 30 miles, take the exit for  31A-31B for US-12 toward N 1st St/Naches. Stay right to take Exit 31A and merge onto US-12.  Follow US-12 for 17 miles, then take a right on Bethel Ridge Rd. Park at the Oak Creek Wildlife Area.

information for leaders

internal COURSE PRIORITY CALENDAR

  • This is a very popular climbing area.
  • Please review the 2025 Course Priority Calendar to ensure that either:
    • Your field trip is listed on the calendar on the correct date and place -OR-
    • No course has "reserved" that date and place, so there's room for your field trip.
  • If  Tieton is available on the calendar, review the listed trips below before listing your trip to ensure there's no conflict

Scheduling & Permits

  • If you are scheduling this as a non-course related activity, please limit your group size to the default party size. The maximum party size is for use by course field trips only, and includes both students and instructors. Group size maximums do not reflect how course field trips are run (in smaller groups of students and instructors), but allow for course leaders to register the course in our system.
  • Please keep group sizes small to minimize our footprint at the crag.
  • Suitable Activities: Climbing
  • Climbing Category: Rock Climb
  • Seasons: March, April, May, June, September, October
  • Weather: View weather forecast
  • Difficulty: Crag Rock Climb
Map
  • Green Dot Maps (wdfw.wa.gov)
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