Ortega Falls
Climbing Sections:
- Albert-Albert Boulder (3)
- Area 12 Pinnacle (2)
- The Bird (1)
- The Elephant Boulder (4)
- The Falls (7)
- Tin Can Alley (1)
- Ziggy Boulder (1)
About Ortega Falls:
| Located in the Cleveland National Forest; an Adventure Pass is required to park in the parking area. Parking area is a few minutes south of El Cariso and a few minutes north of the Candy/General Store. Rock is very waterpolished. Watch out for poison oak and pink rattlesnakes. Some good bouldering throughout the "canyon". Routes on the waterfall are rated as follows (right to left) 7 (gully),9+ (crack), 10c(1st move crux),10 ,10, & 8(crack rt of falls). |
| Nearest town or city: | El Cariso |
| Directions: | From the 5 Freeway at San Juan Capistrano, take the 74 highway (very narrow, and has large amounts of accidents) east for about 19.5 miles, past several large switchbacks, about 1 mile past the Candy/General Store. A large turn-out/parking area is located along the side of the road. The crags are visible to the north. |
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| Camping: | Pay |
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| Quantity of Climbs: | Week |
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Forum Discussions (4 posts)
| Subject | Author | Replies | Last Post | |
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Climbing Partner | JereHum | 0 | Jan 11 2010, 5:00 AM |
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Anyone familiar with this area? | agdavis | 5 | Oct 10 2009, 11:09 PM |
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When are the waterfalls there? | melancholy | 1 | Jan 18 2008, 6:45 PM |
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Ortega Falls | asaph | 6 | Dec 10 2009, 8:14 AM |
