Callahans
Climbing Sections:
- Delusions and Paranoia Formation (1)
- Double Chocolate (6)
- Fantasy Island (7)
- Inca Rock (2)
- Iron Maiden Spire (2)
- Mind Planet - Beginning Area (1)
- Mind Planet - Calvin and Hobbes (0)
- Mind Planet - Far Side (1)
- Mind Planet - Near Side and Denial Wall (12)
- Salamander Rock (1)
- School House Rocks (4)
- The Lost World (2)
- Treasure Island (2)
- Troll's Throne (9)
- Turtle Rock (9)
About Callahans:
| A great climbing area in Southern Oregon. The Callahans are actually a series of sandstone crags that sit 1500 vertical feet above the Flournoy Valley below, on a beautiful fir tree covered hill formation. The Callahans have over 200 climbs ranging from 5.5 to 5.13 on over 35 rocks. The hike up is a little long, but not overly grueling. The view is definitely worth it. *NOTE* - Please try not to block the gate when parking |
| Nearest town or city: | Roseburg |
| Directions: | Lower approach from Touchstone Road (Taken from Greg Orton's "Rock Climbing Southwest Oregon") From Interstate 5 take Exit-125 onto Garden Valley Boulevard. Drive 3 miles west on Garden Valley to Melrose Road. Turn left onto Melrose Rd. Follow Melrose Rd. 5.0 miles to where Melrose Rd. deadends on to Flournoy Valley Rd. Turn right onto Flournoy Valley Rd. and travel 5.5 miles turning right onto Touchstone Road. Drive 1.8 miles to the locked gate. Be sure to leave room for people to turn around. From the gate walk several hundred yards up the gravel road to the first LEFT switchback turn. The small trail starts on the uphill side of this turn, near the beginning of the turn. Follow this trail 3/4 miles up the hill, gaining around 750 vertical feet, to the base of the rocks. |
| Latitude, Longitude: | 43.18867, -123.58337 |
| Access Issues: | The land is owned by Weyerhauser, but the access is open for climbers. The relationship is a good relationship but normal rules apply. No fires, camping, pick up garbage etc. Also don't park in front of the gate and leave some room so they can open the gate. They patrol and get mad when they can't pull out their wood. Access is open for driving to the upper trailheads in the Callahans on Saturdays and Sundays (not weekdays) when the gates are open (generally October - March). |
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| When to Climb: | Summer |
| Quantity of Climbs: | Month |
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Forum Discussions (See all 18 posts )
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Callahans access | OneBadStud | 0 | Mar 01 2015, 12:00 AM |
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Callahans (Access Oct-March) | g_orton | 0 | Oct 29 2013, 2:37 PM |
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Temporary Closure (March - August 2012) | g_orton | 2 | Aug 07 2012, 1:54 AM |
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Still open? | davidaw | 2 | Nov 10 2011, 3:31 PM |
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Wet? | MarcusWaterman | 2 | Jun 16 2011, 1:11 PM |
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climb types | Silentraven | 4 | Apr 15 2011, 4:13 AM |
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Map... | davidaw | 2 | May 04 2011, 7:16 PM |
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OPEN | iching | 3 | Jun 07 2011, 7:40 PM |
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closed | kupright | 2 | Aug 27 2010, 2:03 AM |
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Iron Maiden, Callahans | iching | 1 | Jul 29 2010, 2:45 PM |
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Access: still open? | Perfecto | 6 | Oct 11 2009, 3:07 AM |
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Gate Open | iching | 1 | Nov 17 2008, 6:26 AM |
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Callahans - closed again for fire season | iching | 1 | Sep 09 2008, 3:28 AM |
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Callahans & Umpqua - open access | iching | 2 | Sep 04 2008, 2:05 AM |
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Access Closed | TurfMonkey | 2 | Aug 15 2008, 11:36 PM |
