Klickitat Creek

Klickitat Creek makes for an easy canyoning trip that's fun for beginners, social trips, or an easy day.

Park at 46.8812, -121.5400 and check the water flow of the second to last waterfall. Admire the unnamed drainage across the valley and discuss the idea of using a helicopter to get to hard-to-access places. Put those dreams aside and walk downhill a couple hundred yards until the treeline meets the road. Look for a faint trail that continues uphill and make your way North until you reach Klickitat Creek. The vegetation under the trees is sparse and the route finding is fairly easy - deer trails and hiker trails are recognizable. Drop in slightly below 5200'.

Anchor options are abundant as trees line both sides of the canyon. Consider creeping the rope as the rocks in this canyon are extremely sharp and angular. R1: 10' DCL - tree (this can be bypassed) R2: 100' DCL - tree R3: 20' DCR - tree (this can be bypassed) R4: 150' DCL - tree. three-staged waterfall. R5: 70' DCR - tree. Sloping cascade that can be downclimbed. A "long" creek slog occurs between R5 and R6 (considering the descent is only 0.3 miles) R6: 100' DCR - tree. The tree is about 10' above the lip. R7: 15' DCR - tree. R8: 100' DCR - tree. The anchor is on the lip of the top and difficult to access - consider using a retrievable hand-line or setup another anchor to access the anchor. R9: 10' DCL - tree