Mount Erie
Mount Erie near Anacortes, is an area for scrambling and climbing field trips and crag climbing trips.
GETTING THERE
From I-5 take exit 230 for WA-20 toward Burlington/Anacortes/Skagit Airport. Stay on WA-20 and after about 20 miles turn left on Campbell Lake Rd., which continues at Heart Lake Rd.. Take a slight right onto Ray Auld Dr., and then take a right on Erie Mountain Dr.. After a couple miles, the parking lot will be on the right.
notes
- Book Reference: Rockin' on the Rock: A Guide to Mt. Erie Climbing by Dallas Klokke with Jim Thompson & Aaron Bryant (2013).
information for leaders
internal climbing lottery
- This is a very popular climbing area. If you are listing a trip, please check the Mount Erie Internal Lottery Results document before listing your trip to be sure your course has priority for the field trip date(s) you are scheduling, or that there is no other course that already has priority in the internal climbing lottery for your date(s).
Scheduling
- If you are scheduling this as a non-course related activity, please limit your group size to the recommended 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.
- We may have more than on group using Mount Erie per day, but the limit is 50 people (including instructors) per organization per day. Please be sure that when you schedule or update an activity that we remain within these limits.
working with Anacortes parks & recreation
- If you are scheduling a course field trip, please contact Anacortes Parks and Rec staff to alert them.
- As of March 5, 2012 For ALL instructional rock climbing and scrambling groups, including fee-based and free activities and field trips, please contact Anacortes Parks & Recreation staff with your dates 30 days in advance and follow the rules listed below. A message from Anacortes Parks & Rec confirming your date(s) does not reserve the site for you as there will likely be other recreational climbers on the mountain at that time. They ask that all groups do their best to share the mountain. Rules:
- No more than 50 people per group per day (this includes instructors).
- Please carpool when driving to the summit to allow for other users.
- Please inform your climbers of a port-a-potty at the summit (usually March – October).
- Please pack out all the trash that you bring in. If you can haul out extra trash you may find, that is a great service to the park.
- Suitable Activities: Climbing, Scrambling
- Seasons: Year-round
- Weather: View weather forecast.
- Land Manager: Anacortes Parks & Recreation
- Parking Permit Required: None
- Recommended Party Size: 12
- Maximum Party Size: 50
Map
- USGS Anacortes South
- Green Trails Deception Pass No. 41S
- see Land Manager
Activities
Upcoming Activities
Rock 1 Field Trip - Mount Erie
Climbing Field trip: Basic Climbing Course
Get on rock and practice the basics.
Sat, Apr 6, 2019
No Prerequisites, Leader's Permission Required
Basic Rock 2 Field Trip - Mount Erie
Climbing Field trip: Basic Climbing Course
Basic Rock 2 FT
Sat, Apr 13, 2019
No Prerequisites
Intro to Alpine Rock Climbing - Mount Erie
Climbing Field trip: Introduction to Alpine Rock
Intro to Alpine Rock Climbing field trip
Difficulty: Basic Rock Climb
Sat, May 4, 2019
No Prerequisites, Leader's Permission Required
Rock Field Trip - Mount Erie
Scrambling Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
Seattle Alpine Scramble Rock Field Trip
Difficulty: Easy
Sat, May 11, 2019
No Prerequisites
Rock Field Trip - Mount Erie
Scrambling Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
Seattle Alpine Scramble Rock Field Trip
Difficulty: Easy
Sat, May 18, 2019
No Prerequisites
Rock Field Trip - Mount Erie
Scrambling Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
Seattle Alpine Scramble Rock Field Trip
Difficulty: Easy
Sun, May 19, 2019
No Prerequisites
Intense Basic Climb Course Lectures & Field Trips - Mount Erie
Climbing Field trip: Intense Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Intense Basic Day 5 - Rock Evaluation at Mt. Erie
Wed, Jun 19, 2019
No Prerequisites
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