Base Cities
Where to land, sleep, eat, and organize before heading to the rock.
Your base city determines which routes you can reach. Choose based on your target climbs, not just flight prices.
Moab
SLCDrive to climbs
Indian Creek 45 min south on US-191 then UT-211; Castleton Tower 30 min northeast on UT-128; Arches NP 10 min north; Wall Street crags 5 min north on US-191
Moab is the hub for southeastern Utah climbing — a small desert town (population ~5,500) at 1,200m o...
Routes Accessible
- Indian Creek — Supercrack of the Desert
- 2 routes accessible
Salt Lake City
SLCDrive to climbs
Little Cottonwood Canyon 30 min south on I-215 then UT-210; American Fork Canyon 40 min south on I-15 then US-189; Big Cottonwood Canyon 25 min south on UT-190
Salt Lake City (population ~220,000) is the gateway to the Wasatch Front climbing corridor — a chain...
Routes Accessible
- Little Cottonwood Canyon — Beckey Route
- 2 routes accessible
Springdale
SGUDrive to climbs
Zion National Park South Entrance is at the east end of Springdale main street — literally walking distance. Moonlight Buttress approach begins at the Canyon Junction shuttle stop inside the park (20 min on the park shuttle).
Springdale (population ~600) is the village at the west entrance of Zion National Park — a single ma...
Routes Accessible
- Zion — Moonlight Buttress
- 1 route accessible
American Fork
SLCDrive to climbs
American Fork Canyon entrance is 5 minutes east of the city center on SR-74. Battle of the Bulge and the main cave area are 20 minutes up the canyon road.
American Fork (population ~35,000) is a Utah Valley suburb 45km south of Salt Lake City and 5 minute...
Routes Accessible
- 1 route accessible