Saturday, October 23, 2010

Q'emiln Park


Q'emiln Park winds through four miles of the very green and lush Spokane River gorge near Post Falls, ID, making it a unique climbing park in the sport of rock climbing. The name Q'emiln is pronounced (Ka-mee-lin) which by the language of the Coeur d'Alene Indians means, " throat or gorge of the river".

Conveniently located with the city limits makes for easy access and accessible amenities. There's a park with a beach, boat launch bathrooms and barbecues.

The Park has fourteen trails, which wind there way through the river gorge and along side cliffs that have been carved out over time for ideal rock climbing routes. Most routes are single pitch routes with fixed bolts for anchors and range from 5.0 to 5.13 based on the Yosemite Decimal System.

You just need basic top rope gear and if the front walls are crowded, just hike back into the gorge and do some exploring to find all kinds of climbs.

Note: In the parking lot there is a Large Map of all the trails and walls. The main wall for most climbers is the Lower Ledge Wall.

Directions: From I-90 at Post Falls take the Spokane Street exit and drive south across the bridge and take your 1st right. Continue down to the Park entrance, go through the gate and park about 50 yards down the road on the left or right.

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