Warning: Bouldering requires special training and equipment.

Do NOT Attempt Bouldering without proper Training and Gear!

Outdoor Bouldering Areas

Leavenworth

• Location: East of the Cascade Mountains, Leavenworth is a major bouldering destination with high-quality granite.

• Areas: You can find bouldering in Icicle Creek Canyon and Tumwater Canyon.

  • Icicle Creek: Includes the Mad Meadows area, which has about 80 boulder problems.

  • Tumwater Canyon: Offers more bouldering opportunities on high-quality granite. 

Gold Bar

• Location: Near the town of Gold Bar in the Skykomish River drainage.

• Areas: Contains the popular Clearcut Boulders, with good climbs on granite.

• Rock: Known for its granitic rock formations. 

Larrabee State Park

• Location: Near Bellingham, this park features the Lost Ledge area.

• Rock: Climbers can find high-quality bouldering on sandstone boulders along the Chuckanut Mountain escarpment. 

Miller River

• Location: Off of Miller River Road, near the town of Skykomish.

• Areas: Includes spots like the Morpheus, Paradise, and Prospect Boulders, all on granitic rock. 

Index Area 

• In addition to its popular trad and sport climbing, Index has bouldering opportunities, with nearly 200 boulder problems listed on Mountain Project.

Olympic Peninsula

• The peninsula has some solid bouldering.

  • Lake Crescent: Features dozens of roadside sandstone conglomerate problems.

  • Sehome Hill (Bellingham): Offers some boulder problems on sandstone, and is historically significant for Bellingham climbers.

  • Chuckanut Mountain Escarpment (Larrabee State Park): Provides beachside bouldering on sandstone. 

Indoor Bouldering Gyms

A variety of bouldering gyms are available throughout the state, with a high concentration in the Puget Sound area. 

Vertical World North

• 12300 Beverly Park Rd, Lynnwood, WA 98087

• north.verticalworld.com

Bouldering Project 

• Rock climbing gym

• Open900 Poplar Pl S

• Located in South Seattle, this gym offers two floors of bouldering, a training area, and a cafe.

Edgeworks Climbing (Bellevue, Seattle, Tacoma)

• Multiple locations with bouldering and other climbing options.

• Summit Everett (Everett): A smaller, intimate gym with bouldering, top-rope, and auto-belay options.

Half Moon Bouldering

• Rock climbing gym

• Open124 N 85th St

• Situated in North Seattle, it's a newer, family-owned facility with a wide variety of problems and a kids' area.

Bouldering Project - Fremont

• Rock climbing gym

• Open3535 Interlake Ave N

• Located in the Fremont neighborhood, this gym has two floors of bouldering in a bright, modern space.

Momentum Indoor Climbing SODO

• Features hundreds of boulder problems and a full fitness area. 

Mountaineers Program Center

• There is outdoors Bouldering Area

• Free to use if not used for a class/event