Eldon North Climbing

This digital Eldon North climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your Eldon North days smoother, safer, and more dialed.

Eldon is named after the previous owner, Eldon Johnson, who gave climbers permission to climb on his property. Purchase a Minnesota park/day pass to climb at Eldon and Teachers Overlook, which are both in Banning State Park. 

High concentration, amazing problems, and a beautiful setting make this the most popular area at Sandstone.

From Interstate 35: Take Hwy 123 through Sandstone and east over the Kettle River. Turn left on MN 57 and left again on Old Wagon Rd. Continue down the road until you run into a gate. Enter the gate code—0515—to open. Close and lock the gate b... Show more

This digital Eldon North climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your Eldon North days smoother, safer, and more dialed. Eldon is named after the previous owner, Eldon Johnson, who gave climbers permission to climb on his property. Purchase a Minnesota park/day pass to climb at Eldon and Teachers Overlook, which are both in Banning State Park. High concentration, amazing problems, and a beautiful setting make this the most popular area at Sandstone. From Interstate 35: Take Hwy 123 through Sandstone and east over the Kettle River. Turn left on MN 57 and left again on Old Wagon Rd. Continue down the road until you run into a gate. Enter the gate code—0515—to open. Close and lock the gate behind you. From the parking lot: Follow the main access trail. Once at the bottom of the rock steps, follow the ATV trail downhill. The trail levels off and veers left towards Eldon South. Before the trail veers left, there is a trail that cuts back and right. Take this trail for areas in Eldon North.