Access Status

All closures lifted!! Thank you for your support this nesting season!

✅ Face Canyon -OPEN
✅ Highway Face – OPEN
✅ Nixon Head – OPEN
✅ Scary Canyon – OPEN
✅ Wailing Wall – OPEN
✅ Ironman Traverse – OPEN
✅ Car Body Canyon (Back of the canyon from Excalibur to Hershey Squirt) – OPEN

It looks like the Red Tails have successfully fledged. You may still see them flying around the area, but they have left their nest! We are lifting the closure at Face Canyon and Highway Face. Thanks for obeying the closure, and watch for future announcements for other areas.

Current access status is:
✅ Face Canyon -OPEN
✅ Highway Face – OPEN
❌ Nixon Head – CLOSED
❌ Scary Canyon – CLOSED
❌ Wailing Wall – CLOSED
❌ Ironman Traverse – CLOSED
❌ Car Body Canyon (Back of the canyon from Excalibur to Hershey Squirt) – CLOSED

Thanks to everyone for continuing to obey the closures – the little raptors are growing and doing well. We will post openings in each of the areas as the birds are able to be on their own.

The total list of closures is:
❌ Scary Canyon – CLOSED
❌ Wailing Wall – CLOSED
❌ Ironman Traverse – CLOSED
❌ Face Canyon – CLOSED
❌ Highway Face – CLOSED
❌ Car Body Canyon (from Velcro Fly to Macabre Roof) – CLOSED
❌ Nixon Head – CLOSED

Nixon Head is now closed due to falcon nesting.

The total list of closures is:
❌ Scary Canyon – CLOSED
❌ Wailing Wall – CLOSED
❌ Ironman Traverse – CLOSED
❌ Face Canyon – CLOSED
❌ Highway Face – CLOSED
❌ Car Body Canyon (from Velcro Fly to Macabre Roof) – CLOSED
❌ Nixon Head – CLOSED

A reminder about closures:

• Please alert us if you see any raptor activity so that we can notify volunteer raptor monitors to assess.
• Give nests, and the closed areas, plenty of space.
• Educate your friends about these closures.
• SHARE this information amongst your community.
• Explore some of the other walls the Black Cliffs offer.