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2025 Tree Climbers Rendezvous & Festival
August 21-25 

 

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What Is the Tree Climbers Rendezvous?

 

It is a gathering of people who want to climb trees for fun, enjoy nature, and connect with a great community—complete with food and accommodations. Anyone can join!

If you have no experience climbing but want to learn, this event is a great option. Special pricing on training sessions before the event allows beginners to gain the skills needed to participate in all climbing activities during the event. Save $300 on most of our courses with event registration and get free guided tours, including our famous Sunset Climb with event registration.

This event is great for kids, families, and people with disabilities, with special options available for kids' camps. There is something for everyone—whether you're an advanced, intermediate, or beginner climber, you'll have a great time! Even if you don’t want to climb, you are still welcome!

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The event includes lodging, food, numerous non-climbing activities, workshops, seminars, merchants, tours, world-famous hiking trails, and biking trails.

The Tree Climbers Rendezvous is an annual international conference and festival organized by the non-profit, Global Organization of Tree Climbers (GOTC). This year, it is hosted by Tree Climbing at Silver Falls, located in Silver Falls State Park, Oregon, USA. As one of the largest gatherings of recreational tree climbers in the world, it brings together both new and experienced climbers to have fun in the trees, build community, share knowledge, learn, adventure, and network. To learn more about the history of these events, going back to 1999, click here.

It is the signature, must-not-miss event for any tree climber, adventurer, or family experience seekers!

Rendezvous Festival Info

Price 

Starting at $335 - $1275 per person, depending on lodging selection.

$335 Basic Two-Day Event Ticket

$495 Full Rendezvous Ticket (Aug 21st-25th)

Tickets include access to the bunk-bead hostel type lodging in a ranch. Private room lodging  is an extra upgrade.

 

Dates

Full Event: August 21st - August 25th, 2025

 

Schedule

(Coming Soon)

Required Check-In: Friday 9 AM - 4 PM 

Location

Smith Creek Village at Silver Falls State Park, Silver Falls Hwy SE, Sublimity, Oregon 97385, USA

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Age & Requirements 

No age requirement. 

However some climbing activities require participants to be 7+ years old.

No experience necessary, but there is a basic/friendly SRS (single rope systems) climbing test at check-In to test your independent climbing skills. If you do not have any experience, you will need to sign up for a two-day training courses before the event if you want to climb. Kids' courses also available.

Kids Camps

Ages: 7-13 years old

Dates August 18th-22nd (Monday - Friday)

Cost: $599 per person

 

(Warning: Parents should expect their kids to become better climbers than them are after this camp! ) No lodging or food included. Food and lodging options are available, contact us if interested.

One or Two day kids' camps are also offered Saturday and Sunday.

  • $199 for a two-day kids' camp Saturday and Sunday

  • $99 for a single-day kids' camp

No experience Tree Climbing? No Problem!

Two-day Training before the event:

  • Dates: August 20-21st

  • Time: 9am - 5pm

  • Location: Tree Climbing at Silver Falls

  • Cost: $299 per person (Normally $600, special event pricing!) Must purchase a full event ticket to participate in these classes.

 

Want a Climbing refresher?

  • Already know how to climb and have your own equipment or want to rent equipment, but want a single-day, hands-on refresher?

  • Thursday, August 21st, or Friday, August 22nd

  • Full Day 9am - 5pm

  • Groups class where an instructor will answer all your personal questions, and do a guided climb on some of the event's pre-set trees.

  • Prince: $149 a person

Cancellation Policy 

  • Two-week cancelation notice required for a full refund.

 

Tickets

  • Instant Confirmation

  • Limited availability

Important

  • Reservations are required, no walk ups.

  • Most lodging types are limited, sign-up as soon as possible, limited availability.

Video & Photography

  • You can bring any photography or video equipment you want, except drones.

  • If you want some great tree climbing videos and pictures of yourself, we offer drone video and pictures packages for $125.

  • One of TCaSF guides and drone operators will spend a few hours getting videos of you while you climb a tree.

  • You are not allowed to use your own drone in Oregon State Parks.

Pre and Post Event Oregon Tours

  • If you want to connect with fellow tree climbers and explore Oregon’s most scenic locations, join a pre- or post-event tour!

  • Lead and guided by local knowledge.

    • Each Pre- and Post-Event tour consists of three day. 

    • Transportation, Food, admittance tickets, and lodging is not provided.

    • As the event approaches, we will finalize the schedule, meeting locations, and itinerary based on the number of participants.

    • Most sites visited are free, but parking fees may apply

    • If you need transportation we will be coordinating carpooling with people that have cars. Or if a lot of people need transportation, we will rent a van that will cost extra. Which is why we have included a $50 fee to register for the pre and post rendezvous to help organize and cover potential transportation costs.

  • Pre-Rendezvous: August 17-19

    • Participants should arrange lodging in Portland from August 17th-19th, as daily tours will depart from there

    • Day 1. Aug 17th: Scenic Highway 101 tour, Cannon Beach, Ecola State Park, Fort Stevens, Astoria

    • Day 2: Columbia Gorge, Beacon Rock State Park Hike, Optional Rock Climbing, Bridge of the Gods, Multnomah Falls, Punch Bowl Falls Hike

    • Day 3: Portland Rose Garden Tour, Portlands Famous Food Cart Tour, Japanese Garden, Pittock Mansion, Portland Waterfront Tour, Sellwood Park Walk, Portland Aerial Tram Ride

  • Post-Vous August 26-28

    • Participants should find lodging in Portland on August 25th

    • Leaving from Portland the morning of the 26th.

    • Participants will need to find lodging near the Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort, on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon, for the night of 26th

    • Participants will need to find lodging in Bend Oregon on the 27th

    • Back in Portland on the 28th, end of tour.

    • Day 1 Aug 26th: Mt.Hood Timberline Lodge, Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs, Warm Springs Casino or hikes. Spend night at Kah-Nee-Ta hot springs resort.

    • Day 2 August 27th: Smith Rock State Park, Optional Rock Climbing at Park, Deschutes River-Old Mill Walk, Powell Butte, Stay night in Bend, Oregon.

    • Day 3 Aug 28th: Mt. Bachelor, Mirror Lake, Wine Tasting in Willlamette Valley, back in Portland

Highlights

  • Climb giant beautiful trees mature and old-growth trees between 200-300ft/60-90meters high, in ancient forest.

  • 25+ designated old/mature growth trees for climbing, 20+ trees pre-set with climbing lines or pull lines, kids camps, workshops, seminars, community dinners, networking, auctions, classes, games, competitions, merchants, beginner courses, old-growth forest, and guided sunset tree climbs.

Lodging

  • Included with your ticket

    • Lodging for four nights, starting Thursday August 21st until checkout the morning of Monday August 25th.​

Food

  • Included with your ticket.

    • Dinner on Thursday August, 21st.

    • Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner August 22-24

    • Breakfast on Monday August 25th

What’s Included ​​

  • Food

  • Lodging

  • Pre-Set Climbing Trees

  • Games

  • Local Merchants

  • Friendly Competitions

  • Workshops

  • Special Silent Auction

  • Seminars

  • Tours (Sunset Tour by Tree Climbing at Silver Falls)

 

What’s Not Included

  • Instructions on how to climb (trainings sold separately as add-ons)

  • Climbing equipment, unless you are in a course.(rental equipment is available)

What to Bring 

  • Extra warm layers, Snacks, Reusable Water Bottle, Camera and Video Equipment.

  • All personal climbing equipment (Limited climbing equipment rentable from Tree Climbing at Silver Falls)

  • If you are staying in the hostel ranch, bring a sleeping bag and pillow, or bed sheets for a twin bed.

  • Rope

    • Some trees will be pre-set with climbing lines.

    • Rope 200ft - 400ft is available to rent from Tree Climbing at Silver Falls

  • Kindness, big smiles, fun, and adventure​.

Weather 

  • Typical weather in August 50-80 Fahrenheit (10 - 24 Celsius)

  • Very small chance of rain in August.

Optional Add-on's

  • Drone Video and Photos $125: We can fly drones and capture very cool video and photos of you. This is the best way to capture your moment in the trees. 2hrs with a TCaSF drone operating guide. Raw Video, no video editing included.

  • 2 Day SRS (single rope systems) class before the Rendezvous (August 20-21), $299 per person for 16hours of training, Special pricing just for the event, we normally charge $600 for that time. Must also be signed up for Rendezvous with a full event ticket.

  • Climbing Equipment Rental $75 for the whole event, Hand Ascenders, Foot Loops, Petzl ID descender, helmet, harness. No Rope.

  • 200ft Climbing Rope Rental $75 for the whole event, 200ft

  • 400ft Climbing Rope Rental $149 for the whole event.

  • Tree Camping, $25 per night, if you bring your own equipment. Not Guided.

  • Tree Camping $75 per night if we supply hammocks, with all sleeping equipment, pillow, sleeping bag. Set up not included, and not Guided 

  • Tree Camping with Two Person Portaledge, $199 a night, all sleeping equipment plus help setting up. Not Guided, must be experienced climber.

  • Guided Tree Camping, with hammocks, $699 for two people per night, all equipment provided.

  • Guided Tree Camping, with Portaledge, $899 for two people per night, all equipment provided.

Questions/Contact Us?

How to Register for the Event

  • Click on the Book​ button for the Tree Climbing Rendezvous.

  • You will be taken to a booking page that has five tabs at the top: Lodge Cabin, Duplex Cabin, Tiny Cabin, Hostel - Ranch, and Event Ticket Only/Off-site Lodging.

  • ​These five tabs offer the different lodging options with the event registration.

  • For instance you could book a room in the Alder Lodge for yourself for $1095. This is for all 5 days of the event, and 4 nights of accommodation, with food. If you want to add a second person to stay with you in your room, and also attend the event, you need to add them as a guest. They will be an additional $495. Adding additional guests to your room, is the same price as registering just to the event without lodging.

  • Once you selection your accommodations you will be taken to the add-on page, where you can select any add-ons you would like including, equipment rentals, kid camps, trainings, tree camping, or special tours. 

  • Special note: If you want to camp in the trees for the entire event, click on the Event Ticket Only, then add on how many nights you want to camp in the trees, and which options.

  • After selecting your lodging options, add-ons you will be taken to customer info and payment. After payment and confirming your reservation, you will have additional questions to answer and waivers to fill out.

If you need any help, don't hesitate to reach out. We can always edit your booking for you and make adjustments.

Games

At the 2025 tree climbing rendezvous there will be lots of fun games and like all great games there are of course prizes!

Games Include:

  • Find Kodama Tree Spirits

    • Kodama Tree Spirits are children of old trees, and they are a sign that the forest is healthy.

    • Popularized by Japanese ​​culture, from studio Ghibliy Films

    • There will be a hidden Kodama tree spirit in each pre-set tree. Can you find them? Prizes for people who collected the most Kodamas!

  • 50ft Rope Speed Climbing Competition​

    • How fast can you climb up a 50ft rope with your own equipment style?!

    • Apparently the current world record is 8.96 seconds, from a European Climbing Competition, can you be the new champion?

  • Hands Only Rope Climbing (Belayed)​

    • Leave the equipment, how far could you climb up a rope with only your hands? What about hands and feet?​

About the Venue, Silver Falls State Park

The venue for the 2025 Oregon Recreational tree climbing rendezvous and festival is at the famous Oregon State Park, Silver Falls State Park. Known as the crown jewel, of the Oregon State Park system. It is one of the most popular parks in Oregon, famous for its "Trail of Ten Falls" which includes ten huge waterfalls in a 7 mile hike.   

A Forest Opportunity That Stands Apart

 

There are few experiences more connected to nature than climbing trees. Getting to spend time high up in the canopy of a unique ancient forest like silver falls state park is a wonderful rare opportunity.  It allows a certain level of mindfulness in nurture only experienced climbing old-growth trees.

History of the Park

Ancestors of the Kalapuya and Molalla, the first people in the Willamette Valley area, arrived about 14,000 years ago. Before the first European Americans settled and began logging in the Willamette Valley in the 1800s, there were about 15,000 Native Americans in the area. All native people remaining in the area around Silver Falls State Park, were forced by the U.S. government into the nearby reservation now known as the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in 1854. Until 1929 the area was mainly used for lumber. In 1933 the land around the waterfalls was dedicated as a state park.

When the park was created in 1933, it bore little resemblance to the lush playground you enjoy today. In the years that followed the park's creation, members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a federal program that sought to promote the U.S. economy after the Great Depression, worked to repair and beautify the forest, which had been horribly damaged in recent decades by relentless logging and other activities like pushing cars off the waterfalls for spectacles.  The CCC built park structures (including the famous lodge), created trails to the park's waterfalls, installed bridges, replanted trees, rehabbed the scarred landscape, and much more.

Other Lodging Options

Lodging and accommodation options are provided as part of the base ticket. There are many different lodging options with various prices. The lodging provided is inside the state park and near the designated climbing trees, event activities, and community centers where food will be served. If you decided to opt out and find accommodations off-site, here are some options nearby.

Tree Camping, Sleep in the Trees, by Tree Climbing at Silver Falls

 

Book with your event ticket! Why pay to sleep somewhere else, when you can sleep comfortably in the trees! Special rates for GOTC 2024 event only. Must have full event ticket to use these accommodations. Shower and bathrooms offered at public park facilities.

  • Tree Camping, $25 per night, if you bring your own equipment. Not Guided. Designated Trees for tree camping.

  • Tree Camping $75 per night if we supply hammocks, with all sleeping equipment, pillow, sleeping bags. Setup not included, not guided. Designated Trees for tree camping.

  • Tree Camping with Two Person Portaledge, $199 a night, all sleeping equipment plus help setting up. Not Guided. Designated Tree Camping Trees.

  • Guided Hammock Tree Camping, $699 for two people per night, all sleeping equipment provided plus help setting up for hammock camping.

  • Guided Portaledge Tree Camping, $899 for two people per night, all sleeping equipment provided plus help setting up for portaledge camping.

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Silver Falls State Park

 

This is the state park lodging options run by the park. They have primitive camping spaces, RV spots, and small cabins. These are generally very competitive spots and in high demand. Book as soon as possible, spots open for reservation, six months from the day.

Camp sites starting at $21 a night, cabins starting at $53 a night, and RV spots starting at $31 at Night.

 

Book Here: https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=151

Oregon Garden Resort

 

About 30 minutes from Silver Falls State Park, located in the nearby town of Silverton. The highest rated and closest option for hotel accommodations outside the park! 

 

Book Here: https://www.oregongardenresort.com/rooms

Register for the Event Now!

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