Roadside Boulders

Castaic, California

California

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What we do know

  • Inside Angeles National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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5 routes
V0 – V8
Bouldering

Routes (5)

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About this crag

Roadside Boulders is a climbing area in California with 5 routes. It features bouldering and has 5 distinct difficulty grades.

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When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Newhall 5nw, CA weather station, 17 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan63° high47° low
  2. Feb65° high45° low
  3. Mar70° high47° low
  4. Apr74° high49° low
  5. May81° high53° low
  6. Jun87° high57° low
  7. Jul94° high63° low
  8. Aug96° high64° low
  9. Sep91° high62° low
  10. Oct81° high56° low
  11. Nov71° high49° low
  12. Dec62° high44° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

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Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Angeles National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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