Pumphouse Wash (FR 237) Dispersed Camping Area
Campground
Campground · 1.7 mi from the trail
Arizona · Rock climbing · Munds Park · Near Kachina Village
Donkey Punch Area
- 25 routes
- V1 – V9
- Bouldering
- May–Jul, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Donkey Punch Area open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 5 alerts for Coconino National Forest.
West Fork Temporary Area Closure - Extension to 2/27/27
Agency alert covering Coconino National Forest · Order 03-04-00-26-09 · USFS · Coconino National Forest
Temporary Closure for West Wing Pile Burn
Agency alert covering Flagstaff Ranger District · Order 03-04-08-26-08 · USFS · Flagstaff Ranger District
Newman Park Pile Burn
Agency alert covering Flagstaff Ranger District · USFS · Flagstaff Ranger District
Kachina Village and Pumphouse Wash Camping and Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Flagstaff Ranger District · Order 03-04-08-25-02 · USFS · Flagstaff Ranger District
Flagstaff-area camping and campfire restrictions in effect year-round
Agency alert covering Flagstaff Ranger District · Order 03-04-08-25-01 · USFS · Flagstaff Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Coconino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Donkey Punch Area is a bouldering area in the Flagstaff Ranger District of Coconino National Forest in Arizona, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Trailer Park and Blue Marble Wall each about 0.1 mile away. The area holds 25 bouldering routes, ranging from V1 to V9. The easiest is "and The Awesome" at V1, and the hardest is "Farmboy Dyno" at V9. "Gym Wall Center" is a V4, and "Guns in Bars" is a V6-7. The routes are all bouldering, so there is no climbing on rock faces here. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Flagstaff run from highs around 68°F in May to 64°F in October, while July and August bring the most wet days, about 11 to 13 a month. Nearby, the Howard and Ward hikes are both within about a mile and a half. Pine Flat Campground West is about 4.4 miles away, and Oak Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 8.2 miles away.
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More in Kachina Village
Trailer ParkRock climbingPhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi- Blue Marble WallRock climbingPhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
HowardHikingPhoto: Coconino NF Photography, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)1.2 mi- WardHiking1.4 mi
Pine Flat Campground WestCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain4.4 mi- Pine FlatCamping4.4 mi
- Flagstaff Ranger DistrictLake fishing7.6 mi
- Oak CreekCanoeing8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
West Kelly CanyonRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Red Kelly WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Gym WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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Best time to visit Donkey Punch Area
Best months: May–July and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
43° / 18°
7 wet
Feb
46° / 20°
7 wet
Mar
52° / 24°
7 wet
Apr
59° / 28°
5 wet
May
68° / 35°
4 wet
Jun
79° / 43°
4 wet
Jul
82° / 51°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 51°
13 wet
Sep
74° / 43°
8 wet
Oct
64° / 32°
5 wet
Nov
52° / 23°
5 wet
Dec
43° / 17°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Flagstaff Pulliam Ap, AZ, 5.7 mi away at 7,003 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (25)
and The AwesomeV1The GoodV1The BadV2Icy MikeFA: Colin CoxV2-3Iron MonkeyV2-3Stables Away!FA: J.Snyder 2008V2+Tom SawyerFA: Tom kaiser, June 2020V2+JimV3Huck FinnFA: Jeff SnyderV3+Dirty FrictionFA: BlimpV4Gym Wall CenterV4The Extreme ProblemV4Las FuriasFA: J.Snyder, M.Mudd 2008V4-5Chinese GangfightFA: John Rosholt or Matt HochV5Dope LoungeV5Upper TankerV5The SlabV5-6Cleveland SteamerV6Donkey PunchFA: Matt HochV6Hidden DragonV6Guns in BarsFA: Jeff SnyderV6-7Mother ApprovedFA: Ryan TaylorV8Complexing NapoleonV8-9Green Mile DirectFA: Colin CoxV8-9Farmboy DynoFA: Zak FarmerV9
