Arizona · Rock climbing · Oak Creek Canyon · Near Kachina Village

The Reception Area

The Reception AreaPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8 routes
5.10- – 5.12d
Sport · Trad
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
best months

Is Reception Area, The open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Coconino National Forest. It doesn't name Reception Area, The, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Coconino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

The Reception Area is a climbing area in the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, part of the Red Rock Ranger District of Coconino National Forest in Arizona. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is sport and trad, with eight routes in total. Six are sport and two are trad, and the grades run from 5.10b up to 5.12d. Among the routes are Cool Reception (5.10b), BP Cuff (5.11b) and Magnetic Resonance (5.12d), the hardest of the bunch. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Oak Creek Canyon show May highs around 78°F and October highs around 74°F, while July and August average about 90°F. The area is close to other climbing. The Doctor's Office and Cave Springs are each about 0.1 mile away, and the Harding Springs Trail #51 is about 0.2 mile off. For an overnight stay, Cave Spring campground is about 0.3 mile away.

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    Cave Spring

    Campground

    Campground · 0.3 mi from the trail
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    Chipotle

    Fast food

    Open after 6

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  • Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Nov

    Best time to visit The Reception Area

    Best months: March–May and September–November. 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.

    1. Jan

      54° / 30°

    2. Feb

      57° / 31°

    3. Mar

      64° / 35°

    4. Apr

      70° / 39°

    5. May

      78° / 46°

    6. Jun

      88° / 54°

    7. Jul

      90° / 61°

    8. Aug

      88° / 60°

    9. Sep

      84° / 54°

    10. Oct

      74° / 44°

    11. Nov

      63° / 36°

    12. Dec

      53° / 30°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oak Creek Canyon, AZ, 2.9 mi away at 5,118 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (8)

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