California · Rock climbing · San Luis Obispo

Artificial/Man-made Walls

2-route climbing crag in California with mixed and sport climbing.

2 routes
5.8 – 5.11b/c
Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Artificial/Man-made Walls

Best months: Year-round. 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

    65° / 44°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    65° / 44°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    67° / 46°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    69° / 47°

    4 wet

  5. May

    72° / 49°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    76° / 52°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    78° / 54°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 55°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 54°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 52°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    71° / 47°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    64° / 44°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at San Luis Obispo Poly, CA, 2.4 mi away at 308 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Artificial/Man-made Walls is a climbing area in California, about 1.7 miles from the town of Thyle. It is a man-made climbing site, and the name points to its constructed nature rather than natural rock. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in San Luis Obispo show May highs around 72°F and October highs around 78°F, with almost no wet days in July and August. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the walls, so temperatures here run a little cooler. Several trails start close by. The Roller Coaster/Tunnel 10 Truck Trail is about 0.6 miles away, and the Quercus Trail and Panorama Trail are each within a mile. For more climbing, Toprope Boulder is about 3.6 miles off.

Routes (2)

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