Bad Cop Rock
Bad Cop Rock in California has 6 routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
Photo: daveynin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 6 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11c
- Trad · Sport
Is Bad Cop Rock open right now?
Alert in the area
The National Park Service lists 3 alerts for Joshua Tree National Park.
Partial Trail Closure of West Side Loop
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
Inaccurate Third-Party Apps
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
Oasis of Mara Trail Partial Closure
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Joshua Tree National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Bad Cop Rock
Best months: October–May. 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
58° / 38°
4 wet
Feb
61° / 39°
3 wet
Mar
67° / 40°
3 wet
Apr
73° / 46°
2 wet
May
82° / 52°
1 wet
Jun
91° / 59°
0 wet
Jul
96° / 66°
2 wet
Aug
96° / 68°
2 wet
Sep
89° / 60°
2 wet
Oct
80° / 50°
1 wet
Nov
66° / 41°
2 wet
Dec
58° / 34°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yucca Valley, CA, 20.6 mi away at 3,249 ft. The station sits about 900 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.
Bad Cop Rock is a climbing area in the Joshua Tree Wilderness, within Joshua Tree National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of boulders and crags, with several climbing spots within a short distance of one another. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Yucca Valley run about 73°F in April and 80°F in October, while summer highs reach the mid-90s. A fee is charged for activities at this climbing area. The closest climbing spots are Bond Boulders and Loveland, each about 0.1 mile away, with Beak Boulder Area about 0.4 mile off. For a walk, Split Rock Trail lies about 0.8 mile away.
Routes (6)
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