California · Rock climbing · Big Bear City

Cactus Flats Area

Cactus Flats Area is a California climbing crag with 3 sport routes on 2 difficulty grades.

Cactus Flats AreaPhoto: aspidoscelis, CC0 (via Flickr)
3 routes
5.11a – 5.11a/b
Sport

Is Cactus Flats Area open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Cactus Flats Area, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Cactus Flats Area

Best months: May–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.

  1. Jan

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 27°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    57° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    66° / 37°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 43°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 50°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 49°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 35°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 28°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 7.7 mi away at 6,753 ft. The station sits about 700 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Cactus Flats Area is a climbing area in the Mountaintop Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within the Forest Service's network of national forest lands, about 7 miles from the town of Big Bear Lake. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from the nearby Big Bear Lake weather station show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 73°F, with summer highs near 80°F. That station sits about 740 feet lower than the area, so temperatures up here run cooler. Blackhawk Pinnacle is a climbing area about half a mile away, and the Cactus Flat Boundary hike and the Shooting Gallery, The climbing area are each about 1.8 miles off. Tanglewood Group Camp is about 3.3 miles away for overnight stays.

Routes (3)