Cisco Grove
Cisco Grove in California has 14 bouldering routes across 5 grades.
- 14 routes
- V0 – V4
- Bouldering
Is Cisco Grove open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Tahoe National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-26-25 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Cisco Grove
Best months: June–August. 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
40° / 15°
Feb
41° / 15°
Mar
48° / 19°
Apr
53° / 22°
May
62° / 28°
Jun
72° / 32°
Jul
80° / 37°
Aug
79° / 35°
Sep
73° / 31°
Oct
61° / 24°
Nov
49° / 20°
Dec
39° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sagehen Creek, CA, 15.4 mi away at 6,337 ft. The station sits about 800 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.
Cisco Grove is a climbing area in the Yuba River Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing and hiking destinations, with the Mm! Mm! Good! (aka Campbell Soup) Boulder just 0.2 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Sagehen Creek weather station, about 15 miles away, show July highs around 80°F with lows near 37°F, and temperatures at Cisco Grove run a little cooler than that station's figures. Glacier Lakes Basin and Sterling Lake Campground are both about 0.9 miles away, and Rainbow D is about 2.3 miles off. For paddling, Fordyce Creek is about 2.5 miles away.
Routes (14)
Lake Sterling 3(3)
Lake Sterling 4(2)
Lake Sterling 7 (Friction Addiction)(4)
Master Block(1)
No Masters Boulders(2)
Safe Harbor(2)
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