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Creek Slab

Creek Slab in California has 8 bouldering routes on pads.

8 routes
V0 – V5
Bouldering

Is Creek Slab open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It doesn't name Creek Slab, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

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

Best time to visit Creek Slab

Best months: April–May and October–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

    55° / 40°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    59° / 42°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    63° / 44°

    13 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 48°

    10 wet

  5. May

    79° / 55°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    88° / 63°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    97° / 69°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 68°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    90° / 63°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 55°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    62° / 46°

    10 wet

  12. Dec

    54° / 41°

    13 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Shasta Dam, CA, 3.4 mi away at 1,075 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Creek Slab is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Redding Field Office, within the Shasta Lake Ranger District of Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It sits in northern California, a few miles from the edge of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Shasta Dam weather station run from highs around 79°F in May to about 78°F in October, with summer highs climbing into the mid-90s. Lamb Boulder and Lower Gulley are both about 0.1 mile away. Waydalmem Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 0.6 mile off, and Dry Fork Creek, a hike, is about 1.3 miles away.

Routes (8)

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