California · Rock climbing · Santa Barbara

Fire Crags

Fire Crags in California has 12 sport climbing routes across 10 difficulty grades.

Fire CragsPhoto: DieselDemon, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
12 routes
5.6 – 5.11c
Sport

Is Fire Crags open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.

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

Best time to visit Fire Crags

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.

  1. Jan

    66° / 36°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    67° / 36°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    70° / 38°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    76° / 41°

    4 wet

  5. May

    80° / 46°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    88° / 49°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 55°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 54°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 51°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    83° / 45°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    73° / 40°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    64° / 34°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gibraltar Dam #2, CA, 6.6 mi away at 1,558 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Fire Crags is a climbing area in California's Los Padres National Forest, within the Santa Barbara Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the crags sit close to two other climbing spots: Painted Cave and Hallway Boulder, both about 0.4 miles away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 80°F and October highs around 83°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. The area has 12 sport climbing routes, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.11c. Some of the named routes are Europe Revisited (5.6) and Movin' Out (5.11c).

Routes (12)

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