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Free For All Valley

Free For All Valley is a California bouldering crag with 7 routes.

7 routes
V2 – V4
Bouldering

Is Free For All Valley open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Tahoe National Forest.

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

Best time to visit Free For All Valley

Best months: April–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° / 29°

  2. Feb

    47° / 28°

  3. Mar

    49° / 30°

  4. Apr

    55° / 33°

  5. May

    64° / 40°

  6. Jun

    73° / 47°

  7. Jul

    82° / 54°

  8. Aug

    81° / 54°

  9. Sep

    77° / 51°

  10. Oct

    66° / 42°

  11. Nov

    54° / 34°

  12. Dec

    45° / 29°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bowman Dam, CA, 9.6 mi away at 5,385 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

Free For All Valley is a bouldering area in the Yuba River Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California. It sits within the forest's boundaries, and Warm Up Boulder lies just 0.2 miles away, making it an easy pairing for a day of climbing. The area is a boulderer's playground, with nine boulder problems in the OpenBeta catalog. The routes run from V2 to V4 on the V scale, and most are in the V2 range. Among the named problems are Problem A and The Crack at V2, and Problem C at V4. For a longer outing, the Pacific Crest Trail passes about 1.2 miles away. Sardine Lake Overlook and Sand Pond Interpretive are both within about 2 miles. Sardine Campground is about 2 miles off, and the North Yuba River offers paddling at roughly 2.4 miles.

Routes (7)

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