Ghost Town (a.k.a. windermere)
Ghost Town (a.k.a. windermere) in California has 10 routes across 8 grades.
- 10 routes
- V1 – V9
- Bouldering
Is Ghost Town (a.k.a. windermere) open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.
Los Padres Fire Use and Firearm Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-00-26-05 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara Front Country Fire Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-5406-01 · USFS · 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 Ghost Town (a.k.a. windermere)
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.
Jan
66° / 36°
8 wet
Feb
67° / 36°
9 wet
Mar
70° / 38°
7 wet
Apr
76° / 41°
4 wet
May
80° / 46°
2 wet
Jun
88° / 49°
0 wet
Jul
94° / 55°
0 wet
Aug
96° / 54°
0 wet
Sep
91° / 51°
1 wet
Oct
83° / 45°
2 wet
Nov
73° / 40°
3 wet
Dec
64° / 34°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gibraltar Dam #2, CA, 7.9 mi away at 1,558 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
Ghost Town, also known as Windermere, is a bouldering area in the Santa Barbara Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with The Noir Boulder just 0.3 miles away and Fire Crags about 1.5 miles off. The area is a bouldering destination, with 10 routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades run from V1 to V9, with the median around V6-7. Some of the named routes include Stairway to (V1), TallWall Boulder (V6-7) and Memorial Problem (V9). Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 76°F and October highs around 83°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. That station sits about 600 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Los Prietos and Paradise Campground are both about 2.7 miles away, and Fremont Campground, a saltwater fishing spot, is about 2.8 miles off.
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