Maidu Rocks
Maidu Rocks in California has 11 climbing routes across 9 grades, offering sport and trad options.
- 11 routes
- 5.7+ – 5.12c
- Trad · Sport
Is Maidu Rocks open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Plumas National Forest.
Stage I Fire Restrictions - Plumas National Forest
Agency alert covering Plumas National Forest · Order 05-11-26-04 · USFS · Plumas National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Plumas National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Maidu Rocks
Best months: April–June and August–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.
Jan
42° / 25°
11 wet
Feb
45° / 26°
11 wet
Mar
51° / 29°
11 wet
Apr
58° / 32°
9 wet
May
68° / 39°
7 wet
Jun
78° / 45°
3 wet
Jul
86° / 50°
1 wet
Aug
85° / 49°
1 wet
Sep
79° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
65° / 36°
5 wet
Nov
50° / 30°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 25°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyon Dam, CA, 23 mi away at 4,560 ft. The station sits about 1,600 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.
Maidu Rocks is a climbing area in the Mt. Hough Ranger District of Plumas National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and camping spots in the forest's eastern reaches. The area has 11 routes, with seven in traditional style and four in sport. Grades run from 5.7+ up to 5.12c, with the median at 5.11a. Among the named routes are Lanceolate (5.7+ trad), Calapooya (5.10b trad) and Long Feather (5.12c sport). Summer is the driest and warmest stretch. Typical averages from the Canyon Dam weather station, about 23 miles away, show July highs near 86°F with lows around 50°F and only about one wet day. Winter brings highs in the low 40s and roughly 11 wet days a month. That station sits about 1,600 feet lower than the rocks, so temperatures at the crag run cooler. Lone Rock, a climbing area about 2.3 miles away, is the closest neighbor. Boulder Creek (Family Campground) and Lone Rock (ca) are both about 5 miles off, and Tom's Thumb is about 7 miles away.
Routes (11)
Atlatl's, The(4)
Lascaux Dome(3)
Medicine Wall(3)
Red Hawk Wall(1)
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