Makeover Stones
Makeover Stones in California has 5 bouldering routes.
- 5 routes
- V1-2 – V9
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Makeover Stones
Best months: Year-round. 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
67° / 47°
7 wet
Feb
67° / 47°
7 wet
Mar
68° / 49°
7 wet
Apr
71° / 51°
3 wet
May
72° / 54°
2 wet
Jun
73° / 57°
1 wet
Jul
76° / 60°
0 wet
Aug
78° / 60°
0 wet
Sep
78° / 60°
1 wet
Oct
76° / 56°
2 wet
Nov
71° / 50°
3 wet
Dec
66° / 46°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santa Barbara, CA, 2.8 mi away at 16 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Makeover Stones is a climbing area in Skofield Park, a city-managed park in California. It sits on city land, and the park's other climbing areas and trails lie close by, making it easy to pair with other outings in the same corner of the park. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring through early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Santa Barbara show highs around 72°F in May and 78°F in August and September, with almost no wet days from June through September. That station sits well below the park, so temperatures at the climbing area run cooler. Broken Boulder and Pissoir Boulder are both about 0.1 mile away, and the Rattlesnake hike starts just as close. For an overnight stay, Upper Oso Campground is about 7.6 miles away.
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