California · Rock climbing · South Lake Tahoe

Meyers Area

Near South Lake Tahoe

24 routes
5.1 – 5.11a
Sport · Bouldering · Trad

Is Meyers Area open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Meyers Area, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Meyers Area

Best months: May–September. 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

    43° / 18°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    43° / 19°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 24°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    53° / 28°

    8 wet

  5. May

    62° / 33°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 38°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 43°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 41°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 35°

    3 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 29°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    43° / 18°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at South Lake Tahoe Ap, CA, 4.3 mi away at 6,314 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Meyers Area is a climbing area in California's Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, managed by the State Department of Conservation. It sits within the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and on land associated with the California Tahoe Conservancy, about 4.3 miles from the South Lake Tahoe airport weather station. The area holds 24 routes, with 13 sport routes, 9 boulder problems and 2 trad routes. The sport routes run from 5.1 to 5.11a, and the boulders from V1 to V10. Among the sport routes are Under Aged Driver at 5.1, Texting and Driving at 5.5 and Bear Witness at 5.11a. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the South Lake Tahoe airport station show July and August highs around 80°F with lows near 43°F and only about two wet days a month. Winter highs there hover around 43°F with lows near 18°F. Toltec Boulder is just 0.2 miles away, and the Gunmount Trail is 0.3 miles off. The Cal Trans Wall and the Osgood Trail Connector are both within a mile.

Routes (24)

Meyers View Boulder(1)

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