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Middle Bliss

Middle Bliss is a 13-route climbing area in California with bouldering pads.

Middle BlissPhoto: Scott Thompson, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
13 routes
V0 – V7
Bouldering

Is Middle Bliss open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Middle Bliss, 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 Middle Bliss

Best months: May–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

    37° / 22°

  2. Feb

    38° / 22°

  3. Mar

    43° / 25°

  4. Apr

    49° / 27°

  5. May

    58° / 34°

  6. Jun

    69° / 40°

  7. Jul

    77° / 46°

  8. Aug

    76° / 46°

  9. Sep

    69° / 41°

  10. Oct

    58° / 34°

  11. Nov

    44° / 27°

  12. Dec

    38° / 21°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tahoma, CA, 5.2 mi away at 6,315 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Middle Bliss is a bouldering area in D.L. Bliss State Park, part of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit in California. The land is managed by State Park and Recreation, and the park sits within the Lake Tahoe Basin, where the state park and national forest boundaries overlap. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 13 routes spread across the area. The grades run from V0 to V7, with the median at V4. Some of the named routes include The Brain at V0, Left Dyno at V4, and Shark Hole at V7. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Tahoma weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 77°F and lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. The Lumberjack and Bliss climbing areas are both within a quarter mile. The Lighthouse Trail and Rubicon Trail are under a mile away.

Routes (13)

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