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North Parking Lot Boulders

North Parking Lot Boulders is a bouldering area in California with 6 routes.

6 routes
V0 – V3
Bouldering

Is North Parking Lot Boulders open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name North Parking Lot Boulders, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit North Parking Lot Boulders

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

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 27°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    57° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    66° / 37°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 43°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 50°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 49°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 35°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 28°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 5.1 mi away at 6,753 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

North Parking Lot Boulders is a climbing area in the Mountaintop Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The spot sits in a cluster of boulders near the parking lot, with other climbing areas right beside it. Summer is the warmest stretch here. Typical averages from the nearby Big Bear Lake weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs sit in the mid-40s with lows around 24°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower, so temperatures at the boulders run a bit cooler. The closest neighbors are Wilbur's Tombstone and North Parking Lot Boulder 1, both about a tenth of a mile away. Tanglewood Group Camp is about 1.4 miles off, and Van Dusen Canyon Spur is about 1.6 miles away.

Routes (6)

Booby Trap Boulder(1)

CleavageV2+

North Parking Lot Boulder 2(1)

BB-8V3

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