Parking Lot Boulders
Parking Lot Boulders in California has 8 bouldering routes across 6 grades.
- 8 routes
- V0 – V2
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Parking Lot Boulders
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
65° / 50°
6 wet
Feb
63° / 51°
6 wet
Mar
65° / 53°
5 wet
Apr
66° / 55°
3 wet
May
67° / 58°
1 wet
Jun
68° / 62°
1 wet
Jul
72° / 65°
0 wet
Aug
73° / 66°
0 wet
Sep
74° / 64°
1 wet
Oct
73° / 60°
2 wet
Nov
68° / 54°
3 wet
Dec
64° / 50°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Newport Beach Harbor, CA, 0.7 mi away at 10 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Parking Lot Boulders is a climbing area on city land within Corona del Mar State Beach in California, about a tenth of a mile from the Pirate's Cove (aka The Beach or Corona Del Mar) climbing area. It sits among the beach's own boulders, close to the shoreline. The warmest stretch runs from July through September, when typical highs reach the low to mid 70s and wet days are rare, according to averages from a nearby weather station at Newport Beach Harbor. Winter stays mild, with typical highs in the mid 60s and about six wet days a month. Pirate's Cove and the Corona Del Mar climbing area are both about 0.1 mile away. The MacArthur Sidepath and Buck Gully Trail are each about 1.5 miles off.
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