Right Side Gully
Right Side Gully in California has 9 climbing routes with 8 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad options.
Photo: Dana L. Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 9 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11a
- Sport · Trad
Is Right Side Gully open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.
Los Padres Fire Use and Firearm Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-00-26-05 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara Front Country Fire Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-5406-01 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Los Padres National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Right Side Gully
Best months: March–June and September–November. 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
52° / 39°
7 wet
Feb
53° / 38°
8 wet
Mar
57° / 41°
7 wet
Apr
62° / 43°
5 wet
May
70° / 49°
3 wet
Jun
80° / 58°
1 wet
Jul
88° / 65°
1 wet
Aug
88° / 65°
1 wet
Sep
83° / 61°
1 wet
Oct
71° / 52°
2 wet
Nov
60° / 44°
4 wet
Dec
52° / 38°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sandberg, CA, 32.6 mi away at 4,510 ft. The station sits about 900 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Right Side Gully is a climbing area in the Ojai Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Central Gully and Potrero John both about 0.1 mile away. The area has nine routes, eight of which are sport climbs and one is a trad route. Grades run from 5.8 up to 5.11a, with the median at 5.10a. Rose is the trad route at 5.8, and Classically Liberal is the hardest at 5.11a. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and October highs around 71°F, while July and August average about 88°F. Potrero John Creek Trail is about 0.3 mile away, and Middle Sespe is about 2.2 miles off. Holiday Group Campground and Wheeler Gorge are both within about 5 miles.
Routes (9)
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