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Roadside Boulders

Roadside Boulders in California has 5 bouldering routes.

5 routes
V0 – V8
Bouldering

Is Roadside Boulders open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 7 alerts for Angeles National Forest.

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Best time to visit Roadside Boulders

Best months: October–May. 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

    63° / 47°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    65° / 45°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    70° / 47°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    74° / 49°

    3 wet

  5. May

    81° / 53°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 57°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 63°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 64°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 62°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    81° / 56°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    71° / 49°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    62° / 44°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Newhall 5nw, CA, 17.3 mi away at 1,765 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Roadside Boulders is a climbing area in the Los Angeles Gateway Ranger District of Angeles National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of trails and boulders in the forest's western foothills, about 0.4 miles from the Frenchmen and Piru Creek Trail hikes. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 74°F and October highs around 81°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. The closest climbing is the Conglomerate Boulders (Templin boulders) area, about 0.9 miles away. Oak Flat campground is about 1.3 miles off, and Pyramid Lake - Los Alamos Campground is about 2.9 miles away.

Routes (5)

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