California · Rock climbing · Borrego Springs

Sandbag Deluxe Circuit

Sandbag Deluxe Circuit in California has 17 bouldering routes across 5 grades.

Sandbag Deluxe CircuitPhoto: RuggyBearLA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
17 routes
V0 – V3
Bouldering

Best time to visit Sandbag Deluxe Circuit

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.

  1. Jan

    53° / 39°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    54° / 39°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 41°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    62° / 43°

    4 wet

  5. May

    69° / 47°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 55°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 62°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 62°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 57°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 50°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    60° / 43°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    52° / 38°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Julian Cdf, CA, 13 mi away at 4,215 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.

Sandbag Deluxe Circuit is a bouldering area in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Marvel at the View area and Wakanda both about 0.3 miles away and Hilltop Boulders and Culp Tower each about 0.4 miles off. The area is a bouldering destination, with 17 routes all rated on the V scale. The easiest are V0- and V0, and the hardest is V3. Sample routes include Center face at V0-, Traverse at V0 and Never Believe it at V3. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Julian show May highs around 69°F and October highs around 71°F, while July and August average highs near 86°F. That station sits about 1,000 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures at the circuit run cooler.

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