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Santa Barbara Bouldering

Santa Barbara Bouldering is a California bouldering crag with 3 routes.

3 routes
V0 – V8
Bouldering

Is Santa Barbara Bouldering open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for 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 Santa Barbara Bouldering

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.

  1. Jan

    64° / 41°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    64° / 44°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    66° / 46°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    68° / 48°

    3 wet

  5. May

    69° / 51°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    70° / 54°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    73° / 58°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    74° / 58°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 56°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    73° / 51°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    69° / 44°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    64° / 40°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santa Barbara Muni Ap, CA, 5.7 mi away at 9 ft. The station sits about 700 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.

Santa Barbara Bouldering is a climbing area in the Santa Barbara Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California. It sits within the forest's boundaries, and the nearest town is Santa Barbara, about 6 miles away. The most comfortable months for a visit are late summer into early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show highs around 73 to 74°F from July through September, with almost no wet days. That station sits about 700 feet lower than the bouldering area, so temperatures up high run cooler. The San Antonio Creek Trail Connector and the SM Foothills Preserve Trail are both within a mile. Fire Crags and Painted Cave, two other climbing areas, are each about 2.3 miles away.

Routes (3)

Endless Summer Boulder, The(1)

The Endless SummerV8

Kill Bill Boulders, The(1)

Pai MeiV4-5

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