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The Scoop

Scoop, The in California has 6 bouldering routes across 5 grades.

The ScoopPhoto: ericheath, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
6 routes
V0-1 – V7
Bouldering

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Tahoe National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Scoop

Best months: May–October. 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

    44° / 25°

  2. Feb

    46° / 26°

  3. Mar

    51° / 27°

  4. Apr

    56° / 30°

  5. May

    64° / 37°

  6. Jun

    75° / 43°

  7. Jul

    82° / 48°

  8. Aug

    82° / 47°

  9. Sep

    76° / 44°

  10. Oct

    65° / 37°

  11. Nov

    51° / 30°

  12. Dec

    43° / 25°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Spaulding, CA, 1.1 mi away at 5,156 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Scoop is a bouldering area in the Yuba River Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California, about 1.1 miles from the Lake Spaulding weather station. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Stress Management Boulders and Stress Management Boulder both about 0.1 mile away. The area has six bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale. Five of them range from V0-1 to V2, with Sprinkles at V2-3, and The Scoop is the hardest at V7. The routes are all boulders, so there is no climbing on rock faces here. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from the nearby Lake Spaulding station put July and August highs around 82°F with lows in the upper 40s, while winter highs sit in the low to mid 40s. The Sierra Discovery Trail starts about 0.6 mile away, and Spaulding Lake Trail is about 2.1 miles off. North Fork campground is about 2.7 miles away, and paddlers can reach the North Fork North Fork American River about 4 miles from the area.

Routes (6)