California · Rock climbing · Truckee

Shadow Boulder

Shadow Boulder in California has 12 bouldering routes across 8 grades.

12 routes
V0 – V7-8
Bouldering

Is Shadow Boulder open right now?

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 Shadow Boulder

Best months: May–September. 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

    41° / 17°

    11 wet

  2. Feb

    43° / 18°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 22°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    53° / 26°

    7 wet

  5. May

    63° / 33°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 38°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    82° / 44°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    81° / 42°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 36°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 29°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    39° / 17°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Donner Mem Sp, CA, 0.4 mi away at 5,937 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Shadow Boulder is a climbing area in Donner Memorial State Park, California, within the Truckee Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest. The land is managed by State Park and Recreation, and the park sits about 0.4 miles from the Split Rock East and Split Rock West climbing areas, which make it easy to pair with a visit to those spots. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 82°F with lows near 44°F and only about two wet days in the month. Winter is much colder, with January highs around 41°F and lows near 17°F. JP's Trail is about 0.4 miles away and Donkey Town Trail about 0.7 miles, so either can be added to a climbing day. Granite Flat campground is roughly 1.9 miles off, and Donner Creek offers paddling about 1.7 miles away.

Routes (12)