California · Rock climbing · Los Gatos

The Spoon

Spoon, The in California has 5 bouldering routes on rock with 5 difficulty grades.

Photo: Doug Olson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

5 routes

V1-2 – V4

Bouldering

Best time to visit The Spoon

Best months: April–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.

Jan
55° / 41°
14 wet
Feb
55° / 40°
14 wet
Mar
58° / 41°
13 wet
Apr
62° / 43°
10 wet
May
67° / 47°
7 wet
Jun
75° / 52°
3 wet
Jul
81° / 58°
1 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
1 wet
Sep
79° / 57°
2 wet
Oct
71° / 52°
6 wet
Nov
60° / 44°
11 wet
Dec
54° / 40°
15 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Skyline Ridge Preserve, CA, 7.6 mi away at 2,270 ft. The station sits about 900 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.

The Spoon is a bouldering area in Castle Rock State Park in California, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits within the park's climbing network, with several other named climbing areas and the Castle Rock Trail lying about 0.1 mile away. The area's five routes are all boulders, ranging from V1-2 to V4. The Spoon, the area's namesake, starts at V1-2, and Spoon Face is the hardest at V4. The grades are typical for bouldering at this level of the park, and the routes make an easy addition to a visit that includes the surrounding Castle Rock Proper or The Beak. Summer is the driest stretch, with typical averages from a nearby weather station running from highs around 81°F in July and August to lows near 58°F. That station sits well below the park, so temperatures up high run cooler. Winter brings more frequent rain, with about 14 wet days a month from December through February.