Stress Management Boulders
Stress Management Boulders is a bouldering area in California with 9 routes.
Photo: ericheath, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 9 routes
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Is Stress Management Boulders open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Tahoe National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-26-25 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Stress Management Boulders
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.
Jan
44° / 25°
Feb
46° / 26°
Mar
51° / 27°
Apr
56° / 30°
May
64° / 37°
Jun
75° / 43°
Jul
82° / 48°
Aug
82° / 47°
Sep
76° / 44°
Oct
65° / 37°
Nov
51° / 30°
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.
Stress Management Boulders is a climbing area in the Yuba River Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California. The name points to the bouldering, and the area works well as a short objective for climbers who want to get on the rock without a long hike. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring through early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Lake Spaulding weather station, at a similar elevation, run from highs around 64°F in May to about 82°F in July and August, with September easing back to around 76°F. The Scoop and Stress Management Boulder climbing areas both sit about 0.1 mile away, so climbers can pair them with this spot. The Sierra Discovery Trail is about 0.6 mile off, and North Fork campground is roughly 2.7 miles away.
Routes (9)
Entrance Rock #2(4)
Imitator, The(1)
Leaning Boulder(1)
Meditation Practice(2)
Spade, The(1)
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