California · Rock climbing · Thousand Oaks

The Tea Room

The Tea Room is a California climbing crag with 8 sport routes on 4 difficulty grades.

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8 routes

5.9 – 5.10c

Sport

Is Tea Room, The open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

As of Oct 23, 7:30 pm PDT · Source: NPS · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Tea Room

Best months: October–May. 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
70° / 43°
6 wet
Feb
70° / 44°
7 wet
Mar
74° / 46°
6 wet
Apr
78° / 48°
3 wet
May
82° / 53°
1 wet
Jun
89° / 57°
0 wet
Jul
95° / 61°
0 wet
Aug
97° / 61°
0 wet
Sep
94° / 59°
1 wet
Oct
85° / 53°
2 wet
Nov
76° / 46°
3 wet
Dec
69° / 42°
6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Woodland Hills Pierce College, CA, 20.4 mi away at 790 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Tea Room is a sport climbing area in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California, set among a cluster of other climbing spots. It sits within the recreation area's boundaries, and several climbing areas lie right next door, including Energy Wall, Easy Street and Kamikaze Cave, each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from 5.9 up to 5.10c. Among the named routes are English Breakfast Tea at 5.10a and Tea Bag at 5.10b/c. The area's name is reflected in the route English Breakfast Tea, and the Tea Room's own routes include Inspect Her Cool Soul at 5.9 and Irish Car Bomb at 5.10c. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 78°F and October highs around 85°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. That station sits well below the area, so temperatures at the climbing spot run cooler. The Mishe Mokwa Trail is about half a mile away, and the Backbone Trail is about 0.7 mile off. For an overnight stay, Circle X Ranch Group Campground is roughly 1.4 miles away.