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Tiny Tots Rock

7 climbing routes in California, grades 5.7 to 5.12a, mixed, sport, and trad styles.

Tiny Tots RockPhoto: cifraser1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
7 routes
5.7 – 5.11c
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Is Tiny Tots Rock open right now?

Alert in the area

The National Park Service lists 3 alerts for Joshua Tree National Park.

  • Partial Trail Closure of West Side Loop

    Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park

  • Inaccurate Third-Party Apps

    Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park

  • Oasis of Mara Trail Partial Closure

    Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park

As of · Source: NPS · Joshua Tree National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Tiny Tots Rock

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.

  1. Jan

    58° / 38°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    61° / 39°

    3 wet

  3. Mar

    67° / 40°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 46°

    2 wet

  5. May

    82° / 52°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    91° / 59°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 66°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 68°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    89° / 60°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    80° / 50°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    66° / 41°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    58° / 34°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yucca Valley, CA, 14.1 mi away at 3,249 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.

Tiny Tots Rock is a climbing area in Joshua Tree National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, with Copenhagen Wall, Hemingway Buttress and IRS Wall all about 0.1 mile away. The park charges a fee for visits. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Yucca Valley show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 80°F, while July and August average about 96°F. The area has seven routes, five of which are trad and one each of mixed and sport. Grades run from 5.7 to 5.11c. Cole Lewis is a 5.7 trad route, and Spontaneous Human Combustion is a 5.11c trad route. The Quail Springs Historic Trail is about 0.2 mile away, and Sheep Pass Group campground is about 3.8 miles off.

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