California · Rock climbing · Tahoe City

Twin Crags

Twin Crags in California has 18 climbing routes with 11 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.

18 routes
5.7 – 5.11b
Trad · Mixed · Sport

Is Twin Crags open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Twin Crags, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Twin Crags

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.

  1. Jan

    40° / 21°

    11 wet · 7 snow

  2. Feb

    40° / 21°

    10 wet · 7 snow

  3. Mar

    45° / 24°

    10 wet · 7 snow

  4. Apr

    50° / 28°

    8 wet · 4 snow

  5. May

    59° / 34°

    7 wet · 1 snow

  6. Jun

    69° / 40°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    78° / 46°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    77° / 45°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 41°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    59° / 33°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    48° / 26°

    7 wet · 3 snow

  12. Dec

    40° / 21°

    10 wet · 6 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tahoe City, CA, 1 mi away at 6,230 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Twin Crags is a climbing area in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the national forest system in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within the Lake Tahoe Basin, about 1 mile from Tahoe City. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Tahoe City show July highs around 78°F with lows near 46°F and only about one wet day in the month. Winter brings highs around 40°F and several snowy days each month from December through February. The Granlibakken Wilderness Trail starts less than a mile away, and the Mount Watson Access Road for mountain biking is about 0.9 miles off. William Kent Campground is roughly 1.9 miles away, and the Eagle Rock climbing area is about 4 miles away.

Routes (18)