California · Rock climbing · Mammoth Lakes

Weekend Retreat

Weekend Retreat in California has 11 climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades.

11 routes
V0 – V2
Bouldering

Is Weekend Retreat open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Weekend Retreat

Best months: May–September. 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

    41° / 17°

  2. Feb

    41° / 18°

  3. Mar

    45° / 22°

  4. Apr

    51° / 27°

  5. May

    60° / 35°

  6. Jun

    70° / 42°

  7. Jul

    78° / 49°

  8. Aug

    77° / 47°

  9. Sep

    71° / 40°

  10. Oct

    61° / 30°

  11. Nov

    49° / 23°

  12. Dec

    41° / 17°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 19.9 mi away at 7,804 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Weekend Retreat is a bouldering area in the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, about 20 miles from Mammoth Lakes. It sits among several other climbing areas, including The Psychedelic Hideaway and Beautiful Man Boulder, each about 0.1 mile away, and Catacombs, also about 0.1 mile off. The area is a cluster of boulders rather than a single route, and all 11 of its routes are boulders graded from V0- to V2, with the median at V1. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes show July highs around 78°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs sit around 41°F with lows in the teens. Tuff Campground is about 3 miles away, and Lower Rock Creek is a hike about 2.8 miles off. Sand Canyon, a mountain biking area, is about 3.8 miles away, and Holiday Campground is about 4 miles away.

Routes (11)