California · Rock climbing · Santa Barbara

Yardsale

Yardsale in California has 8 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad options.

8 routes
5.3 – 5.10a
Sport · Trad

Is Yardsale open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.

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

Best time to visit Yardsale

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

    66° / 36°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    67° / 36°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    70° / 38°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    76° / 41°

    4 wet

  5. May

    80° / 46°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    88° / 49°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 55°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 54°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 51°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    83° / 45°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    73° / 40°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    64° / 34°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gibraltar Dam #2, CA, 4.1 mi away at 1,558 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Yardsale is a climbing area in the Santa Barbara Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California, about 4 miles from the Gibraltar Dam #2 weather station. It sits among several other climbing spots and trails, with Lower Mission Canyon / Seven Falls and Hat Creek Cattle Company each about half a mile away. The area has eight routes, seven of which are sport climbs and one is a trad route. Grades run from 5.3 up to 5.10a, with the hardest being KrEG dALE Johnson. Logan's Solo is the trad route at 5.3, and Epic Sauce and Sh!tshow are sport routes at 5.6 and 5.7. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby weather station show April highs around 76°F and October highs around 83°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. Nearby, the Tunnel hike is about 0.4 miles away and the 3 pools Trail is about 0.6 miles away. For an overnight stay, Upper Oso Campground is about 7 miles off.

Routes (8)

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