Colorado · Rock climbing · Loveland

Beer Slabs

Beer Slabs in Colorado has 5 climbing routes spanning 5 difficulty grades.

Beer SlabsPhoto: jamieotterbein, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
5 routes
5.5 – 5.10a
Mixed · Sport · Trad

Is Beer Slabs open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Beer Slabs

Best months: May–June and August–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

    44° / 15°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    45° / 17°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 25°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 31°

    8 wet

  5. May

    68° / 41°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 49°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 55°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 53°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 45°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 34°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 24°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    43° / 16°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Waterdale, CO, 1.5 mi away at 5,230 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Beer Slabs is a climbing area in Colorado's Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, within the Canyon Lakes Ranger District. The land is managed by the Forest Service. Fall is a comfortable time to climb here. Typical averages from the nearby Waterdale weather station run to highs around 76°F and lows near 45°F in September, and to highs in the low 60s in October. That station sits about 455 feet lower than the slabs, so expect it to be a little cooler on the rock. Sign Crack Area and Ironing Board Slabs (Upper & Lower Slabs) are each about 0.1 mile away, with the Practice Rock between Shark's Fin Wall and Bridge Wall North at 0.2 mile. For hiking, the O'Keepa Trail lies about 1.3 miles off.

Routes (5)

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