Colorado · Rock climbing · Ouray

Camp Bird Road

Camp Bird Road in Colorado has 9 traditional climbing routes across 7 grades.

Camp Bird RoadPhoto: Sale Family Memories, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
9 routes
5.7 – 5.11-
Trad

Is Camp Bird Road open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Camp Bird Road, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Camp Bird Road

No month here meets our mild-weather rule. 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

    34° / -6°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    36° / -3°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    43° / 6°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    48° / 17°

    9 wet

  5. May

    58° / 25°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    70° / 31°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    75° / 38°

    13 wet

  8. Aug

    72° / 37°

    15 wet

  9. Sep

    66° / 30°

    12 wet

  10. Oct

    55° / 20°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    43° / 7°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    34° / -5°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Silverton, CO, 12.3 mi away at 9,285 ft. The station sits about 700 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.

Camp Bird Road is a climbing area in the Ouray Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within the Ouray area, about 12 miles from Silverton. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Silverton weather station, which sits a few hundred feet lower, show July highs around 75°F with lows near 38°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s and lows drop to about -6°F in January. Thistledown Campground is just 0.6 miles away, and the Weehawken hike and Canyon Creek paddling are each about 0.7 miles off. Angel Creek Campground is roughly 1.3 miles away.

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