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Camp Dick

Camp Dick is a Colorado climbing crag with 19 routes across 10 grades.

19 routes
V0 – V8
Bouldering

Is Camp Dick open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.

As of · Source: USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Camp Dick

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

    32° / 14°

  2. Feb

    35° / 15°

  3. Mar

    42° / 20°

  4. Apr

    46° / 23°

  5. May

    56° / 32°

  6. Jun

    69° / 38°

  7. Jul

    74° / 44°

  8. Aug

    73° / 43°

  9. Sep

    66° / 36°

  10. Oct

    52° / 29°

  11. Nov

    41° / 20°

  12. Dec

    33° / 14°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Allenspark 3nw, CO, 6.8 mi away at 8,500 ft. The station sits about 600 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 Dick is a climbing area in the Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within the Boulder Ranger District, about 1.8 miles from Camp Dick Campground, which makes it an easy base for an overnight stay. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Allenspark, about 6.8 miles away, show July highs around 74°F with lows near 44°F, while winter highs stay near freezing. Several other spots lie close by. The Stapp Lakes Cutoff hike is under a mile away, and the Warm-up Area climbing area is about 1.1 miles off. Beaver Creek offers mountain biking at roughly 1.2 miles, and Camp Dick Campground is the closest place to camp.

Routes (19)

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