Canals
Canals in Colorado has 56 bouldering routes across 13 grades.
- 56 routes
- V1 – V14
- Bouldering
Is Canals open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.
Salt Cabin Prescribed (RX) Fire Closure
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-10 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
West Crystal A - Mechanical Fuelbreak Area and Road Closure
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-04 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Cameron Peak Fire Road Closures
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-01 · USFS · 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 Canals
Best months: June and 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.
Jan
31° / 11°
9 wet
Feb
33° / 10°
9 wet
Mar
40° / 15°
10 wet
Apr
45° / 20°
10 wet
May
55° / 28°
10 wet
Jun
68° / 36°
10 wet
Jul
74° / 43°
13 wet
Aug
72° / 41°
14 wet
Sep
65° / 34°
10 wet
Oct
51° / 25°
8 wet
Nov
39° / 18°
9 wet
Dec
31° / 11°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hourglass Rsvr, CO, 14.4 mi away at 9,520 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Canals is a climbing area in the Rawah Wilderness, within the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 74°F with lows near 43°F, while winter highs stay near 31°F. The Canals area sits among several climbing blocs, including Odyssey Bloc and Grotto Bloc, each about 0.1 mile away. Camp Lake and West Branch are also close by. Tunnel Campground, about 1.8 miles off, offers a place to stay.
Routes (56)
Acid House Bloc(2)
Andromeda Bloc(1)
Blobulus Prime Bloc(2)
Calypso Bloc(2)
Clementine Bloc(4)
Dippin' Dot Bloc(2)
Exit Music Bloc(1)
Flowers Bloc(2)
Fruit Loops Bloc(2)
Magpie Boulder(4)
Microverse Bloc(2)
Nature Bloc(3)
Nectarine Bloc(2)
Omicron Roof(4)
Paper Mache Bloc(3)
Prometheus Bloc(1)
Rain Clock Boulder(3)
Satyr Bloc(1)
Slow Ride Bloc(1)
Tiger Bloc(1)
Treefingers Bloc(1)
Turtlehead Boulder(1)
Uncle Blobulus Boulder(1)
Underworld Bloc, The(4)
Virga Bloc(1)
Warm-up Wall(4)
Where Are The Turtles Boulder(1)
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