Colorado · Rock climbing · Estes Park

Castaway Crag

Castaway Crag in Colorado has 5 climbing routes across 4 grades, featuring mixed, sport, and trad styles.

5 routes

5.7 – 5.10d

Trad · Sport · Mixed

Is Castaway Crag 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 Oct 24, 11:45 am MDT · Source: USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Castaway Crag

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.

Jan
32° / 14°
Feb
35° / 15°
Mar
42° / 20°
Apr
46° / 23°
May
56° / 32°
Jun
69° / 38°
Jul
74° / 44°
Aug
73° / 43°
Sep
66° / 36°
Oct
52° / 29°
Nov
41° / 20°
Dec
33° / 14°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Allenspark 3nw, CO, 5.3 mi away at 8,500 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.

Castaway Crag is a climbing area in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Woodstone and Sharksfin both about 0.1 mile away. The area has five routes, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.10d. Two are sport routes, two are trad, and one is mixed. The hardest is Atmospheric Testing, a 5.10d sport route, and the easiest is Air Conditioning, a 5.10c mixed route. What's My Line is a 5.10b trad route with a first ascent by Kimball and Joseph in 1981. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Allenspark run to highs around 74°F in July and 73°F in August, with lows in the mid-40s. That station sits about 1,500 feet lower than the crag, so temperatures at the crag run cooler. Twin Sisters Peaks and the Wind River Pass Trail are both about 0.7 mile away. Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground is about 4 miles off, and Glacier Creek, a paddling spot, is about 5 miles away.