Castle Rock
Castle Rock in Colorado has 83 climbing routes with bouldering, sport, and trad options.
- 83 routes
- 5.5 – 5.13d
- Trad · Bouldering · Sport
Is Castle Rock open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Caribou Road Closure Order
Agency alert covering Boulder Ranger District · Order 02-10-01-26-04 · USFS · Boulder Ranger District
Raptor Nesting Area Closure - Boulder Ranger District
Agency alert covering Boulder Ranger District · Order 02-10-01-26-06 · USFS · Boulder Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Castle Rock
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
39° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
40° / 17°
5 wet
Mar
47° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
52° / 27°
8 wet
May
61° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 44°
9 wet
Jul
79° / 50°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 48°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 41°
8 wet
Oct
57° / 31°
6 wet
Nov
47° / 24°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gross Rsvr, CO, 6.3 mi away at 7,970 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Castle Rock is a climbing area in Colorado's Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, within the Boulder Ranger District. It sits among several named climbing spots, including Broken Rock and The Overlook, both about a tenth of a mile away, and the Boy Scout Spur mountain biking trail about 0.7 miles off. The area has 83 routes, covering trad, boulder, sport and mixed styles, with grades ranging from 5.5 to 5.13d on the YDS scale and from V0+ to V14 on the V scale. Trad routes make up the largest group, with 44, and bouldering is well represented at 22 routes. Some of the more notable ones include By Gully, a 5.9+ trad route first climbed by Royal Robbins and Pat Ament in 1964, and Deadline, a 5.13d mixed route. Close To the Edge, a sport route at 5.12b/c, was first ascended by R. Briggs and D. Hare in 1995. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 73°F in June to about 79°F in July, while winter highs sit near 40°F.
Routes (83)
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