Child Free Zone (aka Parkway Crags)
27 climbing routes in Colorado spanning 20 difficulty grades.
Photo: ShanMcG213, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 27 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12c
- Sport · Trad · Bouldering
Best time to visit Child Free Zone (aka Parkway Crags)
Best months: April–June and August–October. 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
45° / 23°
4 wet
Feb
46° / 22°
5 wet
Mar
54° / 29°
6 wet
Apr
60° / 35°
8 wet
May
69° / 45°
9 wet
Jun
81° / 55°
7 wet
Jul
87° / 61°
7 wet
Aug
84° / 59°
8 wet
Sep
76° / 51°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 39°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 30°
4 wet
Dec
45° / 23°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ralston Rsvr, CO, 4.4 mi away at 5,900 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Child Free Zone, also known as Parkway Crags, is a climbing area within North Table Mountain Park in Colorado, on county land. It sits in the heart of a cluster of climbing and hiking destinations, with several other climbing areas and trails within about a tenth of a mile. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run highs around 69°F in May and 76°F in September, while July highs climb to about 87°F and January highs sit near 45°F. Brown Cloud Rocks, the Overhang Area and the Table Top Area are all about 0.1 mile away, and the Climbing Access Trail is just as close. The Golden Cliffs Trail is roughly 0.4 mile off.
Routes (27)
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