Colorado · Rock climbing · Nederland

Coney Island

Coney Island in Colorado has 25 climbing routes across 18 grades, featuring bouldering, sport, and trad.

25 routes
5.8 – 5.13d
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Is Coney Island 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 Coney Island

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

    39° / 17°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 17°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    47° / 22°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    52° / 27°

    8 wet

  5. May

    61° / 35°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 44°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 50°

    10 wet

  8. Aug

    77° / 48°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 41°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 31°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 24°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 17°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gross Rsvr, CO, 5.3 mi away at 7,970 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Coney Island is a climbing area in the Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado. It sits close to the town of Nederland, and Easter Rock and Higher Energy Crag lie just 0.1 mile away, so the area is a compact cluster of crags rather than a single route. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s and nights drop to about 17°F. The Hawkins Surguine Spur Trail and the Hawkins Surguine Spur mountain biking route are both within a mile. Winiger Ridge campground is about 3.9 miles away, and Gordon Gulch campground is about 4.6 miles away.