Creekside Boulders
Creekside Boulders in Colorado has 9 bouldering routes.
- 9 routes
- V0 – V10-11
- Bouldering
Is Creekside Boulders 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 Creekside Boulders
Best months: April–June and September–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
47° / 21°
6 wet
Feb
48° / 22°
7 wet
Mar
57° / 29°
8 wet
Apr
63° / 34°
10 wet
May
71° / 43°
12 wet
Jun
83° / 51°
10 wet
Jul
88° / 57°
11 wet
Aug
86° / 55°
10 wet
Sep
79° / 48°
8 wet
Oct
66° / 37°
7 wet
Nov
54° / 28°
6 wet
Dec
46° / 21°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder, CO, 14.3 mi away at 5,484 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Creekside Boulders is a climbing area in the Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, on land managed by the Forest Service. For comfortable conditions, early fall is a good bet. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Boulder run highs around 79°F with lows near 48°F in September, and October is cooler at about 66°F by day. Other climbing is close at hand. The Sentinel, Sweat Loaf aka Big Dogs and Third Band all sit about 0.1 mile away, and the Coffintop hike is roughly 0.6 mile off.
Routes (9)
Rebel Boulder, The(2)
Rodeo Boulder, The(3)
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