Deckers
Deckers in Colorado has 15 routes across 8 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad climbing.
- 15 routes
- 5.5 – 5.10c
- Sport · Mixed · Trad
Is Deckers open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Downed and weakened trees on South Platte Ranger District
Agency alert covering South Platte Ranger District · USFS · South Platte Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Deckers
Best months: May–July 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
45° / 14°
4 wet
Feb
46° / 16°
5 wet
Mar
53° / 23°
6 wet
Apr
58° / 29°
8 wet
May
67° / 38°
9 wet
Jun
79° / 47°
9 wet
Jul
84° / 53°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 51°
13 wet
Sep
76° / 43°
7 wet
Oct
64° / 32°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 23°
4 wet
Dec
44° / 15°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cheesman, CO, 9.2 mi away at 6,880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Deckers is a climbing area in the South Platte Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within the national forest lands of the Pike and San Isabel, about 10 miles from the town of Cheesman. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cheesman show July highs around 84°F with lows near 53°F, while September cools to highs around 76°F. That station sits about 350 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures at Deckers run slightly cooler. Ouzel Campground is less than a mile away, and Osprey Campground is about 1.4 miles off. Noddle Heads, a climbing area, and the mountain biking on Noodle Trail 677 are both roughly 1.9 miles away.
Routes (15)
Celeb's Dome(2)
Crag in the Woods(3)
Gilligan's Island(4)
Green Meanie Boulders(2)
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