The Garden
The Garden in Colorado has 10 climbing routes with 7 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 10 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11+
- Mixed · Sport · Trad
Best time to visit The Garden
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, 5.5 mi away at 7,970 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Garden is a climbing area in Colorado's Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, in the Boulder Falls area. The land itself is managed as city land. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb here. A nearby weather station records typical July highs around 79°F with lows near 50°F, and since the crag sits roughly 1,100 feet above that station, expect it to run somewhat cooler. Tonnere Tower and Creekside are both about 0.1 mile away for more climbing. The Hawkins Surguine Spur Trail lies 1.3 miles off, and Winiger Ridge campground is about 4 miles away.
Routes (10)
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