The Grocery Store Walls
46-route climbing area in Colorado with bouldering pads, mixed, sport, and trad.
- 46 routes
- 5.4 – 5.15d
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit The Grocery Store Walls
Best months: May–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
43° / 18°
5 wet
Feb
44° / 18°
5 wet
Mar
52° / 25°
7 wet
Apr
58° / 30°
8 wet
May
67° / 40°
10 wet
Jun
80° / 49°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 55°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 54°
12 wet
Sep
76° / 46°
8 wet
Oct
63° / 35°
6 wet
Nov
52° / 25°
5 wet
Dec
43° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Elizabeth 2nw, CO, 7.7 mi away at 6,611 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Grocery Store Walls are a climbing area in Castlewood Canyon State Park in Colorado, on land managed by State Fish and Wildlife. The walls sit among a cluster of climbing spots and hiking trails within the park, which makes it easy to combine a session here with other routes or a walk. September and October are typically the most comfortable months for climbing. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 76°F in September to about 63°F in October, with fewer wet days than in midsummer, when highs reach about 85°F in July. Grocery Store Wall Bouldering, Neanderthal Wall and Fountainebleau Boulder are all about 0.1 mile away, and the Creek Bottom Trail starts roughly 0.4 mile off. For overnight stays, The Pinery RV Lot is about 7.4 miles away.
Routes (46)
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