Muddy Creek
Muddy Creek in Colorado has 17 climbing routes across 11 grades, featuring bouldering pads, sport, and trad.
- 17 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11a
- Sport · Trad · Bouldering
Is Muddy Creek open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District. It doesn't name Muddy Creek, so check the source for the area it covers.
Area Closure for the Fishhook Fire - Routt National Forest
Agency closure covering Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District · Order 02-06-03-26-222 · USFS · Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District
Access Impact: Big Creek Lakes Dam Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trail & Access Impact: Stillwater Reservoir Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Snowy Range - 2026 Active Vegetation Operations
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Muddy Creek
Best months: June–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
28° / 7°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 9°
8 wet
Mar
40° / 15°
8 wet
Apr
49° / 23°
9 wet
May
59° / 30°
10 wet
Jun
71° / 36°
8 wet
Jul
77° / 42°
9 wet
Aug
76° / 40°
11 wet
Sep
68° / 34°
8 wet
Oct
55° / 25°
7 wet
Nov
39° / 16°
8 wet
Dec
29° / 9°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spicer, CO, 12.6 mi away at 8,385 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Muddy Creek is a climbing area in the Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District of Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in northwest Colorado. The land is managed by the Forest Service, and the nearest town is Rabbit Ears Pass, about 1.5 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Spicer weather station, about 12 miles away, show July highs near 77°F with lows around 42°F, and June and August run only slightly cooler. That station sits roughly 1,200 feet below the creek, so expect temperatures at the climbing area to run cooler. Rabbit Ears Pass Camp is about 1.5 miles away and the wild camping spot is about 1.6 miles away. The Routt Divide hike is about 2.8 miles away, and the Other Rose Dome climbing area is about 4.7 miles away.
Routes (17)
Bob Tower(2)
Crag 1(3)
Crag 2(2)
Creekside(3)
Muddy Creek Boulder(3)
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