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Oak Creek Canyon

Oak Creek Canyon is a climbing area in Colorado with 1 route.

Oak Creek CanyonPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1 route
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Is Oak Creek Canyon open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in San Carlos Ranger District. It doesn't name Oak Creek Canyon, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · San Carlos Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Oak Creek Canyon

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.

  1. Jan

    40° / 8°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    42° / 12°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    50° / 20°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    56° / 26°

    7 wet

  5. May

    66° / 33°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    77° / 41°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    81° / 45°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    78° / 44°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    72° / 37°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    61° / 26°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 17°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 8°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Westcliffe, CO, 17.1 mi away at 7,873 ft. The station sits about 600 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.

Oak Creek Canyon is a climbing area in the San Carlos Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several named climbing spots, with West Bend Crag and Hueco Wall each about 0.1 mile away and Tanner Dome about 0.6 mile off. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the nearby Westcliffe weather station show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 72°F, while July and August bring the most wet days, about 11 each month. Oak Creek Campground is about 1.3 miles away, and the Lion Canyon hike is about 1.5 miles off. Farther out, Stoney Point Trailhead is about 2.5 miles away and Hardscrabble Creek, a paddling spot, is about 9.8 miles away.

Routes (1)