Pingree Park Road
Pingree Park Road in Colorado has 7 climbing routes with 6 difficulty grades.
- 7 routes
- 5.8 – 5.10d
- Bouldering · Mixed · Trad
Is Pingree Park Road open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.
Salt Cabin Prescribed (RX) Fire Closure
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-10 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
West Crystal A - Mechanical Fuelbreak Area and Road Closure
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-04 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Cameron Peak Fire Road Closures
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-01 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Pingree Park Road
Best months: June and 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
31° / 11°
9 wet
Feb
33° / 10°
9 wet
Mar
40° / 15°
10 wet
Apr
45° / 20°
10 wet
May
55° / 28°
10 wet
Jun
68° / 36°
10 wet
Jul
74° / 43°
13 wet
Aug
72° / 41°
14 wet
Sep
65° / 34°
10 wet
Oct
51° / 25°
8 wet
Nov
39° / 18°
9 wet
Dec
31° / 11°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hourglass Rsvr, CO, 5.2 mi away at 9,520 ft. The station sits about 900 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.
Pingree Park Road is a climbing area in Colorado's Comanche Peak Wilderness, within the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. The land is managed by the Forest Service. The climbing area sits among a cluster of hiking routes and campgrounds. Little Fish is about 0.7 miles away, Fish Creek is about 0.9 miles away, and Jacks Gulch Campground is about 1.3 miles away. The South Fork Cache la Poudre River, a paddling route, is about 1.4 miles away. The area has seven routes, with three of them classified as bouldering and three as mixed. Grades run from about 5.8 to 5.10d on the YDS scale and from V3 to V6 on the V scale. Three of the routes are listed as mixed, including Far Right Climb at 5.8 and Finny Ridge at 5.10d. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 74°F with lows near 43°F, while winter highs stay near freezing.
Routes (7)
Dragon's Lair(3)
Emmaline Cirque(1)
Fish Creek Area(3)
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