Play Pen
Play Pen in Colorado has 10 routes across 9 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
- 10 routes
- 5.7+ – 5.11b/c
- Trad · Sport
Is Play Pen open right now?
Road closed
US 40: road closure is listed as closed by CDOT 511.
US 40: road closure
Closed · ~1.5 km from Play Pen · CDOT 511
As of · Source: CDOT 511. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Play Pen
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
44° / 12°
5 wet
Feb
44° / 13°
6 wet
Mar
51° / 21°
7 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
8 wet
May
64° / 36°
10 wet
Jun
76° / 43°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 49°
12 wet
Aug
79° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
73° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
61° / 29°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 20°
5 wet
Dec
44° / 13°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Evergreen, CO, 8.9 mi away at 6,985 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Play Pen is a climbing area on county land within the Tunnel 6 - Oxbow land unit in Colorado. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with East Colfax and Stoked Bowl each about 0.1 mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Evergreen weather station show July highs around 81°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-40s. The Canyon View Loop hike is about half a mile away, and the Winze mountain biking area is about 0.6 mile off. For an overnight stay, Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout is about 6 miles away and Cold Springs Campground is about 8 miles away.
Routes (10)
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