Colorado · Rock climbing · Durango

Pocket Change Boulder

Pocket Change Boulder in Colorado has 8 bouldering routes across 6 grades.

8 routes
V3 – V8
Bouldering

Best time to visit Pocket Change Boulder

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.

  1. Jan

    39° / 13°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    45° / 19°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 25°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 30°

    7 wet

  5. May

    71° / 37°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 46°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    85° / 53°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 51°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 44°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 33°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    50° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 13°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Durango, CO, 2.3 mi away at 6,761 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Pocket Change Boulder is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Tres Rios Field Office in Colorado. It sits among a cluster of climbing and mountain biking spots, with the Pocket Change Area and Boulderfield both about 0.1 mile away. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the nearby Durango weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, while July and August run warmer and wetter, with highs in the low 80s and about 11 to 12 wet days a month. Junction Creek Campground, about 2.2 miles away, offers camping and day use. Lightner Creek and Junction Creek, both around 4 miles off, are paddling options.