Scout Rock
Scout Rock in Colorado has 28 routes with 14 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad climbing.
- 28 routes
- 5.4 – 5.12a
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Is Scout Rock open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Caribou Road Closure Order
Agency alert covering Boulder Ranger District · Order 02-10-01-26-04 · USFS · Boulder Ranger District
Raptor Nesting Area Closure - Boulder Ranger District
Agency alert covering Boulder Ranger District · Order 02-10-01-26-06 · USFS · Boulder Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Scout Rock
Best months: April–June and September–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.
Jan
47° / 21°
6 wet
Feb
48° / 22°
7 wet
Mar
57° / 29°
8 wet
Apr
63° / 34°
10 wet
May
71° / 43°
12 wet
Jun
83° / 51°
10 wet
Jul
88° / 57°
11 wet
Aug
86° / 55°
10 wet
Sep
79° / 48°
8 wet
Oct
66° / 37°
7 wet
Nov
54° / 28°
6 wet
Dec
46° / 21°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder, CO, 14.8 mi away at 5,484 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Scout Rock is a climbing area in the Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Turd World Country and Mushroom Massif each about half a mile away and Dance Hall of the Dead about 0.6 miles off. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Boulder show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 79°F, while July climbs to about 88°F. The Antelope Trail and the Bitterbrush Trail, a mountain biking route, are both about 1.2 miles away. Nelson Loop is about 1.6 miles off.
Routes (28)
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