Tunnel Roadside Boulders
11 bouldering routes in Colorado, 8 difficulty grades.
- 11 routes
- V0-1 – V8
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Tunnel Roadside Boulders
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
41° / 11°
4 wet
Feb
43° / 14°
5 wet
Mar
50° / 21°
6 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
6 wet
May
67° / 36°
7 wet
Jun
78° / 43°
7 wet
Jul
83° / 49°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
62° / 29°
6 wet
Nov
50° / 20°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 11°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buena Vista 2s, CO, 3.9 mi away at 7,954 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Tunnel Roadside Boulders is a climbing area in Colorado on Bureau of Land Management land within the Royal Gorge Field Office. It sits in a cluster of bouldering spots, with several named climbing areas about 0.1 mile away, making it easy to string together a short session on multiple boulders in one visit. The most comfortable months for climbing are typically late spring and early fall. A nearby weather station in Buena Vista records typical average highs around 67°F in May and 74°F in September, while July and August average about 80°F with roughly 12 wet days a month. Elephant Rock Campground is about half a mile away, and Valley Mobile RV Park is about a mile off, both good options for an overnight stay. North Trail is about 2.2 miles away for hiking, and Cottonwood Creek offers canoeing about 3.8 miles from the boulders.
Routes (11)
Almost a tunnel(1)
Beef Supreme Boulder(1)
Ernst Boulder(3)
Split Rock Area(1)
Upper Deck(3)
Vow Boulder(2)
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