Colorado · Rock climbing · Winter Park

Vasquez Road

Vasquez Road in Colorado has 9 bouldering routes across 6 grades.

9 routes
V0 – V3
Bouldering

Is Vasquez Road open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.

As of · Source: USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Vasquez Road

Best months: June–August. 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

    31° / -1°

    11 wet

  2. Feb

    34° / 2°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    43° / 11°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    51° / 20°

    8 wet

  5. May

    62° / 27°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 33°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    77° / 38°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    74° / 37°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    68° / 29°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    56° / 21°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    41° / 10°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    31° / -1°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fraser, CO, 3 mi away at 8,560 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Vasquez Road is a climbing area in the Sulphur Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of outdoor options close to Winter Park, with the Take D'leap and D-4 mountain biking trails each about 0.2 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Fraser, CO weather station show July highs around 77°F with lows near 38°F, while winter highs stay around freezing. That station sits a few hundred feet below the road, so temperatures on the route run a little cooler. Idlewild Campground is about 1.5 miles away, and the Fraser River is about 2.9 miles off. For more climbing, B-Lot Boulder lies about 2.8 miles away, and St. Louis Creek Campground is about 3.3 miles away.

Routes (9)