Colorado · Rock climbing · Lake George

Yellow Dog Rock

Yellow Dog Rock is a sport climbing crag in Colorado with 11 routes on 9 difficulty grades.

11 routes
5.7+ – 5.11a
Sport

Is Yellow Dog Rock open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.

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

Best time to visit Yellow Dog Rock

Best months: June–July and 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.

  1. Jan

    39° / 5°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    41° / 7°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    49° / 15°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 21°

    6 wet

  5. May

    64° / 29°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 37°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 42°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    76° / 41°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    71° / 33°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    60° / 23°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 14°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    39° / 5°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Florissant Fossil Bed, CO, 13.7 mi away at 8,402 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Yellow Dog Rock is a climbing area in the South Park Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits about 0.1 mile from Black Dog Rock, another climbing area, so the two make an easy pairing for a day on the rock. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Florissant Fossil Bed weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 79°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. Longwater and Platte Springs are hikes within about 3 miles. Badger Flats Camping Area and Round Mountain Campground are both about 4 miles away.

Routes (11)