Idaho · Rock climbing · Almo

The Spoon Boulder

Spoon Boulder, The in Idaho has 6 bouldering routes rated across 6 difficulty grades.

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6 routes

V0-1 – V8-9

Bouldering

Is Spoon Boulder, The open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for City of Rocks National Reserve.

As of Oct 25, 9:00 pm MDT · Source: NPS · City of Rocks National Reserve. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Spoon Boulder

Best months: April–June and August–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
35° / 16°
8 wet
Feb
39° / 19°
7 wet
Mar
48° / 27°
6 wet
Apr
55° / 33°
7 wet
May
65° / 41°
9 wet
Jun
75° / 50°
6 wet
Jul
86° / 59°
5 wet
Aug
85° / 57°
6 wet
Sep
74° / 48°
5 wet
Oct
60° / 35°
5 wet
Nov
45° / 24°
6 wet
Dec
35° / 17°
8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rosette, UT, 22.7 mi away at 5,685 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Spoon Boulder is a bouldering area in City of Rocks National Reserve in Idaho, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Ghetto Boulder and The Dungeon both about 0.1 mile away, and Electric Avenue at a similar distance. The name comes from the boulder itself, and the area's routes range from V0-1 to V8-9, with The Spoon at V3 and the Spoon Project at V8-9. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically June and September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 75°F to 74°F and lows near 50°F to 48°F. That station sits about 22 miles away and roughly 420 feet lower than the reserve, so temperatures at the boulders run a little cooler. The climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes on the same boulder. The Spoon is the namesake route at V3, and the Spoon Project is the hardest at V8-9. The Dungeon and Ghetto Boulder are close by, and the Register Rock hike is about 0.2 mile away.