The Sandbox
The Sandbox is a climbing crag in Idaho with 30 routes.
Photo: JF Hobbs, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 30 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12-
- Sport
Best time to visit The Sandbox
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
35° / 17°
10 wet
Feb
39° / 21°
9 wet
Mar
51° / 27°
9 wet
Apr
59° / 33°
10 wet
May
68° / 39°
10 wet
Jun
78° / 46°
7 wet
Jul
89° / 53°
5 wet
Aug
88° / 52°
6 wet
Sep
77° / 43°
6 wet
Oct
62° / 34°
7 wet
Nov
47° / 24°
9 wet
Dec
35° / 18°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Massacre Rocks Sp, ID, 5.1 mi away at 4,195 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Sandbox is a climbing area in Idaho on Bureau of Land Management land within the Burley Field Office. It sits among several other climbing areas, with Right Section and Left Section each about 0.3 miles away and The Pit about half a mile off. The climbing here is all sport, with 30 routes spread across a range from 5.7 to 5.12. The median grade is 5.10. Some of the named routes include Cherokee Social at 5.7, Zulu Queen at 5.10-, and Ghost Rider at 5.12. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Massacre Rocks show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 77°F, while July and August average in the upper 80s. Nearby, the River Trail and Pohogwe Trail are both about 5 miles away. Pipeline Campground is roughly 9 miles off, and Rock Creek offers canoeing about 6 miles away.
Routes (30)
Barrier Wall(3)
Other routes(23)
Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive
Photo: JF Hobbs, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Right Section
~1 min drive
Right Section in Idaho has 6 sport climbing routes across 4 difficulty grades.
Photo: JF Hobbs, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Left Section
~1 min drive
Left Section in Idaho has 5 sport climbing routes across 4 difficulty grades.
Photo: JF Hobbs, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3 Air Thee Wall
~8 min drive
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Photo: JF Hobbs, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Main Wall
~8 min drive
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The Pit
~1 min drive
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The Head Wall
~1 min drive
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~1 min drive
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~1 min drive
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The Snarl
~1 min drive
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Send Town
~1 min drive
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