New Mexico · Rock climbing · Mills

Fun Bags Area

Fun Bags Area in New Mexico has 10 bouldering routes across 8 grades.

10 routes
V2 – V10
Bouldering

Is Fun Bags Area open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Cibola National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Cibola National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Fun Bags Area

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.

  1. Jan

    48° / 21°

    2 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    52° / 22°

    2 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    59° / 28°

    2 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    66° / 35°

    3 wet

  5. May

    76° / 45°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 54°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 58°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 57°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 51°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    69° / 38°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 28°

    2 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    47° / 21°

    2 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Roy, NM, 12.6 mi away at 5,743 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Fun Bags Area is a bouldering area in the Kiowa/Rita Blanca National Grasslands, part of the Cibola National Forest in western New Mexico. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land, and the area sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, including The Jumbles, Above the Jumbles and Ezekiel Wall Area, all within about a tenth of a mile. The bouldering here runs from V2 to V10, with most problems sitting in the V5-6 range. Ten routes are listed in total, and the grade labels make it clear that the area offers a range from straightforward to serious bouldering. Fun Bags is one of the named problems, and Chesticles and On Location are two of the more challenging ones, with On Location at V10. For timing, spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons. Typical averages from the nearby Roy weather station, about 13 miles away, show May highs around 76°F and October highs near 69°F. Midsummer highs there reach about 88°F in July. Mills Canyon Rim Campground is about 3 miles away for anyone wanting to stay overnight.

Routes (10)