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Kings Park Bluff Boulder

7 routes
V0 – V2
Bouldering
Apr–Oct
best months

Kings Park Bluff Boulder is a bouldering area within Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park in New York, managed by State Park and Recreation. The site sits among a cluster of short trails, with the Long Island Greenbelt Trail about a mile away and the Blue Trail and Wetland Trail within about 2 miles. The bouldering here is all on the boulder style, with seven routes ranging from V0 to V2. Eight Ball, Slope Traverse and Taco Direct are the easiest at V0, and Spartan and Spartan's Phalanx are the hardest at V2. The climbing is low-key, with no single route standing out as the most challenging. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Centerport weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. The surrounding trails make it easy to pair a bouldering session with a walk. The Long Island Greenbelt Trail is the closest at under a mile, and the Blue Trail, Wetland Trail and Lower River Trail are all within about 3 miles.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Kings Park Bluff Boulder

    Best months: April–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

      38° / 24°

    2. Feb

      40° / 25°

    3. Mar

      47° / 31°

    4. Apr

      60° / 41°

    5. May

      70° / 50°

    6. Jun

      78° / 60°

    7. Jul

      83° / 66°

    8. Aug

      81° / 65°

    9. Sep

      74° / 59°

    10. Oct

      63° / 49°

    11. Nov

      52° / 39°

    12. Dec

      43° / 31°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Centerport, NY, 7.3 mi away at 30 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (7)