New York · Rock climbing · Jamesville

Lake Gulley

4 routes
V1-2 – V6
Bouldering
Jun–Sep
best months

Lake Gulley is a bouldering area in Clark Reservation State Park in New York, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Flying Whale Boulder, Right Wall and Main Wall all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with four routes spread across the V1-2 to V6 range. Carpet Moth and Llamathrust are the easiest, at V1-2, while Override the Sun is V4-5 and Challenge to Primacy is V6. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Syracuse run from highs around 77°F in June to about 82°F in July, with September easing back to the low 70s. That station sits about 300 feet lower than the park, so temperatures on the boulders run a little cooler. The Lake Trail is about 0.4 mile away, and the Erie Canalway Trail (Dewitt to Chittenango) is roughly 4.4 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Onondaga Lake Circumnavigation, about 8.7 miles away, or the Erie Canal Water Trail, about 9.7 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Lake Gulley

    Best months: June–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

      32° / 16°

      19 wet

    2. Feb

      34° / 18°

      16 wet

    3. Mar

      42° / 25°

      16 wet

    4. Apr

      56° / 36°

      14 wet

    5. May

      69° / 47°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      77° / 57°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      82° / 62°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 60°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 53°

      11 wet

    10. Oct

      60° / 42°

      15 wet

    11. Nov

      48° / 33°

      16 wet

    12. Dec

      37° / 24°

      18 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap, NY, 7.9 mi away at 413 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (4)