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North Cary Park Boulders

North Cary Park Boulders in North Carolina has 9 bouldering routes rated across 8 difficulty grades.

9 routes
V0 – V5-
Bouldering

Best time to visit North Cary Park Boulders

Best months: February–May and September–December. 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

    52° / 32°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    56° / 34°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    63° / 40°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 49°

    10 wet

  5. May

    80° / 58°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 66°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 70°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 69°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 63°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    73° / 50°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    63° / 40°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    55° / 34°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Raleigh Durham Intl Ap, NC, 4.9 mi away at 416 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

North Cary Park Boulders is a bouldering area in North Cary Park, part of the Town of Cary Open Space in North Carolina. It sits within the town's own open space, and the boulders are the main draw here. The climbing is all bouldering, with 10 routes spread across the area. Grades run from V0- to V5-, with the median around V2+. Among the named routes are Intro to Outdoor Climbing Chapter 2 at V0- and Camera Phone Drone at V5-, the hardest listed. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Raleigh-Durham airport show October highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F, and April is similar. July highs typically reach about 91°F. Several other outdoor spots are close by. Beechtree Path is about 0.3 miles away and Lake Trail about 0.8 miles. Crabtree Creek, a paddling route, is about a mile off. For more climbing, Lake Raleigh Boulders is roughly 6.6 miles away.