The Boulder Gardens
Boulder Gardens, The in Texas has 48 climbing routes with 15 difficulty grades.
Photo: roy.luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 48 routes
- V0 – V8+
- Bouldering
Best time to visit The Boulder Gardens
Best months: March–May and September–November. 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
52° / 23°
3 wet · 1 snow
Feb
56° / 25°
3 wet · 1 snow
Mar
65° / 33°
3 wet
Apr
73° / 42°
4 wet
May
82° / 53°
6 wet
Jun
90° / 62°
7 wet
Jul
93° / 67°
6 wet
Aug
91° / 65°
6 wet
Sep
84° / 57°
4 wet
Oct
74° / 44°
4 wet
Nov
62° / 32°
3 wet
Dec
52° / 24°
3 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyon, TX, 15.8 mi away at 3,590 ft. The station sits about 700 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Boulder Gardens is a bouldering area within Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of boulders, with Oreo Boulder and Lost Boulder each about 0.1 mile away and Mushroom Boulder about 0.2 mile away. The area is a compact, close-together set of boulders rather than a single climb, and it works well as a short stop for climbers looking to tackle a few problems in one visit. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Canyon, Texas, show October highs around 74°F with lows near 44°F, and April is similar at about 73°F by day and 42°F at night. Summer is hot, with July highs averaging about 93°F. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 49 routes on record. Grades run from V0 up to V8+, with the median around V2-3. Some of the named routes include Bent axel at V0, Bad Grammar at V5 and All Star Chuck Taylors at V8+. For a walk, the Sunflower Trail and Rock Garden Trail are each about 0.4 mile away. Paddlers can find the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River about 5 miles off.
Routes (48)
Arrowhead Boulder(1)
Barefoot Boulder(2)
CFB(1)
Dermis(1)
Dos Mas(3)
Dugout Boulder(3)
Easy Traverse Boulder(1)
Goodnight Boulder(3)
Gravel Boulder(2)
Grit Block, The(2)
Half Cocked Boulder(1)
Hammer Head Boulder(1)
Honeycomb Boulder(1)
Johnny Boulder, The(1)
Mack Dick Boulder(1)
Mice and Men(1)
Poison Ivy Boulder(3)
Short Stuff Boulder(3)
Simulator Slab(3)
Two Pin Boulder(2)
Vortex Boulder(1)
Wheel Shaped Boulder(3)
Yogi Boulder(1)
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