Texas · Rock climbing · Alpine

Parking Boulders

Parking Boulders in Texas has 5 bouldering routes across 4 difficulty grades.

5 routes

V0 – V3-

Bouldering

Is Parking Boulders open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Big Bend National Park.

As of Oct 25, 3:30 pm CDT · Source: NPS · Big Bend National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Parking Boulders

Best months: October–April. 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
63° / 36°
2 wet
Feb
69° / 39°
2 wet
Mar
77° / 46°
2 wet
Apr
85° / 53°
2 wet
May
92° / 62°
5 wet
Jun
96° / 68°
6 wet
Jul
94° / 70°
6 wet
Aug
93° / 69°
6 wet
Sep
87° / 63°
5 wet
Oct
83° / 54°
3 wet
Nov
71° / 43°
3 wet
Dec
64° / 37°
3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Panther Junction 2 N, TX, 4.4 mi away at 3,494 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Parking Boulders is a bouldering area in Big Bend National Park in Texas, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Ripe Boulders, Factor Boulder and Grapevine North all about 0.1 mile away. The area has six bouldering routes, all rated from V0 to V3-, with the easiest at V0 and the hardest at V3-. Dorsal Fin and Free Parking are both V0, and Cooper's Booty is V0+. The routes are all bouldering, so there is no climbing on rope. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Panther Junction show March highs around 77°F and October highs around 83°F, while June and July average in the mid-90s. A fee is charged for park use.