Farmington Canyon
Farmington Canyon in Utah has 11 climbing routes across 10 difficulty grades, featuring bouldering, sport, and trad.
Photo: Marion Jensen, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 11 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11b/c
- Sport · Bouldering · Trad
Is Farmington Canyon open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Farmington Canyon
Best months: May–June and August–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.
Jan
36° / 23°
12 wet · 9 snow
Feb
41° / 27°
11 wet · 7 snow
Mar
51° / 34°
11 wet · 6 snow
Apr
57° / 39°
11 wet · 4 snow
May
67° / 48°
10 wet · 1 snow
Jun
78° / 57°
6 wet
Jul
87° / 66°
5 wet
Aug
84° / 64°
5 wet
Sep
74° / 55°
6 wet
Oct
60° / 43°
8 wet · 2 snow
Nov
46° / 31°
10 wet · 5 snow
Dec
36° / 23°
11 wet · 9 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bountiful Bench, UT, 7.8 mi away at 4,950 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Farmington Canyon is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District and managed by the Forest Service. It sits about 0.2 miles from the Farmington Spine Trail and the Playground - School Kids Slab climbing area, making it a compact base for climbers and hikers alike. The area holds 11 routes, with styles ranging from bouldering to sport and trad climbing. Grades run from about 5.6 to 5.11b/c, and mixed climbing is also available. Notable routes include Parachute Arete at 5.8 and Pockets Full of Treasure at 5.11a. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the nearby Bountiful Bench weather station put May highs around 67°F and September highs around 74°F, with July peaking near 87°F. Close by, the Davis County climbing area and the Farmington climbing area are each within about a mile. Bountiful Peak Campground is about 4 miles away, and the Weber River offers paddling roughly 8 miles off.
Routes (11)
Butt Crack Buttress(4)
Car Crash Boulder(3)
Cougar Crag(4)
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