Parking Lot Area
Parking Lot Area in Utah has 4 bouldering routes with bouldering pads.
- 4 routes
- V3 – V7-8
- Bouldering
Is Parking Lot Area 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 Parking Lot Area
Best months: April–June and September–October. 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
38° / 23°
9 wet
Feb
44° / 27°
8 wet
Mar
54° / 34°
9 wet
Apr
61° / 39°
10 wet
May
71° / 48°
9 wet
Jun
82° / 57°
5 wet
Jul
91° / 67°
3 wet
Aug
89° / 66°
5 wet
Sep
79° / 56°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
7 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
38° / 23°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 2.1 mi away at 4,986 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Parking Lot Area is a bouldering spot in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits in a cluster of outdoor destinations, with the Deaf Smith mountain biking area just 0.2 miles away and the North Fork Deaf Smith Canyon Trail about half a mile off. The closest climbing is Outer Canyon, roughly 0.8 miles away. The area is a bouldering destination, with four boulder problems on record. They range from V3 to V7-8, with Honk my Horn at V4 and The Great Escape Sit at V7-8. The boulders are the main draw here, and the surrounding trails and bike route make it easy to pair a climbing session with a ride or a walk. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the nearby Cottonwood Weir weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs near 79°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F. That station sits roughly 1,300 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Tanners Flat Campground is about 4 miles away, and Lake Lillian offers fishing a little farther out.
Routes (4)
No Parking Area(1)
Restroom Boulder(2)
Roadside Slab(1)
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