Utah · Rock climbing · Vernal

Roadside Formation (Red Fleet State Park Area)

Roadside Formation in Utah has 10 routes across 9 difficulty grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad climbing.

Roadside Formation (Red Fleet State Park Area)Photo: Carpenter, Kenneth, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
10 routes
V0 – V3
Bouldering · Trad · Sport

Best time to visit Roadside Formation (Red Fleet State Park 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.

  1. Jan

    29° / 10°

    5 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    37° / 17°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  3. Mar

    51° / 27°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    60° / 34°

    6 wet

  5. May

    70° / 43°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 50°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 57°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 55°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 46°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    61° / 35°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    46° / 24°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    31° / 13°

    5 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Vernal, UT, 11 mi away at 5,345 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Roadside Formation is a climbing area in the Red Fleet State Park area of Utah, about 9.5 miles from the town of Bullionville. It sits among a cluster of hiking routes and other climbing spots, making it an easy addition to a day spent exploring the surrounding trails and rock. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Vernal weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 76°F, while July averages climb to about 89°F and winter brings highs near freezing. Several other destinations lie close by. Handsome Cabin Boy and Jazz/Chromoly are both under a mile away, and the Dinosaur Trackway Trail is about 1.5 miles off. Climbers can also head to Central Battleship Formation, roughly 1.7 miles away.

Routes (10)

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Central Battleship FormationPhoto: Carpenter, Kenneth, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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