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Big Fat Beach boulder

Big Fat Beach boulder is a Washington climbing area with 10 bouldering routes across 6 grades.

10 routes

V0 – V3

Bouldering

Is Big Fat Beach boulder open right now?

Alert in the area

The National Park Service lists 3 alerts for Olympic National Park.

Bat Tests Positive for Rabies, Visitors Urged to Report Potential Contact
Park alert covering Olympic National Park · NPS · Olympic National Park
Full Burn Ban Begins August 7
Park alert covering Olympic National Park · NPS · Olympic National Park
Staircase Developed Area is Open, Use Caution in Burned Areas
Park alert covering Olympic National Park · NPS · Olympic National Park

As of Oct 25, 12:00 pm PDT · Source: NPS · Olympic National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Big Fat Beach boulder

Best months: July–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
47° / 36°
22 wet
Feb
49° / 35°
19 wet
Mar
51° / 37°
22 wet
Apr
55° / 39°
19 wet
May
60° / 43°
16 wet
Jun
63° / 48°
14 wet
Jul
68° / 51°
10 wet
Aug
69° / 51°
9 wet
Sep
67° / 47°
12 wet
Oct
59° / 42°
18 wet
Nov
51° / 38°
21 wet
Dec
47° / 35°
23 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Quillayute State Ap, WA, 4.4 mi away at 185 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Big Fat Beach boulder is a climbing area in Olympic National Park, within the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness on the Washington coast. The National Park Service manages the land, and the nearest town is La Push, about a mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 68 to 69°F with lows near 51°F and only about nine to ten wet days a month. Winter is much wetter, with highs in the upper 40s and rain on roughly 20 to 23 days a month from November through January. A fee is charged for park use. The La Push Beaches climbing area sits just 0.1 mile away. The Third Beach Trail and Taylor Point Trail are both about a mile off, and paddlers can reach Murphy Creek, about 3.5 miles away.