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Camp Raucous

Camp Raucous is a Washington climbing crag with 7 routes.

7 routes
V0 – V3-
Bouldering

Best time to visit Camp Raucous

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.

  1. Jan

    47° / 34°

    20 wet

  2. Feb

    51° / 34°

    17 wet

  3. Mar

    55° / 36°

    20 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 39°

    18 wet

  5. May

    67° / 44°

    16 wet

  6. Jun

    71° / 49°

    13 wet

  7. Jul

    78° / 52°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    78° / 51°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    72° / 47°

    11 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 42°

    17 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 37°

    20 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 34°

    20 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Startup 1 E, WA, 5.1 mi away at 170 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Camp Raucous is a bouldering area in Washington managed by the State Department of Natural Resources, sitting right next to Camp Serene and the Serene Area Boulders, about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with seven routes spread across the area, and the grades run from V0 up to V3-. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 78°F with only about seven wet days a month, while winter months bring highs in the mid-40s and rain on roughly 20 days. The routes include Moss on my skateboard and No Hands at V0, Camp Raucous at V1, and Quarter Pipe at V2. Broken Bowsaw is the hardest at V3-. Lake Isabel Trail is about a mile away, and Wallace Falls State Park Campground is about 3.6 miles off. Paddlers can head to Proctor Creek, about 2.3 miles away, and Camp Huston is about 3.4 miles away.