The Boneyards
- 14 routes
- V0 – V12
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
The Boneyards is a bouldering area in Interstate State Park in Wisconsin, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with the Pot Holes Area, The Pit (AKA Arm Pit) and Sizzlefoot Wall all about 0.1 mile away. Interstate State Park Campground is roughly 0.4 mile off. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 14 routes spread across the V0- to V12 range. The easiest are V0- and V1, and the hardest is This Sporting Life, a V12 also known as Left of Lloyd's Sit, first climbed by Jim Merli. Spider Tracks is a V3, and Boneyards Dyno is a V2. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby St. Croix Falls weather station run from highs around 78°F in June to about 82°F in July, with September easing to highs near 72°F. Winter is cold, with January highs around 23°F and lows near 3°F.
- Pot Holes AreaRock climbing0.1 mi
The Pit (AKA Arm Pit)Rock climbingPhoto: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi- The Boonyards aka The B2 PitRock climbingPhoto: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
- Sizzlefoot WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Iat - Saint Croix Falls SegmentHiking0.2 mi
- Interstate State Park CampgroundCamping0.4 mi
- Iat - Gandy Dancer-Saint Croix Falls ConnectionHiking5 mi
- Iat - Gandy Dancer SegmentHiking5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- The Boonyards aka The B2 PitRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The Pit (AKA Arm Pit)Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
The PitRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Path AreaRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Interstate SP (Taylors Falls)Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Tourist RocksRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- River Area BouldersRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Wisconsin StripRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Potholes TrailRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Saloon WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit The Boneyards
Best months: April–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
23° / 3°
6 wet · 5 snow
Feb
28° / 5°
5 wet · 4 snow
Mar
41° / 19°
6 wet · 2 snow
Apr
55° / 33°
8 wet · 1 snow
May
68° / 45°
10 wet
Jun
78° / 56°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 61°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
72° / 50°
9 wet
Oct
58° / 38°
9 wet
Nov
42° / 25°
6 wet · 2 snow
Dec
28° / 11°
6 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St Croix Falls, WI, 0.9 mi away at 750 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
