Wisconsin · Rock climbing · Taylors Falls

Path Area

Path AreaPhoto: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
V0 – V7
Bouldering
Apr–Oct
best months

Path Area is a bouldering climbing area inside Interstate State Park in northwest Wisconsin, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among several other named climbing areas, including The Pit and The Boonyards, all within a tenth of a mile, making it an easy addition to a cluster of boulder problems in this part of the park. The area is best suited to summer, when typical averages from a nearby weather station in St. Croix Falls run from highs near 68°F in May to about 82°F in July. Winters are cold, with January highs around 23°F. The climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes spread across grades from V0- up to V7. Among them are Bushman at V0, Kill Kitties at V7, and Kitties Traverse at V2. Interstate State Park Campground is 0.4 miles away. The IAT - Saint Croix Falls Segment hike is 0.2 miles off, and Tourist Rocks is also within a tenth of a mile.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Path Area

    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.

    1. Jan

      23° / 3°

      6 wet · 5 snow

    2. Feb

      28° / 5°

      5 wet · 4 snow

    3. Mar

      41° / 19°

      6 wet · 2 snow

    4. Apr

      55° / 33°

      8 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      68° / 45°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 56°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      82° / 61°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 59°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 50°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      58° / 38°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      42° / 25°

      6 wet · 2 snow

    12. 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.

Routes (6)

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