Boulder Canyon

1786 climbs · Boulder, CO

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Located in the stunning Rocky Mountains of Colorado, a stone's throw away from the city of Boulder, Boulder Canyon offers climbers a unique blend of challenging routes, breathtaking scenery, and a rich climbing history. One of the benefits of sport climbing in Boulder Canyon is the accessibility of the routes. Many of the crags are located just a short walk from the road, making it easy to set up and climb. Additionally, there are often multiple routes on each wall, giving climbers plenty of options to choose from and allowing for efficient use of time. Some of the most popular sport climbing areas in Boulder Canyon include the [Sport Park](https://openbeta.io/crag/e38d8eef-a6c5-57db-ae1c-b1d72c245009), [Avalon](https://openbeta.io/crag/4a81817f-2b01-5bc4-8056-91d6665c9839), and the [Lower Dream Canyon](https://openbeta.io/crag/4d4f8c21-1892-5260-bf8f-c63bd77ee2bc). These areas offer climbers a wide range of route options, from short and steep to long and sustained, with difficulty ratings ranging from 5.7 to 5.14+. In addition to the excellent climbing opportunities, Boulder Canyon also offers climbers the chance to immerse themselves in nature. The canyon is home to a variety of wildlife, including deer, elk, and black bears, as well as stunning views of the surrounding mountains and valleys.

Sub-areas (120)

Lower Dream Canyon

Boulder, CO

5.2 – 5.13c · 115 climbs

Sport Park, The

Boulder, CO

5.5 – 5.12d · 103 climbs

Blob Rock Area

Boulder, CO

5.6 – 5.13c · 89 climbs

Avalon

Nederland, CO

5.6 – 5.12d · 86 climbs

Bihedral Area, The

Boulder, CO

5.6 – 5.12b · 85 climbs

Castle Rock

Boulder, CO

5.5 – 5.13d · 83 climbs

Bell Buttress Massif

Nederland, CO

5.7 – 5.13c · 62 climbs

Animal World

Nederland, CO

5.7 – 5.13c · 55 climbs

Elephant Buttresses

Boulder, CO

5.4 – 5.12b · 45 climbs

Tonnere Tower

Nederland, CO

5.6 – 5.13c · 38 climbs

Cob Rock

Boulder, CO

5.5 – 5.12- · 37 climbs

Bowling Alley, The

Nederland, CO

5.7 – 5.12c · 36 climbs

Sleeping Beauty

Boulder, CO

5.6 – 5.12a/b · 34 climbs

Easter Rock

Nederland, CO

5.10b – 5.13a · 30 climbs

Security Risk Massif

Boulder, CO

5.9 – 5.14a · 30 climbs

Mine Hole Crag

Nederland, CO

5.6 – 5.12c · 29 climbs

Dome, The

Boulder, CO

5.6 – 5.13a · 28 climbs

Bitty Buttress

Boulder, CO

5.7 – 5.14c · 27 climbs

Happy Hour Crag

Boulder, CO

5.5 – 5.12a · 27 climbs

Across from The Bihedral aka Cascade Crag

Boulder, CO

5.3 – 5.11d · 25 climbs

Coney Island

Nederland, CO

5.8- – 5.13d · 25 climbs

Nip and Tuck

Boulder, CO

5.4 – 5.14a · 25 climbs

Eagle Rock

Boulder, CO

5.5 – 5.13c · 24 climbs

Solar Dome (aka Lighthouse), The

Boulder, CO

5.6 – 5.12b · 24 climbs

Black Widow Slab

Nederland, CO

5.8+ – 5.13d · 23 climbs

Lost Rock

Boulder, CO

5.7 – 5.12- · 23 climbs

Boulder Slips

Nederland, CO

5.6 – 5.14a · 22 climbs

Vampire Rock

Nederland, CO

5.9 – 5.12b · 22 climbs

Solaris

Nederland, CO

5.5 – 5.11c · 21 climbs

Hillbilly Rocks

Boulder, CO

5.7 – 5.12a · 19 climbs

Mountain Rose

Boulder, CO

5.5 – 5.12b · 19 climbs

Overlook, The

Boulder, CO

5.7+ – 5.13c · 19 climbs

Hideout, The

Nederland, CO

5.10a – 5.13d · 15 climbs

Broken Rock

Boulder, CO

5.9 – 5.12b · 14 climbs

Frisky Cliff

Boulder, CO

5.8 – 5.13c · 14 climbs

Stepping Stones

Boulder, CO

5.7 – 5.12b · 14 climbs

Cenotaph Crag

Nederland, CO

5.7 – 5.11c · 13 climbs

Nursing Home

Nederland, CO

5.7 – 5.11a · 13 climbs

Truth or Consequences Crag aka Inca Stone

Boulder, CO

5.7 – 5.11d · 13 climbs

Witches' Tower

Boulder, CO

5.8 – 5.12b · 13 climbs

Wizard Rock

Nederland, CO

5.4 – 5.10b · 13 climbs

Sherwood Forest

Boulder, CO

5.9 – 5.12b · 12 climbs

Boulderado, The

Nederland, CO

5.3 – 5.12d · 11 climbs

Turtle Rock: A Crag for Kids

Boulder, CO

5.4 – 5.9 · 11 climbs

Canyon Block

Boulder, CO

5.9+ – 5.13+ · 10 climbs

Glacier Dome

Boulder, CO

5.9 – 5.12c · 10 climbs

Short Cliff w/ Three Cracks

Boulder, CO

5.6 – 5.10a · 10 climbs

Watermark, The

Nederland, CO

5.5 – 5.10a · 10 climbs

Armin's Crag

Nederland, CO

5.6 – 5.9+ · 9 climbs

Boulder Canyon Boulder (AKA Graham Boulder)

Boulder, CO

8 climbs

Sherwood Boulder

Boulder, CO

8 climbs

Brick Wall, The

Boulder, CO

5.9 – 5.11b · 7 climbs

Couch Fire Crag

Nederland, CO

5.4 – 5.13a · 7 climbs

Long Walk Rock

Boulder, CO

5.8 – 5.11 · 7 climbs

Lookout, The

Nederland, CO

5.9 – 5.12d · 7 climbs

Pop Rock

Boulder, CO

7 climbs

Retirement Rock

Nederland, CO

5.8 – 5.12 · 7 climbs

Road Rock

Nederland, CO

5.9 – 5.12 · 7 climbs

Boulder Falls East

Nederland, CO

5.9+ – 5.11c/d · 6 climbs

Catacombs, The

Nederland, CO

5.9 – 5.11 · 6 climbs

Cenotaph Spire

Nederland, CO

5.8 – 5.10b · 6 climbs

Cornerstone, The

Nederland, CO

5.8 – 5.12a · 6 climbs

Huck's Fins aka Sun Dial Crag (submitted as Fin Land)

Nederland, CO

5.5 – 5.12+ · 6 climbs

Little Crag

Boulder, CO

5.10a – 5.11d · 6 climbs

Zoo, The

Nederland, CO

5.11a/b – 5.12b/c · 6 climbs

Arena (aka Contender Wall), The

Nederland, CO

5.10b – 5.12 · 5 climbs

Garden Party Wall

Boulder, CO

5.10c – 5.12a · 5 climbs

Higher Energy Crag

Boulder, CO

5.8+ – 5.11+ · 5 climbs

Lion's Den

Nederland, CO

5.9 – 5.12a · 5 climbs

Mindless Cliff

Nederland, CO

5.9 – 5.11a · 5 climbs

Myth Rock

Nederland, CO

5.9 – 5.11b · 5 climbs

Trout Rock

Boulder, CO

5.8 – 5.10c · 5 climbs

Angel of Death (formerly known as The Beer Can), The

Boulder, CO

5.9+ – 5.11a · 4 climbs

Kanjiklub

Boulder, CO

5.8+ – 5.11c · 4 climbs

Law of Physics Crag

Nederland, CO

4 climbs

Mind Shaft Cliff

Nederland, CO

5.7 – 5.10a · 4 climbs

Practice Rock

Nederland, CO

5.8+ – 5.11b · 4 climbs

Rock Island I

Boulder, CO

5.7 – 5.10c · 4 climbs

Tower of Babel

Nederland, CO

5.9 – 5.12a · 4 climbs

Across From Cenotaph aka Sea of Tranquility

Boulder, CO

5.8+ – 5.10 · 3 climbs

Dome Boulder, The

Boulder, CO

3 climbs

East Of Eden

Nederland, CO

5.7 · 3 climbs

Electra Glide

Nederland, CO

5.9- – 5.10+ · 3 climbs

G-Land

Boulder, CO

5.10+ – 5.12a · 3 climbs

Ghost Crag

Boulder, CO

5.11+ – 5.12b · 3 climbs

Goofy Spire

Boulder, CO

5.7 – 5.8 · 3 climbs

High Energy Crag

Boulder, CO

5.10a – 5.11a · 3 climbs

Island Rock

Nederland, CO

5.8 – 5.11 · 3 climbs

Lost Flatiron

Boulder, CO

5.6 – 5.10b · 3 climbs

Lower Boulder Falls

Boulder, CO

5.11b – 5.11d · 3 climbs

Sentinel Slab

Nederland, CO

5.7 – 5.9+ · 3 climbs

Sugar Crack Buttress

Boulder, CO

5.4 – 5.10a · 3 climbs

Three Buffoons

Boulder, CO

5.7 – 5.11a · 3 climbs

Wall of Voodoo, The

Boulder, CO

5.11d – 5.12b · 3 climbs

Ament's Rock

Boulder, CO

5.9 – 5.9+ · 2 climbs

Bummers Rock

Boulder, CO

5.11a – 5.12b · 2 climbs

Diagon Alley

Boulder, CO

2 climbs

Frogman Pinnacle

Boulder, CO

5.6 – 5.12a · 2 climbs

Mental Rock

Boulder, CO

5.12- – 5.12b · 2 climbs

One Shoe Makes It Murder

Nederland, CO

5.11a – 5.11d · 2 climbs

Roadside Boulder

Boulder, CO

2 climbs

Rock Island II

Boulder, CO

5.8 – 5.12a · 2 climbs

Spasmodic Rock

Boulder, CO

5.11- – 5.11+ · 2 climbs

Stoner Slab

Nederland, CO

5.4 – 5.5 · 2 climbs

Superdeath

Nederland, CO

5.10 – 5.10a · 2 climbs

Tungsten Mine Shaft

Nederland, CO

5.12b – 5.13 · 2 climbs

Above Tower of Babel

Nederland, CO

5.10d · 1 climb

Across From Mind Shaft Cliff Crag

Nederland, CO

5.11c/d · 1 climb

Between Crackland and Wizard Rock

Nederland, CO

5.10b · 1 climb

BH Block

Nederland, CO

1 climb

Claim Jumper

Boulder, CO

5.9 · 1 climb

Interloper Wall

Nederland, CO

5.11b · 1 climb

Loft, The

Nederland, CO

5.11- · 1 climb

Poison Ivy Dome

Boulder, CO

5.5 · 1 climb

Red Lyin' Slab

Boulder, CO

5.8 · 1 climb

Sugarloaf Block

Nederland, CO

1 climb

Tortoise Boulder

Nederland, CO

1 climb

Unknown Crag (across from Lost Rock)

Nederland, CO

5.9+ · 1 climb

Teflon Wall, The

Boulder, CO

Trespass Rock

Boulder, CO