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Where the rock and weather look best for Sun, Nov 8 – Tue, Nov 10.

Your trip Sun, Nov 8 · 3 days · from Las Vegas · 5.6–5.10d
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1

Red Rock Canyon

90

Best Sun–Tue: 58–64°F on the north-facing walls at Willow Spring.

  1. Su 887
  2. Mo 994
  3. Tu 1094

Sandstone · 0.5 h drive · 1298 climbs in your range

Plan it

Best days

Sun–Tue

Sun and shade

Mild: most walls are fine. Willow Spring scores best.

Where to camp

Coldest night at camp: about 53°F.

  • Red Rock Canyon Campground (BLM) developed
    Booking: Reservations on Recreation.gov verify
    Season: Closed in summer (about June to August) verify
    Cost: About $20 a night for individual sites verify
  • Dispersed camping off NV-160 / Lovell Canyon dispersed
    Booking: First-come verify
    Water: None verify

Resupply: Las Vegas (Summerlin): gas, groceries, gyms with showers, 20 to 30 minutes.

Access

Check before you go

  • Climbers on long routes: ask BLM about a late-exit permit before you go.
  • Seasonal raptor closures: none found on BLM's page. Check the SNCC and BLM pages for current closures.
  • Campground closed for summer: Dates change by year.
  • Red Rock Canyon Campground (BLM), booking: Reservations on Recreation.gov: Booking rules not confirmed on an official page.
  • Red Rock Canyon Campground (BLM), season: Closed in summer (about June to August): Dates change by year; news reports and listings agree on a summer closure.
  • Red Rock Canyon Campground (BLM), cost: About $20 a night for individual sites: From a third-party listing.
  • Red Rock Canyon Campground (BLM), water: Unknown.
  • Dispersed camping off NV-160 / Lovell Canyon, booking: First-come: Which land is open to camping, and the rules, are unconfirmed.
  • Dispersed camping off NV-160 / Lovell Canyon, water: None
  • Calico Basin: Reached from Calico Basin Road, outside the Scenic Drive, so no timed entry.
  • Black Velvet Canyon: Reached by a dirt road off NV-160, outside the Scenic Drive. Road condition varies.

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2

Mt. Charleston

87

Best Sun–Tue: 49–57°F at Universal Wall.

  1. Su 886
  2. Mo 991
  3. Tu 1091

Limestone · 0.8 h drive · 83 climbs in your range

Plan it

Best days

Sun–Tue

Sun and shade

Mild: most walls are fine. Universal Wall scores best.

Where to camp

Coldest night at camp: about 40°F.

  • Fletcher View (Forest Service) developed
    Booking: Some sites reservable, some first-come verify
    Season: Monsoon season (mid-July to mid-September): reservations may be cancelled and the campground closed for a while. Recreation.gov: Fletcher View
    Water: Shared spigots verify
  • Other Kyle Canyon and Deer Creek Road campgrounds developed

Resupply: Las Vegas, 45 minutes. Little on the mountain.

Access

  • Nothing confirmed yet.

Check before you go

  • Check Spring Mountains NRA (Forest Service) alerts: roads and trails here have had storm-damage closures.
  • Winter: snow and chain controls on the mountain roads; upper crags are snowed in.
  • OpenBeta's Mt. Charleston list is thin; Mountain Project has more crags (Lee Canyon, more of Kyle Canyon).
  • Fletcher View (Forest Service), booking: Some sites reservable, some first-come: Recreation.gov and Campflare disagree. Recreation.gov: Fletcher View
  • Fletcher View (Forest Service), water: Shared spigots: From a third-party listing.
  • Other Kyle Canyon and Deer Creek Road campgrounds, booking: Several Forest Service campgrounds; seasons and booking not confirmed.

3

St. George

87

Best Sun–Tue: 54–72°F at Prophesy Wall.

  1. Su 890
  2. Mo 994
  3. Tu 1096

Sandstone · 2 h drive · 453 climbs in your range

Plan it

Best days

Sun–Tue

Sun and shade

Mild: most walls are fine. Prophesy Wall scores best.

Where to camp

Coldest night at camp: about 48°F.

  • Snow Canyon State Park Campground developed
    Booking: 38 sites, open all year. Reservations recommended in peak season, 48 hours to 4 months ahead; inside 48 hours it's walk-up only. Utah State Parks: Snow Canyon FAQs
  • BLM land west of town (Utah Hills, Beaver Dam Road) dispersed
    Booking: First-come verify
    Water: None verify

Resupply: St. George city: everything.

Access

Check before you go

  • Snow Canyon's day-use fee: sources disagree ($10 to $20 a vehicle).
  • Not every crag here is sandstone. Basalt and limestone crags stay climbable after rain when the sandstone isn't.
  • Black Rocks Canyon in Snow Canyon State Park is closed: Listed in the state park rule; check which climbs it covers. Utah Admin. Code R651-633-4 (Snow Canyon closures)
  • BLM land west of town (Utah Hills, Beaver Dam Road), booking: First-come: Which areas allow camping is unconfirmed.
  • BLM land west of town (Utah Hills, Beaver Dam Road), water: None
  • Snow Canyon State Park: State park rules list closures, including Black Rocks Canyon March 15 to June 30. Read the rule for which climbs it covers. Utah Admin. Code R651-633-4 (Snow Canyon closures)

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4

Zion National Park

80

Best Sun–Tue: 58–72°F at The Confluence.

  1. Su 882
  2. Mo 991
  3. Tu 1093

Sandstone · 2.75 h drive · 58 climbs in your range

Plan it

Best days

Sun–Tue

Sun and shade

Mild: most walls are fine. The Confluence scores best.

Where to camp

Coldest night at camp: about 48°F.

  • Watchman Campground (NPS) developed
    Booking: Reservations required, up to 6 months ahead on Recreation.gov. Full nearly every night in season. NPS: Campgrounds in Zion
  • South Campground (NPS) developed
    Booking: Reopened May 29, 2026. Reservations required, up to 14 days ahead. NPS news: South Campground reopens May 29, 2026
  • BLM land near Hurricane and Virgin dispersed
    Booking: First-come verify
    Water: None verify

Resupply: Springdale (expensive) or Hurricane: gas, groceries, showers for a fee.

Access

  • Permits are required for all overnight climbs. Day climbs don't need one. NPS: Climbing in Zion
  • Some routes close for nesting raptors, usually March 1 to mid-to-late summer. Check the park's closure list. NPS: Climbing in Zion
  • Summer can top 100°F even on shaded walls, and monsoon storms are common. NPS: Climbing in Zion

Check before you go

  • Zion Canyon Scenic Drive: private cars aren't allowed during shuttle season. Check this year's shuttle dates.
  • OpenBeta's Zion list is thin (mostly big-wall classics); route counts here undercount the park.
  • BLM land near Hurricane and Virgin, booking: First-come: Which areas are open is unconfirmed.
  • BLM land near Hurricane and Virgin, water: None
  • Kolob Canyon: Kolob Canyons has its own entrance off I-15, away from the main canyon.

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5

Joshua Tree National Park

79

Best Sun–Tue: 62–69°F on the east-facing walls at Lost Horse Area.

  1. Su 885
  2. Mo 992
  3. Tu 1094

Granite · 3.3 h drive · 1714 climbs in your range

Plan it

Best days

Sun–Tue

Sun and shade

Mild: most walls are fine. Lost Horse Area scores best.

Where to camp

Coldest night at camp: about 49°F.

  • Hidden Valley Campground (NPS) developed
    Booking: First-come verify
    Water: None verify
  • Jumbo Rocks Campground (NPS) developed
    Booking: Reservable on Recreation.gov Recreation.gov: Jumbo Rocks Campground
    Water: None verify
  • Indian Cove Campground (NPS) developed
    Booking: Reservable verify
    Water: None verify
  • BLM land north of the park dispersed
    Booking: First-come verify
    Water: None verify

Resupply: Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms towns: gas, groceries, showers for a fee.

Access

Check before you go

  • Seasonal climbing closures: the park keeps a separate "Important Climbing Closures" page. Check it before you go.
  • Park entrance fee or pass required.
  • Hidden Valley Campground (NPS), booking: First-come: Sources disagree; the park has been moving campgrounds to reservations.
  • Hidden Valley Campground (NPS), water: None: Unconfirmed; bring water.
  • Jumbo Rocks Campground (NPS), water: None: Unconfirmed; bring water.
  • Indian Cove Campground (NPS), booking: Reservable: Sources agree it's reservable; dates and rules unconfirmed.
  • Indian Cove Campground (NPS), water: None
  • BLM land north of the park, booking: First-come: Which parcels are open is unconfirmed.
  • BLM land north of the park, water: None

6

Bishop

78

Best Sun–Tue: 53–66°F on the north-facing walls at Happy Boulders.

  1. Su 889
  2. Mo 995
  3. Tu 1095

Granite · 4.5 h drive · 1487 climbs in your range

Plan it

Best days

Sun–Tue

Sun and shade

Mild: most walls are fine. Happy Boulders scores best.

Where to camp

Coldest night at camp: about 43°F.

  • Pleasant Valley Pit (BLM) developed
    Booking: First-come verify
    Cost: $5 a night verify
    Water: None verify
  • Buttermilk dispersed (Inyo National Forest) dispersed
    Booking: First-come verify
    Cost: Free verify
    Water: None verify

Resupply: Bishop town: gas, groceries, gear shops, showers for a fee.

Access

Check before you go

  • The Buttermilks climbing area is LADWP land, with no camping on it; camping nearby is on Inyo National Forest land.
  • Seasonal closures in the Volcanic Tablelands or the Gorge: none found. Check with the Bishop climbing rangers.
  • Pleasant Valley Pit (BLM), booking: First-come: Listings agree; not on an official page.
  • Pleasant Valley Pit (BLM), cost: $5 a night: Listings and a BLM fee notice; confirm the current fee. BLM: Pleasant Valley Pit Campground
  • Pleasant Valley Pit (BLM), water: None: Listings say no water.
  • Buttermilk dispersed (Inyo National Forest), booking: First-come
  • Buttermilk dispersed (Inyo National Forest), cost: Free
  • Buttermilk dispersed (Inyo National Forest), water: None
  • Buttermilks Main: Buttermilk Road is dirt and washboarded; most cars make it in dry weather.

7

Indian Creek

65

Best Sun–Tue: 53–66°F at Supercrack Buttress.

  1. Su 883
  2. Mo 988
  3. Tu 1089

Sandstone · 6.5 h drive · 125 climbs in your range

Plan it

Best days

Sun–Tue

Sun and shade

Mild: most walls are fine. Supercrack Buttress scores best.

Where to camp

Coldest night at camp: about 40°F.

  • Superbowl Campground (BLM) developed
    Booking: First-come; register at the kiosk verify
    Cost: About $15 a night verify
    Water: None verify
  • Creek Pasture Campground (BLM) developed
    Booking: First-come (the group site is reservable) verify
    Cost: About $15 a night verify
    Water: None verify
  • Bridger Jack Mesa dispersed (BLM) dispersed
    Booking: First-come verify
    Water: None verify

Resupply: Monticello (about an hour) or Moab (about 1.5 hours)

Access

  • Nothing confirmed yet.

Check before you go

  • Seasonal raptor closures: none confirmed. Check Bears Ears / BLM Monticello and Friends of Indian Creek.
  • Mostly crack climbing: bring lots of cams in the right sizes.
  • Superbowl Campground (BLM), booking: First-come; register at the kiosk: From listings.
  • Superbowl Campground (BLM), cost: About $15 a night: Listings; BLM's 2016 notice set an earlier fee. BLM: Indian Creek corridor camping fees
  • Superbowl Campground (BLM), water: None
  • Creek Pasture Campground (BLM), booking: First-come (the group site is reservable): From listings.
  • Creek Pasture Campground (BLM), cost: About $15 a night: Listings.
  • Creek Pasture Campground (BLM), water: None
  • Bridger Jack Mesa dispersed (BLM), booking: First-come
  • Bridger Jack Mesa dispersed (BLM), water: None

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