City of Rocks info for this weekend?

I planned a trip to City of Rocks from Fri 5/25 until Tues 5/29. Looks like it might rain/T-storm.

With the current weather forecast, do you think we'll still be able to get a few days of climbing in?

Does anyone know where I can get an accurate weather forecast for COR?

Can you recommend any rest day activities?

We're flying into Salt Lake and will have a car. If you were in a similiar situation, would you change destinations? (any type of climbing is fine...easy trad, boulder, sport)

Thanks for the help!

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yikes.... hoping for a non-repeat of last year.. it was brutal, snowed fri - sat - sunday.

i will be there with a posse regardless, first site on right past bath rock ( the big site) , stop by and say hello ...

if its cold saturday - there are hot springs in town...

I've given up on going there for Memorial Day. With that forecast I'd look into going elsewhere. You'll get climbing in between the squalls of rain, hail, and snow. Where are you driving from?

BackAtItAgain wrote: if its cold saturday - there are hot springs in town...

Good call. I think they're closed on Sundays from what I recall.

Weather doesn't look as bad down south. Couple extra hours of driving, but, maybe keep St. George as an option.

NOAA is ok for accuracy. Keep an eye on it. It'll be worse or better by then...

You might get a bunch of climbing in, or, none.

Rest days? Hike in the rain. Take in the historical trails. Buy pizza and beer at Rock City.

Thanks all for the help...I really appreciate it!!

sqwirll wrote:Where are you driving from?

We'll be flying into Salt Lake and we'll have use of a truck. So anywhere within 4-5 hrs drive. Someone mentioned San Raphael Swell as an option, and i've always wanted to go to Joe's Valley...so we might end up heading that direction.

I'm still really hoping weather will turn for the better at COR.

The Swell looks like the hot side of good. Not a great place for easy trad/bouldering/sport though. Maple Canyon weather looks really good.

Andrew Gram wrote:The Swell looks like the hot side of good. Not a great place for easy trad/bouldering/sport though. Maple Canyon weather looks really good.

Maple forecast:
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Memorial Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Swell (Buckhorn):
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny and breezy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Memorial Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

PLEASE !!!! PLEASE weather get better, okay?

I can't handle a repeat of last years Memorial Day debacle at the City...

I wonder how it's going? We have been rained/snowed out of the climbs we were into in the Uintas, and it looks like today is going to be no different. Ugh, what a drag. I thought of COR as well, and then checked the weather, and it was no better. Drat again.