Staying Home Sucks, home
"History of Loss", Sudarshan Shetty; Vancouver 2010 Biennale
Vancouver, the nearest town, 14 km away. Photo: popejon2 from Paddington, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Arbutus Grove

Climbing area · Canada

Is it worth the trip?

46Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: Rock dry, Rock about 13 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 74 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
10°C
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 88 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
13°C
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 46 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
12°C
Air
11°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
8°C
Air
10°C
Rain
13.8 mm

Sat 7 · 8 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
12°C
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
10°C
Air
10°C
Rain
3.6 mm

Mon 9 · 20 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
12°C
Air
12°C
Rain
6 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 271, good
  2. Tue 374, good
  3. Wed 488, good
  4. Thu 546, fair
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 78, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 920, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in five facts

  • 32 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • 84 routeson the map
  • Granitethe rock
  • Sport, trad and boulderingstyles
  • Best in Jul5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Arbutus Grove
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*71, goodDry?10°C10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov74, goodDry10°C11°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov88, goodDry13°C13°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov46, fairWet12°C11°C0.4 mm
Fri 6Nov0, poorWet8°C10°C13.8 mm
Sat 7Nov8, poorWet12°C12°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov0, poorWet10°C10°C3.6 mm
Mon 9Nov20, poorWet12°C12°C6 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet10°C10°C22.2 mm
Wed 11Nov0, poorWet7°C8°C11.4 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Arbutus Grove

32 crags mapped, 84 routes on the map. Sport, trad and bouldering. Granite. Best from May to Sep. The nearest town to stay in is Vancouver.

  • Crags 32 crags mapped, 84 routes on the map.
  • Styles Sport, trad and bouldering.
  • Routes 2 boulder problems.
  • Rock Granite.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,040–US$1,920 each

about US$1,040–US$1,920 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YVR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$523
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$40–US$67
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$127–US$234
Totalabout US$1,040–US$1,920

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Vancouver

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Closest

Vancouver

about 25 min by car · 23 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 23 places to stay in Vancouver · Booking.com

About Vancouver its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 8h 25m

About 8h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YVR, direct, then 40 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.