Staying Home Sucks, home
City lights of Reno
Reno, the nearest town, 19 km away. Photo: Tobias Haase from Hanover, Germany, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

River Rock

Climbing area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Rock dry, Rock about 13 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 95 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
10°C
Air
9°C
Rain
2 mm

Wed 4 · 93 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 6 h
Rock temp
10°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
16°C
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
16°C
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 94 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 97 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 268, good
  2. Tue 395, good
  3. Wed 493, good
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 694, good
  6. Sat 793, good
  7. Sun 894, good
  8. Mon 997, good
  9. Tue 1090, good
  10. Wed 1188, good

The spot in three facts

  • 1 cragmapped within 5 km
  • Sportstyles
  • Best Sep–Oct6 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 River Rock
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*68, goodIcy11°C9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov95, goodWet10°C9°C2 mm
Wed 4Nov93, goodWetdry in 6 h10°C8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, goodDry15°C11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov94, goodDry16°C14°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov93, goodDry16°C15°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov94, goodDry15°C16°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov97, goodDry13°C13°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov90, goodDry12°C10°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov88, goodWetdry in 6 h10°C9°C0 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.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About River Rock

1 crag mapped. Sport. The nearest town to stay in is Reno.

  • Crags 1 crag mapped.
  • Styles Sport.
  • Rock No source states the rock.

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$1,120–US$2,060 each

about US$1,120–US$2,060 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 MDW to RNO, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$241–US$502
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,120–US$2,060

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

Where to stay: Reno

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Closest

Reno

about 35 min by car · 104 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 104 places to stay in Reno · Booking.com

About Reno its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 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 6h 40m

About 6h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → RNO, direct, then 40 min by road

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