Staying Home Sucks, home
Discount Dyno boulder at Joshua Tree National Park
Ryan Campground. Photo: 4b3eff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ryan Campground

Climbing area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

85Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 85 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
20°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 87 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
18°C
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 86 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
16°C
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 87 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
19°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
19°C
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
21°C
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 76 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
19°C
Air
20°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 291, good
  2. Tue 385, good
  3. Wed 487, good
  4. Thu 586, good
  5. Fri 687, good
  6. Sat 782, good
  7. Sun 877, good
  8. Mon 976, good
  9. Tue 1079, good
  10. Wed 1141, poor

The spot in three facts

  • 119 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Bouldering and tradstyles
  • Best in Nov7 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 Ryan Campground
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*91, goodDry?16°C15°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov85, goodDry20°C18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov87, goodDry18°C16°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov86, goodDry16°C17°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov87, goodDry19°C18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, goodDry19°C19°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov77, goodDry21°C20°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov76, goodDry19°C20°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, goodDry19°C19°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov41, poorWet13°C11°C1.2 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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Photos of Ryan Campground

Cap Rock - Joshua Tree National Park 01
Near Ryan Campground, 1 km away. Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Joshua Tree - North Horror Rock
Near Ryan Campground, 2 km away. Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Joshua Tree NP - Cutting Edge - 3
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ryan Campground

119 crags mapped. Bouldering and trad. Best from Oct to May. The nearest town to stay in is Twentynine Palms.

  • Crags 119 crags mapped.
  • Styles Bouldering and trad.
  • 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$1,160–US$2,120 each

about US$1,160–US$2,120 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 PSP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$241–US$502
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$141
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$1,160–US$2,120

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

Where to stay: Twentynine Palms

Closest

Twentynine Palms

about 35 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Twentynine Palms · Booking.com

About Twentynine Palms 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 50m

About 6h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PSP, direct, then 1h by road

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