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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

Best on Thu 5: Rock dry, Rock about 16 °C

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
17°C
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 88 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 · 79 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
22°C
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
18°C
Air
19°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 292, good
  2. Tue 385, good
  3. Wed 487, good
  4. Thu 588, good
  5. Fri 687, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 878, good
  8. Mon 978, good
  9. Tue 1080, good
  10. Wed 1175, good

The spot in three facts

  • 119 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Trad and boulderingstyles
  • 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*92, goodDry?17°C15°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov85, goodDry20°C18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov87, goodDry17°C16°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov88, goodDry16°C17°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov87, goodDry19°C18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, goodDry22°C20°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, goodDry21°C20°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, goodDry18°C19°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, goodDry16°C19°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov75, goodDry23°C19°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.

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the area and its town

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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, 6 routes on the map. Trad and bouldering. Best from Oct to May. The nearest town to stay in is Twentynine Palms.

  • Crags 119 crags mapped, 6 routes on the map.
  • Styles Trad and bouldering.
  • 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$2,130 each

about US$1,160–US$2,130 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 2 November 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$242–US$503
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$141
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,160–US$2,130

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

Where to stay: Twentynine Palms

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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 2 November 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.

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