Canon City climbing, Colorado — 1,347 climbs across 3 named crags, with sport, trad, bouldering and top-rope breakdowns, a full grade spread, and a family-friendly score of 3/5 (est.). Top crags: Shelf Road, Buckskin Crags, Phantom Canyon.
1,347Total climbs
3Named crags
332Routes ≤5.9
2 h 30 minDrive from Denver (est.)
2 h 10 minDrive from Parker (est.)
38.518, -105.218Coordinates
Climbing styles
Grade spread
Family-friendly — est. 3/5
3 / 5Decent with kids. Workable with kids if you pick the wall carefully — a moderate easy-route base, not an automatic toddler pick.
332 routes ≤5.9 (26% of graded routes) for kids & beginners
74 top-rope climbs — easier to manage with a small child underfoot
739 routes at 5.10–5.11 for parents
Estimate from OpenBeta grade & style counts only — approach, base, and shade are not in OpenBeta. Not a safety rating: check the specific wall's approach, base, and current access before bringing a small child.
Crags in Canon City
Shelf Road
1,196 climbs · ≈ 2 h 15 min drive from Denver (est.) · Directions · OpenBeta
Route
Grade
Style
Child's Play
5.11d
Sport
I Claudius
5.11a
Sport
Manly Bulges
5.13c/d
Sport
Squeeze the Moment
5.10c
Sport
Working Man
5.12b
Sport
Flight of the Phoenix
5.14a/b
Sport
Hair Trigger
5.12c/d
Sport
You Show Me Your Heavy Weapon, I'll Show You Mine
5.7
Sport
Six More Bottles of Bosco
5.10-
Sport
The Book of Dude-Aronomy
5.10c
Sport
Afterburner
5.12b
Sport
Muscle Beach
5.11a
Sport
Morning Joe
5.9
Sport
I Lean
5.11a
Sport
A sample of real routes from this crag on OpenBeta — the full list is on OpenBeta.
Buckskin Crags
103 climbs · ≈ 2 h 35 min drive from Denver (est.) · Directions · OpenBeta
Phantom Canyon
43 climbs · ≈ 2 h 30 min drive from Denver (est.) · Directions · OpenBeta