Summary at a glance
City Of Rocks National Reserve is listed as a National Reserve in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Listed month windows: July, August, and September.
Month-by-month
Month windows on this page: July, August, and September listed as the primary window; July, August, and June listed as peak months; September, October, and May listed as lower-crowd months.
Primary Window
Listed primary window: July, August, and September.
Peak months
Listed peak months: July, August, and June.
Lower-crowd months
Listed lower-crowd months: September, October, and May.
Getting there
Use the closest major airport and a regional drive plan for City Of Rocks.
From Boise: take I-84 East to exit 216 (Declo); go south on Highway 77 to Conner Creek Junction; turn right (west) on Highway 77 Spur to Almo. The visitor center and the park entrance are south of the post office and businesses. From Pocatello: take I-86 West to I-84 West to exit 216 and proceed as above. From Salt Lake City: take I-84 west to exit 245 (Sublette), turn left and go west to Malta. From Malta take Highway 77. Take Highway 77 Spur to Almo.
Clock, compare, and listen
Season and now
Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.
- Current hand
- Not available
Three listening lanes
Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.
Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.
Jamcorder: Shared station.
| Month | Visitability | Crowd pressure |
|---|---|---|
| January | 41 | 12 |
| February | 43 | 12 |
| March | 48 | 16 |
| April | 53 | 28 |
| May | 57 | 46 |
| June | 57 | 72 |
| July | 60 | 90 |
| August | 60 | 86 |
| September | 59 | 70 |
| October | 57 | 38 |
| November | 50 | 18 |
| December | 43 | 12 |
The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.
Methodology
This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for City Of Rocks National Reserve, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.
- Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
- Source cards: 4
Data Behind This Reading
Source provenance
NPS identity
highCity Of Rocks National Reserve is identified as National Reserve with NPS code ciro.
SourceOfficial operations
limitedOfficial alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.
SourceWeather and seasonality
limitedCity of Rocks is located in south-central Idaho within the northern edge of the Basin and Range geologic province. Outdoor recreation can be pleasant from April through October. Summers are generally dry with 10 to 15 inches of precipitation in winter and spring. Summer temperatures range widely with night time lows occasionally approaching freezing and midday highs nearing 100° F; however, the typical range of low and high temperature is 45-85. Thunderstorms are common in the summer months (June - August)
SourceHow this page is assembled
limitedplace page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.
Source