Arkansas · Rock climbing · Ozark

Area 51 Bouldering

Area 51 Bouldering in Arkansas has 6 routes across 4 grades with bouldering pads, mixed, and trad.

6 routes
5.7 – 5.10a
Bouldering · Trad · Mixed

Is Area 51 Bouldering open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. It doesn't name Area 51 Bouldering, so check the source for the area it covers (9 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Area 51 Bouldering

Best months: March–May and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    48° / 28°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    54° / 32°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    62° / 39°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    71° / 48°

    9 wet

  5. May

    79° / 57°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 66°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    92° / 70°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    91° / 69°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 62°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    73° / 50°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    61° / 39°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    51° / 32°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ozark 2, AR, 8.8 mi away at 830 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Area 51 Bouldering is a climbing area in Arkansas, within the Boston Mountain Ranger District of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. It sits alongside several named climbing walls, including Psychology Wall, Rhyme or Reason Wall and Space Wall, each about 0.1 mile away. The area has six climbing routes, of which three are boulders. The grades run from V3 to V3+ on the V scale and from 5.7 to 5.10a on the YDS scale. Among the routes are Jonah, a trad climb at 5.10a, and Security Clearance, a mixed climb at 5.7. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show October highs around 73°F and lows near 50°F, while July highs average about 92°F. That station sits about 330 feet lower than the area, so temperatures here run a little cooler.

Routes (6)