Arkansas · Rock climbing · Pelsor

Font Red

Font Red is a bouldering crag in Arkansas with 41 routes.

41 routes
V0 – V7-8
Bouldering

Is Font Red open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. It doesn't name Font Red, 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 Font Red

Best months: March–October. 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

    42° / 26°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 29°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    55° / 36°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    64° / 45°

    9 wet

  5. May

    70° / 55°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 64°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    82° / 67°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    83° / 67°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 60°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 49°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 38°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 29°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Deer, AR, 5.9 mi away at 2,375 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Font Red is a bouldering area in the Buffalo Ranger District of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest in Arkansas, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Fred's Cave Area and Power Wall each about 0.1 mile away and Fern Gulley about 0.4 mile off. The area holds 41 bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0- to V7. The easiest are Dinosaurs Asscrack at V0- and Boys Will Be Boys at V0+, while Mills Lane is the hardest at V7. The median grade is V3. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Deer, Arkansas, run from highs around 64°F in April to 65°F in October, with July and August highs in the low 80s. For more time on the forest, Sam's Throne and Catacombs are hikes about 4 miles away, and the Buffalo River offers canoeing roughly 5 miles off.