Arkansas · Rock climbing · Mount Judea

Meat Walls

Meat Walls in Arkansas has 11 routes across 9 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

11 routes
5.7 – 5.11b/c
Sport · Trad

Is Meat Walls open right now?

Closure in the area

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

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, 8.4 mi away at 2,375 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Meat Walls is a climbing area in the Buffalo Ranger District of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest in Arkansas, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Stems and Seeds Area, Cave Creek Boulders and Flat Fields Slab and Surrounding all about 0.1 mile away. The area has 11 routes, a mix of sport and trad climbing, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.11b/c. Sport routes include Fruit Bowl at 5.10c and Fuzzy Dice at 5.11b/c, and the trad route Nuttin' but Nuts is 5.7. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Deer, Arkansas, run to highs around 70°F in May and 75°F in September, with July and August highs in the low 80s. Sam's Throne and Catacombs are hikes within about 2 miles, and Richland Creek offers canoeing about 5.7 miles away.

Routes (11)