Arkansas · Rock climbing · St. Joe

Stack Rock

Stack Rock in Arkansas has 22 climbing routes across 15 grades, featuring bouldering pads, sport, and trad.

22 routes
5.4 – 5.12b
Trad · Sport · Bouldering

Is Stack Rock open right now?

Closure in the area

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

Best months: March–June 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

    44° / 24°

  2. Feb

    49° / 26°

  3. Mar

    58° / 36°

  4. Apr

    66° / 45°

  5. May

    73° / 54°

  6. Jun

    82° / 64°

  7. Jul

    87° / 67°

  8. Aug

    87° / 66°

  9. Sep

    80° / 58°

  10. Oct

    68° / 47°

  11. Nov

    58° / 38°

  12. Dec

    48° / 29°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dennard 10 Wsw, AR, 16.5 mi away at 1,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Stack Rock 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 The Heart Chamber and The Wall of Moderates both about 0.1 mile away. The area has 22 routes, with 13 in trad and 7 in sport, and the grades run from 5.4 up to 5.12b. The hardest route listed is Pink Floyd Laser Show at 5.12b. Boulderers will find two boulder problems in the mix. The YDS scale is the main one here, with the median grade around 5.8+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 73°F and October highs around 68°F, while July and August average highs near 87°F. For a walk, Stack Rock Access is about 0.8 mile away and the Oht Stack Rock Spur is about 1.3 miles off. Richland Creek Campground and the paddling on Richland Creek are both within about 7 miles.