Beer Trailer Crag
Beer Trailer Crag in Kentucky has 32 climbing routes across 16 difficulty grades.
- 32 routes
- 5.8 – 5.13b/c
- Sport · Trad · Bouldering
Is Beer Trailer Crag open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Daniel Boone National Forest. It doesn't name Beer Trailer Crag, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
National Visitor Use Monitoring, Oct 2026-Sept 2027
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Scott Creek Boat ramp briefly inaccessible, July 30
Agency closure covering Daniel Boone National Forest · USFS · Daniel Boone National Forest
Low water levels at Laurel River Lake
Agency alert covering Daniel Boone National Forest · USFS · Daniel Boone National Forest
Active logging operations near Redbird Crest Trail Sections 17-19
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Cliffside Trail #519 Closure
Agency alert covering Daniel Boone National Forest · USFS · Daniel Boone National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Daniel Boone National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Beer Trailer Crag
Best months: August–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.
Jan
42° / 24°
13 wet
Feb
47° / 27°
13 wet
Mar
57° / 34°
15 wet
Apr
68° / 44°
15 wet
May
75° / 53°
15 wet
Jun
82° / 61°
14 wet
Jul
84° / 65°
14 wet
Aug
84° / 64°
12 wet
Sep
79° / 57°
10 wet
Oct
69° / 44°
12 wet
Nov
57° / 35°
12 wet
Dec
46° / 28°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beattyville 4n, KY, 6.2 mi away at 1,080 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Beer Trailer Crag is a climbing area in Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest, within the Cumberland Ranger District. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Torrent Falls just 0.4 miles away and The Old Zoo and Graining Fork Nature Preserve (a.k.a. Roadside Crag) each about 1.3 miles off. The crag holds 32 routes, mostly sport climbs with a few trad and one boulder. The YDS grades run from 5.8 up to 5.13b/c, with the hardest route, Beers to You, at 5.13b/c. Sport climbers will find Korsakoff Syndrome at 5.11c and Walk of Shame at 5.12b. Mini Keg is a trad route at 5.8. For timing, fall is the most comfortable stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Beattyville show October highs around 69°F with lows near 44°F, and September and October see the fewest wet days of the year. Other options close by include the Upper Hood's Branch Trail and Sand Gap Trail - Sheltowee Trace NRT #100 for hiking, and Miguel's Campsite for camping.
Routes (32)
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