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Horseshoe Canyon Ranch

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About Horseshoe Canyon Ranch:

The newest, yet best developed climbing area in the Midwest!!! Bolted routes from 5.6 to 5.14a!! Beautiful sandstone features allows for the most bomber crack climbing in the Midwest. You can rent cabins ($50-off season, $108-during summer), or camp for only $5 from Sept. to March. Guide service and climbing school to come sometime in fall. Along with campground/showers at the North 40 crag that will be opened all year round. The fee for climbing is also $5, but you can buy a season-pass for $100 -- $50 per year to Camp and another $50 per year to climb.
Nearest town or city: Jasper
Directions: 7.4 miles west of Jasper on State Highway 74. If you're driving I-40, take Highway 7 N @ exit 81 in Russelville and proceed north to Jasper. From Northwest Arkansas, take 412 East to junction 103 (Compton) turn right and continue until junction 43 (Ponca) turn right. When you get to Ponca, go through and turn left on hwy 74 (Jasper) HCR is about halfway between Ponca and Jasper on hwy 74. Turn right down a dirt road at brown "Horseshoe Canyon Ranch" sign. Park at kiosk and register and pay for camping/climbing. Or see one of the Ranch employees for info on season passes, etc.
Latitude, Longitude: 36.00641, -93.29204
Access Issues:
Camping: Pay
When to Climb:
Quantity of Climbs: Year

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Forum Discussions (See all 23 posts )

  Subject Author Replies Last Post
With Replies Google Map For Routes Fa310tx 6 Sep 12 2009, 8:19 PM
With Replies Horseshoe Canyon Routes Horkedreebs 3 May 29 2009, 9:48 PM
With Replies Horseshoe Canyon Ranch March 15-16? Azure 1 Mar 15 2009, 6:18 PM
No Replies HCR cracks - are they dry? jkasmann 0 Feb 25 2009, 6:44 AM
With Replies Must to trad climbs at HCR? bigfatrock 7 Dec 27 2008, 10:45 PM
With Replies breaking into 5.13 nfowler50 6 Sep 05 2008, 4:44 PM
With Replies Weather Conditions - March 11-15 circello 1 Mar 12 2008, 11:00 AM
No Replies Dave Graham's new 8a at HCR speedywon 0 Mar 06 2008, 10:04 AM
No Replies Climbing at Horseshoe Canyon, Dec 16-30 thunder_suns 0 Dec 08 2007, 11:39 AM
With Replies horse shoe canyon ranch. dec. 3-6 charley 1 Dec 01 2007, 8:24 PM
With Replies bad idea to come climb in July? arthur 1 Jun 25 2007, 4:48 PM
With Replies HCR beta kathryn 12 Mar 06 2007, 8:03 PM
With Replies in search of partner for trips to hcr jason1211 1 Jan 20 2007, 2:06 AM
With Replies march snowzone 1 Jan 15 2007, 4:06 AM
With Replies Horshoe Canyon ranch in January? melonman 4 Dec 24 2006, 12:18 PM