 Arkansas
- Cherokee Crags
 Location
Cherokee Crags are situated in north Arkansas near the town of
Batesville on the edge of the Ozark Plateau.
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 Description
Cherokee Crags are a series of cliff lines ranging as tall as 100
feet comprised of sandstones similar to that found in Tennessee
and Alabama. This area is being explored and "developed"
by Dan King , Robert Sinclair,
Mark Mobley and others. Numerous photos are posted at Dan's Cherokee
Crags web site. There are three main areas - Cherokee Crag East,
Cherokee Crag West, and the Catacombs bouldering area.
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of Welcome to Arkansas
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Directions
To Cherokee Crags West:
Go west from Batesville Arkansas on Highway 25 towards
Heber Springs. Pass through Locust Grove to Almond. Turn south onto
Radio Tower Road for 0.7 miles, then left onto Peel Road for 2.5
miles to a purple gate. Park here for the Catacombs Bouldering area
(do not block the gate). Continue 0.2 ,miles to reach the trailhead
to West Cherokee Crags. Follow the road(closed to vehicles) 0.9
miles to reach the top of the cliffs. Down climb 50 yds. to right
or take the trail to the left.
Directions to Cherokee Crags East:
Take Highway 167 south out of Batesville to Highway 230 west to
Jamestown. Turn south on the Jamestown Loop Road, climbing Jamestown
Mountain until the pavement ends. Continue 1 mile on dirt road crossing
ammonia pipeline to a large parking area on right. Continue on road
descending west 2.2 miles keeping to the right until it ends at
a small campsite. The road forks at 1.2 miles, low clearance vehicles
should stop here as it gets rougher. The cliff is 150 yards downhill
from the campsite. An access gully marked by a carn is found 300
yards to the right (north). A descent trail is 150 yards further.
The south end of the cliff can be reached by a half mile hike to
King's Point, then scramble down.
The Catacombs bouldering area is accessed off Peel Road.
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 Cliff
Access
Cliff access is via rough truck trails, then by foot. Scramble
down obvious gully's or trails to reach the cliff bases.
See large Photo of Lost
Arrow
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Guidebooks
Contact Dan King. Visit
the Cherokee Crags
web site. Dan and friends have put up at least 60 routes on the
crags and a dozen or so boulder problems. 3/8 x 3 in bolts or better
have been used when needed.
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 Routes
Visit the Cherokee
Crags web site. Dan King
has produced an e-guide to the many routes they have established
with topos and descriptions.
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Land Manager:
Land is owned by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. 1-877-297-4331.
Some is on private Cherokee leased land. The cliffs are located
both in and near the
Jamestown Wildlife management Area in Independence County.
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of Madame Blueberry
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 Emergency
Information:
911 - you are in Independence County.
 Gear:
Standard rack. Bring some longer slings to use abundant natural
protections such as horns and chickenheads.
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 Facilities:
For accomdations in the area try http://www.cavecreekcabin.com/
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Seasons:
Cliffs face south. Hot in summer.
See large view of East Book
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Access Notes
Avoid hunting seasons - deer season last week of October - first
week November in fall, Turkey season in April..
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 Miscellaneous
Keep a low profile. New area, locals may not understand climbing.
Rumor has it they think you scare off the game.
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Links
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