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Mossy Bluff Bouldering

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Areas in Mossy Bluff

Bulge, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Creek Bed 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Fall Out Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Flux Pavilion 0 / 0 / 0 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Honeycomb 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Rock House 0 / 0 / 0 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Sector #12 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Sloping Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Spearpoint 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Toad Stool 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Trail Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Troll Hole 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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Elevation:	527 ft	161 m
GPS:	35.51948, -91.9989 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Automatic Gate closes at Dusk. Details

There is an automatic gate that opens at 8am and closes at 6-8pm depending on the time of year. The gate will auto-open when you exit incase you are in the park after it closes. There is 24/7 access from the Dam Access road which is a better access for Flux Pavillion.

Description

Public park in the city limits of Heber Springs. There is also a fun disc golf course in the park now.

Please Note: Mossy Bluff is in no way a destination crag - nor will it ever be. The rock here is highly varied from soft and friable to bullet hard. This is an awesome climbing resource for any climbers living around Heber Springs or visiting Greers Ferry Lake/Little Red River and finding themselves in the area for other reasons.

Mossy Bluff is managed by the Army Corp of Engineers. Entry is free and climbing/trail use is allowed 24/7. If you are a local (or anyone else visiting) you have access to 70+ boulder problems that will test your core and finger strength from V0 up to ~V9 with a few V-Double digit projects - all within the city limits of Heber Springs. Be careful of poison ivy, loosing to much skin on sharp iron crimps, occasional high highball topouts, some sketchy hillside landings, and most importantly soft sandy rock in several sections.

Not sounding like something that will get you psyched, well this place probably ain't for you.

Bring some brushes and be prepared to clean and re-brush boulders. This place is aptly named Mossy Bluff and without lots of traffic, boulders will get clogged back with dirt, moss and leaves and topouts will most likely need reshoveling/brooming to re-groom this area back into submission.

ENJOY!

Getting There

All approaches are <5min. Climbers can choose to access bouldering from the top (which involves driving through the automatic gate) or lower access parking in the hairpin turn or dam parking on the Little Red River.