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Sandstone bluffs on Lookout Mountain

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Little River Canyon, DeSoto & Fort Payne Climbing area

Jamestown

ClimbingActivities

Little River Canyon, DeSoto & Fort PayneAL

Southeastern Climbers Coalition (1,550 ft of cliff purchased 2015)Managed by

Fee: Free (gate code request)Hours: Day use

Parking & getting there

Only 6 spaces; from Little River bridge on AL-35 go 3 mi, left on CR-15 3.1 mi, left at the 3147 sign 0.6 mi, SCC-signed gate (gate code from SCC) then to a fence with a stop sign; park between red blazes only. As of Sept 2024 access road needs high-clearance 4WD. Carpool from the Little River Falls lot.

Maps & guidebooks

Dixie Cragger's Atlas: Georgia & Alabama, 4th ed. (Chris Watford)

Directions Official page at www.seclimbers.org

Nearby

Close to here

Public land & natural area1.5 mi

Little River Wildlife Management Area

Little River Canyon, DeSoto & Fort Payne

Trail system2.1 mi

The Knob Exit Trail

Hiking Little River Canyon, DeSoto & Fort Payne

Trail system2.8 mi

Desoto Scout Trail

Hiking Little River Canyon, DeSoto & Fort Payne

Paddling access2.8 mi

Hurricane Creek (Dekalb Co.) — Oak Hill Road NE to Little River (put-in)

Paddling Whitewater Little River Canyon, DeSoto & Fort Payne

Trail system3.1 mi

Gilliam Loop

Hiking Little River Canyon, DeSoto & Fort Payne

Paddling access3.5 mi

Hurricane Creek (Dekalb Co.) — Desoto Parkway to Oak Hill Road NE (put-in)

Paddling Whitewater Little River Canyon, DeSoto & Fort Payne

Source: Southeastern Climbers Coalition & guidebooks