Sandstone bluffs on Lookout MountainGloria Bell · CC BY 2.0
Little River Canyon, DeSoto & Fort Payne Climbing area

Little River Canyon

ClimbingActivities
Little River Canyon, DeSoto & Fort PayneAL
National Park Service - Little River Canyon National PreserveManaged by

Steep hard sport (few routes under 5.11): Concave, Lizard Wall, Unshackled; creek-bed boulders in summer. No glass, no drones.

Fee: FreeDogs: Leash at all timesHours: Sunrise to sunset; be in your car by sundown; no camping (DeSoto SP nearby)

Parking & getting there

Designated NPS pull-offs along the Canyon Rim Parkway (AL-176); all tires off the pavement.

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Maps & guidebooks

  • Little River CanyonINTERACTIVE
  • Little River Canyon (Rockery Press, rockerypress.com/Little-River-Canyon-p69182831)
  • Little River Canyon Climbing Guide (Adam Henry, 2016)
  • Dixie Cragger's Atlas: Georgia & Alabama, 4th ed. (Chris Watford)
Directions Official page at www.seclimbers.org
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HikingThu, Nov 5 · 5:30 PM – 12:00 AM

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Source: Southeastern Climbers Coalition & guidebooks