National River and Recreation Area
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Regulations on 30 October 2026
Signs at the site and later resolutions prevail; check the source.
These hold everywhere inside the boundary, whether or not a site is marked.
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Regulated
Climbing · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
CLIMBING AND RAPPELLING
(a)(1) The placement of new fixed climbing anchors is prohibited except as provided below or elsewhere in this Superintendent’s Compendium.
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All types of climbing (including sport climbing, traditional climbing, bouldering and scrambling) and all types of rappelling are prohibited in the following locations:
- - All arches
- - Chimney Rock in No Business
- - Chimney Rocks at Station Camp
- - Devils Den
- - Devils Cave
- - Yahoo Falls
- - All developed overlooks (100 feet either side of guardrails)
- - Maude’s Crack
- - Fragile natural geological features as posted
- - Waterfalls (intermittent or not/100 feet either side of center)
Published by National Park Service, 4 Jun 2026 · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Superintendent’s Compendium, June 2026
Regulated sites
3 sites · Regulations on 30 October 2026