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Environmental
Assessment Report
Official
USFS document that explains the why and hows of the coming rehab of
the Sams Throne area. |
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Decision
Notice
Many informational
meetings and reports later, this is what the USFS plans to do with
the area. Read up monkey! |
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Maps
Contractor
drawings of current conditions and of the proposed layout of campsites,
parking areas, and outdoor johnnies..... |
| Forums |
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General
Disagreements and Banter
Read comments
from other users of the area, climbers and locals. Contribute to the
discussion using the link below. |
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Contribute
your thoughts here!
Tell us
what you think should happen and why. This, afterall, IS supposed
to be a communication medium.... |
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Other
topics including:
Fee-based
camping
Road construction
Campsite
registration
Peripheral
topics impacting general use habits at the campground near Sams.
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| Xtras |
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| Sams
Throne is a popular rock climbing and camping area near Mt Judea and
Harrison, Arkansas. Increased use over the last 10 years, partly due
to a spike in the popularity of rock climbing itself, has led to a
need for rehabilitation of the camping
areas and access roads. |
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the navigation at the left to learn more about
the changes that may eventually take place over the next few years
at Sams. |
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Guidebook
Issues
-- As the current
edition is out of print, I had been taking requests for reprint
copies for the author, Clay Frisbie. He recently informed me that
the new guidebook is now close to completion and so a reprint of
the original is no longer a viable alternative.
The
new guidebook is for multiple climbing areas in Missouri as well
as Northern Arkansas, which would include new and updated info on
Sams Throne. Check back with this site (or amazon) for news on the
publication date.
Thanks to all of you who took the time to "sign up/vote"
for a reprint, however, the new guidebook sounds like it'll blow
your socks off.
You can also try to find a used copy of the original guidebook -
Abebooks or
Bookfinder
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| Recent
News: |
| The
Phoenix rises, again!
Eagle
Valley Cafe previously burned to the ground. A new location
has opened next to the school (shouldnt be too hard to find).
New
owners, Gary & Nina Johnson welcome all climbers. Looking
forward to getting some home-cooked grub again after a hard
day's climb...!
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| Mountain
lions have been spotted by Mt Judea locals,
at various times during the year. They'll probably stay away from
anything smelling remotely of climbers and campers, but keep in mind
open food containers will tempt them. So do small children; my father
used to tease me by singing a song about a tiger looking for 5-year-old
meat....Keep tabs on your children when in camp. In fact, chain them
all up to a tree or the car bumper. Safety in numbers.... |
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