[Hide Comment] The road along side the cornfield is 187th street, it is clearly marked and the outcrops are on the left hand side about an 1/8th of a mile after the point where the road and the river come very close together, the road starts to pull away from the river again and you'll see an old sign that looks to be warning of the dangers of climbing and climb at own risk. Sep 6, 2010

[Hide Comment] Is this near the Canton, Iowa just off the interstate?? I lived in Larchwood/Rock Rapids, Iowa. Is this near there? West Iowa?? Nov 12, 2010

[Hide Comment] No its in eastern Iowa. About 30 mins west of Dubuque Nov 13, 2010

[Hide Comment] Had some good times at this mini crag back in the day. If only you could get this stone in the 100' range... If you are in this corner of Iowa, this is the place for a decent pump. Mar 7, 2013

[Hide Comment] My wife and I stopped in after a recent visit to the Quad Cities. A nice way to break up the drive! We found some fun climbs.

We also found:

TICKS!!! I had three on me that night. Just a heads up. Apr 11, 2013

[Hide Comment] If coming from 21st, the road is closed and is now a corn field. There is a sign up on 187/ozarks(google maps has this road named Ozarks) that says Level C Maintenance Road, No Trespassing. Park here and walk the left edge of the corn field. Keep walking till you see the broken down gate and the Ozark Wildlife Area sign to the RIGHT(partial overgrown with vegetation), this will be at the end of the corn field. Keep walking(you'll pass a limestone block in the middle of the trail). Keep walking past the culvert(you probably won't see this unless you get off trail). Just keep walking until you see a brand new white metal sign RIGHT BY THE "ROAD" indicating a climbing area. Facing the sign walk to the limestone outcropping behind it and go RIGHT and follow the path of least resistance up to the second tier and the main climbing area will be to the left(almost directly above the sign but on the second tier of the bluff.) Good area but not worth it unless you climb 5.11 and up. Sep 23, 2018

[Hide Comment] BRING A STICK CLIP. Some of the climbs have high or sketchy first bolts.

If you are parking right off of 21st, there is a level C maintenance road that has a locked gate. It is about a mile hike to the bluff on a strip of what I believe is public land between private properties. Follow this maintenance road to the climbing spot. The climbing area is very clearly marked with a large white sign. Scramble up to the RIGHT SIDE of the sign to get to the climbing spot. We didn't have any trouble with getting in but are unsure of what is private property and what isn't. If you decide to check this place out please be respectful of the private property so that we can minimize issues with climbing here. All of the routes are short but the climbing is solid. Climbs are only 5.10 and up (except for the 5.7 which I think is sandbagged) so be prepared.The climbing area itself is very nice so let's try to keep it that way. Definitely worth the trip if Pictures Rocks is closed. Apr 19, 2020