According to Yosemite National Park officials, stacking rocks is "distracting in a wilderness setting. Building rock cairns also disturbs small insects, reptiles, and microorganisms that call the ...

I've seen them, and I'm sure you have, too. Rocks are stacked and balanced in various formations on hiking trails, beaches, and in deserts. There's actually something artful about it and very Zen.

Picking up, moving, or stacking rocks or pebbles is punishable by a fine of €1,500 along the entire French coastline, as the government explains on its official website.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas State Parks and Wildlife officials are reminding visitors to not stack rocks at state parks. The phrase "leave no trail" is literal at any state park in Texas. The Dinosaur ...

Wind sculpted the chalk rock here into eerie white forms that resemble tents, mushrooms, and broken chess pieces. The formations, set deep in Egypt’s Western Desert, rise like frozen waves.

Denton Machuga places a rock high atop his record-setting 101-inch stack in the individual height competition at the 2023 Llano Earth Art Festival. Photograph by Patrick Michels ...

I could not find exact information on how tall the twins are, but many of the formations at Garden of the Gods stand as highest 300 feet tall. They are located between 6,286 and 6,411 feet in ...

While stacking rocks may seem like an innocent activity, state park officials say it’s not allowed. “Doing so disturbs sensitive and critical wildlife habitats that rely on the rocks for ...

In Texas State Parks, they’re just not allowed. “The building of rock cairns (rock stacking) is not allowed inside Texas State Parks,” the social media post from Dinosaur Valley explains.