The Best Firewood Racks to Keep Your Kindling Nearby and Dry

Whether you have plenty of space by your hearth or not, the Winston Porter Black Abhik Metal Log Rack is an excellent firewood rack for nearly any home. Made of powder-coated wrought iron, it has a compact footprint and a vertically oriented shape. It even has two levels to separate your larger logs from your smaller kindling (we recommend putting the smaller pieces on the bottom).

We’re naming it as the best firewood rack overall, not only because of its top-notch design and versatility but also because it comes with a set of four tools that reviewers specifically call out as being “perfectly sized.”

While it may not be the largest model, it’s the ideal choice for anyone buying their first rack, with one person touting, “Perfect size to set next to the fireplace and surprisingly sturdy enough to hold a good supply of wood and fire starter logs.”

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Transporting firewood from the outdoors to your hearth doesn't have to be back-breaking, splinter-filled work! The Panacea Mission Log Bin may be on the smaller and shorter side, but this alloy steel piece comes with a faux-leather carrier that fits conveniently right into the bin.

As one reviewer notes, “This was a great addition to my fireplace. Stylish and functional. Also, its size was perfect — I love to be able to remove the leather sleeve and fill it with wood, and then slip it back into the holder. It beats making multiple trips to the woodpile.”

The Crate & Barrel Frame Log Holder maximizes vertical space by storing firewood in a slim stack beside your hearth. Unlike many similar models, it can fit a lot in here (Enough for about two or three fires, according to reviewers).

Its sleek 48-inch-high silhouette, open-frame steel build, and four no-frills divider bars keep the presentation neat. You can even stack smaller kindling on top of those divider bars if you so choose, although many reviewers opt not to since screwing them in place over and over can be a bit of a pain.

As one reviewer touts, "It holds so many logs — and the best part is it's tall and slim, so it doesn't take up too much space. The quality is good and seems to be holding up pretty well. I have had it for several months now, and I love it."

Keep your kindling always at the ready with the Plow & Hearth Compact Cast Iron Scrollwork Design Log Rack. Its double-decker design lets you store newspaper and lighter kindling up top and a heavy stack of logs on the bottom. We also like that its design lifts your logs up from the ground to make running through the area with a stick vacuum a little easier.

Some reviewers do say that assembly can be a little tricky — if you don't line up the pieces precisely, it can be wobbly. But the size and design are just right. Regarding its size, one person calls it "Ample enough to easily hold all the wood we need for a cozy afternoon/evening."

If you like your decor simple and streamlined, we can't think of a better indoor or outdoor firewood rack for you than the DOEWORKS Firewood Log Rack.

Its two open sides hold a stack of firewood and kindling altogether, so you can easily grab what you need. It's a petite steel unit, but it's very high quality for the price — many reviewers even say that they buy it in multiples to hold more wood while maintaining a cohesive look.

As one person touts, "I found this easy to assemble and just the right size for holding a small bundle of wood for our outdoor fire pit. It's very minimalist and unobtrusive, which is what I was looking for."

If you have plenty of space to fill, the WFX Utility Brycen Outdoor Firewood Log Rack is the perfect thing to complete your fireplace in the wintertime. It holds a pile of chopped wood together in its shallow bowl shape, and because it doesn't have the slim-frame structure of many others in this guide, you can potentially stack a very large amount of logs here.

Some reviewers do say that the “rusty” finish of its corten steel build can be messy when assembling, but the finished piece is sturdy and looks great. As one person says, "Extremely easy and quick to put together (I did it with my 10-year-old). It looks amazing on my front porch."

The Sand & Stable Bicester Firewood Rack is perfect for keeping a lot of wood stacked together neatly on your front porch until you're in the mood for a fire.

This steel firewood rack is 4 feet wide and just over 4 feet tall, so it's the ideal pick for households that light a fire in the hearth nearly every night. Plus, its hoop shape is just really fun — as one person says, "Keeps wood organized and sorted and also creates a sculptural effect!" It also comes with a PVC cover to help protect the wood from getting soggy outdoors.

Heads up: Users advise that you'll need your own tools to put this one together.

You can get a big outdoor firewood rack for a cheap price on Amazon, but very few of them are sturdy enough to hold up to months of harsh weather. The Woodhaven 5-Foot Firewood Log Rack With Cover isn't cheap, but as reviewers assure: You'll get what you pay for.

It's made of 16-gauge steel with a baked-on, powder-coated finish that looks amazing. The assembly is easy and can be done in just a few minutes with any ordinary set of tools.

It even comes with a weatherproof cover — it doesn't cover the entire rack (so it won't prevent mice and other critters from building a nest in your wood stash), but it'll keep the top layers of wood dry, which is exactly what you need for a fire. As one person succinctly puts it, "So good, I bought a second one."