Arklahoma HikerMike Newman, editor and creator of Arklahoma Hiker, likes to day hike and walk outdoors in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Natural Dam Falls in northern Crawford County (Ozark Forest) is a cool waterfall that is easy to get to and view. You can drive right up to the natural wall of rock that spans the width of Mountain Fork Creek. It is in the community of Natural Dam, just west of Highway 59. Alternate video link. […] Continue Reading »
The Overlook Trail loop (about 1.3 miles) at the Buffalo Point Campground (Buffalo National River, Marion County) is an enjoyable and not-too-challenging walk with a cool overlook of the river. The net elevation change is only about 200 feet. The trail starts at the same area as the Indian Rockhouse Trail. Continue Reading »
The Rim Trail on White Rock Mountain in the Ozark National Forest about 20 miles north of Mulberry is an awesome trail, and it is not difficult. It is a 1.9-mile loop with less than 100 feet net elevation change. The Rim Trail is over 2200 feet above sea level, and almost the entire trail has […] Continue Reading »
Back on February 28, after we had a nice little snowfall in western Arkansas, I headed over to Haw Creek Falls (Ozark National Forest, northeast Johnson County) to get some winter pictures. As you might expect, the waterfall was beautiful that morning with the freshly fallen snow and a number of icicles. The temps were in […] Continue Reading »
Natural Dam Falls (also just called “Natural Dam”), in northern Crawford County (Ozark National Forest), is a cool and very accessible waterfall. The “dam” looks like a man-made structure, but it is a completely natural wall of rock that spans the width of Mountain Fork Creek. The falls is formed by water flowing over the […] Continue Reading »
Round Top Mountain Trail, on the namesake Round Top Mountain, is a great trail just a few miles south of Jasper in Newton County. It has a number of scenic rocky areas, an amazing overlook vista at the North Bluff, and a historic B-52 crash site memorial. (Check out Brent’s full Round Top Mountain Trail summary.) The […] Continue Reading »