Category: Northwest Arkansas

Posts in Northwest Arkansas including including Upper Buffalo River, and Devil’s Den, Hobbs, and Withrow Springs state parks. Also see Northwest Arkansas Trails Page.

Hemmed-in Hollow Falls Video (Buffalo River)

I was excited back on June 2 to be able to be able to see Hemmed-in Hollow Falls when there was plenty of water flowing. (See trail summary here.) Hemmed-in Hollow is in the Upper District of the Buffalo National River, near Compton in Newton County, Arkansas. It is the tallest waterfall in Arkansas. These […] Continue Reading »

Hemmed-in Hollow Falls (Buffalo River) Photos 2013

Today, I got to hike to Hemmed-in Hollow Falls in the Buffalo National River, about 20 miles southwest of Harrison, Arkansas. I made the trek via the main trail from the Compton Trailhead. At 209 feet, the waterfall is the tallest in Arkansas (and the highest between the Appalachians and the Rocky Mountains). Hemmed-in Hollow […] Continue Reading »

Old Erbie Area Loop Trail (Buffalo River) – 2 mi

The Erbie area, in the Buffalo National River upper district, has a lot of great hiking trails and several dirt roads that can be used to make loop hikes of various lengths. But sometimes getting to Erbie is a challenge. Directions to Erbie The simplest way to get to Erbie is to come in from […] Continue Reading »

Liles Falls (Buffalo River)

We had been coming down to Arkansas for several years before we ever heard about Liles Falls and only then upon reading about it in a book. It’s super-easy to get to, and very picturesque. Yet, it isn’t a place that people talk about a lot. Getting to Liles Falls Liles Falls is just off […] Continue Reading »

Indian Creek to Tunnel Cave Falls (Buffalo River)

Indian Creek Bushwacking Indian Creek is one of my favorite Buffalo National River areas. The path to Indian Creek is not an official trail, but it is pretty well traveled. It runs right along Indian Creek, so it’s fairly easy to follow. Just follow the creek. To get to the trail, head out on the Buffalo […] Continue Reading »

Kings River Falls at High Water Pics

Kings River Falls - Feb 10, 2014

Back on February 10, I had my first visit to Kings River Falls in Madison County, Arkansas. It was a great time to see the falls. It was a beautiful afternoon, and we received plenty of rain the previous day. These are some of the photos I took that day of the falls and the trail. (More below the […] Continue Reading »