Tag: Miles: 6-8

Hobbs: Pigeon Roost Trail Pics

Toward the end of August last year, I did a hike on the Pigeon Roost Trail at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, the largest state park in Arkansas. Pigeon Roost is one of the most popular trails in the park. (Check out the trail summary with maps and elevation profile.) The trail consists of a west […]

Lake Wister Hiking Trail Photos 2014

Lake Wister Hiking Trail, Lake Wister State Park, OK

A few weeks ago, I got to walk the Lake Wister Hiking Trail at Lake Wister State Park, near Poteau, Oklahoma. The 3-mile trail runs on the north side of the lake, parallel to (and south of) County Road 138. It goes from a paved walking path at the Wards Landing area to the east end […]

Big Bluff Hike via Center Point (Buffalo River) – 6 mi

Big Bluff Hike via Center Point

Big Bluff in the Buffalo National River is thought to be the tallest bluff along the Buffalo River. I had seen the bluff from many different places, including from across the river on the Buffalo River Trail, and even from Grandma Stella’s Homestead. But I had never actually been to the bluff itself. Last weekend we decided […]

Twin Falls of Richland (Ozark Forest)

Twin Falls of Richland

Twin Falls of Richland is one of the more famous waterfall areas in northwest Arkansas. I first read about this waterfall about 10 years ago in Backpacker Magazine, and I quickly added it to my must-see list. This destination is really is worthy of the national exposure. Twin Falls of Richland is in the Ozark National Forest’s […]

Richland Falls (Ozark Forest)

Richland Falls is a great little waterfall. It runs along Richland Creek in the Ozark National Forest’s Richland Creek Wilderness. It is only about 8-feet tall, but the glory of it is that it runs nearly 100 feet across the creek’s width. During lower water, it breaks into a series of smaller falls that span […]

Richland Creek Wilderness Waterfalls Hike (Ozark Forest) – 6 mi

Last weekend, we hiked the Richland Creek Wilderness area of the Ozark National Forest back to Richland Falls and Twin Falls of Richland. It had been probably eight years since last hiked to this area. It was among the first hikes we did in Arkansas. We loved it then, and it was great to go […]