Arklahoma Hiker
The Pigeon Roost Trail at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area (Benton County, near Rogers) is a great place for day hiking. This is the largest state park in Arkansas, and it has miles of great hiking. One of the park’s highlights is the Pigeon Roost Trail. It is a double-loop (figure-8) with a short initial spur. […]
Falling Water Falls, in the Ozark National Forest (north Pope County), is a beautiful rock overhang waterfall. This 10-foot waterfall is also a popular swimming hole. It is near the community of Ben Hur and not far from the Richland Creek Wilderness Area. Check out Brent’s profile of Falling Water Falls here. These are some pics […]
Six Finger Falls (southwest Searcy County, Ozark National Forest) is a beautiful and unique waterfall formation on Falling Water Creek. It is also pretty easy to get to, just a few hundred feet from the road. It is on Forest Road 1205 near the community of Ben Hur. It is on the edge of the Richland […]
The Indian Rockhouse Trail is a very scenic 3-mile loop at Buffalo Point Campground (Marion County, Ark., near Yellville) in the Buffalo National River. Among the trail’s highlights are the Indian Rockhouse Cave, a waterfall, a former zinc mine, and Panther Creek. The recent trail profile I did is at this link. Here are some […]
The Summit Park Trail at Mount Nebo State Park (Yell County, near Russellville) is one of the two coolest trails at the park. (The Rim Trail is the other.) The trail is named for the former Summit Park Hotel (1889-1918). This wonderfully scenic loop trail along the west side of Mount Nebo is just 1.6 miles long, but […]
The Horseshoe Mountain Trail at Lake Catherine State Park (near Hot Springs) is an enjoyable and vigorous 2.7-mile hike. Although the longest stretch of the trail is on the U-shaped ridge on Horseshoe Mountain, my favorite parts are the wooded hillside areas where the trail approaches the ridge from the north and from the south. […]