One of the great things about hiking and playing in the wilderness in Arkansas is that each time you visit an area, it takes on a bit of a different feel depending on the time of year you go. Different weather and water levels make a big impact, as do leaf color, what flowers are […]
Tag: Waterfall
Awesome Arkansas waterfalls! Waterfall hikes and some that you can pretty much drive to. Cedar Falls (Petit Jean), Glory Hole Falls (Buffalo River), Hemmed-in Hollow Falls, Eden Falls, and more.
If you’re a sucker for streams and hills like I am, you should check out the Falls Branch Trail at Lake Catherine State Park (Hot Spring County, near Hot Springs). I think this 1.6-mile semi-loop is the most scenic trail in the park. The highlight of the trail is the 10-foot waterfall, Falls Creek Falls.
Six Finger Falls (southwest Searcy County, Ozark National Forest) is another great waterfall along Falling Water Creek Road. And like Falling Water Falls and another falls area along the road, it can be seen just a few hundred yards from the road. I’m also going to note that Six Finger Falls is a difficult waterfall to photograph well. It’s very wide and […]
This is a neat little waterfall area in the Ozark National Forest that we visited back on December 31. If you’re near Falling Water Falls (northeast Pope County), you should check this out too. If you are at the bottom of Falling Water Falls, you can hike downstream a few hundred yards, and there is a […]
A few weeks ago, I stopped by Glory Hole Falls Trail in the Ozark National Forest (Newton County). This was my second time to walk on this trail. (For more about the trail check out Brent’s trail review post or my trail review with gpx-based trail map.) As expected, the trail has quite a different […]
A few weeks ago on June 6, while returning from a family vacation, we made a brief stop in the Buffalo National River and walked the Lost Valley Trail. While it was pouring down rain that early afternoon, we were debating whether to give it a try. (Of course, I was up for it. But not everyone gets […]