I love walking the Pedestal Rocks Trail in the Ozark National Forest. It has some of the most amazing natural features in Arkansas.
Pedestal Rocks Trail and the Kings Bluff Trail are in the Pedestal Rocks Scenic Area at the north end of Pope County (close to Newton County) on Highway 16 near the community of Pelsor.
Pedestal Rocks Trail is a 2.3-mile semi-loop hike that has some climbing, but it is not all that challenging. (See the full trail summary here.)
Panoramic shot of pedestal rocks and bluff on Pedestal Rocks Trail, Ozark National Forest
There are a couple of great overlooks on the trail, but the real highlight are the erosion-made pedestal rock formations near and adjacent to the bluff lines at the south (lower) part of the trail.
One thing to be aware of is that you can only see the top of some of the pedestal rocks from the trail itself. To get a full view of some of them, you would need to (carefully) go a little off the trail.
Overlook on Pedestal Rocks Trail (panoramic)
Caution: as always, be very careful around bluff lines.
Overlook
I had a great hike there back on November 2. There was some nice fall color and great afternoon sunlight.
These are a few of the pics I took that afternoon. Check out the full-screen photo gallery below.
View from Pedestal Rocks Trail, Ozark National ForestPanoramic shot of a bluff vista on the trailArch Rock, Pedestal Rocks Trail, Ozark National Forest. This view is from slightly off the trail.Pedestal Rocks Trail, Ozark National Forest
The next three shots of the pedestal rocks were all taken slightly off the trail. You can see the tops of the rocks depicted from the trail.
Cool pedestal rock formations.Panoramic shot of pedestal rocks and adjoining bluffs.Another shot of the awesome pedestal rock depicted in the photo at the top.Some fall color on the Pedestal Rocks Trail
Photo Gallery
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Panoramic shot of a bluff vista on the trail
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Panoramic shot of pedestal rocks and bluff on Pedestal Rocks Trail, Ozark National Forest
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View from Pedestal Rocks Trail, Ozark National Forest
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Overlook
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Overlook on Pedestal Rocks Trail (panoramic)
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Another shot of the awesome pedestal rock depicted in the photo at the top.
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Panoramic shot of pedestal rocks and adjoining bluffs.
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Awesome rock formation on Pedestal Rocks Trail. This view is from the base of the rock.
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Cool pedestal rock formations.
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Some fall color on the Pedestal Rocks Trail
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Arch Rock, Pedestal Rocks Trail, Ozark National Forest. This view is from slightly off the trail.
4 replies on “Pedestal Rocks Trail (Ozark Forest) Fall Pics”
Beautiful pictures.
We have not hiked that one in several years! Beautiful pics!
These photos are incredible! We really need to make this hike next time we are in Arkansas!
Thanks for the kind comments Phil. It is a very pretty area.