Waterfalls of Arkansas

The following is a list of the tallest waterfalls (on public property) in Arkansas:

  209 feet, Hemmed-In Hollow Falls, Ponca Wilderness Area, Buffalo National River   148 feet, Diamond Falls, Ponca Wilderness Area, Buffalo National River   114 feet, Kings Bluff Falls, Pedestal Rocks Scenic Area, Ozark National Forest   113 feet, Hedges Pouroff, Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area, Buffalo National River   95 feet (?), Cedar Falls, Petit Jean State Park   88 feet, Box Canyon Falls, Leatherwood Wilderness Area, Ozark National Forest   87 feet, Cathedral Falls, Leatherwood Wilderness Area, Ozark National Forest

84 feet, John Mountain Falls, Ozark National Forest   83 feet, Fishtrap Hollow Falls, Ponca Wilderness Area, Buffalo National River

83 feet, Whiskey Chute Flls, Ozark National Forest   81 feet, Sweden Creek Falls, Sweden Creek Natural Area, Arkansas National Heritage Commission   78 feet, Keefe Falls, Buffalo Ranger District, Ozark National Forest   77 feet, Cougar Falls, Leatherwood Wilderness Area, Ozark National Forest

76 feet, Beagle Point Falls, Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area, Ozark National Forest   71 feet, Helen's Pouroff, Leatherwood Wilderness Area, Ozark National Forest   71 feet, Ken Smith Falls (lower, double-drop), Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area, Ozark National Forest   71 feet, Dale Bumpers Falls (lower), Leatherwood Wilderness Area, Ozark National Forest   70 feet, High Bank Twin Falls, Ozark National Forest

70 feet, Horsetail Falls, Richland Creek Wilderness Area, Ozark National Forest  70 feet, Sunset Falls, Ozark National Forest

67 feet, Maumee Falls, Buffalo Natioal River   68 feet, China Falls, Leatherwood Wilderness Area, Ozark National Forest

66 feet, Accord Hollow Falls, Ozark National Forest   66 feet, Jim Steele Falls, Sylamore Ranger District, Ozark National Forest   66 feet, Woodsman Pouroff, Sylamore Ranger District, Ozark National Forest

64 feet, Iris Falls, Ozark National Forest

64 feet, Piney Bowl Falls, Ozark National Forest  63 feet, Devil's Canyon Falls, Devil's Canyon Scenic Area, Ozark National Forest   63 feet, Boen Gulf Falls, Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area

62 feet, Big Buck Falls, Ozark National Forest   56 feet, Bowers Hollow Falls, Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area, Ozark National Forest

55 feet, Deer Trail Falls, Ozark National Forest

54 feet, Slate Falls, Poteau Mountain Wilderness Area, Ouachita National Forest   53 feet, Eden Falls, Lost Valley, Buffalo National River

53 feet, North Fork Road Falls, Ozark National Forest

The Arkansas Waterfall Guidebook includes info for each waterfall that includes a COLOR photo, map, description information about how to get to the trailhead or parking spot, walking description of how to get to the falls from the trailhead, and GPS info (Lat/Lon and/or UTM). The waterfalls are rated in several different ways, including difficulty of getting to, and an ACCURATE height measurement are listed. Some falls you will be able to drive right up to. Others will require a short, easy hike to get to. Many will be several miles down a maintained trail. Still others will be true "wilderness" waterfalls that don't have trails of any kind to them, and will require serious cross-country bushwhacking skills to locate (detailed directions and GPS info in the guidebook will help a LOT, but will still require a difficult bushwhack to get to). There are discussions about when the best time to go waterfall viewing is (and when NOT to find waterfalls!), plus info about waterfall photography, hiking safety, and a number of other general topics. This book is perfect for beginners, or for the seasoned waterfall hunter who can smell one a mile away!

You can view photos of many of these waterfalls in the pages of the Cloudland Cabin Journal at Current Journal. Check Jan-June 2001 and Dec. 2001 as well as Jan-April 2002, and April-June 2011.

Arkansas Waterfalls Guidebook - table of contents:

INTRODUCTION   Agency Contacts   Beauty Ratings   GPS   Hiking Distances & Difficulty  Maps   Parking Areas   Roads   Thank Yous  Waterfall Height   Waterfall Name   Waterfall Photography   Waterfall Hunting Season   Waterfalls For KIDS!

BUFFALO RIVER REGION WATERFALLS   Adkins Canyon Falls   Armadillo Falls (2)   Blow Cave Falls   Bowers Hollow Falls   Broadwater Hollow   Bumpers Falls (2)   Cathedral Falls   China Falls   Compton's Double Falls   Copperhead Falls   Cougar Falls   Crosscut Falls   Dewey Canyon Falls   Diamond Falls   Dogwood Falls   Dry Creek Falls   Eden Falls (4)   Falling Water Falls   Fishtrap Hollow Falls   Funnel Falls (2)   Fuzzybutt Falls   Haley Falls (2)   Hamilton Falls   Hammerschmidt Falls   Hedges Pouroff   Helen?s Pouroff   Hemmed-In Hollow Falls   Heuston Falls   Hideout Hollow Falls   Hudson Shelter Falls   Keefe Falls   Leaning Log Falls  Liles Falls   Little Glory Hole   Magnolia Falls   McClure Falls (2)   Mule Trail Falls   Paradise Falls   QuiVaLa Elise Falls Spring   Richland Falls   Rory Ridge Falls   Six Finger Falls   Smith Falls (2)   Stack Rock Homestead Falls   Stahle Falls   Tassel Spring Falls   Thousand Kisses Falls   Thunder Canyon Falls   Triple Falls/Camp Orr (Twin Falls)   Tunnel Cave Falls   Twin Falls at Richland Creek   Vickor Falls   Woods Boys Falls   Woodsman Pouroff

OZARK REGION WATERFALLS (outside Buffalo)   Artist Point Falls   Aspen Falls   Bear Skull Falls   Blanchard Springs  Devils Canyon Falls   Discovery Falls   Dockery Gap Falls   Eagle's Nest Falls   Forever Falls   French Falls   Glory Hole   Graves Canyon Falls (2)   Haw Creek Falls  High Bank Twins  Hobo Falls (2)   Home Valley Falls   Kings Bluff Falls  Kings River Falls  Latin Pouroff   Lichen Falls   Longpool Falls   Lucy Falls   Mountain Fork Falls   Murray Falls   Natural Dam   Pack Rat Falls   Pam's Grotto   Pig Trail Falls   Rattlesnake Falls   Robinson Falls (2)   Senyard Falls   Sixty Foot Falls   Slot Rock   Spainhour Falls   Spirit Mountain Falls   Spirits Creek Falls   Spy Rock Falls   Steele Falls   Sunset Falls   Sweden Creek Falls  Tanyard Creek Falls   Tea Kettle Falls   Tea Table Falls (2)   Three Springs Falls (2)   Train Trestle Falls   Twin Falls at Devil?s Den   White Rock Creek Cascade  White Rock Creek Falls

RIVER VALLEY REGION WATERFALLS  Cedar Falls   Hardy Falls   Mt. Magazine Cascade  Mt. Magazine Falls   Seven Hollows Grotto

OUACHITA REGION WATERFALLS   Blocker Creek Cascade  Brown Creek Cascade  Crooked Creek Falls  Cossatot Falls   Falls Creek Falls  Forked Mountain Falls  Garvan Gardens Falls  Katy Falls  Little Missouri Falls  Panther Bluff Falls  Shady Lake Cascade   Slate Falls  Twist Cascade