Arkansas' Falling Water Creek Is Home To More Than Just One Waterfall
By Carol Ann Carson|Published September 06, 2019
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Carol Ann Carson
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Arkansas native, Carol Ann Carson, has written for OnlyInYourState for three years now. She resides in Western Arkansas' Mountain Frontier but calls NWA home as well. The graduate of University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, Carol Ann earned her B.A. in English and will soon be pursing her M.A. in Library Science. She loves exploring the trails around the Buffalo National River and has yet to find a waterfall that wasn't her favorite.
Falling Water Falls is in the middle of Arkansas waterfall country. The creek has tons of nearby falls to explore for endless adventures. Many of the falls are unnamed gems dependent upon the recent rains but others are officially named waterfalls that have been covered by waterfall chasers like Tim Ernst. Let’s explore just a couple of these falls and see what beauty lies near the creek.
Here's a layout of just some of the waterfalls we'll be exploring today.
Since Falling Water Falls is the only park-and-we're-here waterfall, we do want to point out the driving time doesn't reflect the time it would take to see all of these falls. This map does include the GPS coordinates to the different falls though so it's helpful in planning which particular waterfall(s) you plan on visiting. Use this link to view it.
Arkansas explorer Patrick Caple named this gorgeous fall. Terwilliger Falls is the furthest north waterfall (that we're covering) near Richland Campground. For more details on navigating to the falls check out Rick's Hiking Blog.
Six Finger Falls is one of the more well-known waterfalls out of this group. The extending rock "fingers" create one creek-wide waterfall that's gorgeous year-round, but absolutely breathtaking in the fall.
Fuzzybutt earned its name when Tim Ernst was documenting the waterfall. He typically takes a picture of himself near the falls for record-keeping and at this particular cascade, he decided to take a full moon shot. The National Park service tagged the photo as obscene and his rear was blurred out of the picture, which lead to the waterfall being dubbed Fuzzybutt.
One of our favorites in this area is Lower Horsetail Falls. It's 70-feet tall but stays rather wispy in the drier season. This is a two-for-one waterfall since Upper Horsetail Falls is just a short distance above this towering cascade.
You may need to wait until spring to see Intersection in its full-flowing glory, but it's definitely worth the wait. The 31-fot fall begins rather narrow but splashes down to nearly double in width. The path to this waterfall is a bushwhack but it's very close to Falling Water Road.
Keefe Falls is another towering waterfall at nearly 80-feet tall. This prong off of Falling Water Creek, Keefe Hollow, is filled with tons of other smaller waterfalls. They may not be named but they're sure beautiful nonetheless.
Our last waterfall today is Falling Water Falls. This is one of Arkansas' most beloved natural swimming pools and for good reason. The waterfall-fed pool is simply stunning (not to mention totally fun during the summer). Unlike the other cascades of today, no hiking is required to get to this one. Although you may want to spend time exploring around the creek to see the nearby cascades.
As always, before heading out to any of these waterfalls be sure to research the area first. We highly recommend Rick's Hiking Blog and/or the waterfalls books from Tim Ernst.
How many of these falls have you visited before? Is there another one (or three) in the area that should be added to the list? Share your cascading thoughts with us in the comments below! We would also love to see your waterfall chasing adventures in our Facebook group, Arkansas Nature Lovers. Join for your chance to be featured and to discover why there’s nothing better than Arkansas’ stunning nature.
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