Crosscut Falls
Baxter County, Arkansas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 53 ft (16.2 m)
- Location
- Baxter County, Arkansas
- Access status
- Approach or parking partly unconfirmed
- The walk
- About 0.3 mile one way; about 0.6 mile return.
- Ground & access
- Off-trail creek drainage and bluff top. OHTA rates its wider waterfall outing moderate to difficult.
Explore the Ozarks describes an off-trail descent from Rand Road into the drainage, following the creek to the top of Crosscut Falls. OHTA independently identifies Crosscut as a bushwhack option in Leatherwood Wilderness and says the area has no maintained trail. No base descent is established here.
Plan your visit
Rand Road drainage bushwhack to the top of Crosscut Falls
0.3 mile one-way refers specifically to Crosscut; OHTA’s 2.5–3.5 miles covers a multi-falls outing.
Off-trail creek drainage and bluff top. OHTA rates its wider waterfall outing moderate to difficult.
Where to start
The source places the roadside start 2.5 miles along gravel Rand Road/FR 1118 from AR 341. This is an informal roadside stop; present parking permission and available space remain unconfirmed.
Timing & water
Current access and seasonal conditions require confirmation with the land manager.
Before you go
Unknown: current fees or reservation requirements were not established in the reviewed source.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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