Diamond Falls
Newton County, Arkansas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 148 ft (45.1 m)
- Location
- Newton County, Arkansas
- Access status
- Partial guide: unsafe historical ledge approach; no verified safe current route
- The walk
- Complete walking distance unknown
- Ground & access
- Exposed bluff ledges, loose material and potentially fatal falls. The maintained Hemmed-in Hollow trail does not make the onward Diamond Falls scramble a maintained or safe route. Do not use the disavowed ledge route.
Rick Henry’s May 2014 visit confirms Diamond Falls near Hemmed-in Hollow, but explicitly rejects the eroded ledge behind Hemmed-in Hollow as unsafe. No safe current connecting route is verified.
Plan your visit
Historical off-trail approach from Hemmed-in Hollow
No verified current parking-to-falls return distance is established. Distances to other waterfalls are not assigned to this fall.
Exposed bluff ledges, loose material and potentially fatal falls. The maintained Hemmed-in Hollow trail does not make the onward Diamond Falls scramble a maintained or safe route. Do not use the disavowed ledge route.
Where to start
The 2014 author used Compton trailhead parking at 36.08091,-93.30353. This is a documented start for Hemmed-in Hollow, not verification of safe access to Diamond Falls.
Timing & water
Historical firsthand visit; current road and walking access unverified.
Before you go
Current fees, permission and reservation requirements unknown.
Visitor informationMore waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Hemmed-In-Hollow FallsResearched walking route209 ft (63.7 m) · Newton County, AR0.1 miE
- Fishtrap Hollow FallsPartial guide: historical trailhead documented; off-trail junction and bluff descent unverified83 ft (25.3 m) · Newton County, AR0.8 miSE
- Hideout Hollow FallsSource-reviewed route and parking37 ft (11.3 m) · Newton County, AR2.3 miE
- Triple FallsSource-reviewed route and parking48 ft (14.6 m) · Newton County, AR3.1 miE
- Copperhead FallsPartial: current unmaintained approach conditions unverified13 ft (4 m) · Newton County, AR3.1 miSE
- Tunnel Cave FallsCurrent approach and parking unconfirmed31 ft (9.5 m) · Newton County, AR3.2 miSE
- Thunder Canyon FallsCurrent final approach unconfirmed71 ft (21.7 m) · Newton County, AR3.2 miE
- Broadwater Hollow FallsResearched walking route21 ft (6.4 m) · Newton County, AR3.3 miNE
- Paige FallsParking and short approach documented by hiking sources8 ft (2.4 m) · Newton County, AR3.3 miNE