Fiddlehead Falls
Pope County, Arkansas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Pope County, Arkansas
- Access status
- Creek approach documented; current parking unverified
- The walk
- Less than 0.5 mile return (reported)
- Ground & access
- Creek crossing, steep slopes and slippery bluff terrain. Henry could not use the normal crossing during high water.
A short but steep creek approach documented by local hikers.
Plan your visit
TAKAHIK describes descending from parking area A to the upper cascade, crossing Mill Creek there or upstream, then following the north-bank path down to Fiddlehead Falls.
Henry’s 2015 outing to Fiddlehead and its lower falls was less than half a mile return. This is a firsthand estimate, not an official trail length.
Creek crossing, steep slopes and slippery bluff terrain. Henry could not use the normal crossing during high water.
Where to start
TAKAHIK locates parking area A at 35.53567, -92.86044, about 0.7 mile along Lindsey Road/FR 1311 from White Oak Mountain Road/FR 1301. Current roadside authorization is unverified.
Timing & water
High water can block the normal creek crossing. Current road conditions unknown.
Before you go
Current fees and access terms unknown.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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