Hideout Hollow Falls
Newton County, Arkansas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 37 ft (11.3 m)
- Location
- Newton County, Arkansas
- Access status
- Source-reviewed route and parking
- The walk
- About 2 miles round trip to the bluff and waterfall
- Ground & access
- Narrow natural-surface trail, creek crossings and cliff edges. NPS gives differing elevation figures, so no precise ascent total is claimed.
Follow Hideout Hollow Trail from Schermerhorn Trailhead to the waterfall and box canyon, then return on the same trail. The Ozark Society describes a one-mile outward walk. Its optional ledge scramble below the falls is not part of this standard trail description. Stay within the park boundary; private land borders the route.
Plan your visit
Hideout Hollow Trail from Schermerhorn Trailhead
Distances are source-reported, not inferred from mapped proximity.
Narrow natural-surface trail, creek crossings and cliff edges. NPS gives differing elevation figures, so no precise ascent total is claimed.
Where to start
Use Schermerhorn Trailhead on the Compton-Erbie dirt road. NPS directs drivers from Highway 43 at Compton onto the road opposite the post office, then about 3 miles to parking on the left, roughly half a mile past McFerrin Cemetery. Space for 3 to 5 vehicles; no restroom.
Timing & water
NPS lists year-round use; waterfall flow is stronger in wet periods. Pets are not permitted, except service animals.
Before you go
NPS lists no activity fee and no reservation for this hike.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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