Iris Falls
Van Buren County, Arkansas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 64 ft (19.5 m)
- Location
- Van Buren County, Arkansas
- Access status
- Roadside parking permission unconfirmed
- The walk
- Approximately 1.4-mile loop described in the firsthand account
- Ground & access
- Mostly bushwhacking with creek crossings, steep rocky slopes and a bluff descent. Only part follows Trail 23. Thick seasonal vegetation and unreliable phone reception complicate navigation.
Scott Hallmark describes entering the woods west of Wilderness Trail Road, meeting Brock Creek Trail 23 at the creek, then following the drainage to Iris Falls. A bluff break to the right leads down an adjacent creek to the base. The return follows that creek uphill before rejoining Trail 23.
Plan your visit
Off-trail loop from Wilderness Trail Road via Brock Creek Trail 23
This is the author’s GPS-recorded loop to Iris Falls and nearby unnamed cascades. It is not the roughly seven-mile outing linking all the Brock Creek waterfalls.
Mostly bushwhacking with creek crossings, steep rocky slopes and a bluff descent. Only part follows Trail 23. Thick seasonal vegetation and unreliable phone reception complicate navigation.
Where to start
The 2023 account uses the roadside at 35.54136,-92.81064 on Wilderness Trail Road, about 2.4 miles from White Oak Mountain Road. It explicitly says there is no off-road parking area. Current permission and sufficient shoulder space remain unconfirmed.
Timing & water
Check current access and conditions before travel; the reviewed source does not establish a reliable visiting season.
Before you go
Fees, permits and reservation requirements for this visit have not been confirmed; check with the land manager.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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