John Mountain Falls
Van Buren County, Arkansas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 84 ft (25.6 m)
- Location
- Van Buren County, Arkansas
- Access status
- Partial guide: route documented; parking and permitted access beside the private gate unverified
- The walk
- Return hike; John Mountain-only distance unknown
- Ground & access
- Off-trail descent below the ATV track, loose slopes and exposed bluffs. No obvious maintained base trail.
Scott Hallmark’s 2024 account follows the ATV track left of the private gate, takes the first two forks right, then leaves the track at 35.55230,-92.79386. The base approach crosses the creek and uses a steep bluff break. This describes the historical outing; public permission for the full approach remains unverified.
Plan your visit
Jobes Way parking via ATV track to John Mountain Falls
The firsthand author’s five-mile outing also visits Ladderbucket Falls. Its distance is not assigned to a John Mountain-only return walk or to both parking starts.
Off-trail descent below the ATV track, loose slopes and exposed bluffs. No obvious maintained base trail.
Where to start
The author gives a lower start on Wilderness Trail at Jobes Way (35.537868,-92.796878), with a walk up Jobes Way to the upper clearing. The rough-road upper start is 35.54074,-92.79776, about 50 yards before a private gate. Stay outside the gate and private property. The published approach is historical route information, not confirmation that the parking clearings or track beside the private gate are currently authorized for public use.
Timing & water
The author favors winter or early spring after rain. Current road and crossing conditions unverified.
Before you go
Current fees and permission restrictions unknown.
Visitor informationMore waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Ladderbucket FallsRoute documented; current parking permission unverified36 ft (11 m) · Van Buren County, AR0.2 miSW
- Iris FallsRoadside parking permission unconfirmed64 ft (19.5 m) · Van Buren County, AR1.4 miSW
- Schoolhouse FallsCurrent lower parking access unconfirmed30 ft (9.2 m) · Van Buren County, AR1.5 miS
- Lizard Log FallsResearched visit notes47 ft (14.3 m) · Van Buren County, AR1.6 miSW
- Voices Falls44 ft (13.4 m) · Pope County, AR2.0 miSW
- Whiskey Chute Falls83 ft (25.3 m) · Pope County, AR2.5 miSW
- Fiddlehead FallsCreek approach documented; current parking unverifiedPope County, AR3.9 miW
- Green Grotto FallsPartial guide: historical clearing parking lacks verified authorization21 ft (6.4 m) · Pope County, AR4.6 miW
- Blue Hole CascadesApproach or parking partly unconfirmedPope County, AR5.3 miSW