Liles Falls
Newton County, Arkansas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 41 ft (12.5 m)
- Location
- Newton County, Arkansas
- Access status
- Partial guide: permitted approach under NPS trail restrictions unconfirmed
- The walk
- Short return walk; published total is inconsistent
- Ground & access
- Road walking, woodland terrain and exposed waterfall edge. No protected pedestrian walkway verified.
Harrison tourism describes a roadside walk to drainage pipes followed by a woodland approach to the waterfall top. NPS prohibits social trails but permits minimal-impact cross-country travel. The reviewed sources do not establish whether this specific approach qualifies; it is not presented as an approved trail.
Plan your visit
Erbie Road pullout to the top of Liles Falls
The tourism page says less than 0.1 mile return, but its directions include about 100 yards of road walking plus 300 feet through woods each way. A reliable total is unknown.
Road walking, woodland terrain and exposed waterfall edge. No protected pedestrian walkway verified.
Where to start
Harrison tourism directs visitors from Highway 7 onto County Road 79 toward Erbie. After 3.5 road miles, use the small pullout on the right, about 1.5 miles beyond Cedar Grove Picnic Area.
Timing & water
No waterfall-specific closure was found in the reviewed compendium. Route authorization remains unconfirmed; this is not a claim that all cross-country hiking is closed.
Before you go
Confirm the permitted approach with Buffalo National River before using the tourism-described woodland route. The cross-country exception does not automatically authorize social trails.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Triple FallsSource-reviewed route and parking48 ft (14.6 m) · Newton County, AR3.5 miW
- Thunder Canyon FallsCurrent final approach unconfirmed71 ft (21.7 m) · Newton County, AR3.8 miNW
- Hideout Hollow FallsSource-reviewed route and parking37 ft (11.3 m) · Newton County, AR4.5 miW
- Marble FallsNewton County, AR4.9 miNE
- Broadwater Hollow FallsResearched walking route21 ft (6.4 m) · Newton County, AR5.2 miNW
- Paige FallsParking and short approach documented by hiking sources8 ft (2.4 m) · Newton County, AR5.2 miNW
- Copperhead FallsPartial: current unmaintained approach conditions unverified13 ft (4 m) · Newton County, AR5.5 miW
- Tunnel Cave FallsCurrent approach and parking unconfirmed31 ft (9.5 m) · Newton County, AR5.5 miW
- Hammerschmidt FallsResearched walking route43 ft (13.1 m) · Newton County, AR5.7 miSW