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Mountain Fork Creek Falls

Franklin County, Arkansas

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
13 ft (4 m)
Location
Franklin County, Arkansas
Access status
Partial guide: falls approach segment documented; permitted parking and full route unverified
The walk
Complete walking distance unknown
Ground & access
Steep bushwhack, dense vegetation, rocky slopes and creek crossings. The historical crossing depth is not a current safety assessment.

Explore the Ozarks documents Mountain Fork Creek Falls upstream of the Welcave Hollow confluence, reached during a difficult descent from Highway 23. The author returned through Mulberry Mountain Lodge property and advised checking with the lodge before a future visit. The lodge advertises Mountain Creek waterfall hiking but does not publish a complete route or day-visitor parking permission.

Plan your visit

Historical Welcave Hollow bushwhack and Mountain Fork Creek trail segment

A 2015 account’s one-mile descent visits several waterfalls and does not establish a current individual falls return route.

Steep bushwhack, dense vegetation, rocky slopes and creek crossings. The historical crossing depth is not a current safety assessment.

Where to start

Current permitted parking unknown. The firsthand account gives only an imprecise roadside start north of Mulberry Mountain Lodge; its return through lodge property does not establish public permission.

Timing & water

Current road, trail and crossing conditions unknown; the historical visit followed heavy rain.

Before you go

Confirm access arrangements directly with Mulberry Mountain Lodge. No fee or guaranteed day access is established by the reviewed page.

Visitor information
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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

Explore Arkansas

Waterfall location

Franklin County, Arkansas.

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