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Pam's Grotto

Johnson County, Arkansas

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
37 ft (11.3 m)
Location
Johnson County, Arkansas
Access status
Source-reviewed route and parking
The walk
About 1 mile round trip (2013 firsthand report); a 2025 report says about half a mile each way
Ground & access
Unofficial trail with a steep climb, loose rock, and a few spots on the edge of a drop. The last descent into the grotto is a rocky scramble. Not suited to young children.
Reviewed visitor source

Park at the small pull-off beside Haw Creek on Highway 123, about 0.5 mile north of Haw Creek Falls Campground. Cross the highway and climb the embankment onto a well-worn path that climbs steeply to the climbing bluffs. Turn left at the split about 0.25 mile in and follow the bluff line, then scramble down loose rock into the grotto, where a 37 foot waterfall drops into a small pool. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Unofficial trail from the roadside pull-off on Highway 123 near Haw Creek Falls Campground

Both distances come from visitor accounts, not a surveyed trail; they agree on roughly a half mile each way.

Unofficial trail with a steep climb, loose rock, and a few spots on the edge of a drop. The last descent into the grotto is a rocky scramble. Not suited to young children.

Where to start

Small dirt pull-off and flat area between Highway 123 and Haw Creek, about 0.5 mile north of the campground; you must cross the highway on foot, and vehicles come quickly around the curves.

Timing & water

Wet-weather waterfall; the 2013 report advises winter or spring rather than late summer or early fall.

Before you go

No fee is listed for the trail or pull-off in the reviewed accounts; no USFS page for this trail was found.

Visitor information
Visit sources

More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Johnson County, Arkansas.

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