Paradise Falls

Gary Davis’s 2021/2022 firsthand visits used an overgrown logging road beyond a berm on the west side of Highway 21, then descended to the drainage. His lower-base visit continued downstream to a bluff break and returned upstream. The precise descent and current access are not established as a maintained visitor route.

Explore the Ozarks lists 1.2 miles one-way for this named waterfall, equivalent to 2.4 miles returning the same way. Its directions are unfinished; the mileage is not a verified measurement of Davis’s lower-base detour.

Overgrown old road, briars, drainage travel and steep bluff terrain. Davis avoided an unattended rope and found a different bluff break; neither descent is verified for current use.

Where to start

Davis identifies an unsigned gravel area west of Highway 21 near Deer, beyond which a berm blocks the old road. Exact current parking location and permission are not verified.

Timing & water

Davis’s April 2022 visit followed substantial rainfall. Current flow and conditions are unknown.

Before you go

Fees, permissions and reservations are unknown.