Punchbowl Falls
Searcy County, Arkansas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 20 ft (6.1 m)
- Location
- Searcy County, Arkansas
- Access status
- Partial guide: trailhead and OHT exit documented; final bluff descent unverified
- The walk
- Source reports a little over 7 miles return
- Ground & access
- About 700 feet of elevation change in the source outing, woodland trail and an off-trail bluff descent. Informal ribbons may disappear.
The firsthand account follows the OHT from Stackrock parking, then leaves it before the creek crossing at N35°52.122′ W92°56.653′. An old road trace continues about half a mile toward a bluff descent. The final descent relies on informal marker ribbons and is not sufficiently verified for complete directions.
Plan your visit
Stackrock Trailhead via Ozark Highlands Trail and old road trace
Gary Davis explicitly reports 3.5 miles one way and a little over seven miles return from Stackrock Trailhead. This is source-attributed; shorter outings from other starts are not substituted.
About 700 feet of elevation change in the source outing, woodland trail and an off-trail bluff descent. Informal ribbons may disappear.
Where to start
The account identifies large Stackrock Trailhead parking off Searcy Highway 12 at N35°51.966′ W92°55.424′.
Timing & water
Current road, creek and informal-route conditions unknown.
Before you go
Current fees and reservation requirements unknown.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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