Seven Hollows Grotto
Conway County, Arkansas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 18 ft (5.5 m)
- Location
- Conway County, Arkansas
- Access status
- Source-reviewed route and parking
- The walk
- About 2.1 miles along the loop to the spur, plus about 0.1 mile on the spur (about 4.4 miles round trip by the same way)
- Ground & access
- Rocky natural-surface trail with glades, stream crossings and about 360 feet of elevation change; most climbing is on the second half of the loop.
Start at the Seven Hollows trailhead on Highway 154 in Petit Jean State Park and take the loop clockwise, following the light blue blazes. At about mile 2.1, after a small stream, a signed spur on the right runs along the base of the bluff, with a couple of boulders to cross, for about 0.1 mile to the grotto. A seasonal waterfall drops into a pool below a large bluff overhang. It may be dry in summer.
Plan your visit
Seven Hollows Trail (light blue blazes) clockwise from the trailhead to the signed grotto spur
Mile marks are from a firsthand account of the 4.5 mile loop. The round trip back along the same path is derived by doubling; finishing the loop is 4.5 miles plus 0.2 mile for the spur.
Rocky natural-surface trail with glades, stream crossings and about 360 feet of elevation change; most climbing is on the second half of the loop.
Where to start
Large parking lot at the trailhead on Highway 154, about one mile west of Mather Lodge. The state trail page gives trailhead coordinates 35.114266, -92.945441.
Timing & water
The waterfall is seasonal: a stagnant pool with no flow in early July, flowing in the wet season and in spring.
Before you go
Arkansas State Parks lists no trail fee on the trail page.
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