Sunset Falls
Johnson County, Arkansas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 70 ft (21.4 m)
- Location
- Johnson County, Arkansas
- Access status
- Complete approach and parking unconfirmed
- The walk
- Walking distance not confirmed
- Ground & access
- Demanding off-trail ascent, creek crossings and steep wooded slopes. No maintained final trail is established.
The Compulsive Hiker reached Sunset Falls by following Lick Creek upstream past Slot Rock and entering a tributary. Rick Henry describes an OHT approach from CR 5671 but turned back before the falls. Together these establish the general approach, not a verified complete set of walking directions.
Plan your visit
Off-trail tributary above Slot Rock and Lick Creek
The sources do not measure a complete direct parking-to-Sunset-Falls walk. The three-mile return in the 2014 account began before reaching the waterfall.
Demanding off-trail ascent, creek crossings and steep wooded slopes. No maintained final trail is established.
Where to start
Rick Henry’s unsuccessful 2014 approach began at a pull-off near the OHT crossing of CR 5671, at 35.66608,-93.34695. Current parking authorization is unconfirmed; this source did not complete the route to Sunset Falls.
Timing & water
Check current access and conditions before travel; the reviewed source does not establish a reliable visiting season.
Before you go
Fees, permits and reservation requirements for this visit have not been confirmed; check with the land manager.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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