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V-Slot Falls

Johnson County, Arkansas

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
10 ft (3.1 m)
Location
Johnson County, Arkansas
Access status
Partial: one visitor account, land ownership and parking legality not confirmed
The walk
About 2.5 miles round trip with about 600 feet of elevation gain (one visitor account)
Ground & access
Short but steep bushwhack with thorns, poison ivy and thick growth in warm weather; creek scrambling and a rope are suggested for the slot. No maintained trail.
Reviewed visitor source

From Hagarville, take County Road 1802 off Highway 123 about 2.2 miles and park (listed at 35.68642, -93.17392). Walk west along a wet-weather ravine, following pink markers on trees down into Bear Creek Canyon to Sidewinder and Swamp Falls (listed at 35.68930, -93.18470). V-Slot Falls is further downstream, where the creek cuts a slot in the rock. The visitor recommends a rope to climb into the slot.

Plan your visit

Bushwhack from County Road 1802 into Bear Creek Canyon, then downstream past Sidewinder and Swamp Falls

The 2.5 mile figure is a single visitor listing for the whole out-and-back to the series of falls, not a surveyed distance to V-Slot Falls alone.

Short but steep bushwhack with thorns, poison ivy and thick growth in warm weather; creek scrambling and a rope are suggested for the slot. No maintained trail.

Where to start

Roadside parking on County Road 1802, about 2.2 miles from Highway 123 in Hagarville (35.68642, -93.17392 per the listing). Land ownership at the parking spot and along the route is not stated.

Timing & water

The V shape forms only with enough flow; the visitor found it too low to form the V.

Before you go

No fee is listed.

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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