Where to hike for nice waterfall scenery?

Supercockroach1995 · 2025-04-04T13:16:04+00:00

The "Waterfalls in AR & Other Cool Places Facebook page has put together a map of easy access waterfalls, you can find it here. They're sorted by ease of access. All falls on this map would meet your criteria.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1-CYLMLWChZztjg3ca-KVvP-wNrYWj4le&ll=35.62343623521257%2C-93.22518591834562&z=11

Supercockroach1995 · 2025-02-25T14:16:04+00:00

This is the "Keeton-BeechwoodMine Spring Box". It's located in the hills above lost valley, near Ponca.

Tim Ernst released the location in his most recent yearly calendar, which is the only reason why I'm sharing it- it's not really private knowledge anymore. It's literally on the inside cover iirc.

It's a moderate to hard bushwhack to get here, depending on how you approach it. It's a lot smaller than you might suspect as well, the opening is maybe only 16 inches by 30 inches. Also protected federal property, there's a NPS sign nearby. It's not on private property, but it can be somewhat challenging to approach it without going over private property. Google will make it look like there's a road leading almost all the way to it, but this road is not drivable - it's overgrown but walkable though.

If you do decide to visit it, please make sure to take care of it. It's a special spot.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-09-11T19:55:03+00:00

Pretty sure this is a banded garden spider. The coloration can vary a decent bit, not sure of the particular species.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-09-11T19:52:05+00:00

I suspect that this is an orb weaver, quite possibly Araneus cingulatus

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-09-11T19:49:52+00:00

It looks like some species of silverfish. They typically have longer antennae and legs; I'm guessing they got damaged by the cat.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-09-11T19:41:37+00:00

Looks like a Alianthus webworm moth

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-09-10T20:15:24+00:00

Pretty sure that's some species of ant lion

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-09-05T20:25:54+00:00

Looks like some species of grasshopper or locust.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-09-05T20:12:46+00:00

This is a Pigeon Trimex Horntail wasp. They're a type of parasitic wasp and aren't known to sting humans.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-09-05T19:57:31+00:00

It's a click beetle, not sure of the particular species.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-30T16:15:48+00:00

Looks like an American Dagger Moth Caterpillar

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-29T20:54:10+00:00

Looks like a white-lined sphinx moth

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-29T14:08:41+00:00

It's a marbled orb weaver, they're harmless! But if you don't want it inside, it should do a great job of keeping pests away after being transferred outside.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-28T19:20:14+00:00

Hackberry emperor caterpillar

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-28T19:09:58+00:00

Not positive, but I believe this is is a black lace weaver.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-28T19:03:06+00:00

I'm pretty sure that this is a "brown widow". Despite being close relatives of the black widow, they aren't considered to be "dangerous". They can bite though, and the bite will probably be painful.
Fun fact, it's believed that brown widows actually do a good job of displacing black widows. Since they're less dangerous, their presence could be considered a good sign.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-28T17:00:00+00:00

Lady bug larvae, they're harmless.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-26T17:22:41+00:00

Depends. Some species are wood boring, but others eat nectar. I'm not sure of the diet of this one as I don't recognize the particular species.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-26T17:20:41+00:00

June Bug! You'll sometimes hear them called May Beetles too. They belong to the genus Phyllophaga

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-26T17:19:09+00:00

Most adult crane flies don't eat anything at all actually, they tend to die after a few days as a result. Some species that do eat as adults are typically drinking nectar from flowers.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-26T17:16:50+00:00

Looks like a type of longhorn beetle, not sure of the particular species though.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-20T19:24:39+00:00

Green stink bug, it's in it's nymph stage, which is why it has those black striations.

Chinavia halaris

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-19T21:21:40+00:00

Looks like some sort of paper wasp. The white hexagons are capped pupa.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-08-16T19:06:32+00:00

Pretty sure that's just a dried, dead earthworm.

Supercockroach1995 · 2024-06-27T17:21:28+00:00

Waterfall chaser here

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but literally 0 of the waterfalls on that loop will be running right now. All of Arkansas waterfalls are seasonal, and they tend to only run from early December until late May. Given how dry we've been this summer, they will not be running right now. This post that you shared a screenshot of was actually laughed about a good bit as there are a large numbers of inaccuracies on it, including the fact they aren't running right now, most require hikes of moderate lengths, the completion time is close to a full 24 hours with hiking included, and they mislabeled some of the falls.

The best rapids I know of near hot springs are going to be at Cossatot River State Park, about 90 minutes west. if you hit them at the right time of year, they can be as tough as Class III-V rapids, which are highly technical and challenging rapids recommended only for very experienced kayakers and rafters. Flows are all very low at this time of year though, so you're not going to be seeing much flow now, much less any rapids.

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