Adkins Canyon Falls
Adkins Canyon Falls — a 42 ft drop in the Upper district.
- Height
- 42 ft
- Type
- Cascade
- District
- Upper
- Round trip
- 4.0 mi
- Difficulty
- Strenuous
- Best season
- Spring
- Est. time
- ~3.5 hr
- Flow-dependent
- Yes
- Pet friendly
- No
- Coordinates
- 35.82321, -93.42302
Current conditions
- Rain 24h
- 0.00″
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- 0.00″
- Rain 7d
- 0.00″
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The falls
Adkins Canyon Falls is one of dozens of 42 ft ribbon falls that ring the Buffalo River watershed. It runs hardest in late winter and early spring, when snowmelt and Ozark thunderstorms recharge the creeks. Detailed route notes for this falls are coming soon — check back for trailhead directions, GPX, and current conditions.
Getting there
Same approach as Leaning Log Falls — a remote Upper Buffalo Wilderness bushwhack with no maintained trail; a downloaded GPS track is essential. You reach Leaning Log Falls first (3.4 mi round trip), then continue another 0.6 mi along the same route to Adkins Canyon Falls at 35.82321, -93.42302 (Fallsville Quad — UTM 461805E, 3964214N). ~4.0 miles round trip total.
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