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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

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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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