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Hemmed-In Hollow Falls
The tallest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachians.
- Height
- 209 ft
- Type
- Plunge
- District
- Upper
- Round trip
- 5.0 mi
- Difficulty
- Strenuous
- Best season
- Spring
- Flow-dependent
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 36.0386°N, 93.3517°W
The falls
A 209-foot ribbon plunges from a sandstone amphitheater into a fern-lined grotto deep in the Ponca Wilderness. After heavy rain it roars; in late summer it can shrink to a mist. The Compton Trailhead descent is steep and unrelenting on the return.
Getting there
From Ponca, drive 4.5 mi north on AR-43 to Compton. The trailhead sits behind the community center; follow signs for Compton Trail.