Roark Bluff Falls & V Notch Falls - Steel Creek area

The Ozarks are full of waterfalls. Many are seasonal falls, meaning they dry up in the hot and dry summers. And then there are some falls that only appear during very wet weather or after (or during) a heavy rain.

Two of those falls are Roark Bluff Falls and V Notch Falls.

Both of these falls are easy to get to and can be viewed from the car. 

Simply take Highway 74 east out of Ponca and go up the hill to the entrance to the Steel Creek area of the Buffalo River. Then take the road back down the hill to the Steel Creek campground.

At the bottom of the hill, turn left, toward the campground. The first falls you'll come to is Roark Bluff Falls.

If you keep driving, V-Notch Falls appears just behind the first campsites you come to at the campground area.

Both of these falls tumble more than 100 feet over Roark Bluff and are a sight to behold. 

Again, don't expect these to be flowing other than during very high water, but when they're flowing, they are very cool.

Difficulty: Easy

Kids: Definitely

Footwear: Not required

Star rating: 4.5 out of 5

Comments

[Mike Roark]

Is this dog friendly hiking area

[Brent]

Sadly no. Anything within the Buffalo national River area is off limits to hiking with dogs (although they can be in canoes on the actual river).