What are the best hikes in Arkansas?

Standouts include Mount Magazine (Signal Hill), Kings River Falls, Lost Valley, Pinnacle Mountain — 10 trails in all, mapped with difficulty, distance, and elevation on Roamward.

Are there easy or family-friendly hikes in Arkansas?

Yes — gentler options include Mount Magazine (Signal Hill), Kings River Falls, Lost Valley, good for kids and the RV/camping crew.

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Best hikes in Arkansas.

Q: When is the best time to hike in Arkansas?

Spring (waterfalls) & fall. Arkansas hiking is the Ozarks and Ouachitas — clifftop crags, bluff-lined rivers, and surprise waterfalls.

Arkansas hiking is the Ozarks and Ouachitas — clifftop crags, bluff-lined rivers, and surprise waterfalls.

Curated trails10

Distance range1.5–5.5 mi

Biggest climb1,500 ft

Difficulty3 easy · 6 moderate · 1 hard

TerrainOzark bluffs, crags & waterfalls

Best seasonSpring (waterfalls) & fall

Don’t missHawksbill Crag (Whitaker Point)

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10 hikes worth the detour.

Sorted easy to expert. Every one mapped with distance, route type, and elevation gain — built for everyone from the RV & camping crew to the bucket-list crowd.

Mount Magazine (Signal Hill)

Easy · 1.5 mi · Out & back · 200 ft

a short walk to the highest point in Arkansas

Kings River Falls

Easy · 2 mi · Out & back · 100 ft

a wide ledge fall and pool on a natural-area trail

Lost Valley

Easy · 2.3 mi · Out & back · 300 ft

caves, bluffs, and a waterfall on the Buffalo

Pinnacle Mountain

Moderate · 1.5 mi · Out & back · 1,000 ft

a steep boulder scramble near Little Rock

Cedar Falls (Petit Jean)

Moderate · 2 mi · Out & back · 350 ft

a canyon walk to a 95-ft waterfall

Glory Hole Falls

Moderate · 2 mi · Out & back · 300 ft

water pours through a hole in the rock ceiling

Hawksbill Crag (Whitaker Point)

Moderate · 3 mi · Out & back · 450 ft

the most-photographed spot in Arkansas

Yellow Rock (Devils Den)

Moderate · 3 mi · Loop · 600 ft

bluff-top views in a classic Ozark state park

Seven Hollows Trail (Petit Jean)

Moderate · 4.5 mi · Loop · 500 ft

grottoes, a natural bridge, and turtle rocks

Hemmed-In Hollow

Hard · 5.5 mi · Out & back · 1,500 ft

the tallest waterfall between the Rockies and Appalachians

Plan the Arkansas trip

Hikes, gems, scenic drives — all in one Arkansas guide.

See everything worth the detour in Arkansas, then let Roamward build the trip around it. Know a Arkansas trail we’re missing? Add it — we’re building this with the people who actually hike it.

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