Overlook · Arkansas

Hawksbill Crag (Whitaker Point)

Arkansas’s most photographed cliff jut

TypeOverlook
StateArkansas
Best seasonSpring & fall color (foggy mornings are magic)
How to visitFree; ~3-mi round-trip trail (rough forest road in)

A beak-shaped spur of rock jutting out over the forested Buffalo River country of the Ozarks — the most photographed spot in Arkansas. An easy three-mile walk through hardwoods leads to the airy perch.

The shot

The crag tip over a sea of Ozark hills.

Nearby & worth pairing

  • Buffalo National River
  • Upper Buffalo Wilderness
  • Ozark hollows
  • Fall color

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