Adkins Canyon Falls is a waterfall on tributary of Adkins Creek in Newton County, Arkansas, in the Boston Mountains region, with a total height of about 42 feet. It lies about 24.4 miles north of Clarksville and roughly 44.3 miles east of Fayetteville as the crow flies.
At 42 feet it is taller than the typical Arkansas waterfall of about 34 feet, ranking 43rd of 110 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Boston Mountains are the highest and most rugged part of the Ozarks, deeply dissected sandstone plateaus covered in oak-hickory forest with shortleaf pine. Clear creeks cut narrow hollows with numerous bluff-line waterfalls, at their best in spring. tributary of Adkins Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Adkins Canyon Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 42 recorded waterfalls in Newton County. Lower Adkins Canyon Falls, a plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Leaning Log Falls, a 27-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Smith Falls, a 125-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away.
Adkins Canyon Falls is located at 35.8231° N, 93.4227° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.