Bear Falls is a 2-foot waterfall on Travertine Creek in Murray County, Oklahoma, in the Cross Timbers region. It lies about 0.8 miles southeast of Sulphur and roughly 56.8 miles southeast of Norman as the crow flies.
At 2 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 10 Oklahoma waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 10th.
The Cross Timbers are a mosaic of post oak and blackjack oak woodland and prairie on rolling terrain. Small waterfalls form where creeks cross sandstone and limestone outcrops. Travertine Creek carries 8 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 10 feet.
Murray County holds 14 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Garfield Falls, is under a mile away. Sycamore Falls, is under a mile away. Little Niagara Falls, 10 feet high, is under a mile away.
Bear Falls is located at 34.5020° N, 96.9558° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. 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.