Spy Rock Falls is a waterfall on tributary of Herrods Creek in Franklin County, Arkansas, in the Boston Mountains region, with a total height of about 19 feet. It lies about 14.8 miles north of Ozark and roughly 33.9 miles southeast of Fayetteville as the crow flies.
At 19 feet it is on the modest side for Arkansas, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 34 feet; it ranks 80th of 110. 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.
There are 14 recorded waterfalls in Franklin County. Sixty Foot Falls, a 56-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2.5 miles away. Upper Sixty Foot Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 2.5 miles away. Spirit Mountain Falls, a 15-foot curtain waterfall, is about 2.6 miles away.
Spy Rock Falls is located at 35.6937° N, 93.7569° 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.