Bear Skull Falls is a 22-foot waterfall on tributary of Lick Creek in Johnson County, Arkansas, in the Boston Mountains region. It lies about 14.9 miles northeast of Clarksville and roughly 52.1 miles southeast of Fayetteville as the crow flies.
At 22 feet it is on the modest side for Arkansas, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 34 feet; it ranks 77th of 110. By form it is 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 Lick Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 70 feet.
Johnson County holds 56 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Bear Skull Falls, is under a mile away. Slot Rock Falls, 8 feet high, is under a mile away. Sunset Falls, a 70-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Bear Skull Falls is located at 35.6699° N, 93.3622° 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.