Dry Creek Falls is a waterfall on Dry Creek in Searcy County, Arkansas, in the Boston Mountains region, with a total height of about 20 feet. It lies about 17.5 miles west of Marshall and roughly 61.2 miles northwest of Conway as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Arkansas, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 34 feet; it ranks 79th of 110. The water comes down as a punchbowl, where the water is forced through a narrow gap into a large pool.
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 8 recorded waterfalls in Searcy County. Stack Rock Homestead Falls, a 35-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Dogwood Falls, a 37-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3 miles away. Hamilton Falls, a 12-foot curtain waterfall, is about 4.6 miles away.
Dry Creek Falls is located at 35.8761° N, 92.9410° 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.