Pack Rat Falls is a 24-foot waterfall on tributary of Haw Creek in Johnson County, Arkansas, in the Boston Mountains region. It lies about 17.7 miles northeast of Lamar and roughly 57.3 miles southeast of Fayetteville as the crow flies.
At 24 feet it is on the modest side for Arkansas, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 34 feet; it ranks 74th 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 Haw Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 37 feet.
Johnson County holds 56 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Pack Rat Falls, is under a mile away. Haw Creek Falls, a 6-foot block waterfall, is under a mile away. Pams Grotto Falls, a 37-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Pack Rat Falls is located at 35.6727° N, 93.2534° 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.