Slot Rock Falls is a waterfall on Lick Creek in Johnson County, Arkansas, in the Boston Mountains region, with a total height of about 8 feet. It lies about 15.3 miles north of Clarksville and roughly 51.9 miles southeast of Fayetteville as the crow flies.
At 8 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 110 Arkansas waterfalls with a documented height only 2 are shorter, while the typical Arkansas waterfall stands around 34 feet.
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 56 recorded waterfalls in Johnson County. Bear Skull Falls, a 22-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper Bear Skull Falls, is under a mile away. Sunset Falls, a 70-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Slot Rock Falls is located at 35.6760° N, 93.3632° 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.