Spirits Creek Falls is a waterfall on Spirits Creek in Franklin County, Arkansas, in the Boston Mountains region, with a total height of about 8 feet. It lies about 14.5 miles north of Ozark and roughly 29.5 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 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 14 recorded waterfalls in Franklin County. Train Trestle Falls, a 31-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away. White Rock Creek Cascade, a 10-foot block waterfall, is about 3.6 miles away. White Rock Creek Falls, a 31-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.7 miles away.
Spirits Creek Falls is located at 35.6871° N, 93.9080° 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.