Penhook Falls

Penhook Falls: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Penhook Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Penhook Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.56750, -92.95136. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Penhook Falls

• Richland Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Newton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~39 km · Must-see
• KMTC-FM (Russellville) · attraction · Pope · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~44 km · Must-see
• KARV-AM (Russellville) · attraction · Pope · ~44 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Pope · ~45 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Park & Pine Knob Mountain Bike Skills Park · park · Pope · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle State Park · lake · Pope · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle · lake · Logan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Winthrop Rockefeller Lake · lake · Pope · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo State Park · sanctuary · Yell · ~59 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Johnson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Pope · ~61 km · Must-see
• Petit Jean State Park · sanctuary · Conway · ~62 km · Must-see
• Buffalo National River · sanctuary · Searcy · ~66 km · Must-see
• Upper Buffalo Wilderness · sanctuary · Newton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Divide Mountain · viewpoint · Pope · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Penhook Falls

Other waterfalls near Penhook Falls

• Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls · waterfall · Newton · ~81 km · Must-see
• Falls Hollow · waterfall · Izard · ~126 km · Must-see
• North Fork Rd Falls (North) · waterfall · Pope · ~8 km
• North Fork Rd Falls (South) · waterfall · Pope · ~8 km
• Blue Hole Cascades · waterfall · Pope · ~10 km
• Green Grotto Falls · waterfall · Pope · ~11 km
• Fiddlehead Falls · waterfall · Pope · ~11 km
• Maidenhair Falls · waterfall · Pope · ~12 km
• Cabin Falls · waterfall · Pope · ~13 km
• Whiskey Chute Falls · waterfall · Van Buren · ~15 km

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