Waterfalls are magical places for Scott and me. There is something about the sound of the rushing water leading to it crashing down below. In the spray, we find rainbows which always bring a smile to our faces. We decided in 2020 we would “collect” twenty water features that fit into the “waterfall” category. We took the year and found eleven waterfalls, one Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) dams, one Work Projects Administration (WPA) dam, six spillways, and one cascade. We did not have any criteria as to what to look for, we just tailored our travel plans to finding water features. It may not sound surprising or magical, but where we found the waterfalls blew us away.
We started to write about this project before and, honestly, got distracted by everything that was going on in our lives. You can read the first article (waterfalls 1-4) CLICK HERE.
To read about Natural Dam, waterfall #5, CLICK HERE, Charlotte Lake Spillway, waterfall #6 CLICK HERE, Butcher Falls, waterfall #7 CLICK HERE, Grand Falls, waterfall #8 CLICK HERE, Tanyard CreeK Falls, waterfall #9 CLICK HERE, Dripping Springs, waterfall #10 CLICK HERE, Crowley Lake Falls, waterfall #11 CLICK HERE, Bixhoma Lake's waterfall, waterfall #12 CLICK HERE,Cherokee Bathtub Rocks, waterfall #13 CLICK HERE, the Okmulgee CCC Spillway, waterfall #14 CLICK HERE, and Blanchard Springs, waterfall #15 CLICK HERE, the Spillway Falls, waterfall #16 CLICK HERE, Roughlock Falls, waterfall #17 CLICK HERE, Spearfish Falls, waterfall #18 CLICK HERE, and Cucharus Cascade, waterfall #19 CLICK HERE.
At one point a couple of years ago, we purchased the book Arkansas Waterfalls by Tim Ernst. He has visited over 200 waterfalls in Arkansas and wrote a book about each one and how to get to them. He states that Carwash Falls is one of the most unique falls in the country, so we had to check it out. Who knew we would have such an adventure getting to it.
Driving Arkansas Highway 123, also known as the Arkansas Dragon, we found ourselves going right past the Carwash Falls. To get to the falls, you must turn off the main road and take a gravel road (which we call “going on an adventure”). It is approximately three miles and you must cross Hurricane Creek. Normally this is not a big deal because it is not always running with high water, but this day there was more than enough to concern us a bit. The car we have now is a Chevy Sonic and the body is very low to the ground. To ensure we could cross it safely, I got out and walked one side to the other. It was not over knee-deep and no muddy spots; we would risk it all!
Once we crossed the creek successfully we had a pleasant drive along the Big Piney Creek. As we topped a hill, we saw the wall of limestone bluffs on the right side. It was beautiful, however, we could not see the falls. With the sunroof open, we continued to drive forward when suddenly we had water pouring onto the hood of the car. Scott was filming and insanity ensued.
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OMG, what a freaky experience that must have been! So very cool, though! 😃
We had such a good time finding it. I wish it would have been flowing more because there are some that go do a car wash for the fun of it. I even saw a recent frozen waterfall photo somewhere. Amazing.
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