Pinion Creek Falls — Attraction in Bella Vista

Pinion Creek Falls is fantastic!

If I had to guess, I'd say this is the second most popular waterfall in Bella Vista (Tanyard Creek Falls, being the first).

They do have trade offs and I think they are both great!

Pinion Creek Falls is located right off the Lake Ann dam. There is a road up to the top of the dam and just on the side of the road are these falls, with an old school style wooden bridge crossing over the falls. You can park on the side of the little service road to the bride and be right there!

This means it stays highly accessible year round. You can see smaller drop, rockier cascades up closer to the source of water from the dam, or the large 10-12 ft drops (maybe 15?) for the either of the two largest drops by the bridge. If you want you can also take a short walk around to the lower end of the falls, under the bridge, so there are lots of opportunities for photography too.

If you're thinking of coming out, I highly recommend Lake Ann for sunrise, the check...

Pinion Creek Falls have the easiest waterfalls to access I have come across so far in my waterfall quest in Northwest Arkansas! You can park on the road next to Lake Ann, walk a short ways down the paved road and there they are. They are actually handicap accessible as they can be viewed from the paved area. There is more than one waterfall, of varying height. The photos don't do the height justice. The creek runs under the rocks and forms more waterfalls. There us a foot bridge you can cross if you want to hike deeper into the woods. The mountain bike trail can be hiked, which is what we did, to the Back Forty, the Bella Vista Public Library and back. Some of the trails can be quite steep and rocky on foot. It's a great hike, and even if you just go for the waterfalls,...

Beautiful little waterfall area - very close to the main highway, so perfect for a quick stop.

We were traveling through the area and were given a recommendation to stop here for a few minutes and stretch our legs. There’s a bench that you can sit on to rest and a pretty bridge to walk out over the creek. I would love to come back here and have pictures made if we lived in the area.

Apparently this is part of a large walking trail, but we did not have time to go farther than just the falls and the little bridge. It was about a 20 minute stop for us – truly just to enjoy the peacefulness for a few minutes and...