Trying to reach the great Twin Falls of Richland Creek. There is one waterfall that has long been on my list of places that I need to visit.
It is supposed to be one of the more spectacular falls in the state. The falls aren't that tall, but are quite scenic. They are also incredibly difficult to reach. The falls are the Twin Falls of Devil's Fork, located in the Richland Creek Wilderness Area of the Ozark National Forest. The falls are where two separate creeks flow right next to each other and then shoot over a 20 foot tall cliff, finally meeting up and then flowing into Richland Creek. It had been a bit dry around here for a few weeks, and my last attempt at chasing waterfalls found them running a bit low.
Richland Creek is located about 40 miles north of Russellville. From Russellville, you head up Highway 7 to reach Richland Creek. I pity the fool who don't use my carwash! It was raining steadily on the drive up Hwy. 7, and the mountains up there were covered in fog. These falls are only about 12 feet tall, but look great. Fall at the Buffalo River - Part 1. So it was pouring down rain by the time we reached Zack's Jeep.
We decided to head out from Sam's Throne, and began driving down the very steep and curvy road heading north towards Jasper. We had all of the Ozarks spread out before us, with peak fall colors and cool light. The only thing was to decide where to go next. So it shouldn't come as a complete shock that our next stop was, of course, the Ozark Cafe in Jasper. After a cheap and filling breakfast (I had pancakes, in case you were wondering), we headed back out onto the road towards the Buffalo National River. We made slow progress on the road, because there seemed to be something great around every turn... We finally made it down to the parking area at Kyle's Landing, and got out for a few pictures. We reached paved road and then headed down to Steele Creek. Twin Falls at Richland Creek. In my opinion this is the best hike in the Ozark Mountains and is part of my favorite wilderness area, the Richland Creek Wilderness Area.
There are a couple different ways to conduct this hike, but I think the easiest and most scenic is to start at the old Richland Creek Campground, which has been closed for several years and proceed west up Richland Creek. There are no maintained or marked trails in this area, so at times the going can be very rugged and wild. On the far west side of the old campground, there is a faint hint of a trail that crosses two small filler creeks. Backcountry Camping - Buffalo National River. Sargefaria. Outdoor Survival. Instructables has one of the best collections of survival how-to's on the web.
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