Hell Creek Natural Area

View from inside a cave looking out at moss-covered rocks and trees.
The Hell Creek Natural Area is a hidden gem in the Ozarks....
Narrow rock canyon with a shallow stream and layered stone walls.
Hiking this natural area can feel like you’ve been transported to another world....
Small stream flowing over mossy rocks into a rocky cave.
Explore waterfalls, springs and the natural area's namesake - Hell Creek....
View from inside a cave looking out at moss-covered rocks and trees.
Narrow rock canyon with a shallow stream and layered stone walls.
Small stream flowing over mossy rocks into a rocky cave.

What to know

Add this natural gem to your outdoor bucket list for the jaw-dropping (and Insta-worthy!) landscape that Hell Creek Natural Area is known for. Explore the vast cave system, countless rock formations and boulders, waterfalls, flowing springs, and of course, its namesake Hell Creek. Located at the boundary of the Springfield and on Salem Plateaus of the Ozark Mountains, this Arkansas Natural Area is also home to the only known population of the albinistic cave crayfish as well as populations of the gray myotis—both federally endangered species.

**Please use the written directions from the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission to verify directions provided by Google Maps. The Google Maps link may take you to a location other than the natural area entrance. The error has been reported. The correct GPS coordinates to the entrance are: 35.90699, -92.07728.** From Mountain View travel north on Highway 9N/14W/5N (Sylamore Avenue) for approximately 2.5 miles and turn right on Hillbilly Ridge Road. Travel approximately 0.1 mile and turn right on Mountain Crest Drive. Continue approximately 1.2 miles and turn right on Sarah’s Way. Proceed until the road dead-ends (approximately 0.2 mile) and park in the cul-de-sac.


Address:
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Mountain View, AR 72560