Little Missouri Falls, Waterfall in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States.
Little Missouri Falls features multiple cascading waterfalls that descend into small pools along the Little Missouri River within the Ouachita National Forest, creating natural swimming areas surrounded by forested terrain and rocky formations.
Archaeological excavations at Little Missouri Falls have revealed a campsite dating back approximately 7,000 years to the Archaic period, where prehistoric hunter-gatherers crafted tools from novaculite and established temporary camps for hunting and resource gathering.
The falls serve as part of Arkansas's network of natural attractions within the National Wild and Scenic River system, promoting outdoor recreation traditions including hiking, swimming, fishing, and wildlife observation in the Ouachita Mountains region.
Access to Little Missouri Falls requires driving from Norman, Arkansas via Highway 8 West followed by approximately three miles on gravel roads FR# 43 and Crooked Creek Road, with facilities including picnic tables, BBQ grills, and vault toilets.
The site contains novaculite quarries that are geologically distinctive to the south Ouachita Mountains, providing raw materials that prehistoric inhabitants used to create specialized stone tools and spear points found nowhere else in the region.
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