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LEATHERWOOD CREEK



Not the proper place to park....parking is on west
side of the Ponca Low Water Bridge

Entrance to the Buffalo River Trail
heading south.....

Access Point "A"
Just to the left of the BRT is a small

trail heading up and over a berm.
36.02137°, 93.35429°

Once over the berm, you will be at
Leatherwood Creek
36.02133°, 93.35402°

If the creek is up, follow the west bank, passing
by this Thong Tree

First small WF #1
36.01994°, 93.35231°


"B" Old Homesite
36.01640°, 93.34985°

WF #2
36.01692°, 93.35024°
 
WF #3 (Entrance to side drainage)
36.01625°, 93.34948°
 
 WF #4
36.01641°, 93.34890°
 
WF #5 Balanced Rock Falls
36.01680°, 93.34812°
 
WF #6 Twin
36.01685°, 93.34788°
 
WF #7
36.01535°, 93.34951°
 
WF #8 Cascade
36.01454°, 93.34921°
 
WF #9 Cascade
36.01404°, 93.34890°
 
WF #10
36.01399°, 93.34903°
 
WF #13
36.01316°, 93.34867°
 
WF #12
36.01348°, 93.34848°
 
Top of WF #11
36.01360°, 93.34843°
 WF #14 36.01369°, 93.34820°
WF #15 36.01380°, 93.34801°
WF #16 36.01404°, 93.34764°

 
North end of Slot Canyon
WF #17 Wading Falls
 
WF #18 Slot Canyon
36.01298°, 93.34715°
 
WF #19
36.01249°, 93.34661°
 
WF #22
36.01100°, 93.34444°

Could be a waterfall?

On the way to WF #23

Grotto at WF #23

WF #23 Leatherwood Creek Falls
36.01078°, 93.34404°

WF #23 Leatherwood Creek Falls

200 ft. (or taller) bluff just beyond WF #23

WF #24
You can barely see Ray at the base of the

200 ft. high bluff...
36.01087°, 93.34412°

WF #25 (200' +-)
36.01035°, 93.34454°
Hidden behind the bluffline....

WF #26
36.01095°, 93.34618°
(Up above this waterfall is a cave
and the base of The Chimney)
 
This is the ledge above WF #26 that
leads to The Chimney and a cave
 
"C" The Chimney
36.01062°, 93.34620°
 
Entrance to Cave
Bottom of Access to the Top
 36.01137°, 93.34672°
Access Point "D" on top
36.01098°, 93.34708°

"C" Top of The Chimney

36.01062°, 93.34620° 
 
"E" Sink Hole next to BRT
36.01168°, 93.35091°

"E" Sink Hole looking out

"F" Sink Hole
 36.01216°, 93.35152° 
(This one is filled with dirt...)
 
"G" Old Homesite
36.01244°, 93.35128°

"H" Vista

 36.01665°, 93.35324°