3 Best Hiking Trails at Devil’s Den State Park, Arkansas

ByKevin Updated on

Devil’s Den State Park is in the Lee Creek Valley of the Ozarks in northwest Arkansas. We initially heard about its caves and that was enough of a draw for us.

Add to that striking rocky outcroppings, beautiful lush trails, and cascading waterfalls and it’s sure to impress.

Here are the 3 hikes we recommend you do when you visit!

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1. Hike Devil’s Den Trail

When visiting Devil’s Den State Park, you should definitely hike the Devil’s Den Trail. This 1.5 mile loop trail will take you past some of the best places in the park:

Devil’s Den Cave

We were a little disappointed to discover that Devil’s Den, the cave for which the park is named, was closed due to White Nose Syndrome (WNS) in order to protect the bats, but of course completely understand.

Devil’s Icebox Crevice

Twin Falls

Lee Creek

Lee Creek runs all the way through the park. The whole thing is a spectacular light blue color that you can sort of see in the picture.

2. Hike Yellow Rock Trail

Yellow Rock Trail is a 3 mile look with an amazing view at the Yellow Rock overlook.

Yellow Rock Overlook

Here you’ll find one of the best views in the park out over the Lee Creek Valley.

3. Hike Lake Trail

Lake Trail is a short half mile (one way) hike. Here you can get a good view of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) dam which is really very pretty. It’s this dam that creates Devil’s Den State Park’s Lake Devil.

Water flows over the Devil's Den State Park CCC dam from Devil's Lake into bright blue Lee Creek.

See More Arkansas Parks

If you’re looking to check out more state parks in Arkansas, don’t miss our favorite, Petit Jean State Park. It has a great waterfall, caves, and cool rock formations.

Visit Mount Magazine State Park, the highest point in Arkansas, for the spectacular views.

And of course you can’t miss Hot Springs National Park’s historic bathhouses and natural hot springs.

Though not in Arkansas, just across the border into Oklahoma and only about an hour from Devil’s Den State Park, is Natural Falls State Park and a striking 77 foot waterfall.

Kevin is the co-founder of Never Stop Adventuring, and after having gotten bit by the travel bug after traveling to Germany with his wife Christine, has now traveled to 48 states and 15 countries and has made it his goal to show his kids the world.

Kevin is the heavy lifter in the family, doing the technical side of travel booking, points and miles research, RV moving and projects, as well as the literal lifting of all the travel gear a family of 5 needs! He shares his experience to help parents with all the practical how to's of family travel!