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A log of the places (omitting restaurants etc most times) we have visited throughout our entire Jasper vacations. 2012 07-22 Ozark campground Pruitt (right hand) Bradley 07-23 Bradley Park Lost valley Pruitt (right hand) 07-24 Table rock lake 07-25 Ponca 07-26 Ponca 07-27 Blue hole (Troy Eddings) Carver Sam's throne 2013 08-16 Bradley Park 08-17 Ponca Lost valley Pruitt (right hand) 08-18 Bradley Falling Waterfalls Pedestal peak Pruitt (both) 08-19 Steel creek ponca ------------------- 2015 07-31 Bradley Park Ponca 8-1 Hasty Blue Hole (Troy Eddings) Carver Ponca 8-2 Bradley Park Alum Cove Whiteley Hole Pearly Springs Ponca 8-3 Ozark Campground Pruitt (Both) Sam's Throne Bradley Park 8-4 Shine Eye Tyler Bend Grinder's Ferry 8-5 Ft Douglas Bridge 2016 7-16 Ponca Lost Valley 7-17 Triple Falls Lost Valley Bradley Park 7-18 Shine Eye Tyler Bend? Pruitt (right hand) 7-19 Alum Cove Hudson Shelter Falls (p74), a bust mystic caverns Pruitt (right hand) 7-20 Steel Creek Ponca Hawks Craig/Whitaker Point (bailed due to KSG weather concerns) 7-21 Longpool western sizzlin buffet russellville hardee's prescott 2017 7-26 benton spot falling waterfalls lake harris 7-27 ponca whiteley hole glory hole 7-28 123 waterfalls (p152) Roundtop trails (p40) Hasty 7-29 Grinder's Ferry Collier Homestead (p42) Tyler Bend Shine Eye Bradley Park 7-30 Blue Hole Troy Eddings Carver Ozark Ponca 7-31 Falling Waterfalls Six Fingers 2018 7-22 Benton Lake Sylvia Bradley Park 7-23 indian Rockhouse Trail (p44) Rush p112 Big Spring p50 7-24 Pruitt (right hand) Haw Creek Falls (p154) Falling Waterfalls Ponca Steel Creek 7-25 Magnolia Falls p28 Whiteley Hole Ponca Ozark Campground 7-26 Hammerschmidt (p 60 W), park spot: 36.01868, -93.28971) Lost Valley/Trail 36.01009,-93.37428 Ponca Bridge 36.01870,-93.3571 7-27 Hasty Sam's Throne 2020 7-05 Lee Creek Kings Falls 7-6 Bradley Park Falling Waterfalls Richlands Carver Blue Hole Troy Eddings 7-7 Ponca Pruitt, Lower and Upper 7-8 Haw Creek Longpool Bayou Bluff Falilng Waterfalls 7-9 Bradley Park Falling Waterfalls Sam's Throne 2021 7-25 Longpool Bradley Park 7-26 Crow Hole Buffalo Point Pruitt (right) 7-27 Ponca Lost Valley Steel Creek 7-28 Falling Waterfalls Whiteley Hole Ponca 7-29 Bradley Park Hasty Carver Robertson Hole 7-30 Robertson 2022 7-17 Bradley Park 7-18 Crow Hole Hasty 7-19 Ponca Falling Waterfalls (dry) Pruitt (right hand) 7-20 Blue Hole Troy Eddings 2024 6-4 Sulphur Springs Branch Hollow 6-5 Grinder's Ferry Mirror Lake Blanchard Trailhead 35.959064,-92.175360 Barkshed Gunner Grinder's Ferry 6-6 Falling Waterfalls Blue Hole (Victor, bad spot) Illinois Bayou Bayou Bluff 6-7 Archey Fork 7-13 Sulphur Springs One Lane Bridge Family Fun Park 7-14 Archey Fork Southfork Nature 7-15 Archey Fork South Maumee 7-16 Robertson Shine Eye Tyler Bend Bear Creek (Hwy 65) 7-17 Shine Eye Tyler Bend Bear Creek Collier Homestead 7-18 Falling Waterfalls Pedestal Peak Illinois Bayou
| Name | Times Visited | Coordinates | Type | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 Waterfalls p152 | 1 | 35.61887,-93.2909 | WF | B | Bust 2017 |
| Alum Cove (p39T) | 2 | 35.8576,-93.2346 | HK | B | Small quiet hiking spot visited in 2015, told about it by Dogwood Springs owners, it's also in the trails book. |
| Archey Fork Bluffton Preserve, PARK? | `3 | 35.64558,-92.52582 | S | GR | New Gez Rogers spot for 2024, a really good one. Coordinates are parking, the spot is at 35.64321,-92.52218 |
| Barkshed p52 | 1 | 36.0192, -92.25083 | S | B | Visited in 2024, scenic but poor swimming by my standards. |
| Bayou Bluff p 42 | 2 | 35.52389,-92.9425 | S | B | Visited in 2020 and 2024, rather scenic but no good swimming wise, near Illinois Bayou which is much better. |
| Bear Creek Hwy 65 | 2 | 35.93953,-92.7144 | S | GR | New Gez Rogers spot, small spot off 65. |
| Benton (sh.org) | 2 | 34.6056,-92.6192 | S | W | A river spot on the way in Benton ARK, have stopped twice but it wasn't much, might be in years where it's rained a lot. |
| Big Spring p50 | 1 | 36.2661,-92.5431 | S | B | Swim hole in town with rope swing, was too shallow for me, but kids usually like it. |
| Blanchard Trailhead | 1 | 35.9591,-92.17526 | HK | O | The spot we hiked in June where I hurt my leg, part of the 'Blachard series.' Other better swimming spots to check in main list. |
| Blue Hole 2024 Victor, Dud | 1 | 35.650898,-93.002806 | S | O | Wife found this spot on the fly June 2024 it was somewhat a dud. However there are Gez Rogers spots nearby, check main listing Victor 1`2 and 2`2. |
| Bradley Park (p 48)? | 15 | 36.00387, -93.19468 | S | B | A favorite, a small city-park based swimming area that's close to the cabin, great for "quick dips" on the way to somewhere else or when you're tired and settling in for the night. Coordinates from the book seem wrong, these are mine. |
| Branch Hollow | 1 | 35.57969,-92.4555 | S | GR | Gez Rogers new spot. Not that much but ok for photos. Small, kind of in town. |
| Buffalo Point p110 | 1 | 36.06948, -92.55571 | S | B | High praised spot. Went in 2018 it was closed, went in 2021 best stop was different vs book coordinates (better coordinates shown here). Wife didn't like, no shade and water wasn't cool. |
| Carver | 5 | 35.98419,-93.04162 | LM | O | A scenic spot found "on the fly" from visiting Blue Hole in 2012, visited many times since. It has water but it's usually shallow, mostly good for the scenic shots as a quick stop. |
| Collier Homestread Trail (p42) | 2 | 35.975283,-92.76557 | HK | B | Spot from trails book, good photos in 2017, ok ones in 2024, near Tyler Bend |
| Crow Hole | 2 | 36.063476, -93.127216 | S | O | Spot a local told us about in 2017 as "Craw," went to in 2021-2--good spot, but 1 mile of rough gravel road (car can handle it, but it jars the nerves). |
| Falling Waterfalls (p44) | 11 | 35.72194, -92.94944 | S | B | A main spot, found in book, 1st visited in 2013, visited most years since, was bone dry in 2022. |
| Family Fun Park | 1 | 34.470745,-93.06048 | LM | O | Go-kart and bumper cars etc sort of place for young kids we went to in 2024. |
| Fort Douglas Bridge 123 (p 36) | 1 | 35.6769, -93.235 | S | B | South of Branson near Haw Creek, found in book (not sure what year we went) near charming old bridge, sort of like a `quick dip` in a river. |
| Glory Hole Trail | 1 | 35.82833,-93.39035 | WF | B | Spot in waterfall book visited in 2017 quickly, left quickly as it was getting dark |
| Grinder's Ferry | 4 | 35.98493,-92.74401 | S | W | NEW SPOT found "on the fly" visiting Shine Eye & Tyler Bend. (Also at sh.org.) That's the parking spot, the spot I jumped in was at 35.9859, -92.74293. Very busy, tend to avoid now. |
| Gunner (p54) | 1 | 35.99417,-92.21083 | S | B | Visited in 2024, low water levels. |
| Hammerschmidt (p 60 T) | 1 | 36.01868,-93.28971 | WF | M | Went to in 2018, stressful. |
| Hasty Campground (p 84) | 5 | 36.00792,-93.08185 | S | B | NEW SPOT in 2015, took photos of French tourists there in 2017, a regular spot since. |
| Haw Creek Falls: (p154 W) | 2 | 35.6765,-93.2557 | WF | B | A spot cabin owners mentioned (and is in the waterfall book). OK, not great, near Falling Water Waterfalls & Ft Douglas. |
| Hawks Craig/Whittaker Point | 1 | 35.89844,-93.45801 | HK | O | Visited with KSG in 2016 but never explored due to lightning, scenic views but LONG drive on gravel path. |
| Hudson Shelter (p74) | 1 | WF | B | A bust. | |
| Illinois Bayou Swim Hole | 2 | 35.54487,-92.94935 | S | GR | New "Gez Rogers" 2024 spot `` saw and liked a lot. The coords are to a deep but busy hole, about 0.2 prior on the right is a more private part of it. `` video https://youtu.be/7zU0NT0ulzo |
| Indian Rock House Trail (p44T) | 1 | 36.0814,-92.5693 | HK | B | Hiking trail we went to in 2018, was tiring, but did have a cave near the end. |
| Kings Falls p32 | 1 | 35.90305,-93.57972 | S | B | Visited in 2020, had heard good things about it but water levels were extremely low. |
| Lake Harris | 1 | 34.98546,-92.78203 | S | O | Lake we stopped at "on the fly" on scenic bypass in 2017, nothing special. |
| Lake Sylvia | 1 | 34.86715,-92.82243 | S | O | A spot we went in 2018 bypassing off of freeway, not all that great, although there are sites that mention it as a good one. |
| Lee Creek (p16) | 2 | 35.70333,-94.32722 | S | B | Somewhat far from Jasper, checked out during our early 2013 visit when it was too cold, visited in 2020. |
| Longpool (p38)? | `3 | 35.55,-93.1622 | S | B | First went to as part of "tail-end" of 2016 (J4) trip, then again in 2020. You need to use "bypass" coordinates from custom map to prevent driving for miles on a gravel road. |
| Lost Valley? | 6 | 36.0091,-93.372 | HK | B | A standard spot. Hiking trail near Ponca, longish walk (1 mile each way or so) but good scenic shots are possible. Coordinates updated in 2021 to reflect work on parking lot. |
| Magnolia Falls (p28 W) | 1 | 35.86282,-93.38512 | WF | B | Hiking trail near Ponca we went to in 2018 but got stressed out before finishing it. |
| Mirror Lake Waterfall | 1 | 35.96384,-92.171283 | WF | O | New waterfall spot wife found via online research for 2024, due to check out. |
| One Lane Bridge | 1 | 34.57724,-92.81155 | LM | O | Little scenic spot off narrow road not far from Hot Springs, useful if you happen to be in the area (but not a desitnation itself). |
| Ozark Campground(p76) | 4 | 36.06500,-93.1592 | S | B | One of the "foundation" spots found in 2012 in swimmingholes.org/ar.html that was a basis for starting up Jasper trips back in 2012. A decent but not stand-out spot for us. |
| Pearly Springs Hole (p 66) | 1 | 36.00388,-93.37 | S | B | New spot visited in 2015 near Ponca, not that much to it. |
| Pedestal Rock King's Bluff | 2 | 35.72371,-93.01443 | HK | O | Look-out spot near Falling Water Waterfalls, went to in 2013. OK but not great, but good for a semi-quick stop if in the area. |
| Ponca Access Bridge (p 68)? | 18 | 36.01870,-93.35710 | S | B | Found accidentally by wife in 2012 after leaving Lost Valley (although it was at the website and in the book), a perennial favorite until 2022 when a large tree fell in & hasn't been removed. |
| Pruitt p80 Updated 2021 | 11 | 36.0602,-93.1394 | S | W | One of the "foundation" spots found in 2012 in swimmingholes.org/ar.html that was a basis for starting up Jasper trips back in 2012. Remodeled, coordinates updated in 2021. |
| Richlands (p46) | 1 | 35.7975,-92.9322 | S | B | A spot near Falling Water Waterfalls several miles down a gravel road, finally went in 2020 after meaing to in past times, it's highly acclaimed but it wasn't that great to me. |
| Robertson Hole (p94)? | 2 | 35.97083,-092.8794 | S | B | One of the best spots, went to in 2021 to freshen things up, wife liked it water deep kids met horseback riders. Blocked from going in 2024 due to closed road, details in Detour 1 entry. |
| Robertson Road Closure | 1 | 35.98221,-92.86654 | LM | O | Robertson, spot where road was closed in 2024, GPS to 'detour' spot then to Robertson itself. |
| Roundtop Trails (p40, Trails) | 1 | 35.98348,-93.1782 | HK | B | Spot from trails book, good photos in 2017 |
| Rush p112 | 1 | 36.125,-92.54861 | S | B | Visited in 2018 when nearby Buffalo Point was closed. Somewhat shallow. |
| Sams Throne? | 4 | 35.87904,-93.0448 | HK | O | An overlook spot Informed of by cabin owners in 2012, have gone to several times. |
| Shine Eye (p 104) | 5 | 35.988,-92.7344 | S | B | Main spot, first visited in 2015, also twice in 2024 (and 2016?). |
| Six Finger Falls (p88) | 1 | 35.76193,-92.9375 | WF | B | Went to in 2017, only, near Falling Water Waterfalls |
| South Maumee Access Swim Hole | 1 | 36.04001,-92.63719 | S | GR | A spot from the "Gez Rogers" map near the 2024 cabin. |
| Southfork Nature Central-Trail | 1 | 35.5555,-92.38661 | HK | O | Spot wife found 2024 on the fly after Archey, decent hike but I was stressed, mostly shows the lake and woods etc. |
| Steel Creek (sw.org) | 4 | 36.02977,-93.3422 | S | W | Spot near Ponca visited in 2013 and again with KSG in 2016. Highly acclaimed but deep spots seem hard to find. |
| Sulphur Springs | 2 | 34.67313,-92.79858 | S | GR | New Gez Rogers spot, near Benton on 'scenic detour' short walk to it https://youtu.be/tG43kxk-DwE |
| Table Rock Lake | 1 | 36.604352,-93.520938 | S | O | Coordinates a guess. Lake visited in 2012 outside Branson MO, nothing special. |
| Triple Falls? | 1 | 36.0547,-93.2583 | WF | B | Waterfall spot that Kevin took us to in 2016, rutty roads. I've seen it in books. |
| Troy Eddings Blue Hole (p 86) | 5 | 35.99478,-93.04205 | S | B | A main spot with deep water year-round, informed of this in 2012 via cabin owners & turn-by-turn directions. It's listed in the book on p86. |
| Tyler Bend (p 102) | 5 | 35.9892,-92.7675 | S | B | Visited 2015 and 2024. Water's kind of shallow to me, but good scenics, and near Shine Eye/Collier Homestead. |
| Whiteley Hole (p 64) | 4 | 35.94694,-93.40138 | S | B | First visited in 2015, wife-kids like it more than I do (too shallow for me). I got a great barn shot here in 2015. |
| 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 Waterfalls | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Alum Cove | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Archey Fork | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Barkshed | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Bayou Bluff | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Bear Creek Hwy 65 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Benton | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Big Spring | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Blanchard Trailhead | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Blue Hole (Victor, Dud) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Blue Hole TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Bradley | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| Branch Hollow | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Buffalo Point | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Carver | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Collier Homestead | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Crow Hole | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Falling Waterfalls | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |||
| Family Fun Park | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ft Douglas Bridge | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Glory Hole | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Grinder's Ferry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Gunner | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hammerschmidt | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hasty | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Haw Creek | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Hawks Craig Whittaker | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hudston Shelter Falls | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Illinois Bayou | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Indian Rockhouse | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Kings Falls | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Lake Harris | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Lake Sylvia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Lee Creek | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Longpool | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Lost Valley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Magnolia Falls | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Mirror Lake | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Mystic Caverns | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| One Lane Bridge | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ozark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Pearly Springs | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Pedestal Peak | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Ponca | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |
| Pruitt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Richlands | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Robertson Hole | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Roundtop Trails | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Rush | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Sam's Throne | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Shine Eye | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Six Fingers | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| South Maimee | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Southfork Nature Trail | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Steel Creek | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Sulphur Springs | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Table Rock Lake | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Triple Falls | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Tyler Bend | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Whiteley Hole | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Number of Spots That Year | 12 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 31 | 168 |
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