Water Depth
River depth changes with seasonal flow, gravel, and submerged rock.

DEPTH UNCONFIRMED*
Kyle's Landing is a freshwater river jump spot near Harrison, Arkansas. The reported height is about 30 ft, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
DEPTH UNCONFIRMED: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Kyle's Landing as jumpable.
Overview
Kyle's Landing is a Buffalo National River campground and cliff area reached by dirt road and trail. Treat this guide as a planning overview, then verify access, water level, landing depth, and exits at the site before considering a jump.
Quick Answer
Kyle's Landing is a freshwater river jump spot near Harrison, Arkansas. The reported height is about 30 ft, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
Key Takeaway
DEPTH UNCONFIRMED: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Kyle's Landing as jumpable.
Quick Answer
Kyle's Landing is a freshwater river jump spot near Harrison, Arkansas. The reported height is about 30 ft, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
Key Takeaway
DEPTH UNCONFIRMED: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Kyle's Landing as jumpable.
Conditions and planning notes
River depth changes with seasonal flow, gravel, and submerged rock.
Check campground access, road conditions, National Park Service rules, and river levels before visiting.
Use the established trail, scout the river from below, and avoid climbing when the bank is wet.
Remote dirt-road access, current, hidden rock, cold water, and limited exits are the main concerns.
River bluff rock can be slick, narrow, and difficult to climb from the water.
Scout with a partner, avoid jumping alone, and leave if remote dirt-road access, current, hidden rock, cold water, and limited exits are the main concerns.
Map location
Harrison, Arkansas, United States
36.04217, -93.26228
Kyle'S Landing sits around Harrison, Arkansas, United States, putting this freshwater jump spot in the orbit of Harrison and the broader Arkansas area of United States. Use the saved coordinates and current map view as a starting point, then confirm the exact approach locally because cliff-jumping access can change around parks, private land, roads, shorelines, and water-management areas.
Seasonal conditions matter here, especially after storms, drought, high flow, or unusually low water. Conditions are not static: rain, snowmelt, drought, changing water levels, current, and weekend crowding can all change what looks like the same jump from one visit to the next. Treat saved route notes as background, not as a present-day clearance to jump.
The main assumed risks include cold or changing lake levels, submerged shelves, boat traffic, difficult exits, and limited rescue access. Even when the location appears open, access is separate from safety; a reachable ledge is not proof that jumping is allowed or sensible. Before anyone climbs to a ledge, inspect the landing zone from the water, identify the exit, look for submerged rocks or debris, and be willing to walk away if the depth, footing, legality, or rescue options are uncertain.
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