A giant boulder juts out of the bluff, overlooking a valley of trees and rolling hills in Arkansas, and is a little over a mile from the trailhead. It is absolutely beautiful. It's also one of the busiest paths to hike as thousands of visitors make the pilgrimage to the hawk-shaped outcropping.
Noted as the Best Travel Places blog's "most photographed place in Arkansas," Whitaker Point is known to many as Hawksbill Crag and located in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests. A News-Leader reporter recently hiked the popular trail and wanted to pass on some tips to others before they head out on their own Arkansas adventure.