Tumbling Shoals, AR

Tumbling Shoals is a Cleburne County census-designated place in north-central Arkansas, set in the Greers Ferry Lake and Little Red River country. The state highway map places it near the roads linking Heber Springs, Greers Ferry, and the lake's southern shore. West Peter Creek runs through the wider area, while the surrounding hills and water make the community part of the Ozark foothill landscape. The place is read through its roads and access to the lake, with homes and side roads spread across the low hills around the water.

Most of Tumbling Shoals is served by Heber Springs School District, with a small section in Concord Public Schools. Cleburne County points visitors toward Greers Ferry Lake fishing areas, Cow Shoals on the Little Red River, and campgrounds near the dam. The community's water system purchases treated surface water from Heber Springs, which draws from Greers Ferry Lake. Tumbling Shoals is a dispersed lake-country place, with homes, roads, schools, and water infrastructure spread across the Cleburne County landscape.