Little Arkansas is a privately owned recreation spot run by Liza Howell, an old matriarch. Howell has been likened to a stern schoolteacher. There are ‘No’ signs all over the place telling you what you can’t do during your visit. Don’t let the signs scare you, though. Little Arkansas is a family-oriented place with camping and great swimming. Surrounded by wooded and rough country with abundant springs, tributaries of the Blanco River come together in a 15-foot waterfall. A small concrete dam makes a nice shallow swimming area with two docks. The springs are also known as Fern Bank Springs and Krueger Springs.