Hot Springs National Park - Plan Your Visit

Local Partners & Information Resources

Hot Springs Convention and Visitor"s Bureau

Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism

Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce

Getting There

Plane
Hot Springs is serviced by a local airport, Hot Springs Memorial Field, or Little Rock National Airport (with shuttle service and rental cars.)

Car
Hot Springs National Park is in downtown Hot Springs; Bathhouse Row is on Central Avenue with the mountains of the park flanking the street. Visitors traveling north-south on I-30 take the Hot Springs US 70 West exit south of Benton, the Hot Springs US 270 West exit at Malvern, or the Hot Springs Ark. 7 North exit near Arkadelphia; visitors traveling south on Ark. 7 will come through downtown Hot Springs where the visitor center is located; visitors traveling south on US 71 from Fort Smith, or north on US 71 from Texarkana, take the US 270 East exit and take 270B through town; visitors coming from Oklahoma on US 70 would take this route all the way into Hot Springs. When you get into the city you will see signs for the National Park. The Visitor Center is located downtown on Highway 7 North or Central Avenue.

Bus
Greyhound Bus Lines services Hot Springs with a station located at 1001 Central Ave, Stuite D. For fare and scheduling information, call 1-800-231-2222.

Public Transportation
Amtrak"s Texas Eagle route serves Little Rock, Arkansas, with shuttle services to Hot Springs.

Getting Around

For getting around in the park, you may use personal vehicles or bicycles on the roads. Some tour companies offer tours and the city of Hot Springs runs a trolley to the tower on Hot Springs Mountain May-October. Tour buses or other vehicles more than 30 feet long are prohibited on Hot Springs Mountain because the road has hairpin curves.