Hot Springs National Park
Interactive guide map of Hot Springs National Park: 2 restrooms, Parking lot (4), 1 help desk and 23 spots. Open it on your phone to see where you are in the park.
Spots at Hot Springs National Park
- Arlington HotelThe Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa is a resort in the Ouachita Mountains of Hot Springs National Park, home of Oaklawn Race Track and the Arkansas Derby. The 2nd Arlington burned in 1923, and the iconic 500-room Arlington Hotel that replaced it in 1925 is still in use today.
- Arlington LawnArlington Lawn takes its name from the first two versions of the luxury hotel, which stood here on government property. The first, a 150-room wooden structure completed in 1875, was replaced in 1893 by a larger, more elaborate brick, stone, and iron version.
- Tufa Rock
- Hot Water CascadeHot Water Cascade at Arlington Lawn is the largest visible spring in the park. Hot water comes out of the hillside near the Grand Promenade, flows under the path, and drops down a steep cliff into two pools.
- Peak TrailThe beginning of Peak Trail is paved and then turns to gravel. The trail leads to the Hot Springs Mountain Tower, and it branches off from the Grand Promenade with the Oertel and Tufa Terrace trails.
- Heat exchangers
- SuperiorThe present Superior Bathhouse opened on February 1, 1916, in an eclectic commercial style of classical revival origin. Built by L. C. Young and Robert Proctor, with Harry Schwebke as architect, it cost $68,000 to build.
- Hale (hotel)Named for early bathhouse owner John Hale, the present Hale Bathhouse is at least the fourth building to use the name. It is the oldest visible structure on Bathhouse Row; most of it was completed in 1892 to designs by George and Fremont Orff.
- Maurice Historic Spring AreaThe spring area lies between the Hale and Maurice Bathhouses, where a small trickle emerges from a bluff of tufa. It was one of the most popular spots for photos and drinking fountains at the turn of the 20th century.
- MauriceThe Maurice Bathhouse first opened on January 1, 1912, to replace an existing Victorian-style building. Its design is an eclectic combination of Italian Renaissance Revival and Mediterranean styles, and with 23,000 square feet of floor space, the three-story building had ample room for a complete range of services.
- Display SpringsThe Display Spring lies directly behind the Maurice Bathhouse. Water fissures out of a hillside into a shallow pool below, shaded by trees and surrounded by mosses and blue-green algae.
- FordyceThe Fordyce opened on March 1, 1915, designed by Little Rock architects Mann and Stern. At about 28,000 square feet it is the largest bathhouse on the Row, with three main floors, two courtyards, and a basement under most of the building.
- Oertel TrailOertel Trail, formerly known as the Dead Chief Trail, ranges from moderate to very steep grade. Its trailhead begins at an iron gate along a gravel road.
- Quapaw (active bathhouse)The Quapaw Bathhouse opened in 1922 on the site of two earlier bathhouses, the Horseshoe and Magnesia. It is the longest building on Bathhouse Row, and its mosaic tiled dome makes it the most striking building on the Row today.
- Oak TrailThe northeastern end of Oak Trail is mostly flat, but the trail is fairly steep for a short stretch between West Mountain Trail and West Mountain Drive.
- Ozark (cultural center)Mann and Stern of Little Rock designed the Ozark Bathhouse in the Spanish Colonial Revival style at a cost of $93,000. It was completed just a few months after the Quapaw opened for business, in the summer of 1922.
- Former Army & Navy General Hospital
- Buckstaff (active bathhouse)Built in 1912, the Buckstaff is the only bathhouse on the Row to operate continuously for over a century. Classical in design, with imposing Doric columns and urns, it has Colorado marble throughout its interior.
- Lamar (bookstore)The current Lamar Bathhouse opened on April 16, 1923, replacing a wooden Victorian structure named in honor of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar. Its most distinctive exterior feature is a sun porch with windows of three sections.
- Park Administration BuildingThe park's administration building stands at the south end of Bathhouse Row. Spanish Colonial-inspired architecture backs the Administrative Fountain in front of it, which was built in this location in 1936.
- Stairway
- Jug FountainThe park provides spring water free of charge at all of its jug fountains, including ones in front of the National Park Service Administration Building and between the Hale and Maurice Bathhouses. Regulations bar private individuals from selling any of the park's waters.
- Federal Building
Restrooms at Hot Springs National Park (2)
- Near Quapaw (active bathhouse)
- Near Ozark (cultural center)
Help Desks at Hot Springs National Park (1)
- Hot Springs National Park Visitor Center and Museum
Parking lot at Hot Springs National Park (4)
- Near Arlington Hotel
- Near Heat exchangers
- Near Ozark (cultural center)
- Near Federal Building
Pavilions at Hot Springs National Park (1)
- Gazebo
Thermal fountain at Hot Springs National Park (5)
- Near Maurice ×2
- Near Park Administration Building ×2
- Near Stairway
Open hot spring at Hot Springs National Park (4)
- Near Hale (hotel)
- Near Maurice Historic Spring Area
- Near Maurice ×2