Sight · Hot Springs National Park
Free hot spring water for your bottle or jug.
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Buckstaff and Quapaw: Choose Your Soak“You're coming up on Buckstaff and Quapaw, the two places on Bathhouse Row where you can bathe in the thermal water.”
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The Libbey Thermal Water Jug Fountain is a public spring-water filling station in front of the former Libbey Memorial Physical Medicine Center on Reserve Street. It is a practical stop for a bottle or a larger jug, not a place to tour the old building. The water is free and listed as potable, but averages 143°F (62°C). Fill carefully and let your container cool before drinking.
The fountain is outside the closed former bathhouse, right on its Reserve Street frontage. Come for the water and keep the stop simple; current parking details and the number of working spouts are not confirmed.
A free bathhouse opened on Reserve Street in 1922. It was renamed the Libbey Memorial Physical Medicine Center in 1960 for former park superintendent Donald Libbey. The National Park Service closed the center in 2001, and the fountain remains a separate outdoor stop.
Wildlife
71 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
11 sightingsGroundhogMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
12 sightingsMexican Long-nosed ArmadilloMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
16 sightingsTurkey VultureMost seen around noonSighting map
40 sightingsCardinalMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
27 sightingsSummer TanagerMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Hot Springs. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateOertel Trail1.4 mi · 45 min · 0.2 mi awayA steep, bumpy gravel climb links downtown with mountain trails.
ModeratePeak Trail1.2 mi · 40 min · 0.3 mi awayA 400-foot climb rewards you with summit overlooks and a tower.
EasyHot Springs Mountain Trail1.7 mi · 1 hr · 0.3 mi awayAn easy loop above Hot Springs, with a view between the trees.
EasyTufa Terrace Trail0.3 mi · 24 min · 0.3 mi awayA short paved climb to pale tufa beside the thermal cascade
EasyGrand Promenade0.5 mi · 45 min · 0.4 mi awayBenches, spring views, and bathhouses on an easy half-mile walk.
ModerateOak Trail1 mi · 35 min · 0.5 mi awayA short dirt climb from Bathhouse Row into West Mountain’s trails.
ModerateCanyon Trail0.7 mi · 36 min · 0.5 mi awayA short downtown climb that gets steep on the mountain side.
ModerateLower Dogwood Trail0.7 mi · 30 min · 0.5 mi awayBoulders mark a brief mountain climb before the loop drops downhill.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayReserve Street Thermal Water FountainsFill a jug at the thermal fountain and spot a 1936 landmark.
Store · 0.2 mi awayLamar Bathhouse and Bathhouse Row EmporiumShop for park books inside a bathhouse built in 1923.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayBuckstaff BathhouseTake a guided thermal bath inside a 1912 Bathhouse Row landmark.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayOzark BathhouseA hands-on look at thermal water, built for curious kids.
Sight · 0.3 mi awayQuapaw Baths & SpaThermal pools under stained glass in a 1922 bathhouse.
Sight · 0.3 mi awayDisplay SpringWatch thermal water spill into a shaded shallow pool.
Sight · 0.3 mi awayFordyce Bathhouse Visitor Center and MuseumA free tour from marble lobby to the basement spring.
Sight · 0.3 mi awayStevens Balustrade and Thermal FountainsA shell fountain tucked into Bathhouse Row’s grand stone entrance.Parkwolf’s Hot Springs ranking
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