Parking
Reach the Lower Dogwood end from the Arlington Trail Y, or the Honeysuckle end just before its shelter. A separate parking area for Floral Trail was not verified; start from the access used for the adjoining trail you plan to connect.
Overview
About Floral Trail
Why go
- A short valley crossing links two useful North Mountain trails.
Heads up
- Point to point, so continuing requires another trail or a retrace.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation690–838 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
2 active Hot Springs alerts
- CautionPark-wide burn ban in effectA park-wide burn ban is in effect because of high fire danger. - The ban was enacted on August 15, 2026.Official details
- ClosureMaurice Bathhouse closed for renovationsThe Maurice Bathhouse is currently closed for renovations. - Do not plan to use the building during your visit. Check current Bathhouse Row status before visiting.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Hot Springs Tour Guide
Your drive to Floral Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Hot Springs National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this area
Arlington Lawn and Hot Water Cascade0:00 / 0:31
“Arlington Lawn is coming up, with Hot Water Cascade beside its pavilion. This is the park's largest visible spring, where thermal water spills down a rock face into two pools.”
Plays on the road 0.2 mi from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Hot Springs Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Hot Springs Mountain: Pagoda and Tower
- Superior Bathhouse Brewery: A Meal by the Springs
- North Mountain Shelter: Down to Gulpha Creek
- Fordyce Bathhouse: Beyond the Baths
- 18 audio storiesacross Hot Springs’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor White-tailed Deer, Groundhog, Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 19 trails, 33 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Floral Trail
A short valley crossingFloral Trail is a 0.35-mile point-to-point walk linking Lower Dogwood and Honeysuckle.
Floral Trail is a 0.35-mile point-to-point walk linking Lower Dogwood and Honeysuckle. It drops into a small valley and climbs the opposite side; allow 20 to 40 minutes for one crossing. It makes sense as a link between longer North Mountain walks, though on its own it is a short outing.
Rocky tread and short climbsExpect packed, rocky gravel, a stone stairway on the Lower Dogwood side and switchbacks…
Expect packed, rocky gravel, a stone stairway on the Lower Dogwood side and switchbacks climbing toward Honeysuckle. The route gives you a close walk through a wooded valley rather than a summit view. It is not ADA compliant, so the stairs and rough tread rule out step-free access.
How to start and continueFrom Lower Dogwood, follow Floral to Honeysuckle; you can also reach the other end from…
From Lower Dogwood, follow Floral to Honeysuckle; you can also reach the other end from Honeysuckle just before the shelter. It is not a loop, so plan an onward connection through the adjoining trails or retrace the same route. Leashed pets are allowed; keep them on a six-foot leash.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Hot Springs
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.
