All Hot Springs trails
19 trails
1Grand PromenadeBenches, spring views, and bathhouses on an easy half-mile walk.
2Goat Rock TrailA rocky overlook and broad Ouachita views above Gulpha Gorge.
3Hot Springs Mountain TrailAn easy loop above Hot Springs, with a view between the trees.
4Tufa Terrace TrailA short paved climb to pale tufa beside the thermal cascade
5Balanced Rock TrailA modest outcrop with wide views across the Ouachita ridges.
6Peak TrailA 400-foot climb rewards you with summit overlooks and a tower.
7Sunset TrailA rugged traverse from West Mountain to Gulpha Gorge.
8Whittington TrailA flat gravel loop past Whittington Creek's old bridges.
9West Mountain Trail LoopA gradual trail with a steeper Mountain Top return.
10Oertel TrailA steep, bumpy gravel climb links downtown with mountain trails.
11Mountain Top TrailA wooded ridge crossing with a steep climb and a sharp descent.
12Upper Dogwood TrailOne mile of wooded trail, with short climbs and long flat stretches.
13Gulpha Gorge TrailThe creek crossing sets up a steep climb to North Mountain.
14Lower Dogwood TrailBoulders mark a brief mountain climb before the loop drops downhill.
15Oak TrailA short dirt climb from Bathhouse Row into West Mountain’s trails.
16Fordyce Peaks TrailA 5.8-mile out-and-back to views of the Fordyce Peaks.
17Canyon TrailA short downtown climb that gets steep on the mountain side.
18Pullman TrailA steep wooded link into the Northwoods trail network.
19Floral TrailA quick valley dip linking two North Mountain trails.
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Hot Springs Tour Guide
Hot Springs, 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 place
Fordyce Bathhouse: Beyond the Baths0:00 / 0:29
“You're approaching Fordyce Bathhouse, now the visitor center and a free museum. I'd start here to see what a bathhouse visit used to involve.”
Plays as you drive up to Fordyce Bathhouse Visitor Center and Museum in the Parkwolf Hot Springs Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- Buckstaff and Quapaw: Choose Your Soak
- West Mountain: Town Views and a Stone Shelter
- Arlington Lawn and Hot Water Cascade
- 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!!!!”
