Hot Springs NP Self Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tour

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Overview

Experience the natural beauty of Hot Springs with this self-guided driving tour. Visit Hot Springs Mountain Tower for stunning views, explore Gulpha Gorge Trail, discover West Mountain Lower Overlook, hike Goat Rock Trail, and enjoy Sunset Trail’s scenic beauty. Learn about the history and charm of this unique national park while exploring its top highlights at your own pace.

Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!

After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Tour Guide App by Action, entering your unique password, and accessing your tour. The preceding steps require good internet/Wi-Fi access. Simply follow the audio instructions and the route from there.

Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

This is not an entrance ticket to attractions along the route. Check opening hours before your visit.

Activity location

Hot Springs Mountain Tower
- 401 Hot Springs Mountain Drive
- 71901, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Hot Springs City Visitor Center
- 629 Central Avenue
- 71901, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

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Hot Springs NP Self Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tour in English

4h
Opening hours: Thu 6:00am-9:00pm
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

CA $24.41 x 1 TravellerCA $24.41

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What's included, what's not

Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!
Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tonnes of rave reviews!
Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
Learn more: dive deeper into any storey you enjoyed with extra stories.
Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!
Foods & Drinks

Know before you book

Public transport options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and text with instructions: • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password • Download the tour MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular Works offline after download
How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once on-site. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next storey, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car.
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

Activity itinerary

Hot Springs Mountain Tower

20m
Admission ticket not included

We’re now approaching Hot Springs Mountain Tower, one of the absolute must-see attractions in this park. The observation tower reaches an elevation of 1,256 feet above sea level. From the open-air deck, you can see about 140 square miles of the Ouachita Mountains. Note: The 10-mile tour covers the essentials of Hot Springs in 3-4 hours. Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

North Mountain Drive

As we continue along North Mountain Drive, take a second to observe the flora around us. What plants do you notice? Hot Springs National Park is home to a huge variety of unique plants… including some that can thrive near very hot water! If you visit one of the springs, you’ll likely notice a spongy grey material near the spring opening.

Gulpha Gorge Trail

10m
Admission ticket not included

The Gulpha Gorge Trail. From here, you can take a moderate 1.5-mile return hike to Gulpha Gorge, where a creek tumbles beautifully down a series of low falls. Although you’ll hike downhill to the gorge, you’ll gain several hundred feet of elevation on your way back. Expect to spend at least an hour on this trail.

Goat Rock Trail

15m
Admission ticket not included

In just a moment we’ll reach the trailhead for the Goat Rock Trail. This hike is a moderate two miles and will take about one and a half hours to complete, and leads to the phenomenal Goat Rock Viewpoint, which offers absolutely stunning views of nearby Indian Mountain. In the spring, you’ll also be treated to a spectacular display of wildflowers!

Happy Hollow Fountain

10m
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Coming up on our right is Happy Hollow Fountain. In the 1920s, this was the location of Happy Hollow Springs, one of the craziest, most festive spots in town. If you’d like, you can take a drink from Happy Hollow Fountain! Unlike Noble Fountain, this water comes out at a nice, cool temperature.

West Mountain Lower Overlook

20m
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We’re approaching the West Mountain Lower Overlook, where we can catch beautiful views of city centre Hot Springs. I definitely recommend stopping here to take in the views. It’s the second to last overlook of our journey. To visit the overlook, park in the turnout coming up on our right.

Bathhouse Row

15m
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Today this is a gift shop. But back in the day, it was the Lamar Bathhouse. And unlike all the other bathhouses up and down this avenue, THIS one had special, extra-long tubs -- perfect for anyone over six feet!

Buckstaff Bathhouse

10m
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This is one of the best-maintained bathhouses in the park. In fact, it’s one of only two bathhouses where you can still bathe! To hear more, tap Learn More. But before you settle on a soak, you might still be wondering: Do these waters really cure diseases? Is there something magical about them?

Fordyce Bathhouse Visitor Center And Museum

10m
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The Fordyce Bathhouse gets its name from Ohio-born businessman Samuel Wesley Fordyce. Fordyce fought for the Union in the Civil War. He contracted malaria during his service and it continued to ruin his health for years afterwards. Finally, in 1873, he’d had enough. He came here to benefit from the healing powers of these hot springs.

The Maurice Bathhouse

10m
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This green-accented bathhouse is the Maurice, which opened for business in 1912. With a roof garden, therapeutic pool, and modern lifts, this was the most state-of-the-art facility around.

Superior Bathhouse Brewery and Distillery

15m
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Today, it’s home to the only brewery located inside a national park and the only brewery in the entire world to use thermal spring water in their beer! For details on the brewery, click on Learn More.

Grand Promenade

15m
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Before Hot Springs’ golden age, this was a pretty nondescript service road. Turning it into a fancy Promenade was an attempt to connect the extravagant bathhouses with the wooded slopes of this mountain.

Display Springs

5m
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Another prominent feature of the park in the early 20th century was celebrities. That’s right: This little city in Arkansas was a great place to spot some stars. Especially baseball stars!

Former Army Navy Hospital

5m
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This is the first hospital in the entire country to treat both Army and Navy patients. The idea for the hospital started with Senator John Logan, who visited Hot Springs in 1882. He imagined a medical facility where veterans from multiple military branches could all receive effective, affordable treatment. And he believed that Hot Springs would be the ideal location.

Noble Fountain

20m
Admission ticket not included

When you reach the end of the Grand Promenade at Reserve Street, look for the small courtyard with the fountain. Walk over to the fountain and pause. This is Noble Fountain, which is fed by a thermal spring. If you’d like, you can actually take a drink from this fountain!

Location

Activity location

Hot Springs Mountain Tower
- 401 Hot Springs Mountain Drive
- 71901, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Hot Springs City Visitor Center
- 629 Central Avenue
- 71901, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

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