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Best hot springs in Arkansas

In Arkansas, every place to soak in natural hot spring water is in one town: Hot Springs, where the national park's springs emerge at about 143°F and are piped into bathhouses and hotels along Central Avenue. Two historic bathhouses on Bathhouse Row sell baths and pools to anyone, the Arlington runs a thermal bathhouse inside a resort hotel, and Hotel Hale fills the tubs in its suites with spring water. There is no outdoor soaking in the park. This page gathers every open option, grouped by kind.

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Water range95–104 °F

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Category 01

Big Resorts & Iconic Pools

Large, well-equipped complexes with many pools, full facilities and easy access.

Hot Springs

The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa

Hot Springs

The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa

The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa stands at the north end of Bathhouse Row in downtown Hot Springs. Its Thermal Bathhouse fills private tubs with the town's natural hot spring water; a one-hour bath with dry sauna costs $45, and walk-ins are taken as space allows. Some guest rooms have the mineral water piped straight into the bathtub.

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Price: Thermal Mineral Bath (private bath + dry sauna, 1 hour) $45; massage 30 min $70; thermal mineral water facial 30 min $60; packages $115-$175 (official bathhouse page, checked 2026-10-15)
Lodging: Historic resort hotel; room types include Mineral Water Rooms with hot springs water piped into the private bathtub
Clothing: —

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Category 02

Historic Spas & Vapor Caves

Historic bathhouses, vapor caves and small-town spa hotels with a long soaking tradition.

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Buckstaff Bathhouse

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Buckstaff Bathhouse

Buckstaff Bathhouse on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has offered baths since 1912, and the National Park Service calls it the only bathhouse on the row that never fully closed. The traditional sequence includes a whirlpool mineral bath, sitz bath, steam cabinet and hot packs, from $45. Baths are walk-in only, for ages 10 and up.

Water: —
Price: Whirlpool Mineral Bath Package $45, Traditional Bathing Package (with 20-min Swedish massage) $101, Deluxe Bathing Package $116; add-ons: loofah mitt $6, spa slippers $5, paraffin hand treatment $15 (official site, checked 2026-10-15)
Lodging: —
Clothing: Optional

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Quapaw Baths & Spa

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Quapaw Baths & Spa

Quapaw Baths & Spa on Bathhouse Row is one of two places in Hot Springs National Park where visitors can fully submerge in the park's thermal water. Four public pools of different temperatures cost $30 per adult, with private baths and spa treatments by reservation. Swimsuits are required, visitors must be 14 or older, and it is closed on Tuesdays.

Water: 95–104 °F
Price: Public thermal pools $30 per adult; private baths (20 min): thermal mineral bath $40/$55, aromatherapy bath $46/$61, MicroSilk hydrotherapy $50/$65 (two prices as listed, meaning not explained); packages from $150 (official site, checked 2026-10-15)
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Clothing: Required

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Hotel Hale

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Hotel Hale

Hotel Hale occupies the former Hale Bathhouse, completed in 1892, on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs. Each of its nine suites has a large soaking tub filled with hot spring mineral water pumped into the room. Soaking is for overnight guests, and the hotel restaurant, Eden, sits under a skylight beside a living wall.

Water: —
Price: Guests only - room reservation required; rooms bookable up to 4 months ahead (official rooms page, checked 2026-10-15)
Lodging: Boutique hotel, 9 suites, each with a thermal spring water soaking tub
Clothing: —

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All 4 at a glance

One row per destination — region, type, whether you can walk in for the day, price, water temperature and clothing policy.

Name	Region	Type	Lodging	Day pass	Price	Water	Clothing
Buckstaff Bathhouse	Hot Springs & Bathhouse Row	Historic Spas & Vapor Caves	No	Yes	Whirlpool Mineral Bath Package $45, Traditional Bathing Package (with 20-min Swedish massage) $101, Deluxe Bathing Package $116; add-ons: loofah mitt $6, spa slippers $5, paraffin hand treatment $15 (official site, checked 2026-10-15)	—	Optional
Hotel Hale	Hot Springs & Bathhouse Row	Historic Spas & Vapor Caves	Boutique hotel, 9 suites, each with a thermal spring water soaking tub	No	Guests only - room reservation required; rooms bookable up to 4 months ahead (official rooms page, checked 2026-10-15)	—	—
Quapaw Baths & Spa	Hot Springs & Bathhouse Row	Historic Spas & Vapor Caves	No	Yes	Public thermal pools $30 per adult; private baths (20 min): thermal mineral bath $40/$55, aromatherapy bath $46/$61, MicroSilk hydrotherapy $50/$65 (two prices as listed, meaning not explained); packages from $150 (official site, checked 2026-10-15)	95–104 °F	Required
The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa	Hot Springs & Bathhouse Row	Big Resorts & Iconic Pools	Historic resort hotel; room types include Mineral Water Rooms with hot springs water piped into the private bathtub	No	Thermal Mineral Bath (private bath + dry sauna, 1 hour) $45; massage 30 min $70; thermal mineral water facial 30 min $60; packages $115-$175 (official bathhouse page, checked 2026-10-15)	—	—

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Frequently asked

The most common questions about soaking in Hot Springs, Arkansas — where you can get in the water, what it costs and who can go.

Can you soak in the hot springs at Hot Springs National Park?

Not outdoors: the National Park Service does not allow soaking in the springs themselves. The thermal water is piped into Buckstaff Bathhouse and Quapaw Baths & Spa on Bathhouse Row, the two places in the park where visitors can fully submerge in it. The water emerges at about 143°F and is cooled before it reaches the tubs and pools.

What is the difference between Buckstaff and Quapaw?

Buckstaff, open since 1912, offers the traditional bathing sequence — a private whirlpool mineral bath, sitz bath, steam cabinet and hot packs — walk-in only, for ages 10 and up. Quapaw has four shared thermal pools of different temperatures plus private baths; swimsuits are required, visitors must be 14 or older, and it is closed on Tuesdays. Each card gives current prices.

Can I stay overnight with hot spring water in my room?

Yes. The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa and Hotel Hale have rooms with hot spring water piped into the tub: every one of Hotel Hale's nine suites, and the Arlington's Mineral Water Rooms. At Hotel Hale the tubs are for overnight guests only.

How far is Hot Springs from Little Rock?

About an hour by car (1h 00m to Bathhouse Row), so Bathhouse Row works as a day trip from Little Rock. All 4 places on this page are within a few blocks of each other on Central Avenue.