Updated October 9, 2026

Hot Springs Near Fayetteville, Arkansas - 7 Within 150 Miles

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Hot springs near Fayetteville include seven within 150 miles, all in Hot Springs National Park about 160 miles south with Bathhouse Row and thermal cascades.

cascading developed hot spring pools with sunloungers in a resort at arlington resort hotel spa in arkansas

Closest Hot Spring

Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, Arkansas

160 miles from Fayetteville

Hottest Hot Spring

Hot Water Cascade, Arkansas

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Closest Free Hot Spring

Hot Water Cascade, Arkansas

160 miles from Fayetteville

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Hot Springs Near Fayetteville, Arkansas

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Seven hot springs sit within 150 miles of Fayetteville, all in Hot Springs, Arkansas, about 160 miles south via I-49 and US-270. The cluster sits within Hot Springs National Park along Bathhouse Row, fed by 143-degree water rising through the Ouachita Mountains. Arlington Resort Hotel and Spa is the largest facility, a historic hotel with thermal baths. Quapaw Baths and Spa offers thermal bathing in a restored 1922 bathhouse with pools. Buckstaff Bathhouse, operating since 1912, provides traditional thermal baths. Hotel Hale has in-room thermal soaking tubs. Three springs are free: Hot Water Cascade flows on the hillside behind Bathhouse Row, Dripping Spring is a natural thermal display, and Hill Wheatley Plaza Jug Fountain dispenses hot mineral water for visitors to collect.

Closest Hot Springs to Fayetteville, Arkansas

Outdoor multi-level hot spring pool at arlington resort hotel & spa in arkansas

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the closest hot spring to Fayetteville?

The closest hot springs are all in Hot Springs, Arkansas, about 160 miles south of Fayetteville via I-49 and US-270, roughly 2.5 hours by car. Seven springs cluster along Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park. No hot springs exist between Fayetteville and the park.

Are there free hot springs near Fayetteville?

Three of the seven hot springs within 150 miles of Fayetteville are free. Hot Water Cascade flows openly on the hillside behind Bathhouse Row. Dripping Spring is a natural thermal display. Hill Wheatley Plaza Jug Fountain dispenses 143-degree mineral water for visitors to collect. All are in Hot Springs National Park.

How far is Fayetteville from Hot Springs National Park?

Hot Springs National Park is about 160 miles south of Fayetteville via I-49 south to Alma and US-270 east through the Ouachita Mountains, roughly 2.5 hours by car. Bathhouse Row, the thermal cascade, and all seven springs in the park are within walking distance of each other in downtown Hot Springs.

Which bathhouses in Hot Springs are open near Fayetteville?

Quapaw Baths and Spa, about 160 miles south in Hot Springs, has thermal pools in a restored 1922 bathhouse with day passes. Buckstaff Bathhouse, operating since 1912, provides traditional thermal baths with walk-in service. Arlington Resort Hotel has thermal baths for hotel guests and day visitors.

Is Hot Springs AR worth the drive from Fayetteville?

Hot Springs National Park is about 2.5 hours south of Fayetteville, the only national park built around thermal springs. Bathhouse Row has eight historic bathhouses, and the thermal water emerges at 143 degrees. Two bathhouses offer public bathing, three springs are free to visit, and the park has hiking trails.

All seven springs appear on the hot springs near Hot Springs page, which centers the cluster from the national park city itself about 160 miles south of Fayetteville. South on I-49, hot springs near Little Rock reach the same park from about 55 miles east.

More hot springs in Arkansas

Dripping Spring (Hot), Arkansas

A free walk-up thermal spring on Bathhouse Row inside Hot Springs National Park, set in 1903 tufa stonework, open to view and drink from at no cost.

Hill Wheatley Plaza Jug Fountain (Hot), Arkansas

A free multi-spout thermal water filling station at Hill Wheatley Plaza, one block from Bathhouse Row, dispensing hot mineral spring water at no cost.

Hot Water Cascade, Arkansas

The largest visible spring in Hot Springs National Park, flowing down a hillside into two touchable pools at Arlington Lawn, free and open year-round.

Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, Arkansas

Historic 1924 resort on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park with a thermal mineral water bathhouse, private Mineral Water Rooms, and full-service spa.

Hotel Hale In-Room Thermal Soaking Tubs, Arkansas

Hotel Hale offers nine private suites on Bathhouse Row, each with a large in-room soaking tub fed directly by Hot Springs National Park thermal water.

Buckstaff Bathhouse, Arkansas

Buckstaff Bathhouse is the only continuously operating traditional bathhouse on Bathhouse Row, offering mineral water baths and spa services since 1912.

Quapaw Baths & Spa, Arkansas

Quapaw Baths & Spa has four shared thermal pools and private baths in a 1922 domed bathhouse on Bathhouse Row, open to walk-in visitors for $25 per person.

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