Hot Springs National Park · Arkansas

Goat Rock Trail

1.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 300 ft of climbing · 784 ft–1,072 ft

Goat Rock Trail the Park Service's write-up

30-75 Minutes · dogs allowed

Start Trail head

The Goat Rock trail offers stunning views of the Ouachita Mountains and the recharge zone for the thermal springs. Limited parking is available at the overlook on North Mountain. The trailhead starts south of the parking area.

Distance (one way): 1.1mi (1.8km)

Elevation: 886 - 1067ft (270 - 325m)

Typical grade: 3.2%

Accessibility This is a rocky, packed gravel and packed dirt trail. It is not ADA compliant.

This hike on nps.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.