Hot Springs National Park · Arkansas

Reserve Trail

0.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 60 ft of climbing · 619 ft–679 ft

619 ft 679 ft · 0.3 mi high 679 ft

Reserve Trail the Park Service's write-up

10-25 Minutes · dogs allowed

Start Trail head

A shaded, highly vegetated piece of the forest with knobby, thin trees.
A glimpse of the forests in Hot Springs. Photo: NPS Photo/Mitch Smith

Reserve Trail connects Oertel Trail with Spring Street and Reserve Street at a "Y" intersection.

Distance (one way): 0.3mi (0.5km)

Elevation: 622 - 713ft (190 - 217m)

Typical grade: 5.7%

Accessibility This trail is not ADA compliant.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

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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.