Hot Springs National Park · Arkansas

Tufa Terrace Trail

0.2 mi of trail, end to end · about 20 ft of climbing · 30 ft of descent · 626 ft–657 ft

Tufa Terrace Trail the Park Service's write-up

15-30 Minutes · dogs allowed

Start Lower Tufa Terrace Trailhead

This paved trail can be reached from the Grand Promenade or Arlington Lawn. The lower portion of the Tufa Terrace Trail is near the Hot Water Cascade.

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

Elevation: 650ft - 745ft (198 - 227m)

Typical Grade: 6%

Accessibility The Tufa Terrace is not consdiered to be ADA compliant, as there are stairs at various places throughout the trail.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

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.