four day trip to arkansas

My husband and I and my two teenage daughters are thinking of taking a four day trip to arkansas from Louisiana in a couple of weeks. My husband wants the girls to see mountains. I need suggestions on where to go. We are not campers, but would like to stay somewhere to see mountains and keep my teenagers entartained. Any suggestions?

four day trip to arkansas

Drive from LA to Hot Springs, Arkansas. Spend the night in HS where there are many good hotels and restaurants. The next day take in the sights of downtown HS, bathhouse row etc. Leave HS that afternoon and take Highway 270 west. You%26#39;ll have time to arrive at Queen Wilhelmina State Parkin the Ouachita Mountains. Here%26#39;s the web site, of course you%26#39;ll need reservations. http://www.queenwilhelmina.com/

While staying at the lodge take the Talimena scenic drive, here%26#39;s a link: The vistas on the drive are magnificent.

queenwilhelmina.com/things/scenic_drive.asp

I believe you could easily do this in four days. When you have more time come spend a few days in Little Rock and also visit Arkansas%26#39; other mountains, the Ozarks.

four day trip to arkansas

Thanks oldcpa for the information, I will checkout the websites that you gave me. Yes, we will need to plan a longer trip to Arkansas. Everyone I talk to tell me how beautiful the state is.

You might also want to check out Eureka springs, it is a really beautiful victorian style village and is surrounded by beautiful ozark mountains..There are plenty of things to see and do...

http://www.eurekasprings.com/

The cresent hotel is a historical hotel located in eureka springs.

Here%26#39;s a link from this web site on the cresent hotel and Hot springs arkansas historic hotels.

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http://www.crescent-hotel.com/

Also there is a cheaper place to stay in hot springs on Lake Hamilton, called the willow beach motel... It has a nice view of the lake.

http://www.willowbeachmotel.com/

Also there is a mountain tower in hot springs, that you can see all the mountains,

www.hotspringsar.com/info/tower/tower.htm

Another thing in eureka springs is christ of the ozark statue, it

overlooks the picturesque Victorian village of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The inspiring image of the seven-story statue may be seen from the village%26#39;s historic district in the valley below.

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And there%26#39;s Quigley;s castle located four miles from Eureka springs, with over 400 varieties of flowers, it on the historic national register. It also has a butterfly, fossil, crystal, arrowhead and glassware collection beyond imagination.

http://www.quigleyscastle.com/

My husband started looking at Eureka Springs but I worry it is too far for this short of a trip. We live in southwest Louisiana and it looks like it would be a twelve hour drive. I would be able to leave Wednesday afternoon and stay in Hot Springs and then leave from there to go on to Eureka Springs. What do you think?

Eureka Springs is an interesting town but you%26#39;re correct that it%26#39;s too far in the time you have available. If it%26#39;s mountains you want, Queen Wilhelmina State Park on top of Rich Mountain will fill the bill.

Post your impressions after your trip.

As for a hotel in Hot springs, Consider the Arlington. It%26#39;s the most well known hotel in HSand is located right at the end of bathhouse row. It%26#39;s a little dated but very interesting.

I worry about you getting reservatins at a state park at such short notice...Sometimes they are booked way in advance...And the girls might get bored with not much to do and it being so very hot still..Kinda cuts back on the outdoor fun in a state park. Hot springs is only a four hour drive from eureka springs, but with only four days it might be too far for you..But it sure is nice,,, I am going to gulf shores and back in four days on labor day weekend, and it%26#39;s a longer drive... Let us know how the trip goes.... I just wanted to give you some extra info in case you decided to try eureka springs...

here are some reviews on the Arlington hotel, and willow beach motel

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It won%26#39;t be hot on top of Rich Mountain. It%26#39;s correct that you might not be able to get reservations at the Queen Wilhelmina Lodge. Also, you%26#39;ve been given a link to Trip Advisor%26#39;s Arlington Hotel site. As you%26#39;ll see the opinions are all over the map. I have stayed there and agree with some of the complaints however the Arlington is in the style of the grand old resort hotels of years past. I think that considering its location in downtown HS it would be a good experience. If you want a new hotel there%26#39;s an Embassy Suite attrached to the HS convention center.

Well as of this evening, the plan is to leave Wednesday afternoon and drive to Hot Springs and spend the night and the next morning drive to Eureka Springs. I%26#39;m assuming it has to be a very scenic drive. I need suggestions on where to stay in Eureka Springs. I would want to be near the shopping district.