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Hot Springs National Park KOA

838 McClendon Rd, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901-9760 USA

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“Kampgrounds of America”

Nestled in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains, Hot Springs National Park KOA offers a great place to stay when visiting this truly unique city. The campground is just minutes from Hot Springs National Park and the historic downtown area where you can rejuvenate in the thermal waters of Bathhouse Row. Explore the history of the national park, browse the galleries, and shop till you drop. Thrill to the exciting fun of Magic Springs & Crystal Falls or experience hoof-pounding exhilaration at Oaklawn racetrack. Rock crawlers are welcome at Superlift ORV Park, just a stone's throw from KOA. Hiking, crystal hunting, fishing, and boating are also nearby. Your campground hosts offer shuttles to downtown (fee) and free rides to Magic Springs and Oaklawn (seasonal). This KOA offers the best breakfast in the area (February - November). Pool: May 1 - September 30. Max pull thru: 80 feet. Your hosts: the Barrett family.

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25 people have reviewed this location

Ratings Summary

4.2 Access
4.5 Location
4.6 Cleanliness
4.4 Site Quality
4.3 Noise

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  • 55 Reviews
  • 2 Helpful
September 06, 2022
Rated 4.0

It is a KOA so there are nice amenities. There are some areas that need some work but overall a good 2 nights stay. We had not asked for a specific site and should have in retrospect. We tow a 28’ trailer with our truck. All sites are gravel and ours as some others are not easy to back into. We would have asked for a pull through site but the larger rigs took those quickly. We were fine but wished the asphalt did not have as big of a drop off to the gravel.
A nice dog park along with the kids park. Brief trail around the sites and a pond with a lonely duck. Fun yard art everywhere you turned.
Grandpa’s Griddle on the weekend was good.
It was Labor Day weekend but no loud parties. Always meet nice campers along the way at KOA locations.

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Bud Simpson

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May 09, 2017
Rated

Hot Springs KOA is carved out of a hillside spot near town. It's close enough for easy access to Hot Springs National Park and the town of Hot Springs - they're really all one thing - but far enough out that traffic isn't bad, and noise is minimal.

Management was friendly and helpful and the park was clean.

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Nightly Rate: -

Days Stayed: 5

Site Number: D6

4 Access
4 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Campendium

October 22, 2017
Rated

This is a nice KOA. Our truck did not fit in the site with our RV, but there was convenient parking close by. During the week the park wasn't full but by the weekend it got really crowded. The location is very convenient for visiting Hot Springs National Park. We did not use the campground shuttle, but we should have. It's very hard to find parking in Hot Springs. The camp hosts were so friendly and fun to talk to throughout the week. The only reason I don't give this park 5 stars is because they charge extra for kids. There are no extra amenities for kids so it doesn't make sense to charge extra for them. In Fulltime Families (FtF) we call that a "kid tax" and try to avoid parks that charge it, but sometimes it's unavoidable. Verizon worked very well there.

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Nightly Rate: $43.00

Days Stayed: 7

Site Number: 2

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Campendium

April 28, 2018
Rated

The wife and I love iot here. We have been staying here on vacations for the past 12 years, at least a week or two while on vacation. The staff and especially Lynn who is the owners daughter. She will go out of her way to assist you and to make sure your stay is exceptional!!!! This place is a bucket list item for Hot Springs, Arkansas

Darwin and Barbara A.

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Nightly Rate: $10.00

Days Stayed: 10

Site Number: C6

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Campendium

October 26, 2018
Rated

The campground provides many different camp sites sizes to support different camping styles. We had a 50 amp pull thru site. The site is easy to get in and out of. The site did require the Jack's to level out. Sites are clean and include picnic table and fire pit. Cable is provided at the site.

The facilities include two laundrey locations. We used the location away from the office. It has 4 washers and 4 dryers. Washers cost $1.50 and dryers $0.75 for 30 minutes. We used a hour of drying.

Office includes game room and nice store. The office and store is open until 5pm. Two bath house locations one at the office and the other near the entrance.

There is a paid shuttle service from the office at $5 per person round trip. It drops off near the bath houses. You need to schedule return before office closes at 5pm. Call by 4:30pm. We stayed later and used Uber to get back. Uber will cost between $7.50 and $15 one way depending on class of service.

We had an issue with our 50 amp plug. The 30 amp plug worked. We reported the issue in the morning and it was promptly fixed. We could have called the first night and chose to report the next morning.

The staff was friendly and very helpful.

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Nightly Rate: $42.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: L5

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Campendium

June 28, 2019
Rated

My family and I (along with our two dogs) are traveling cross country and decided to check this place out because they have an ORV Park nearby. The KOA and the hosts were wonderful. They guided us to our site and offered to help direct us into our spot. The park is clean, the staff kind, and we especially loved the resident ducks and Buddy the camp host dog. The Wi-Fi was great. The bathhouse was clean but certainly in need of updating.
On another note, the ORV Park Trails are so much fun and an absolute blast.

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Nightly Rate: $42.00

Days Stayed: 3

Site Number: A6

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Campendium

August 27, 2019
Rated

We thought this was a nice place to stay. Getting parked is a little challenging with a big rig but the site was plenty big for us and our tow vehicle. The sites are spread out so we were not close to our neighbors. Very quiet and no trains! (I thought night time trains were a requirement for KOA's)

Brand new 50 amp power riser and two sewer connections at our site.

Tip: Use the park address for navigation. If you wildcard KOA into google maps, it will take you to the wrong place.

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Nightly Rate: $42.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: D5

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Campendium

April 16, 2020
Rated

I don’t think we’ve ever stayed at a KOA before...I’m not sure why. I think we had a negative impression of them for some reason. But this campground changed our minds. The folks were super friendly, the area was well kept, and our gravel site was fairly level. They have a cook to order breakfast on the weekends that they even delivered to our rig due to the current “social distancing” requirements. We would definitely stay here again.

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Nightly Rate: $42.00

Days Stayed: 3

Site Number: L2

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Campendium

June 04, 2020
Rated

Overall needs tree limbs cut back for larger RVs navigating to their site. Our 39 ft hit several limbs getting to the larger sites in the front of the campsite. Miniature golf course needs some maintenance.

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Nightly Rate: $54.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: L6

1 Access
3 Location
2 Cleanliness
2 Site Quality
3 Noise

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Campendium

October 18, 2020
Rated

We loved this park. Our spot was plenty big for our 32 ft Travel trailer, and the park atmosphere is pretty nice. Our spot was in a wonderful location - on a hill, but the spot was level.
The office and store has good prices and lots of camping accessories and firewood. AT&T has 3 bars of 5GE.

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Nightly Rate: -

Days Stayed: 5

Site Number: B8

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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AT&T 4G

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Hot Springs National Park KOA

838 McClendon Rd
Hot Springs, Arkansas
71901-9760 USA
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Back In RV Sites Count
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Last Nightly Rate
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Longest Vehicle Length Reported
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