Hot Springs, Arkansas Outdoors & Sports
If you want to play outside, you've come to the right place.
Looking for a vacation destination where you can enjoy Arkansas sports and outdoors? Our Ouachita Mountains' backyard is truly a paradise for outdoor recreation. The beautiful Diamond Lakes region features tournament quality bass and trout fishing and year round water sports. State and National Parks in Arkansas offer camping, hiking, biking, horseback riding and birding along scenic mountain trails. World-class Arkansas golf courses in the Hot Springs area provide challenging play on lovely courses. When you go hunting for quartz crystals, you can keep all the natural treasures you find.
Oaklawn Park thoroughbred horse racing track and Garvan Woodland Gardens, our new 4 1/2 mile lake-side botanical masterpiece, are just two of the many exciting activities you'll find waiting for you in the Arkansas outdoors.
Take an online tour through our list of favorite outdoor adventure activities, then make plans to spend some fresh mountain air time in America's First Resort.
Dozhier's Rainbow Landing
Lake Catherine
Hot Springs,
AR
71901
501-262-5608
Guided Trout fishing trips - fully outfitted and bait shop. Off Carpenter Dam Rd.
Degray Lake Resort State Park
Highway 7 south and go 25 miles
Hot Springs,
AR
71901
870-865-2851
$16.00 weekdays; $19.00 weekend. Cart fee: $11.00 per 9 hole; $19.00 per 18. 18 hole state park course rated very good.
Diamondhead Golf & Country Club
$23.00 weekdays; $27.00 weekends. Cart fee: $10.50 per seat. Children 15 & under (M-F except holidays) $10.00. Challenging 18 hole PGA Championship course on Lake Catherine. Highway 7 south to 290, turn left, continue to 171, turn left. 2 miles to Diamondhead.
2227 State Park Entrance Road
Bismark,
AR
71929
501-865-2820
Dozhier's Rainbow Landing
Lake Catherine
Hot Springs,
AR
71901
501-262-5608
Guided Trout fishing trips - fully outfitted and bait shop. Off Carpenter Dam Rd.
DreamChaser HouseBoat Rentals
Arkansas' Newest Luxury HouseBoat Rentals on beautiful Lake Ouachita in Central Arkansas near Hot Springs. $100 Discount on HouseBoat Rentals if you tell us you found us on the Hot Springs Web page. Arkansas' Largest Rental Houseboat "THE OUACHITA LADY"
Anchors Away Houseboat Rentals
We are DeGray Lake's only houseboat rental company. Our boats are 16x73 with 6 queen bedrooms, 2 full baths, hot tub, water slide, washer & dryer, satellite T.V., DVD & VCR player, and furnished kitchen.
*Personal watercraft rentals also available.
Arkansas Striped Bass Fishing
Create a memory of a life time fishing with the Arkansas Striper team guides on beautiful Lake Ouachita and Lake Hamilton for Striped Bass.Year round fishing with all equipment and bait provided, your catch cleaned and packaged for you! Families, friends, and large groups are welcome.
Belle of Hot Springs Riverboat
Your Belle of Hot Springs Riverboat ticket is your passport to beautiful Lake Hamilton. Sit back and relax aboard the Belle, a 300 passenger riverboat, and enjoy the Captain's narration as he unfolds the secrets of America's "Spa City". His entertaining tour includes million dollar mansions, natural islands, quaint resorts, panoramic views of the Ouachita Mountains, colorful anecdotes, humorous stories, and well researched historical information.
The Belle has sailed beautiful Lake Hamilton Since 1984 and continues to entertain visitors to Hot Springs National Park on a daily Basis. Enjoy our 15 mile cruises for sightseeing, lunch or our most popular cruise, the sunset dinner/dance cruise.
All decks are available for private parties and tour groups. Group rate are available for Parties of 20 or more. Two Decks are enclosed, air conditioned and heated.
Prices vary, Cruises run daily.
Brady Mountain Riding Stables
TAKE A RIDE ALONG THE SHADED TRAIL OVER LOOKING A RUNNING BRANCH THAT THE DEER AND OTHER WILDLIFE LIKE TO COME AND DRINK FROM. YOU WILL BE GUIDED BY A EXPERIENCED WRANGLER UP AND DOWN THE BEAUTIFUL OUACHITA MOUNTAINS. SO COME EXPERIENCE NATURE AS GOD MADE IT. WE OFFER UP TO A 2 HOUR TRAIL RIDE. AFTER YOUR LONG RIDE UNWIND PLAYING A ROUND OF MINIATURE GOLF AT THE 18 HOLE COURSE LOCATED ON THE PREMISES. DID YOU SAY YOU WERE HUNGRY? ENJOY DINNER OVER LOOKING ONE OF THE CLEANEST LAKES IN ARKANSAS, LAKE OUACHITA AT BRADY MOUNTAIN RESTAURANT. MAYBE YOU WOULD LIKE TO CAMP OR HOW ABOUT STAYING IN ONE OF THE MANY HOUSEBOATS THAT IS LOCATED ON THE LAKE. THERE IS PLENTY TO DO HERE. WE OFFER BIRTHDAY PACKAGES AND GROUP RATES ,CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON.