The Grand Promenade
Finished in 1957, The .5-mile long Grand Promenade was started as part of a Public Works Administration project in the 1930s.
Guide Sections
Use The Grand Promenade's guide sections to understand how this stop fits into the larger park plan.
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The half-mile-long Grand Promenade was started as part of a Public Works Administration project in the 1930s, and completed in 1957. The wide, red-brick promenade has been a National Recreation Trail since 1982. Several hiking trails begin and end here, as well. The Grand Promenade runs parallel with Central Avenue and behind Bathhouse Row from Reserve Street to Fountain Street, and offers great views of historic downtown Hot Springs, Arlington Lawn, the thermal cascade, quartz veins in the sandstone, and tufa cliffs. The north end of the path passes by the location of the first superintendent's residence, demolished in 1958; the south entrance is below the Hot Springs Rehabilitation Center. The Promenade is also wheelchair accessible, with ramps at both the north and south end. Restrooms are located just north of Arlington Lawn and behind the Quapaw Bathhouse.
