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Happy Hollow Spring
Happy Hollow Spring and Whittington Spring are the park's two cold-water springs.
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Happy Hollow Spring Details
Drinking the spring water in Hot Springs National park is perfectly safe at most locations, and there are jug fountains throughout the park where guests can take drink or bottle water free of charge. Happy Hollow Spring, along with Whittington Spring, are cold-water springs, and each is a few yards away from its respective fountains. The sources for these two springs are also different than the hot-water spring sources; Whittington Spring flows out of West Mountain, and Happy Hollow Spring flows out of North Mountain. The Arkansas Department of Health requires the water from these springs to be formally treated; an ozone filtration system has been deemed the least intrusive. Very little ozone is still in the water when it reaches the spigot, and visitors will not notice any taste.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Happy Hollow Spring
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Arlington Trail
Arlington Trail, at .1-miles one-way, is one of the park's shortest hiking routes.
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Fountain Trail
This short - only 528 feet - steep access trail begins on Fountain Street below the Hot Springs Mountain Drive entrance.
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Tufa (DeSoto) Rock
Tufa Rock, a large boulder on the Arlington Lawn, is just as it sounds - a large boulder made of tufa.
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Arlington Lawn
At the north end of Bathhouse Row is Arlington Lawn, a wide, green area that features a gazebo, Tufa Rock and a hot-water cascade pool.
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Hot Water Cascade
At the north end of Bathhouse Row is Arlington Lawn, a wide, green area that features a hot water cascade, as well as a gazebo and Tufa Rock.
