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Activities and Attractions:
Eureka Springs Calendar of Events
Cosmic cavern
Take your camera or camcorder and join a live tour guide (questions are encouraged) for a stroll into the underground world of stalactites, soda straws, and the bottomless lakes (divers have never found the bottom) discovered in the Ozark Mountains in 1845. Cosmic cave is the "warmest" in the Ozarks, with high humidity and always 62 degrees. Educational, entertaining and interesting guided tours ever. Cosmic Cavern has two cave lakes you will see on the tour. The first lake, or south lake has had trout in it for nearly 50 years. Some have gone blind and most have lost their color. The bottom or end of these lakes has yet to be found.
Eureka Springs Gardens
Eureka Springs Historical Sites
The City of Eureka Springs was founded and named on July 4, 1879. By late 1879, the estimated population of Eureka Springs reached 10,000 people and in 1881, the town was declared a "City of the First Class," the fourth largest city in Arkansas. Today, our history lives on and the entire downtown area is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. While we're nowhere near the 4th largest in Arkansas, Eureka is still a "First Class City." (Read more about Eureka Springs History.
Eureka Springs Tram Tours
No matter how many times you’ve been to Eureka Springs, Tram Tour can show you things you’ve never seen before!. Experience the real story of Eureka Springs. Their guides are the most knowledgeable in the area and will tell you stories of our historic past with an energetic humor found nowhere else.
Eureka Springs Hoe Down
The Ozark Mountain Hoe-Down began their 26th consecutive season in Eureka Springs on Friday, March 9, 2007.
The Hoe-Down has a long standing tradition of providing not only the hottest pickers in the area, but also the kind of comedy that will have you repeating the punch lines for days. It's an all around "feel good" kind of show that will leave you ready to come back .
The Passion Play
Only in Eureka Springs, Arkansas can you see America’s #1 Attended Outdoor Drama - The Great Passion Play!
A spectacular experience brought to you by a cast of hundreds. You’ll be inspired as the story of the Man who changed the world forever unfolds before your eyes. Our popular family vacation and group destination is located in the beautiful Ozark Mountains just outside Eureka Springs, Arkansas. We are only 48 scenic miles south of Branson, Missouri.
www.belleoftheozarks.com
Relax on a 1hour/15minute Beaver Lake Cruise. See the spectacular panorama of Beaver Lake’s shoreline, ancient Indian burial ground and submerged homesteads. You will cruise around a 200 arce game preserve island where occasionally deer are seen swimming in the lake.
www.abundantmemories.com
At Abundant Memories Heritage Village, the great American past is alive. In all its color and legendary glory. Nestled in the rustic, colonial setting of the Ozark Mountains of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
www.bluespringsheritage.com
Visit the historic bluff shelter, now on the National Register of Historic Places. Walk on group that nurtured
the Cherokee people during the Trail of Tears. Connect with the natural beauty of their many native gardens. See the power and wonder of Blue Spring, pouring 38 million gallons of cold, clear water each day into its
trout-filled lagoon.
www.esnarailway.com
A great railroad show rolls out for you at ES&NA Railway. It’s fun, exciting and educational, too. Step back in time to an earlier age of locomotive transportation and enjoy the Excursion Train, Lunch Train or Dining Car. See their 1940-ear diesel locomotive in operation or view their stationary steam locomotive exhibits.
www.pinemountainjamboree.com
Country music and comedy theater in Eureka Springs, Arkansas has been entertaining families on vacation in the Ozarks for 32 years. It was the first nightly family theater show of its kind in Arkansas and remains one of the Ozarks top family attractions
www.wareaglemill.com
Celebrated its centennial rebirth in 1973 when Jewell A. and Leta Medlin and Zoe Medlin Caywood built the fourth mill on the original site and foundation. The new mill stands as an authentic reproduction of the 1873
mill in preserving the historical significance of the gristmill as the hub of the rural community during the late 1800's and early 1900's. The War Eagle River powers a set of stone buhr grinders in the new mill by an 18-foot undershot waterwheel.
www.beaverlake.com
Beaver Lake, the newest of the "Great Lakes of the White River, " covers some 70 miles through the beautiful Ozark mountains, with 449 miles of shoreline. It is only minutes away from the University of Arkansas, War Eagle Mill, Prairie Creek Golf Course, and Pea Ridge National Military Parks. The water is very clear and attracts divers from Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri and many other states as well. Foundations of buildings and old roads can be found and the village of Monte Ne was inundated and some of the buildings are visible above and below the surface.
www.tablerocklake.com
Table Rock Lake offer boat rentals, diving, swimming and fishing. Beautiful Table Rock Lake winds its way through the scenic Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas, covering roughly 800 miles of shoreline. Table Rock Lake covers roughly 50,000 acres trough the Ozark Mountains. The lake, being an impoundment of the White River, is mainly fed by water exiting Beaver Dam. The dam maintains an average elevation ranging from 947 to 896 feet above mean sea level.
Roaring River State Park
Take the scenic drive north to Missouri, it's less than 1/2 hour to beautiful Roaring River State Park and the Missouri Department of Conservation Trout Hatchery. This 3,403-acre state park features the rugged and scenic terrain of the southwest Ozarks. More than 20 million gallons of water gush daily from Roaring River Spring to form the headwaters of Roaring River.
www.mostateparks.com/roaringriver.htm
With its narrow valley, rugged, mountainlike terrain and deep blue spring, Roaring River State Park is breathtaking.
Roaring River is known for its premier trout fishing. Young and old alike will enjoy feeding and watching the fish in the spring pool or taking a tour of the trout hatchery. Other park features include a swimming pool, shaded picnic area and store. Explore the natural wonders of the park on one of seven trails totaling over 10 miles. Ozark Chinquapin Nature Center exhibits interpretive displays and park naturalists present programs on the park's natural history. Whether coming to fish, hike or relax by the pool, Roaring River State Park has something for everyone that will whet their appetite to return again and again.
www.cassvillegolfclub.com
Ranked in the top ten by the Kansas City Star as one of the finest golf courses open to the public in the state
of Missouri. Located in the heart of world famous trout fishing and surrounded by the Ozarks, our course is an excellent centerpiece to a vacation for the entire family.
www.kingsrivergolf.com
Established 18- hole, par 70 golf course, nestled in the Ozark Mountains, on the shores of Table Rock Lake,
a few miles south of Shell Knob, Missouri. A short a scenic drive from Eureka Springs. Open to the public year round, we offer affordable rates, rental carts, rental clubs, memberships, a golf shop and snack bar. Come experience our friendly, professional service and a renovated clubhouse! Families and groups welcome!
We have a Junior Golf Program.
www.arkansas-outdoor-adventures.com
See all the beauty the Ozarks have to offer from the back of your mount on an Ozark Mountain Horseback Trail Ride or keep your cool on a relaxing float trip down the Buffalo River or Kings River as they lazily wind their ways through the Ozark Hills. No matter what your level of experience, from the beginner to the expert, we have put together packages to meet the skill levels for all outdoor explorers. Buffalo National River at Steel Creek, Boxley Valley, Whitaker Point and Kings River falls are just a few of the many sights that await you as you explore the great outdoors of Arkansas' Ozark Mountains.
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