The Mountain Xpress, a free shuttle bus that takes visitors through portions of Hot Springs National Park, Magic Springs & Crystal Falls theme and water park, and the downtown historic and arts district, will operate through Labor Day, Monday, September 5. The National Park Service, the City of Hot Springs and Visit Hot Springs have partnered to repeat the popular service for the second year.
The buses run at 30-minute intervals between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays through September 5. To date, ridership has increased more than 50% over the first year.
The Mountain Xpress is an environmentally friendly park-and-ride solution for visitors who want to enjoy sightseeing, touring, shopping and other activities, while letting Intracity Transit do the driving.
The buses are comfortable and air conditioned. Bike racks enable bikers to travel a portion of the route by bike, and the rest by bus.
The buses travel up Hot Springs Mountain to the Mountain Tower, back through downtown Hot Springs, out to Magic Springs, into Gulpha Gorge Campground and back to downtown. The drivers will provide information about the areas through which the buses travel.
Visitors can park their cars free and board the buses at the Hot Springs Convention Center parking lot on Convention Boulevard; Transportation Plaza, 100 Broadway Terrace; and at the Exchange Street Parking Plaza on Central Avenue, where parking on the top two floors is free, and riders can board the bus at Central Avenue in front of the Plaza. Signs along Bathhouse Row and in the central business area indicate where the buses will stop to pick up passengers. Hotels with pickup stops include the Austin Hotel & Convention Center, Embassy Suites Hot Springs, Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, Park Hotel, Hot Springs Hotel, Travelier Inn, Grand Comfort Inn and the Red Roof Inn.
For more information, call Hot Springs Intracity Transit, 321-2020.
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