Two National Parks · 325 miles apart
Hot Springs or Gateway Arch
Crowds are close. Hot Springs had 2,494,611 recreation visits in 2025 and Gateway Arch had 2,209,028. Hot Springs lists 1 campground and Gateway Arch lists none. On the rest they match, since neither charges an entrance fee and neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 325 miles apart in a straight line.
| Hot Springs National Park | Gateway Arch National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | Arkansas | Missouri |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 2,494,611 | 2,209,028 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | None, free to enter | None, free to enter |
| Timed entry reservation | No | No |
| Campgrounds | 1 | None listed |
| International Dark Sky Park | No | No |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 114 | Not listed |
| Hours or season | Arlington Lawn, Grand Promenade, sidewalks on Bathhouse Row, Reserve Street, and Fountain Street, except for walk through traffic, are open from to 5:00 am. | The Gateway Arch is open year-round, closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. |
Hot Springs visits by yearGateway Arch visits by year
Fees, hours, campgrounds and timed entry from the NPS API. Visits from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics system. Dark sky status from DarkSky International. Bird counts from the NPSpecies inventory. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other pairs.