A variety of parks and recreation areas are located throughout Hot Springs Village and are open to the public. Picnic areas can be found at Balboa Beach, DeSoto Beach, DeSoto Recreation Area, Coronado Boat Ramp, Balboa Pavilion, Cortez Pavilion, and Grove Park. Playgrounds can be found at DeSoto Recreation Area, Coronado Tennis Center and Grove Park.
Balboa Pavilion
Located next to Balboa Beach, boat launch, and marina, the Balboa Pavilion provides a beautiful, scenic open view of Lake Balboa and the Ouachita Mountains. The facility location and ample parking make it the right choice for events. It is the perfect outdoor location to host dinners, reunions, parties, or other community occasions. The facility offers a built in fireplace, charcoal grill, restrooms and public announcement system. There is picnic table seating available for about 345.
Cortez Pavilion
Situated in a tranquil cove at the end of Lake Cortez, the natural beauty surrounding Cortez Pavilion offers a quiet, stunning setting for your event. Offering picnic table seating up to about 96, the Cortez Pavilion is perfect for lunches, social gatherings, family reunions, or any other outdoor special occasion. The pavilion has a built-in fireplace and charcoal grill, restrooms, and a public announcement system.
DeSoto Recreation Area
In addition to pickleball courts, the DeSoto Recreation Area has two half-court basketball courts, playground and small covered picnic area, and an 18-hole miniature golf course.
DeSoto Dog Park
The DeSoto Dog Park is a gated, off-leash park for well-behaved and healthy dogs. The site is approximately 1.5 acres of level open area, divided into two sections for use by large and small dogs. The park contains benches, watering stations, waste receptacles and shade pavilions.
Grove Park
Grove Park is an open park area next to the Ponce de Leon Center. It features a community stage for performances, a small pocket park with swings and a slide, as well as picnic tables and a grill. Grove Park is home to the seasonal Green Market, the Village Fall Fest and month-long Grove Park lighting in December.
RV Park
The Hot Springs Village RV Park is a private park for members and sponsored guests. In a serene rural setting between Lake Pineda and Lake Coronado, the park features 21 sites: 12 pull through and 9 back-in.
The HSV RV Park has full-service hook-ups featuring water, sewer and 30/50-amp service at each site, as well as grills, fire rings and picnic tables. Concrete picnic slabs are available on Sites 13-21. There are no bathrooms or showers onsite so all RV’s must be self-contained.
Registered RV Park users may use the showers at the Coronado Fitness Center. The Fitness Center is located only one mile away from the RV Park and can be accessed by a nature trail.
