The tiny town of Lonsdale is less than a 30-minute drive from the geographical center of Arkansas. Eight miles off of Interstate 30, it has a population of just over 100. Spring Lake Baptist Camp has been located in Lonsdale since 1955. Lonsdale visitors can choose lodging in Hot Springs to the west and Benton to the east.
EcoRooms are available at America’s Best Inn in Benton for the environmentally conscious traveler. Just 16 minutes from Lonsdale, the hotel’s room choices include double queen beds and king. Some rooms have a mini-refrigerator and microwave, and all rooms have hairdryers, irons, coffeemakers and cable/satellite TV. Guests enjoy a complimentary breakfast daily. Ed & Kay’s Restaurant, famous for its “mile high” meringue pies, is less than two miles from the inn, on the way to Lonsdale.
Benton’s Best Western Inn offers a daily complimentary full breakfast to guests. Each room has cable/satellite TV, a microwave, iron and hairdryer and there are four mini-suites available with a sofa-bed and Jacuzzi. The inn welcomes dogs less than 80 lbs. for an extra fee of $10 per day and has exterior corridors for easy access from the truck/RV parking lot. An outdoor heated pool is open seasonally. The Best Western is a 17-minute drive from Lonsdale.
Knights Inn of Hot Springs is the closest hotel to Magic Springs & Crystal Falls Amusement Park and is only an 18-minute drive from Lonsdale. Its facilities include an outdoor pool and guest laundry. Guests have access to free local calls, high-speed Internet and continental breakfast. Small pets are welcome for $10 per night. All rooms have a coffeemaker, refrigerator, hairdryer and 62-channel cable TV including premium channels HBO, CNN and ESPN. Some rooms have heart-shaped hot tubs.
All the rooms at the Travelier Inn in Hot Springs have microwaves and refrigerators and four rooms have full kitchenettes. The inn offers guests free wireless Internet, cable TV with HBO and continental breakfast. Just a few blocks from Hot Springs National Park, this motel is a 20-minute drive from Lonsdale. Hiking trails are nearby and a swimming pool and wading pool are on the premises. Pets are welcome in some rooms and smoking and non-smoking rooms are available. AAA and AARP members receive discounted rates.
