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January 2024 by Gaurav Dubey
Ticket price : 20$You can ask for discount incase of Group.Clean and nice place for a walk. Good scenic spots for photography.
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December 2023 by Dwight Blanton
Nice attraction m. Cost too much.
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November 2023 by D J
We didn't go through here because we were both tired, and it's a mile long walk. The lady did offer us a car pass, but we were exhausted. However, when my mother inquired about this location being a mineral springs, the lady at the counter came off as a bit rude. Other than that it seemed like a place we will go back to when we're not quite as tired.
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November 2023 by Erin Binney
Beautiful place. Glad we made the stop. Could’ve sat and watched the river the whole day. Spring was beautiful and there were so many butterflies it was really magical. Didn’t have enough time to do the whole walking path but we will definitely come back. Also the young lady running the gift shop was extremely friendly and very informative.
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November 2023 by Robin Fortner
Price is to high!!
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November 2023 by Dorine Johnson
Beyond expectations!
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October 2023 by Carla Mendez
Pulled off the road for a side adventure, and I’m so happy we stopped at Blue Spring. Friendly attendant, nice gift shop, and an amazing historical spot. The scenery is amazing. The spring itself is gorgeous, and the botanical areas are well kept and have a beautiful variety of plants and flowers. The walk is intended to be a loop around the spring and over a narrow but short bridge back to the start, but there are a good amount of stairs at the beginning. It looks like you can use the ramp at the end for handicap access.
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August 2023 by Liz Molesso
This place is a gem! We visited yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed the experience! Started off with the two informative videos about the spring and the town of Eureka Springs and then down the cement stairs at the water wheel toward the Spring. The spring itself is amazing and the surrounding gardens are gorgeous. The old mill site and bluff shelter are neat points of interest as well as the view of the spring runoff meeting the White river. An enjoyable walk back up the graduated ramps at the end. Such a beautiful place and totally worth the money! We loved it!
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August 2023 by Heather House
Very beautiful nice walk. The water was very low as it's been a dry season on the other side of the dam. The water is SO clear and definitely cold. I like that they let you sit on the bridge and dangle your feet in the water. I thought Buzzard Roost was a garden name, but no! There are tons of black and turkey buzzards in the trees, flying around and on the ground. Really enjoyed our nice walk around the gardens.
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July 2023 by Melanie M
It was a bit expensive for our experience. We arrived the day after a big storm on June 18th. We made it there right as it opened, so they were cleaning up the big limbs and debris. We had a huge branch that came down around the corner from us and took out a fence post while we were walking. They had some of the paths closed off to the flooding. We didn't get the full experience. It was a bit expensive for our short visit. The flowers were my favorite part.
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July 2023 by Tams
YOU HAVE TO GO HERE!!!This is one of the prettiest natural spots in the Eureka Springs area. It was very peaceful yet magnificent in its natural presentation. There are a lot of stairs however there is also a ramp that leads to the spring as well. I will let the pictures speak for themselves, there is an admission fee of $17.50 but I would pay it again!
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July 2023 by Jack Hammons
Thought I took more photos than that but most of them were of my wife. We enjoyed the serene walk around the gardens. The people that complain about the cost probably live like a recluse. Unless you go out on a hike in the middle of now where you have to pay for tranquility. The gardens and the blue hole are beautiful and a must see. The walk took about 30 minutes give or take. There is a museum to look through and a video to watch prior to the walk. Just go and enjoy it, there is nothing to complain about.
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July 2023 by Sponge Bob
We visited the Blue Springs Heritage Center on a weekday in June, 2023. The normal entrance was blocked with the decking being replaced or something that required the decking to come off.We entered through the exit to the gift shop. I went to pay for entry for us. The women behind the counter may be the nicest person in the world, just not when we were there. She started to quickly run through her rehearsed speech on where to go. But I had to stop her because I needed my glasses. She said she may not restart in a not very friendly way. But I ignored the comment and we moved on.She strongly insisted that I pay with a credit card. So I obliged and handed her a card. I then noticed that there was a military discount that I qualified for. She responded by saying too late. I guess it would have been horrible to have to cancel the first sale and re-do it. So she appreciates veterans by not letting them have the discount. She gave me the slip to sign. I needed my glasses to see which copy to sign, but she took the copy before I could sign it. So trying to do the right thing, I let her know that I didn't sign it.While this is going on, my wife decided to use the restroom before we entered. Our friendly women, strongly voiced to her that she was going the wrong way. My wife explained to her that she only wanted to use the restroom. So I don't know if it was a bad day or not. But the nicer we tried to be, the meaner she seemed to get. So we cut off speaking with her and went in to the Heritage Center.Once we watched the little movie and got outside things were much nicer. You walk down a lot of stairs to get to the springs and gardens. It was really nice down there. Some of the decking and rails could use attention. But things were in fairly decent shape. They had a sign at the main gazebo suggesting folks feed the trout. But all of the fish food machines were empty.We walked around and enjoyed the sites. But the calm environment to enjoy the gardens or springs were nowhere to be heard. It was just the sound of power saws and commercial lawn mowers. I felt like I needed hearing protection for my quiet walk through the Heritage Center.The Spring and garden themselves were nice and I enjoyed them, even though I am not a flowery kind of guy. When we finished the lower section, we walked the long board walk back to the top. Without a doubt this might have been longer than the stairs. But it had to be so much easier.When we arrived back at the gift shop, we did look around a bit. They did have some nice things. I liked the wooded bears and such. Although we decided not to purchase anything. So we went on our way. While leaving, I could hear that voice from my recent past, giving the current victim a dose of her personality.The restrooms were somewhat clean. They were not filthy by any means. But they sure could have been cleaner. Looking close at things gave away the secrets. But again, it was not filthy. There was a pretty large spider in the urinal that hung out.I enjoyed our visit to the Blue Springs Heritage center. If I could bypass their company representative, It would have been much better. Well maybe mow the lawns when the people paying $17.75 per person are not trying to enjoy the gardens.Yes the cost in June 2023 was $17.75 per adult. $15.75 if you're 65 or older, or a veteran. But make sure you shout it out as you get to the counter. Otherwise, it may be too much trouble to acknowledge your service to this country, by your age or military service. But it is a nice place.
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June 2023 by Mackenzie Job
False advertising. These are not native gardens. I will say that this is a nice place to spend some time outdoors on accessible hikes, and the staff was friendly enough, but saying that these gardens are preserved and native is inaccurate. Native plants are those that originated in the area they are growing. This place is loaded with non-native annual plants, meaning each season, plants that didn't originate in Arkansas and aren't perennial here have to be replanted. Examples would be snapdragon cultivars, pansies, begonias, elephant ears, and banana trees, with some perennial daylilies, wild carrot, vinca vines, English ivy, and even a tunnel of euonymous. The primary native plants exhibited here are fleabane (seemingly unintentionally), and a decent amount of poison ivy. There are a few others thrown in here and there, but certainly not enough to call these "native gardens." There are a few garden designs inspired by Native American ideas, but calling these "native gardens" is not an accurate description.I also found it disturbing that the literal Trail of Tears is surrounded by many plants native to Europe, and visitors are encouraged to get married near it. This doesn't seem like an appropriate place to charge for a celebration or to plant plants that originated in the countries of the people who forced the Cherokee out of their homeland. Sure, there is a plaque, but the land here is far from what the Native Americans would have enjoyed for 500 years before the white man came to mess it all up. To add insult to injury, visitors must pay in the ballpark of $18 per adult to tour this non-native garden that also showcases some known invasive plants. I asked if the proceeds from our entry fee benefit Native Americans in any way, and the answer was no -- the entry fee pays for upkeep of the grounds, like planting annual European plants around the Trail of Tears memorial plaque each year. The gift shop had lots of Native American themed trinkets. I did not have the stomach to flip anything over to see where it was made, but I would be surprised if the items were actually made by Native Americans or benefited indigenous people in any way. Hopefully I am wrong here, but it felt like capitalizing on the plight of Native Americans.TL;DR: Not a native garden, does not celebrate Native American heritage or Arkansas' ecological heritage (I would actually venture to call it "insulting"), but a nice place to walk around outside for an hour for $18 and learn a bit about mills and see a spring that has been heavily modified over the last several hundred years.
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May 2023 by Kirsten Hawkins
Stunning views and natural formations! The gardens are lovely and inviting for the children. I enjoyed a wonderful Mother’s Day walk with my husband and daughters here today. I’m so glad this is available to the public.
