Hope (Arkansas)

Hope is a town in the Timberlands region of Arkansas. It is best known for its annual watermelon festival and for being the birthplace of former US President Bill Clinton. == Get in == === By car === Hope is on Interstate 30, about 45 minutes east of the city of Texarkana bisected by the Arkansas/Texas border. The nearest city of size is Shreveport, Louisiana. It is connected to Hope by Louisiana State Route 3, which becomes Arkansas State Route 29 over the border; and by Interstate 49 to Texarkana, where it intersects with Interstate 30. Both drives take less than 2 hours. === By plane === Texarkana (TXK IATA) is the nearest city with an airport; it is served only by American Eagle with service to Dallas/Fort Worth. Shreveport (SHV IATA) has a larger airport with service by American, Delta, United, and Allegiant Air. === By train === Amtrak serves Hope via its daily Texas Eagle route, running between Chicago and San Antonio with onward service to Los Angeles three timer per week. 1 Hope station is located in downtown at 100 E Division St. == Get around == == See == 1 Clinton Birthplace, 412 Division Street, ☏ +1 870-777-4455. Daily 9AM-4:30PM. Visit former President Bill Clinton's birthplace. Free. (updated Sep 2016) 2 Historic Washington State Park, 103 Franklin St, Washington, ☏ +1 870 983-2684. Tu-Su 8AM-5PM. Marks site of trading post along the Southwest Trail and temporary state capital of Arkansas while Little Rock was being besieged during the Civil War. This restored village with a courthouse and bank encapsulates the manners and times of that particular 19th century period. (updated Sep 2021) == Do == == Buy == == Eat == == Drink == == Sleep == 1 Best Western of Hope, I-30 & Highway 278, ☏ +1 870 777-9222, toll-free: +1-800-429-4494, fax: +1 870 777-9077. 2 Holiday Inn Express, 2600 North Hervey, ☏ +1 870 722-6262. == Go next ==