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.

Bill Clinton's birthplace
Bill Clinton's boyhood home

downtown Hope
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. The drive takes about 2 hours.
By air
Texarkana is the nearest city with an airport; it is served only by American Eagle with service to Dallas/Fort Worth. Shreveport has a larger airport with service by American, Delta, United, and Allegiant Air.
See
- Clinton Birthplace, 412 Division Street, ☎ +870-777-4455. Daily 9AM-4:30PM. Visit former President Bill Clinton's birthplace. Free.
Sleep
- Best Western of Hope, I-30 & Highway 278, ☎ +1 870 777-9222, toll-free: +1 800 429-4494, fax: +1 870 777-9077.
- Holiday Inn Express, 2600 North Hervey, ☎ +1 870 722-6262.
Go next
Routes through Hope |
Dallas ← Texarkana ← | SW ![]() |
→ Little Rock → St. Louis |
Dallas ← Texarkana ← | W ![]() |
→ Benton → Little Rock |
Little Rock ← Benton ← | N ![]() |
→ Texarkana → Dallas |
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