El Dorado, AR Road Trips
Plan drives from El Dorado, AR with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
273.1 mi
Fort Smith, AR
Quickest Drive
5h 3m
Fort Smith, AR
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El Dorado, AR by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
17,382
Median Income
$45,159
Median Home Value
$113,100
Median Age
36.0
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
El Dorado, AR at a Glance
Founded
1843
Elevation
269 ft
Area
16 mi²
Notable People from El Dorado, AR
A sampling of people born in El Dorado, AR.
Charles Portis
1933–2020
American writer (1933–2020)
Daniel Gafford
1998
American basketball player
William Ragsdale
1961
American film and television actor
Lamar Hunt
1932–2006
American sports executive (1932–2006)
Rob Schroeder
1926–2011
American racing driver (1926-2011)
Lou Brock
1939–2020
American baseball player (1939–2020)
Albert H. Crews
1929–2025
American astronaut and test pilot
Caroline Rose Hunt
1923–2018
American hotelier and philanthropist
Goose Tatum
1921–1967
African American professional basketball and baseball player; Negro League Baseball player (1921-1967)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in El Dorado, AR.
El Dorado Commercial Historic District
historic district in Union County, Arkansas, USA
Mahony Historic District
residential area within Arkansas, United States
City data from Wikidata (Q79489), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to El Dorado, AR
El Dorado is a city in the Timberlands region of Arkansas.
Union County Courthouse Club Anthony Blue Building
South Arkansas Arboretum, 1506 Mt Holly Rd. Plant specimens representative of the Arkansas West Coastal Plain shown. M-Sa 8AM-5PM, Su 9AM-5PM. Tel: +1 888-287-2757
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, 2413 W Hillsboro St, ☏ +1 870-881-0455. Indoor pool; breakfast. Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 1819 Junction City Road, ☏ +1 870 881-8900.
Greyhound bus lines offers a daily bus from Little Rock to El Dorado. The South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (ELD IATA) has flights are operated by Southern Airways Express from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Memphis.
There is no public transportation in El Dorado, but there are some car rental agencies in town. Traffic runs fairly smoothly, so anyone used to driving in small- to medium-sized cities will have no problems getting around.
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