On the Trail

From the P3 Trailhead you may enter (on the west) the main trail and go south about 1.75 miles to  P2 Homestead Trailhead.  The P1 Denby Bay Trailhead will be 3 miles further.  You may also enter the Mountain Harbor segment of the trail by going east across Shangri La Rd from the P3 trailhead.  

Follow the trail for about .75 miles to a junction  From the junction you may bear right (west) and follow a .25 miles loop back across Shangri La Rd. to P2 Homestead Trailhead. 

Or you can bear left (east) to merge with the Joplin (Mountain Harbor) leg of the Vista Trail

Amenities:   Water and bathrooms available in the Tompkins Bend  campground, about one block from the P3 Trailhead

Difficulty:    easy

Direction to the Trailhead

Go east from Mount Ida about 9 miles or west from Hot Springs about 25 miles on U.S. Highway 270  to Shangri La Rd.  You can’t miss the Shangri La Resort sign on 270.  Turn north off Highway 270 onto Shangri La Road and continue to the Tompkins Bend campground entrance. 

Trailhead parking is on the left.  You may park here and take one of two routes.

P1 DENBY BAY
TRAIL HEAD