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    Hot Springs

    National Park Arkansas

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  • Fordyce Bathhouse Visitor Center Closed

    The Fordyce Bathhouse Visitor Center is closed until Fall 2013 for a major maintenance project. A temporary park Visitor Center, along with the park store, are located in the Lamar Bathhouse at the south end of Bathhouse Row. Call for more information.

Hot springs in the middle of town?

Water. That's what first attracted people, and they have been coming here ever since to use these soothing thermal waters to heal and relax. Rich and poor alike came for the baths, and a thriving city built up around the hot springs. Together nicknamed "The American Spa," Hot Springs National Park today surrounds the north end of the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Come discover it for yourself.

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Features

  • woman relaxing in old bath tub

    Getting in the hot spring water, old style

    For 100 years, Buckstaff Baths has been providing the traditional tub baths for visitors. Step back in time to experience relaxation and pampering.

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  • five people soaking in pool with stained glass overhead

    Getting into the water, new style

    A modern day spa atmosphere awaits you at the Quapaw Baths and Spa. Soak in pools with the hot spring water or use private baths. Ages 14 and up.

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  • scene on a trail with park Let's Move Outside logo

    Healthy Parks Healthy People

    "Take a hike and call me in the morning." Read more about partnerships at Hot Springs National Park to enhance public health.

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  • Young white boy on left, young white girl sitting in right foreground, both holding and looking at trading cards

    Trading Cards for Kids

    Kids, find out how to get your trading cards featuring civil rights stories of Hot Springs National Park.

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  • map of Bathhouse Row

    Park Partners provide services in the park

    Buckstaff Baths, Quapaw Baths and Spa, Hot Springs Museum of Comtemporary Art on Bathhouse Row, and the Hot Springs Mountain Tower are park partners.

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  • Blue tent in wooded campsite with RVs in the background

    Park Camping

    Hot Springs National Park has only one campground, Gulpha Gorge. Click here for more information.

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Did You Know?

Black and white photo of the Government Free Bathhouse with a ranger walking on the sidewalk in front.

The Public Health Service operated a venereal disease clinic in the Government Free Bathhouse (1922-1948) in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. It was one of the first facilities in the United States to use penicillin. In 1948, the clinic transferred to the nearby Camp Garraday Transient Camp.