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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.

Fountain Trail

View of a wooded graveled trail with steps leading downhill on the right.

Hot Springs area EAST Labs

This steep access trail begins on Fountain Street, just below the Hot Springs Mountain Drive entrance. The trail has several concrete steps and crosses the drive before intersecting with Honeysuckle Trail.

Choose Another Trail

 
Portion of aerial infrared photo of park with Fountain Trail drawn in yellow.
 
Choose Another Trail

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.