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Hot Springs National ParkGulpha Gorge Campground in the spring with redbud and dogwood trees blooming.
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Hot Springs National Park
Guided Tours
 

Fordyce Bathhouse Tours
Several days each week, volunteers give guided tours of the elegant Fordyce Bathhouse. Group tours can be arranged with at least two weeks notice by calling the visitor center at 501-620-6715 or by e-mail.

Bathhouse Row Insider's Tour
Join a ranger to hear about the rehabilitation work in progress in some of the bathhouses. These tours are offered as scheduling allows. Please call ahead. Tours can be arranged with at least two weeks notice by calling the visitor center at 501-620-6715 or by e-mail.

Discovering the Waters Tour
Hear the fascinating 4,000 year story of how rain water becomes hot spring water. These tours are offered as scheduling allows. Please call ahead. Group tours can be arranged with at least two weeks notice by calling the visitor center at 501-620-6715 or by e-mail.

You may request an American Sign Language interpreter for any scheduled tours or program. Please give us at least one week's notice at 501-620-6701 or e-mail.

portion of ceramic fountain, a light gray colored cherub sitting on an open-mouthed fish, with blue square tiles behind
Cherub fountain in Fordyce lobby
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Pres. Roosevelt is in an open touring car on Fountain St. in front of the Arlington Hotel. A crowd surrounds the car.  

Did You Know?
On June 10, 1936, President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Hot Springs National Park and toured the Fordyce Bathhouse as part of the Arkansas centennial celebration. FDR used the baths at Warm Springs, Georgia, on a regular basis to relieve his polio. He never bathed in Hot Springs.

Last Updated: August 02, 2007 at 11:33 EST