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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.

Nearby Attractions

You can get more information about the area, including lodging, from these:

Hot Springs Convention and Visitor's Bureau

Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce

Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism

Ouachita National Forest

(pronounced WASH-i-tah)

 

There are six other national park sites in Arkansas. You can link to information about them:

Central High School National Historic Site (Little Rock AR, 60 mi.)

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site
(Hope AR, 80 miles)

Arkansas Post National Memorial (Gillette AR, 115 miles)

Fort Smith National Historic Site (Fort Smith AR, 160 miles)

Buffalo National River (Harrison AR, 160 miles)

Pea Ridge National Military Park (Pea Ridge AR, 225 miles)

In addition, parts of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail pass through Arkansas.

Did You Know?

black and white photo of bronze eagle on top of limestone

In 1892 U.S. Army Lt. Robert R. Stevens hired the noted Boston firm of Frederick Law Olmsted to create landscaping plans for Hot Springs Reservation, now Hot Springs National Park. Stevens rejected the firm’s plans in 1893, but some features were adopted and still survive today.