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

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copy of lithograph from a publication showing the valley of the hot springs with Hot Springs Creek on the right and two men in the foregroun

Did You Know?
Hot Springs Reservation, the first designation of Hot Springs National Park, was set aside by Congress in 1832. This makes Hot Springs National Park the oldest unit in the national park system, 40 years older than Yellowstone National Park.

Last Updated: March 08, 2011 at 15:08 MST