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Hot Springs National Park fall painting of kids playing in creek, three standing on gray rock on left side and one on rock  in the middle of the creek, on the right.
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Hot Springs National Park
Reserve Trail
color photo of Reserve Trail trailhead sign. Sign is made of dark brown metal with gold lettering and map of trail

Beginning at Reserve Street, just beyond a series of duplexes and a stately white building, this brief climb to the intersection with the Dead Chief Trail offers a short cut to the Gulpha Gorge Campground. Originally built in 1926 as the beginning of the Dead Chief Trail, the name was derived from the park’s designation as a reservation in 1832.

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Portion of infrared aerial photo of park with Reserve Trail shown in olive green
 

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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 11, 2008 at 14:53 MST