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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.

Things To Do

Hot Springs National Park has natural areas, historic buildings and cultural landscapes. You can:

-Tour the park visitor center in the historic Fordyce Bathhouse
*Note-the Fordyce closed from Oct. 1, 2012 for 9-12 months for repairs.
-Stroll by the eight historic bathhouses and the Grand Promenade, located within Bathhouse Row National Historic Landmark District
-Hike some of the park's 26 miles of trails
-Drive scenic mountain roads--Hot Springs and North Mountain Drives and West Mountain Drive
-Picnic on the mountains or by Gulpha Creek
-Camp at Gulpha Gorge Campground
-Take a bath!

Did You Know?

The Lamar Spring and collection pool, with brick walkway surrounding, with steam rising above.

Water emerging from the hot springs in Hot Springs National Park fell as rain when the pyramids of Egypt were built—4400 years ago!