Hot Springs National Park is a unique combination of urban and natural landscapes. The hot springs themselves are in the area known as Bathhouse Row in the heart of downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas, and visitors can still take a traditional bath in several of the bathhouses.

Visitors can also hike on 26 miles of trails, camp near Gulpha Creek, or stroll the historic district and enjoy drinking from the water fountains that are fed by the natural springs. (more…)

Arkansas National Parks

The state of Arkansas has just one national park:

Hot Springs National Park

Photo of Hot Springs National Park
Hot Springs National Park is home to —you guessed it— hot springs! The historic bathhouse is also a museum where you can see the shock therapy that used to be part of the spa treatment. This is the smallest of the national parks, with just over 6,000 acres, and the only national park in an urban area.

Hot Springs National Park features amazing 143° thermal waters in 47 hot springs known for their healing minerals. Also visit Garvan Woodland Gardens, Magic Springs theme park and the Mid-America Science Museum.

 

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Hot Springs National Park

Hot Springs National Park is a unique combination of urban and natural landscapes. The hot springs themselves are in the area known as Bathhouse Row in the heart of downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas, and visitors can still take a traditional bath in several of the bathhouses.

Visitors can also hike on 26 miles of trails, camp near Gulpha Creek, or stroll the historic district and enjoy drinking from the water fountains that are fed by the natural springs.