![]() ![]() These traces of minerals, combined with a temperature of 143 F, are credited with giving the waters whatever therapeutic properties they may have. Surely they drank the spring waters too, for they found the waters with minerals and gases have a pleasant taste and smell. For them the area was a neutral ground where different tribes came to hunt, trade and bathe in peace. Stone artifacts found in the park give evidence that Indians knew and used the hot springs. In fact they have been coming here since the first person stumbled upon these springs perhaps 10,000 years ago. Water is what attracts people to Hot Springs. Many visitors and local residents collect the water in jugs and take it home with them. The park maintains several thermal water jug fountains and two cold spring jug fountains. The pure tasting and orderless water of Hot Springs National Park has long been considered among the country’s best. The tradition of drinking the water and using it for bathing continues today, just as in days past. The hot springs are a special natural resource. VISITATION – 1999 – Total Recreation Visits – 1,384,469 Size and Visitation of Hot Springs National Park Hot Springs Reservation became Hot Springs National Park by a Congressional name change on March 4, 1921. By protecting the 47 hot springs and their watershed, the National Park Service continues to provide visitors with historic leisure activities such as hiking, picnicking, and scenic drives. ![]() The entire “Bathhouse Row” area is a National Historic Landmark District that contains the grandest collection of bathhouses of its kind in North America. Today the park protects eight historic bathhouses with the former luxurious Fordyce Bathhouse housing the park visitor center. The reservation eventually developed into a well-known resort nicknamed “The American Spa” because it attracted not only the wealthy but also indigent health seekers from around the world. People have used the hot spring water in therapeutic baths for more than two hundred years to treat rheumatism and other ailments. This makes it the oldest park currently in the National Park System–40 years older than Yellowstone National Park. You can travel in the park by personal vehicle, bicycle, some public transportation, tour buses (vehicles more than 30 feet long are prohibited on Hot Springs Mountain because the road has hairpin curves.)Įstablishment the Hot Springs National ParkĬongress established Hot Springs Reservation on Apto protect hot springs flowing from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain. For fare and scheduling information, call 1-80 Greyhound Bus Lines also services Hot Springs with a station located at 229 West Grand Avenue. Hot Springs is serviced by a local airport, the Little Rock airport (with shuttle service and rental cars), and buses.Īmtrak’s Texas Eagle route serves Little Rock and Malvern, Arkansas, with shuttle services to Hot Springs. You can access the park via I-30, US 70 West, US 70 East, US 270 West, US 270 East, Stateroad 7 South and Stateroad 7 North. Take I-40 East to Little Rock, Arkansas then take I-30 South to Highway 70 West exit just south of Benton to Hot Springs, Arkansas and the park. Take I-30 North to Stateroad 7 North exit at Arkadelphia to the park. Take I-30 North to Highway 270 West exit at Malvern to the park.Ģ. Take I-40 West to Little Rock, Arkansas then take I-30 South to Highway 70 West exit just south of Benton to Hot Springs, Arkansas and the park.ġ. Take I-30 South to Highway 70 West exit just south of Benton to Hot Springs, Arkansas and the park. ![]()
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