Hot Springs National Park - America's Oldest National Park

Hot Springs National Park is located in ArkansasAvenue. The restored Fordyce Bath House is
and is the oldest park managed by the NPS. It ishome the National Park's Tourist and Information
also the only urban National Park with a cityCenter. Other Bathhouses include the OZARK,
located in the valley between its main mountains.home to MOCA (Museum Of Contemporary Art)
The park is also famous for its Historic Landmarkplus the Buckstaff and Quapaw which are
Bathhouse Row and its many scenic hiking trails. Itoperating spa style bathhouses. The Lamar is
is the perfect vacation location combining outdoorcurrently the temporary headquarters for the
activities and soothing Hot Mineral Baths.Park management; whereas the Maurice, Hale and
The Hot Springs Reservation was created by anSuperior are as of 2010 undergoing restoration.
act of the United States Congress on April 20,The park's hiking trails cater to a variety of
1832, and signed into law by then Presidentfitness levels, in fact many where included in the
Andrew Jackson. Then on June 16, 1880 was setDertel system of graduated exercise in the early
aside for public use as a park. The act made Hot1900s. The easiest and most popular trail to the
Springs the oldest National Park predatingtop of Hot Springs Mountain is the.6 mile Peak
Yellowstone by 40 years. The area located in theTrail which begins above the main park entrance.
Zig Zag Mountains of the Ouachita MountainOnce atop one can circum-navigate the mountain
Range officially became a National Park on Marchby starting at the picnic area and hiking the 1.7
4, 1921. At only 5,550 acres the park is also themile Hot Springs Mountain Trail. Other tails in the
nation's smallest US Nat'l Park.park take you to great scenic locations such as
The nation's only urban National Park featuresthe North Mountain Overlook, Goat Rock and the
Historic Bathhouse Row situated on CentralGulpha Gorge.