It is well known for its wealthy natural resources and amazing wildlife. The Hot Springs National Park has it all from lush green valleys to hot springs which are unique. No doubt it is nicknamed as ?The American Spa?. The park includes portions of downtown Hot Springs and is one of the most easily visited national parks. No surprises if it had seen more than 1.5 million visitors in the year 2003.



Established from Hot Springs Reservation, Hot Springs National Park is a United States National Park in central Arkansas adjacent to the city of Hot Springs. It was made a national park on March 4 1921. In the Hot Springs National Park the hot springs flow from the western slope of Hot Springs Mountain which is a part of the Ouachita Mountain range. Interestingly in the park, the hot springs have not been preserved in their unaltered state as natural surface phenomena. They have instead been managed to conserve the production of uncontaminated hot water for public use. The mountains within the park are also managed within this conservation philosophy in order to preserve the hydrological system that feeds the springs. People have used the hot spring water in therapeutic baths for more than two hundred years to treat rheumatism and other ailments.

In the Hot Springs National park Bathhouse Row is a Historic Landmark District. Other than the Buckstaff Bathhouse which still offers baths, the Visitor Center is the only building that can be entered. The vacant bathhouses, however offer beautiful architectural features. Eventually, each of the now empty bathhouses will be rehabilitated for use. The Bathhouse Row/Grand Promenade area is the only place where the hot springs emerge. Most of the springs have been covered for a hundred years to protect the purity of the water for use in the bathhouses and drinking fountains.

The American Spa attracts lots of visitors around the year and the parks do have many hotels, lodges, vacation resorts where the visitors can comfortably accommodate themselves. Hotels at the Hot Spring National Park suit almost every budget and even if you are having a bit tight budget you still find a place where you can comfortably enjoy the natural spectrum offered by this place. Some of the preferred visitor's hotels are Embassy Suites Hot Springs, Park Hotel of Hot Springs, Arlington Resort Hotel and Spa, DownTown Hotel and Spa, King's Inn Hot Springs National Park, The Austin Hotel Convention Center, Travelier Inn Hot Springs National Park, Velda Rose Resort Hotel and Spa. Some of the regular facilities offered by the hotels in Atlantic City includes air conditioned rooms, car rentals, airport pick and drop facilities, swimming pools, health clubs, spas, restaurants etc. The restaurants here offer several delicacies including continental food. That means whatever your taste buds demand the restaurants here can fulfill the demands.

So if you haven't packed your bags yet, the Hot Spring National Park is waiting for your arrival.