A great time - so neat to see the HOT springs. The park also has a Brewery (I personally) enjoyed the flight of 18 different Beers. As they say "what happens in Hot Springs - Stays in Hot Springs". The park does have hiking and an observation tower. We hiked out (or should I say up to) 'balanced rocks'. Hot Springs might not be the biggest Nat'l Park but it is fun and has it's unique qualities which makes it well worth the visit

Unique National Park as it is more focused on historical buildings than nature. Of course, Hot Springs wouldn’t exist without the natural hot springs but the highlight here is the bathhouse row. Around Eight beautiful bathhouses and all exteriors have been restored to their early 20th century glory. Across the street from Bathhouse row are shops and restaurants on private property. Parts of the City of Hot Springs are far removed from the city’s glory days but these blocks give you an idea of how opulent this city once was. Lots of people just strolling around and enjoying the scene. Don’t miss going inside The Fordyce bathhouse. This building serves as the visitors center and the entire interior has been restored to show how a typical bathhouse looked during the 1930’s. Right outside the Fordyce are two hot springs, which are fun to touch. Won’t take more than a day to see everything but definitely worth a stop.

Hot Springs National Park in Hot Springs Arkansas is America’s only urban park. The original draw to the hot springs was as a health and wellness resort. The national park was created to protect the springs and provide public access to the bathhouses. We hiked the first section of the Sunset Trail on West Mountain, visited Mountain Tower, and enjoyed a soak in the four pools at Quapaw Baths and Spa. The Fordyce/National Park Visitor Center has a very interesting museum that explains and displays the history of the area bathhouses. We also enjoyed several restaurants in downtown, The Pancake Shop and The Porterhouse!

Bathrow is neat and they have a couple of unique stores, everything else is your normal touristy place. We like to hike, would suggest Lake Catherine but please pick up your trash unlike many others. The hiking on the mountain beside the park, kind of boring. The drive up to the overlook is neat however. We stayed at an AirBnb near the lake which was beautiful.

The park is beautiful. It is very unique in that is part in town and part in the woods. It also participates in US Bark Rangers. This is a program I discovered thanks to the city visitors center. Your dog can earn cute tags for attending National Parks with you. It promotes responsible & respectful enjoyment of public parks with your dog. With the exception of the buildings, it is dog-friendly. The walking trails are very nice and the scenery is beautiful.

National Parks are treasures. This is one of the smaller ones I’ve visited, but it was definitely the most unique. Learning the history of the springs, and enjoying all the water and town had to offer was wonderful. We are already planning our return.

Local and avid national park tourist. Hot Sorings is constantly ranked as one of the most hated NPs. It's beautiful and small, not much activity unless you have the expectation of low key and an agenda. I always recommend the promenade and downtown hiking for beautiful views and downtown offers some good dining choices. Hot Springs is known as Spa City, so come with that mindset and enjoy some untouched nature.

My wife and I, traveling from New Jersey, enjoyed our stop in the Springs. Before walking the one block Bathhouse row, we recommend taking both the town trolley and the Gangster museum tours to get a sense of the area's rich and unique history. The park encompasses bathhouse row promenade, the springs, and the surrounding mountain. Fordyce bathhouse is the park's visitor center. A short video details the bathhouse principle and history. This building is an actual preserved non-operational unit, which you can either tour on your own or sign up for a Ranger tour. Either way, the tour is necessary and fascinating. A few of the bathhouses are operational, and require reservations. Most park springs are cold water, but the best is the steaming hot spring located at the end of the Promenade in the beautiful secluded section of the park - an ode to the "Fountain of Youth!" We completed our walking tour on the Promenade at the Superior bathhouse - now converted to an eatery and brewery. We enjoyed our home brewed root beer floats on the outside patio.

One of the more unique National Parks in the NPS. What it lacks in size, it makes up in history and uniqueness. Having the historical Bathhouse row right across from the towns main shopping is pretty cool allowing you to go back and forth. Even though the springs are the main draw, there are quite a few really beautiful trails in the park that you could take an entire day or two exploring.

Great experience at the park! Loved the trails, mountain views and history associated with the area. Enjoyed some good food and nice people until, that is, we visited the National Park headquarters itself. I have waited several days to post this, as I was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt… Maybe he had a bad day or something was happening in his life outside of work, but there is an older man working inside the headquarters who is one of the grumpiest, most gruff men I have met in a long time. He made what was a totally enjoyable experience, a completely miserable one. The ladies working with him were sweet, but he either needs to change his attitude around the public, or find something else to do. I get that they see many tourists daily, and probably encounter all sorts of attitudes themselves, but he does not need to be interacting with excited, happy visitors unless he adjusts his attitude. Put him in another part of the park.