Hot Springs National Park

Hot Springs National Park

Day 1:

8am - Leave Home

11:30am to 11:45am - Little Rock's Little Rock - Ottenheimer Plaza, Little Rock, AR

12pm to 12:30pm - Old Mill Park - Lakeshore Dr., N Little Rock, AR
*Picnic Lunch

1:30pm to 2:30pm - Gulpha Gorge Campground - 305 Gorge Road, Hot Springs, AR
*Check-In and Set-up camp
Camping Fee $10 primative, $24 hookups

2:35pm to 4:00pm - Fordyce Bathhouse Visitor Center, 369 Central Ave, Hot Springs, AR
Hours: 9am to 5pm
*Junior Ranger Program

3pm-Fordyce Bathhouse Guided Tour
    
 

4:00pm - Back to camp - Dinner

Day 2:
for additional information about the routes taken on this day refer to Hot Springs National Park map or Bathhouse Row map

9am - Leave Camp

9:05am - Parking Garage @ Exchange St.
-Walk S to Court/Reserve St & Central Ave

9:07am to 9:15am - Thermal Jug Fountain (There are 3 located on corner of Reserve and Central)
-Walk up the west side of Central to Lamar Bathhouse

9:17am to 9:45am - Lamar Bathhouse Bookstore/Gift Shop
Hours 9am to 5pm
-Walk back to corner of Central and Reserve to Grand Promenade (path located behind Bathhouse Row)

9:47am to 10:15am - Grand Promenade
-Visit Thermal Jug Fountains and Open Hot Springs along the way
-Walk to Arlington Lawn

Location: Behind Fordyce Bathhouse

10:15am to 11:15am - Arlington Lawn - located at the corner of Central Ave and Fountain Street
-Tufa Rock
-Hot Water Cascade

-Heat Exchanges
 *Picnic Lunch
-Walk south on Central Ave (down Bathhouse Row)

11:30am to 11:45pm - Fordyce Bathhouse
*turn in your Junior Ranger Books and get your badge and certificate for all your hard work
-Walk south on Central Ave to Arkansas Walk of Fame

11:50am to 12:00pm - Arkansas Walk of Fame - 619 Central Ave
-Walk back to car @ Exchange St.

12:10pm to 12:20pm - Happy Hollow Spring - Fountain St/Hot Springs Mountain Drive

12:25pm to 1:00pm - Hot Springs Mountain Tower - 401 Hot Springs Mountain Dr, Hot Springs, AR
Admission: Adults $7, Kids $4
Hours: 9am to closing time varies per season (5pm to 9pm)
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1:30pm to 4:30pm - Garvan Woodland Gardens - 550 Arkridge Road, Hot Springs, AR
Hours: 9am to 6pm
Admission: Adults $10, Kids $5

5:30pm-6:30pm - Stop in Little Rock for Dinner

10pm - Home