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Fordyce Visitor Center
Fordyce Visitor Center and Museum closes at 5:00 p.m. The park film stops playing at 4:30 p.m. and the upper floors closes at 4:45 p.m.
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Roads and Trails
Roads to West Mountain and Hot Springs Mountain closes at 10:00 p.m. All trails closed at 10:00 p.m
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Hot springs in the middle of town?
Water. That’s what first attracted people, and they have been coming here ever since to use these soothing thermal waters to heal and relax. Rich and poor alike came for the baths, and a thriving city built up around the hot springs. Together nicknamed "The American Spa," Hot Springs National Park today surrounds the north end of the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Come discover it for yourself.
Hot Springs National Park is a 5,500 acre park in the city of Hot Springs. Bathhouse Row, a quarter mile long collection of eight bathhouses along the east side of Central Avenue, is the most visited area within the national park.
Fordyce Bathhouse Visitor Center
369 Central Avenue
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Fordyce Bathhouse Visitor Center and Museum
The restored Fordyce Bathhouse is in the middle of Bathhouse Row in the 300 block of Central Avenue and houses the park visitor center. Exhibits and films orient visitors to Hot Springs and tell the story of thermal water bathing. You can tour twenty-three restored rooms furnished as they appeared during the heyday of the spa. Organized groups can arrange for guided tours with at least two weeks advance notice.
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