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Hot Springs Arkansas
"you can enjoy a hot bath in this park in the Natural State, the twenty fifth state"

   quarter struck by
  the mint on
   April 5,  2010
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The park quarter's face  depicts Hot Springs National Park's Headquarters facade along with a fountain and the National Park system logo. Not shown was "Bathhouse Row" which was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1974. and is a key element in the park. Eight bathouses, the Fordyce (now the park visitor's center), Maurice, Superior, Ozark, Lamar, Quapaw, Buckstaff, and Hale line the row depicting different architectural styles. The Buckstaff, built in 1912 still operates today as a bathouse. The oldest is the Hale, built in 1892.
Park or National Site: Hot Springs National Park
Historical Date: April 20, 1832
National Order: 1
Location in State: Hot Springs
Number of National Historic Sites: 7
Number of State Parks: 52
Most Popular Park or Site: Hot Springs
Most Scenic Park or Site: Petit Jean State Park

When visiting the park be sure
to go to the top of the mountain
and enjoy the vistas and many
hiking trails The mountains
surrounding Hot Springs are
part of the Ouachita range,
some of the oldest and most
scenic in the nation.

 Bits of Park History
Question:
What national park has the
most visitors? Might
surprise you.
Bathhouse Row
Historic Bathhouse Row
in Hots Springs, Arkansas
Notes on the Selection:
Some claim that
Yellowstone National
Park should be number
1 since Hot Springs
wasn't technically
declared a national park
until 1892.

National Parks Sites in Arkansas
Arkansas Post National Memorial, Buffalo National River, Fort Smith NHS, Hot Springs National Park
Little Rock Central High School NHS, Pea Ridge National Military Park, Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

Park Name Origin:
The park is named for the 47 natural hot springs and the watershed area that feeds the springs
with water.

State and National Park Fun Facts:
Arkansas has 52 state parks and 7 national historic sites. Hot Springs National Park is the most famous
and is the smallest of our national parks at 5,550 acres. The historic bathhouse row is in the center of
downtown. The drive to the Mountain Tower offers a spectacular view of the area. The Ouachita River
flows just south of Hot Springs and offers access to Lake Hamilton, Lake Catherine State Park and
Lake Ouachita State Park. Lake Hamilton has several on lake restaurants reachable by boats and
the 40 mile route up the river between lakes is very secnic. Other interesting parks in Arkansas
include the Crater of Diamonds, the only mine in America where you can pan for diamonds and find
them. Petit Jean State Park, south of Morrilton was the first state park and is unique in its character
and beauty.

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