Blog | Hot Springs National Park Arkansas

We’re doing things a little bit different on FeastMode! this month. We’re taking a tour of the brand new Crystal Ridge Distillery in downtown Hot Springs!

It’s time to plan your trip to Hot Springs. Picking the things to see & do in the Spa City is so easy, the only hard part is fitting it all in!  … Thermal water soaks, trails and lakes, horse racing, botanical gardens, thrill rides, craft beer, food and history galore!

Welcome to the Gulpha Gorge Campground in beautiful Hot Springs National Park! Gulpha Gorge has been the park's only campground since 1924! There are 40 first-come, first-serve RV & tent compatible sites, each with full hookups.

We’re visiting Copper Penny Pub in downtown Hot Springs! A traditional Irish pub, conveniently located just steps away from Bridge Street – Home of the World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade!

An outing to Garvan Woodland Gardens, the 210-acre botanical garden in Hot Springs, Arkansas, helps our family mark the transition into spring each year. We coordinate our visit with the annual Daffodil Days & Tulip Extravaganza.

We're Checkin' Inn to the Best Western Winners Circle, located directly across the street from Oaklawn Racing & Gaming!

In this episode of FeastMode! we visit Osaka Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar, located on Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Osaka offers guests a traditional Japanese menu, hand-rolled sushi and flaming hot hibachi.

Writer, Sara Dacus takes us inside Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort on opening weekend, proving the races in Hot Springs are a safe bet during the pandemic.

Hot Springs is known for having some of the most fun and quirkiest events around! We have just about every event you could imagine - a bath tub race, one very short parade, a comic & pop culture convention, the Arkansas Derby - the list goes on and on.

In this edition of FeastMode!, we’re visiting Arkansas’ oldest bar! For over 100 years the Ohio Club has seen its fair share of gangsters, baseball players and celebrities. It’s been a speakeasy, a cigar shop, a casino and a music venue. What else can this legendary spot offer?

By Alexandra Nicole of City Chic Living … One of our favorite things in the world is to stroll down Bathhouse Row, drink draft made out of the natural local spring water, explore the woodlands of Garvan Gardens, our visits to Hot Springs are truly magical.

2020 has been a wild ride for everyone but it's also been filled with it's fair share of joyous moments. As the year winds down we'd like to look back on some of the best images of Hot Springs from the last year, shared by fellow lovers of Hot Springs.