Blog | Hot Springs National Park Arkansas

In the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s many visitors to Hot Springs were visiting in search of healing. Doctors would prescribe a soak in a specific thermal spring or even a hike on a specific trail to help alleviate aches or pains of patients. Most notably, legendary Major League Baseball pla...

When you begin planning a vacation, you often expect to put a dent in your wallet. We’re here to assure you that your long overdue trip doesn’t have to break the bank. A road trip to Hot Springs is the perfect getaway with plenty of free and affordable activities to create lasting memories! Ta...

'Check It Out!' We're taking our adventure today... off-road! The Hot Springs Off-Road Park is a playground for off-road vehicles: jeeps, trucks, dirt bikes & SUVs, with over 1200 acres of Ouachita woodland - including 50 trails for off-roading and more than 45 miles of dirt bike trails! All in...

We went on a kayak adventure for this episode of 'Check It Out!' and after you see the beauty that Lake Ouachita has awaiting you, you'll want to check it out too! Ouachita Kayak Tours is just one option to help you explore one of over 200 islands and nearly 700 miles of shoreline of Arkansas' large...

By Sara Dacus As temperatures warmed, our family decided to head outdoors to forge new paths in the Natural State. We built a day with a kayaking adventure as the anchor. My husband Casey’s boating experience is extensive, mine is minimal, and Case’s (our eight-year-old son) was zero, so we s...

In this episode of Check It Out, we visit beautiful Garvan Woodland Gardens! The gardens offer 210 acres of trees, flowers, plants, water features and more bordering 4 1/2 miles of Lake Hamilton shoreline. Stop by the breathtaking glass Anthony Chapel, the four-story Bob & Sunny Evans Treehouse...

Exploring Garvan Woodland Gardens: On the Hunt for the First Bloom 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 Extravagan...

Welcome to the second episode of our newest video series, "Check It Out!" where we will visit a new attraction each month in Hot Springs, Arkansas! In this episode, we're Checkin Out the Hot Springs Mountain Tower! Enjoy a birds eye view over beautiful Hot Springs National Park from the top of the ...

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. We've narrowed down the top 10 events in ...

Hot Springs National Park will be celebrating our 100th anniversary as a national park throughout 2021. Whenever you plan on visiting, there will be something for you to enjoy and be a part of! After all, a 100th birthday only comes around every 100 years, so we have to make the most of it while w...