![]() You can see the mountain if you go up in the Hot Springs Mountain Tower. Everything from mountain biking to hiking, fishing and boating! Hot Springs is the hub of the mountains and the Ouachita National Forest spreads for 1.8 million acres around Arkansas. If you are looking for outdoor activities the Ouachita Mountain range located in the Ouachita National Forest has a lot of offer. They have a variety of events and live racing so be sure to check out their site for more info. If Horse racing and casino’s are more your thing you will want to check out Oaklawn Racing and Gaming (formerly Oaklawn Park). You could definitely spend some time hiking here! Oaklawn Racing And Gaming ![]() There are a variety of other hikes in the area and all different lengths. It then became a National Park in 1921.Ĭheck out these other National Parks in Arkansas. This is our kind of place!įun Fact: The United States Congress made Hot Springs a Reservation (an area to be preserved for future recreation) in April 20, 1832. The National Park consists of a row of Bath Houses – 2 are still working and the other buildings have been transformed into gift shops, the visitor center, and a brewery!! Yes a brewery in a National Park. I am assuming this happens to a lot of people! We ended up in the National Park administration building – but never fear there was a sign telling us where to go to find the visitor center. Then you have to find the National Park visitor center. There actually isn’t even a parking lot for the National Park – instead you just park long the street (there are meters that take change). Say what? Seriously, the National Park is part of downtown Hot Springs. Instead it is a National Park located IN the middle of the city. The National Park here is not what you are used to when it comes to National Parks. The gift shop is ok.I had to list the National Park first as this is why we came to Hot Springs. Unlike most others, we did not get to see a peacock but the humming bird made up for it. The garden is well maintained and there is a lake nearby with with boats, when we were here it seemed like a huge party going on with loud music so we didn't head that way. Can't promise everyone can see it but I was lucky enough to catch it two times. The park is huge and does need a lot of walking but what really made my day was seeing a humming bird in the wild, it was a first and I saw it close to a big butterfly to be able to compare that it was sized almost smaller than the butterfly. The inside has some small adventures and the place is great to take cool pictures. ![]() the structure is strong and is really cleverly designed. Then coming to park, after the entry, we rushed to the Children's park and the tree house and the tree house was the star attraction as kids love playing in there. The structure is really cool and unique and to sit inside it was a very calming experience.Įntrance is through the visitor center on the right side of the gate as we spent some time figuring out where the entry was as the ticket counter on the outside was closed with a 'No entry' board at the front which made us and others wonder if the park was closed, glad, I took the side route to enter the center and they sell the tickets only inside the gift shop which was confusing with no signs about it outside. But the pleasant surprise was the Chapel which is outside of the park and doesn't need entry. But with this being the most visited attraction in Little Rock, I decided to give it a go.įirst reaction, really hot and humid, I must say that this assessment was perfect from most reviewers on this. In this case Garvan Gardens, it has a entry fee of $15 for adults and $5 for kids too. If you ask me I am no longer a fan of huge gardens just because of the amount of walking involved and many a times it ends up not being as rewarding as it might seem to be.
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