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Hot Springs National ParkThe front of the Fordyce Bathhouse, the park visitor center.
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Hot Springs National Park
Accessibility

The Visitor Center is fully accessible with wheelchairs available for loan. There is a loading zone in front of the Visitor Center; parking is across the street in public lots or in a city lot at the south end of Bathhouse Row.

There is a model of Bathhouse Row and other architectural features for blind and visually impaired visitors in the visitor center. The park brochure is available on cassette and you can ask for large print park information at the information desk.

We can provide an American Sign Language interpreter for regularly scheduled tours with five days notice.

Gulpha Gorge Campground has one accessible campsite and accessible rest rooms, however that campsite is one of many undergoing rehabilitation this summer and will not be open.

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black and white photo of Rector's bathhouse, a small one story frame building near the edge of Hot Springs Creek  

Did You Know?
In May 1862, Arkansas Governor Henry Massie Rector moved the state government to his hotel and bathhouse located on Hot Springs Reservation, now Hot Springs National Park. That July, the government seat was moved further south to Old Washington for the remainder of the Civil War.

Last Updated: May 05, 2008 at 13:26 EST