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Hot Springs National Park
Natural Features & Ecosystems

natural features & ecosystems includes:

Hot Springs / Geothermal Areas
 
 
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Flowering Dogwood
The most common topographic features of the park are the rocky mountain slopes with their novaculite outcrops and lush creek valleys. These areas support mixed stands of oak and hickory interspersed with shortleaf pine on the more exposed slopes and ridgetops. The forest understory contains flowering shrubs, a wide variety of wildflowers, a rare local chinquapin species (Castanea ozarkensis), and occasionally the rare Graves spleenwort (Asplenium gravesei).
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Relax on a shady park trail.
Get great trail information that was prepared by Hot Springs area EAST Lab students.
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Did You Know?
In 1892 U.S. Army Engineer Lt. Robert R. Stevens hired the noted Boston firm of Frederick Law Olmsted to create landscaping plans for Hot Springs Reservation, now Hot Springs National Park. Stevens rejected the firm’s plans in 1893, but some features were adopted and still survive today.

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Last Updated: August 24, 2006 at 17:46 EST