Hot Springs National Park - Indoor Activities (U.S. National Park Service)

Exterior of Fordyce Bathhouse, looking north, with the Maurice Bathhouse and Arlington Hotel in background.

Explore the restored Fordyce Bathhouse, the park visitor center and museum.
Tour on your own or with a guide what was the "grandest bathhouse" of its time. Take a virtual tour for a sneak preview. Watch a brief history movie of the park and another that shows what a traditional bath is like. Children can earn a Junior Ranger badge by completing activities in the program booklet.

Smiling woman in ceramic tub with water; woman is draped with a white towel

Courtesy of Buckstaff Baths

Enjoy a relaxing bath the same way visitors to Hot Springs did 50 years ago.

Take a traditional bath at the Buckstaff Baths, a park concessioner since 1912, or a modern spa experience with co-ed pools at the Quapaw Baths and Spa, a park lessee.

Interior of Quapaw Baths showing people in pools with stained glass skylight overhead.

NPS photo by Gail Sears

Pools at Quapaw Baths

Read about the reopening of the Quapaw Baths, which opened in July 2008.

Color photo of steel tower, looking from driveway below tower, spring season with trees half leafed out.

Hot Springs National Park

Hot Springs Mountain has had a lookout tower since at least 1877. This is the third tower to stand near this location and still gives a great view of the surrounding mountains.

Visit the Hot Springs Mountain Tower
Park Concession
Located on Hot Springs Mountain Drive, the 216 foot tall tower overlooks 140 miles of the beautiful Ouachita Mountains. A gift shop on the ground level offers a variety of souvenirs. For more information, visit their website.

Museum of Contemporary Art of Hot Springs (MOCA)
Park Lessee
MOCA -Museum of Contemporary Art - Hot Springs is a non-profit 501(C) organization located in the historic Ozark Bathhouse. For more information, visit their website.