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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
Reserve Trail
color photo of Reserve Trail trailhead sign. Sign is made of dark brown metal with gold lettering and map of trail

Beginning at Reserve Street, just beyond a series of duplexes and a stately white building, this brief climb to the intersection with the Dead Chief Trail offers a short cut to the Gulpha Gorge Campground. Originally built in 1926 as the beginning of the Dead Chief Trail, the name was derived from the park’s designation as a reservation in 1832.

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Portion of infrared aerial photo of park with Reserve Trail shown in olive green
 
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.

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Last Updated: March 11, 2008 at 14:53 EST