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Hot Springs National Park
Gulpha Gorge Improvements Planned for 2009

The addition of full utility hookups to campsites at the Gulpha Gorge Campground will require closure of portions of the campground while work is underway. Please excuse any inconvenience while these improvements are being made.

At the upper loop, sites 3 thru 13 and 16 are expected to re-open by early June with full site hookups including 30 and 50 amp electrical connections, water, and sewer connections at each site.

The middle section, sites 17-19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 32, 34, will close in mid April and is expected to re-open by early July with full hookups.

A portion of the lower section along the Gulpha Creek, sites 20-21, 23, 25, 27-28, 30-31, will close by mid April and is expected to re-open with full hookups by mid August.

No hookups are available at sites 33 and 35 thru 44 which will remain open throughout the summer.

These improvements are possible through a generous donation from the Friends of the Fordyce and Hot Springs National Park, Inc. and the National Park Service Centennial Challenge.

The fee for unimproved sites is $10 per night or $5 per night with Golden Age/Interagency Senior Pass or Golden Access/Interagency Access Pass card. 

Beginning June 1, the fee for sites with hookups will be $24 per night, or $12 per night with a Golden Age/Interagency Senior Pass or Golden Access/Interagency Access Pass card.

Get a map of the campground here (64 kb .pdf file.) You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read this file.

copy of lithograph from a publication showing the valley of the hot springs with Hot Springs Creek on the right and two men in the foregroun  

Did You Know?
Hot Springs Reservation, the first designation of Hot Springs National Park, was set aside by Congress in 1832. This makes Hot Springs National Park the oldest unit in the national park system, 40 years older than Yellowstone National Park.

Last Updated: April 07, 2009 at 17:24 EST