{"product_id":"hot-springs-national-park-guide","title":"Hot Springs National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the heart of an Arkansas city, 143-degree water flows out of Hot Springs Mountain beside a row of grand old bathhouses.\u003c\/strong\u003e This guide helps you plan one, two, or three days in America's spa park: where to see and drink the springs, how to take a traditional bath, and which trails and overlooks to fit in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNine ready-made itineraries:\u003c\/strong\u003e one, two, and three days, each at easy, moderate, and strenuous effort, from the Fordyce Bathhouse, the Hot Water Cascade, and the Buckstaff's traditional bath to the Peak Trail, the Mountain Tower, Goat Rock, West Mountain, Ricks Pond, and the Sunset Trail to Balanced Rock, each with a weather backup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe park's history,\u003c\/strong\u003e from the novaculite quarries of the first people and the reservation of 1832 to the Great American Spa, the bath attendants, and the revival of Bathhouse Row\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSightseeing highlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e the thermal springs and fountains, a building-by-building guide to Bathhouse Row, the Fordyce museum, the Buckstaff and Quapaw baths, the Grand Promenade, Hot Springs Mountain, and West Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA wildlife chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e profiling 14 commonly seen animals, from white-tailed deer and chipmunks to pileated woodpeckers, prairie lizards, and river cooters, each with a photograph and notes on where and when to look\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrip planning\u003c\/strong\u003e for heat and storms, parking, the campground, lodging, food, the drinking water, safety, pets, and accessibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e36 photographs and 4 orientation maps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you'll receive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEPUB ebook\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hot_Springs_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.epub, about 15 MB) for Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, and most e-reader apps. Kindle readers can send it to their library with Amazon's Send to Kindle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePDF\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hot_Springs_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.pdf, 95 pages including the cover, about 31 MB) for any device, and for printing pages. It opens on the illustrated cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour download link arrives by email right after purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst illustrated edition, October 2026, with research completed October 2026. Bathhouse hours and services change, so check the park's current alerts and the bathhouses' websites before you travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBring a bottle for the thermal water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian Russ Guides","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48407043768518,"sku":"HOT-SPRINGS-NATIONAL-PARK-GUIDE","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/6931\/2454\/files\/hot-springs-national-park-guide-cover.jpg?v=1792770062","url":"https:\/\/brianrussguides.com\/products\/hot-springs-national-park-guide","provider":"Brian Russ Guides","version":"1.0","type":"link"}