Contact Information
P. O. Box 1860
Hot Springs, AR 71902
501-624-3383
The waters that gush from Hot Springs are 4,000 years old-that's how long it takes for the rain to percolate through the earth's geologic drip coffeemaker before rising back up to the surface. On average, 850,000 gallons a day bubble out the side of Hot Springs Mountain-the emerging water is rich in minerals, and tremendous subterranean heat filters out impurities.For Indians, the Hot Springs was a neutral ground where different tribes came to hunt, trade, and bathe in peace. Tradition has it that the first Europeans to see the springs were the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his troops in 1541. Congress established Hot Springs Reservation in 1832, making it the oldest park currently in the national park system — 40 years older than Yellowstone National Park.
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