Hot Springs National Park protects a variety of resources, like the historical landmark of Bathhouse Row, the Ouachita Mountain ecosystems, and the unique thermal waters. This remarkable intersection of natural processes and human uses has inspired generations of stories to try to understand how this place came to be what it has been and what it is today.
In the links below, you'll find access to research written by park staff, articles written by the National Park Service related to Hot Springs, and federal studies commissioned to understand what we are tasked with protecting.
Bathhouse Row is home to the Park's historic bathhouses. Learn about what is available in each of the bathhouses today.
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National Park Service Resources:
NPS Library Resource Catalog
The National Park Service Resource Information System (NPS LIBRIS) is a place to search for resources within the entire NPS.
National Park Photo Gallery
Discover and explore the National Park Service’s digital archives and image collections.
National Park Service Data Store
Known as Integrated Resource Management Application (IRMA), this quick search can get you access to natural, history, and cultural resources, along with social science research done at national parks across the country.
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Learn the invaluable contributions of the 2016 Hartzog winners, celebrating excellence in volunteerism.
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Many visitors to national parks today collect passport stamps, magnets, or other items to recall their trip and to show others where they’ve been. In the 1920s and 1930s the “must have” souvenirs weren’t created to be collected. National Park Service (NPS) windshield stickers served a practical administrative purpose; they were evidence that the automobile license fee drivers paid at some parks had been paid. Even so, Americans embraced their colorful, artistic designs.
The relationship between Levi Memorial Hospital and Hot Springs National Park demonstrates an enduring connection between Jewish American communities and the National Park Service. The hospital the national park’s thermal water to treat disabled Jewish visitors to Hot Springs, combat anti-Semitism through achievements in health, and provide a lasting site of thermal water medicinal care in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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Public programming for the 2024 Total Eclipse was a team effort! With help from Earth to Sky—an organization that fosters collaboration between NASA and the National Park Service—visitors at Hot Springs National Park and other NPS sites in the eclipse path got to experience awe and learning as they witnessed the April 8, 2024 Total Eclipse.
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There is the prevailing misconception that African Americans do not participate in outdoor recreation; however, this misconception is far from reality. While racially exclusionary practices attempted to impose limits on African American participation in outdoor recreation, African Americans participated in opportunities offered by the larger society and also carved out spaces of their own.
Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 African American men and women were not allowed to use the same bathhouses as whites. This article will explore the building of their own bathhouses in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Hot Springs National Park offers a variety of ways for your pup to become an official B.A.R.K. Ranger! Check out this article to learn more about the program and earn your certificate today!
Bathhouse Row, a cultural landscape in Hot Springs National Park, is the largest remaining collection of early twentieth-century bathhouses in the United States. It stands as a reminder of the development and decline of the nation's spa movement, during which bathing was valued as an elegant leisure activity and an option for healing. The landscape is significant for associations with architecture, landscape design, recreation, health, social history, and conservation.
The America's National Parks sponsored store is The Bathhouse Row Emporium, in the Lamar Bathhouse. Among the items carried are books about Hot Springs history, the plants and animals of the area, and other national parks.
These resources are available in the park's Eastern National store. Educators get a 15% discount with their school ID. They may also be available through your local library or by interlibrary loan.
To inquire about store items, check out the store website, or call the store manager at (501) 620-6740.
