Little Hot Springs National Park is Big on Beauty

By Sharyn Kuneman

“If you want to get a souvenir, buy a plastic bottle.”The unusual shopping tip came from Josie Fernandez, superintendent of Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas.

It’s good advice for visitors, most of whom are anxious to sample the legendary water that has been bringing travelers to Hot Springs for over a decade.

Hot Springs is the smallest park in the National Park System. However, the 5,550 acre park is very big on history, tradition and scenic beauty.

In 1832, forty years before the establishment of Yellowstone, Congress established Hot Springs Reservation to protect 47 thermal springs flowing from Hot Springs Mountain.  Full Article >>