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At the official Hot Springs National Park entrance in Hot Springs, Arkansas. August -2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In August we flew to Northern Texas because my baby brother got married. \u00a0My husband reminded me that I had never been to Arkansas, so we had to plan a little road trip out of Texas while we were out there. \u00a0We wound up in Hot Springs, Arkansas for a four night trip, and let’s just say, this place was made to be blogged about. \u00a0Hot Springs, Arkansas is the home of Hot Springs National Park and it is exactly what it sounds like. \u00a0People at the turn of the century flocked to Hot Springs to take advantage of all the bath houses that sprouted up in the town due to the natural hot springs in the area. \u00a0Well, eight of the original buildings remain standing today, and two of them are still working bath houses. \u00a0Read on to find out how you can plan an amazing adventure to this fantastic place.
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Trip Overview<\/h2>\n

This was a fairly cheap trip. \u00a0We were already flying to Texas from California for a wedding, so we just rented a car and made a little road trip out of it. \u00a0We also headed down to Shreveport, Louisiana for a couple of days on this trip as well, but I am saving that for a later post. \u00a0We went in early August and it was HOTTTTTT! \u00a0The humidity was pretty extreme, but there is a lot of indoor air conditioned places to hang out in. \u00a0This would be a great place to visit in the fall. \u00a0I guess it is a little more crowded, but the weather is perfect.<\/p>\n

Trip Itinerary<\/h2>\n

We stayed for four nights and five days. \u00a0Take a look at how we did it below.<\/p>\n

Day 1: Drove to Hot Springs, got in late to the Country Lake Resort.
\nDay 2: Played in the lake by our hotel and drove around the downtown area.
\nDay 3: Toured Bath House Row, ate at an actual re-purposed bath house, took in a room escape.
\nDay 4: \u00a0Hiked around the National Park area, went up in the observation tower.
\nDay 5: \u00a0The kiddos did the Junior Ranger program, and we headed out, but stopped at Diamond Crater State Park on our way out of town.<\/p>\n


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Trip Budget<\/h2>\n
So I am not including the cost of airfare in our trip budget since we were in the area for a different reason. \u00a0We traveled in the summer which is more of a peak season time to travel, so you may find some deals for even cheaper then we found.<\/div>\n
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