Hot Springs National Park

We have arrived at Hot Springs on Jan 22 and stayed at Gulpha Gorge Campground.  It is a nice campground and we got a spot by the creek.  Nice area to walk the dog.  We went to Hot Springs NP on the 23rd.  It is an interesting place as the NP is in town.  They have several buildings called bath row.  These were bath houses that were owned by various entrepreneurs starting in the mid 1800's after several hot springs were noticed in the town.  People came from all over to use the baths in the hopes it would heal what ailed them.  There is no smell to the water. We did drink some of the water and it tasted like water.  It was actually quite good.  We went to the museum which showed how a bath house looked years ago.  Some of the items I had no idea what they were used for.  There of course was a women's section and a men's section.  Later we went to a brewery that is the only brewery on NP land.  They use the water to brew their beer and root beer.  We were able to take our dog in the brewery as they were dog friendly.  On our last day we did a couples aromatherapy soak, it was very nice.  And my skin was very soft afterwards.  I highly recommend checking this NP out.