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The Hot Springs National Park Grand Promenade is a must-see paved trail that offers diverse views as it winds its way through America’s smallest and oldest National Park.

What many folks don’t realize is that Hot Springs, AR began its life as a National Park before it became a city.

Actually, Hot Springs was the very first land ever set aside in the US, though it was done in the days before we had a National Park system. What Congress and President Andrew Jackson created in 1832 was termed a “United States Reservation,” a protected area of land that became a part of the United States Park Service in 1921.

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