We’re staying at Gulpha Gorge, the campground for Hot Springs National Park. We’re the blue dot in the upper left of the map, and if you look closely you can see the dotted lines that are the hundred year old trails going over and around Hot Springs Mountain and down to Central Avenue and Bathhouse Row. Those trails are why I love this campground.
The campground itself is pretty small and is squeezed between Gorge Road and Gulpha Creek.
Unfortunately, it’s been a very rainy stay and these stepping stones, which have been an inch to four inches under water the whole time, are the only way across to the trails.
But this is still the right campground for the holidays, because Jamie and Sean live at the red pin. That’s only seven miles across town from us at the blue dot and an easy drive at night; city driving and no worries about animals on the road.
This time I chose a site right along the creek. Looks nice, but these sites are close together.
I thought it would be quieter, but the road is still close and we still hear the traffic.
Worse, the winter sun drops behind the mountain putting us in the shade even at 3 in the afternoon. So I will definitely come here for the holidays again, but will choose a site away from the creek with a bit more space and sun.
On the Roam Again 