Hot Springs State Park
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  Hot Springs State Park Location in Wyoming | |
| Location | Thermopolis, Wyoming, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°39′12″N 108°11′42″W / 43.65333°N 108.19500°W |
| Area | 1,108.67 acres (448.66 ha) |
| Elevation | 4,354 ft (1,327 m) |
| Established | 1897 |
| Administered by | Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails |
| Designation | Wyoming state park |
| Website | Official website  |
Hot Springs State Park is a public recreation area in Thermopolis, Wyoming, known for its hot springs, which flow at a constant temperature of 135 °F (57.2 °C). The state park offers free bathing at the State Bath House, where temperatures are moderated to a therapeutic 104 °F (40.0 °C). The petroglyph site at Legend Rock, some 25 miles (40 km) away, is also part of the park. The park is managed by the Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites.
History
The land on which the state park sits was a cession agreement, and the ceded portion was purchased from the Eastern Shoshone by the federal government in 1896, when Indian Inspector James McLaughlin negotiated a purchase price of $60,000 for a 100-square-mile portion (260 km2) of the Shoshone reservation. A 1-square-mile section (2.6 km2) of that land was released to the state in 1897 which became Wyoming's first state park, known as Big Horn Hot Springs State Reserve.
Features
The park features a managed herd of bison, a suspension foot bridge across the Big Horn River, picnic shelters, boat docks, flower gardens, and terraces made of naturally forming travertine (calcium carbonate) caused by a flowing mineral hot spring. The park area encompasses commercial hotels and several state-run and privately operated entities including the Gottsche Rehabilitation Center, Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, the historic Callaghan Apartments/Plaza Hotel, the Star Plunge waterpark, the Tepee Pools waterpark, and the Wyoming Pioneer Home, a state-run, assisted-living facility.
Gallery
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Travertine formation
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Winter view of the suspension footbridge
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Big Horn Hot Springs, c. 1914
References
- ^ a b "Rainbow Terraces". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Table 1. Facilities managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails" (PDF). SOAR 2021. Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. p. 12. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ a b "Hot Springs State Park". Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails. State of Wyoming. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ "Hot Springs State Park Brochure". Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails. State of Wyoming. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ Hein, Annette. "Hot Springs County, Wyoming". Wyoming State Historical Society. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ "Hot Springs State Park". Wyoming Places. Wyoming State Library. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
External links
Hot Springs State Park.
- Hot Springs State Park Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails
- Hot Springs State Park Brochure and Map Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails
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