As part of the 2016 National Park Service Centennial celebration and the Centennial Iron Ranger Challenge, park rangers at Hot Springs National Park will lead a First Saturday Hike at 9 a.m. Saturday.
This moderately strenuous hike will include spectacular viewscapes within the 5,500-acre national park. No preregistration is necessary. Hikers will be met at 9 a.m. by a park ranger at the Fordyce Bath House, 369 Central Ave., for a pre-hike safety briefing.
Every month in 2016, Hot Springs National Park will offer free public programs that encourage visitors to "Find Your Park" and improve their health and wellness by completing 100 miles of physical activity for the Centennial Iron Ranger Challenge. Participants may choose to hike, bike, paddle, walk, run or roll 100 miles in any of the seven national park units in Arkansas. Visitors who complete 100 miles of activity will receive a certificate and a commemorative patch to recognize their accomplishment, but the real reward will be experiencing these national parks and the many benefits of physical recreation, a news release said.
Email Park Ranger Brian Schwieger at [email protected] or visit http://www.nps.gov/hosp for more information about the hike. Visit http://www.ironranger2016ar.org to register for the Centennial Iron Ranger Challenge.
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