Tufa (DeSoto) Rock
Tufa Rock, a large boulder on the Arlington Lawn, is just as it sounds - a large boulder made of tufa.
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Tufa (DeSoto) Rock Details
Tufa Rock, also known as DeSoto Rock, is a large boulder on the Arlington Lawn; just as it sounds, it's a large boulder made of tufa, which is a variety of limestone formed by the precipitation of carbonate minerals from water around mineral springs. There's a plaque on the bolder, which mentions the visit of Hernando de Soto to the area in 1541.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Tufa (DeSoto) Rock
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Hot Water Cascade
At the north end of Bathhouse Row is Arlington Lawn, a wide, green area that features a hot water cascade, as well as a gazebo and Tufa Rock.
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Arlington Lawn
At the north end of Bathhouse Row is Arlington Lawn, a wide, green area that features a gazebo, Tufa Rock and a hot-water cascade pool.
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Peak Trail
The .6-mile Peak Trail begins at Tufa Terrace Trail above the Promenade before steeply ascending Hot Springs Mountain to the observation tower.
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Superior Bathhouse
The Superior, the northernmost bathhouse on Bathhouse Row, opened in 1916 and was built on the site of the original Superior Baths that opened in the 1880s.
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Central Avenue
Central Avenue (Route 7) is the primary access road for Bathhouse Row and Hot Springs National Park.
